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Irish Rivals Unite for Self-Rule

Powersharing agreement in Northern Ireland will allow continuation of self-rule

By Caroline Miller, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 27, 2007 12:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams sat down together yesterday and agreed to a power sharing deal for Northern Ireland that would include their rival parties. A British deadline to disband the national assembly if a pact wasn't forthcoming jump-started the negotiations, after four years of... Read full story »

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