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Ireland, Northern Ireland On Their Way To Reconciliation

posted by Why Democracy? at 0h09 GMT on Sep 11

At a meeting at the Somme Heritage Centre at Conlig, Ian Paisley, leader
of Northern Ireland, shooks hands with Irish President Mary McAleese.
Read more about the historic handshake on BBC News online, as well as in the New York Times. Join the debate in our forums: What does democracy mean to you?.

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