And it increased the military strength of the Union by making it possible for free blacks to serve in the northern army.

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The Banksy mural, depicting a boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, disappeared from Whymark Avenue earlier this month.

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Also in preparation is a paper on law-making within the European Union.

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The city sent letters home with students at those schools saying the union was making it difficult to replace bad teachers, explaining that it intends to re-hire a "significant portion" of the school's staff.

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