There's a new view across from the Boston Public Gardens these days: a white-and-gold flag and an awning with "Taj Boston" emblazoned across what, up until January, was one of America's most renowned Ritz-Carltons.

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They have built a series of roadside markets, each with individual stalls that have a green-and-white Pakistani flag painted on sliding metal doors.

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Early in the day Pope Francis glided through the square in an open-top vehicle amid a sea of colored banners, including the white and sky-blue flag of his home country of Argentina.

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But his rivals point out derisively that the maroon-and-white colours of his posters match those of the flag of Qatar, generally seen as his chief sponsor.

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The duchess wore a white dress and red hat - the colours of Canada's flag - and the Queen's maple leaf brooch.

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They wore white t-shirts and held up flags, the U.S. flag, the Mexican flag, and the flag from the United Farm workers.

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Visitors on the cruise ships that dock here are greeted by scarlet-red pillar-boxes, and even a roof bearing the red, white and blue union flag.

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Bush laid out an agenda for his second term on Wednesday after declaring victory in a speech to jubilant, flag-waving supporters at the Ronald Reagan Building, three blocks from the White House.

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