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The censorship of books, as well as the press-law of states or of church-communities other than Catholic, can be mentioned here for the sake of comparison only.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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"What do you think of the projected press-law?" he began, without a trace of his usual stammer.
The Gadfly 1912
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But what happened in the press-law enforcement relationship during the hunt for the Times Square bomber signals even bigger trouble ahead for the public, which depends on cops and reporters to be responsible and capable of thinking past the excited moment and their own self-interest.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Jeff Kamen 2010
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a new press-law was expected and that the Opposition was preparing to astonish the town with a radical newspaper; but still it was, formally,
The Gadfly 1912
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"Of course," the dramatist Lega had said, when the subject was first broached to him; "it would be impossible to start a newspaper till we can get the press-law changed; we should not bring out the first number.
The Gadfly 1912
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