Political door reopens for UDA
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Less than two weeks ago, some of the most senior loyalist paramilitary figures in Northern Ireland walked through the doors at Stormont and into a dialogue with the secretary of state.
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Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams   recommends his party  accept proposals to revive power-sharing.
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A leadership race in the the Labour Party is an ideal opportunity for unions to reclaim lost power, by conditioning their support on changes in policy, delgates have said.
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An Irish Government offer to allow Sinn Fein MPs to speak in the Irish Parliament can only be reinstated in the event of a comprehensive peace process deal north of the border, Bertie Ahern said today.
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The Democratic Party's most powerful weapon is heading back into battle.
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Mr Adams said a Sinn Fein delegation would be back in Downing Street later this week. He told reporters: &quot;We had a meeting on the issue of demilitarisation.
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Support for Labour breaks through the 40 per cent barrier for the first time in two years, poll shows.
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Polls are due to open in an election which the government hopes will bring a return to devolution
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Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said his party is ready to go into government with the DUP. Mr Adams said the prospect of sharing power with the DUP was &quot;not particulary attractive&quot; but he recognised its mandate.
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The UDA is warned it must decommission its arsenal if it wants its political wing to keep government funding.
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A fresh round of talks is due to begin in NI in an effort to unblock the political impasse and restore devolution.
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By Gerri Peev political correspondent  POLICE investigating the cash for honours allegations have interviewed Ruth Turner, Tony Blair's "gatekeeper", for the second time in four weeks.
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The outlawed Ulster Defense Association has resumed a credible cease-fire and is eligible to play a formal role again in Northern Ireland's peace process, Britain announced Friday in a surprise move.
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BELFAST -- The Irish Republican Army has reopened negotiations with Northern Ireland's disarmament chief, the outlawed group said yesterday, signaling its readiness to put more weapons out of commission for the first time in over a year. The move came ahead of the planned unveiling by the leaders of Britain and Ireland of a joint peace package that has taken ...
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The pro-business party, Civic Platform, is opening talks on forming a new government after a strong showing in parliamentary elections Sunday.
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The investigation into the Lord Lucan murder case reopens - almost 30 years after his disappearance.
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President Pervez Musharraf has once again okayed the 2005 local government elections on a non-party basis. This means that the on-going battle between the political parties controlling the provinces on the