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Will Gerry Adams Face Trial Over IRA Past?

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.18.2012

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DUBLIN -- A trans-Atlantic legal showdown could determine whether Gerry Adams, the Irish republican chieftain long at the center of Belfast war and pe...

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The Real IRA Lesson for U.S. in Middle East Peace

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Niall O'Dowd

Perhaps the notion of Hamas at peace talks sounds so far fetched as to be beyond the pale. It shouldn't be. An outreach from the United States worked in Ireland and it could work in the Middle East.

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The Media's Role in Combating Unilateral Points of View

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

The following summarizes the author's comments at a round table this week to launch UNESCO's World Report "Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercu...

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Willie O'Dea, Irish Defense Minister, Resigns After Brothel Slur

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBLIN — Ireland's defense minister resigned from his post Thursday after falsely accusing a political rival of running a brothel – and th...

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Northern Ireland Deal Reached: Protestants Accept Plan To Share Government With Catholics

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Lawmakers from Northern Ireland's major Protestant party have unanimously backed a compromise plan with the Catholic...

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Northern Ireland: Brown And Cowen Head To Belfast To Avert Power Sharing Crisis

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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HILLSBOROUGH, Northern Ireland — The British and Irish governments launched a round-the-clock mission Monday to save Northern Ireland's unraveli...

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Belfast Violence Erupts Around Parades

The Independent | David McKittrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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A number of police officers were injured in scattered incidents in various parts of Northern Ireland yesterday as tensions rose in the wake of traditi...

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Northern Ireland Needs Its Own Version of "Brown vs The Board of Education" - and Fast

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

The blood-spilling of the past week - and the rock-solid resistance to it - should lead us to a new political cry. Prime Minister Brown, Taoiseach Cowen, First Minister Robinson - tear down this wall between Northern Ireland's children.

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Northern Ireland Attacks Unite Region's Politics

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two deadly attacks on Northern Ireland security forces in the past few days have raised fears that the province may be returning to an era of violence...

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