Irish Fianna Fail 'leading vote'
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Exit polls in Ireland's general election indicate PM Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail leading with 41.6%.
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Bertie Ahern looks set to secure a third term as taoiseach after a  strong general election performance.
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Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
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Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls Wednesday in what has been described as a moment-of-truth election for the future of self-rule in the troubled province.Comment
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Northern Ireland's voters go to the polls Wednesday to elect a power-sharing administration between Catholics and Protestants, aimed at restoring self-rule in Belfast.
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Counting in Northern Ireland Assembly election is to conclude on Friday with the DUP and Sinn Fein on top.
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Hard-liners dominated the early returns Thursday from an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.Comment
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The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland, is to hold his first political talks with Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern in Dublin later this week, party ...
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Northern Ireland headed to the polls Wednesday in a make-or-break chance at building a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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Sinn Fein says decision time on a political resolution in Northern Ireland is fast approaching.
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Bertie Ahern, Ireland's longest serving prime minister, appeared on course to win a third term and extend his 10-year hold on power after preliminary results yesterday showed his Fianna Fail party held onto much of its traditional vote in Thursday's general election.
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Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly -- and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment
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Members of Ireland&#39;s Green Party vote on  Wednesday on whether to endorse a coalition deal with Prime  Minister Bertie Ahern&#39;s Fianna Fail party that will secure him  a third successive term in office.
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Ireland's parliament backed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on Wednesday after the main opposition party called a vote of confidence over his recent testimony at an anti-corruption tribunal.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern&#39;s  Fianna Fail party looks to have won 41.6 percent of the vote in  Thursday&#39;s general election which is little changed on its  winning 2002 election result, an exit poll showed.
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Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
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Early returns on Saturday showed hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's conservative opponents leading in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, widely considered a test of popular approval for the hardline leader.