Per Article 7 (b) (ii) of the Convention, States Parties undertake, at the request of the State Party "of origin", to take appropriate steps to recover and return any such cultural property imported after the entry into force of this Convention in both States concerned, provided, however, that the requesting State shall pay just compensation to an innocent purchaser or to a person who has valid title to that property.

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He is claiming indigent status and requesting that the state provide a lawyer, as he cannot afford one.

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Kenneth White, an immigration attorney in Los Angeles, contacted the State Department in mid-May requesting that the 22, 000 winners be allowed to go forward with their applications and that a second drawing be held for the remaining slots, arguing it would still be a random drawing.

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Reports in state media also accused Gambira of rejoining his religious order without requesting authorisation, Reuters news agency reports.

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State officials on Tuesday afternoon also extended until Wednesday the deadline for requesting absentee ballots.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell recently sent two separate memos to the Obama campaign requesting that the Democratic candidate as well as Hillary and Bill Clinton return to his state.

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