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Irish Vote Could Make Stew of European Unity

Thumbs-down on Thursday would derail years of negotiations

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – European Union reformers are aghast at the possibility that Irish voters could derail years of negotiations Thursday with a rejection of the constitution-like Lisbon Treaty, the Financial Times reports. Ireland is alone among the EU's 27 members in offering citizens a referendum on the treaty,... Read full story »

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