N. Irish politics evolve to normalcy
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Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls today 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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Ireland's government announced Thursday it will organize new nonreligious primary schools in the capital, a move that reflects growing immigration and declining church power in this traditionally Roman Catholic nation.
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Two key meetings are set to take place as efforts intensify to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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Sinn FÃ©in, the IRA&#39;s political wing, and the Democratic Unionists engaged in mutual recrimination yesterday in the wake of Wednesday&#39;s announcement by the British and Irish
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When Gerry Adams and the Rev. Ian Paisley first clashed, Northern Ireland was marching toward chaos.
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It's supposed to be a golden rule from the schoolyard to the corporate suite and beyond: truth or consequences. But when it comes to politics, things are different.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern won a third successive term on Thursday, bringing the Green Party into government for the first time and cementing his position as one of Ireland's most successful politicians.
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Northern Ireland may have enjoyed an uneasy peace in recent years, but as illustrated by a massive bank robbery in December, the fear is that paramilitary gangs have simply turned their guns from politics to profit.
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The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
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The polar extremes of Northern Ireland politics have strengthened their grip on the province's legislature, ensuring they will control any future Catholic-Protestant administration, substantial election results ...Comment
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DUBLIN, Nov 24  - Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
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Bertie Ahern was on track last night to secure a triumphant third term as taoiseach.
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Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic parties were out in front as the first results were declared Thursday in elections that could usher in a new power-sharing administration.
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Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet later on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
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Northern Ireland took a step toward restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics as the first votes came in on Thursday from an election for a new provincial assembly.
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Northern Ireland's politicians are of equal standing to any in the world, former US Senator George Mitchell says.