N. Ireland protestant leader refuses nod
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Protestant leader Ian Paisley refused Friday to accept a nomination as the future leader of Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration.
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Lib Dem leader says he is facing opposition in his own ranks over refusal to join calls for a referendum
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Northern Ireland's major Protestant party broke off relations with the Irish government Monday after Prime Minister Bertie Ahern indicated he had accepted the IRA's refusal to provide photographs of disarmament.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused Friday to take Holy Communion with the head of the U.S.
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President Bush on Friday telephoned Ian Paisley, leader of a Protestant-dominated party in Northern Ireland that has resisted power-sharing with its main Roman Catholic
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A Sinn Fein MP denies a potential witness to the murder of Paul Quinn is under threat from the IRA.
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A judge Wednesday refused to save a Roman Catholic church where parishioners have staged a sit-in for the past two weeks to protest its closing by the archdiocese.
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Episcopal clergy and lay delegates Tuesday rejected a demand from fellow Anglicans that they temporarily stop electing gay bishops, leaving little chance the proposal could be revived at a national church meeting.
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A key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland on Wednesday warned that the Irish Republican Army may resume disarmament in secret, rather than allow the process to be photographed as demanded by Protestants.
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Efforts by TUC leaders fail to head off Wednesday's votes on whether to demand a referendum on the EU treaty.
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British government officials pleaded behind the scenes Thursday for Northern Ireland Protest leader Ian Paisley to accept a post as head of a coalition with Catholics.Comment
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Protestant calls for  photographic proof of Irish Republican Army disarmament could  sink efforts to secure a lasting settlement in Northern  Ireland, the Catholic guerrilla group's political ally said  Monday.
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DUBLIN/BELFAST  - One week before top-level talks  to salvage a deal for sharing power between Catholics and  Protestants in Northern Ireland, there is still no framework  for accord, the leader of the main Catholic party said  Wednesday.
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The UK Independence Party's high command rejects demands for a vote on holding a leadership contest.
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The head of Northern Ireland's main Protestant party withdrew a threat to sever contact with Dublin after an apparent misunderstanding which looked set to completely derail already faltering peace talks.
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Â· Browne refuses to say if secret payments continueÂ· Lib Dem leader calls for investigation
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Incoming EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso refused on Thursday to bow to socialist demands to ditch justice chief Rocco Buttiglione after the Italian apologised for calling homosexuality a sin.