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It was new to us, and to many in the party too: the abolition of stamp duty on main homes in England and Northern Ireland.

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A motion passed at its party conference at the weekend called for the party "to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism" while backing building more council houses.

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Even after abolition, Lucumí continued — quietly, often in private homes — as police and officials criminalized anything perceived as “pagan.”

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She will add: "Just as the last Labour government, with its new deal for young people, abolished long-term youth unemployment I can commit this government to nothing less than the abolition of long-term youth unemployment."

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In conversation with Severson, Deen says the abolition of slavery was a “terrific change” but goes on to justify the system.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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