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During colonial times Brattle Street was known as "Tory Row." Some of the most wealthy Loyalist aristocrats resided in mansions on this street, just blocks from Harvard Square...
...proposes the establishment of joint institutions between Ireland and the North to work on common interests such as agriculture and tourism. This raised fears among the province's Protestant majority that such cross-border bodies might lead to the formation of a united Ireland. In an attempt to quell loyalist protests, Major made a nationally televised address, in which he re-emphasized that the document would be merely a starting point for talks and again confirmed that any agreement reached would be submitted to a referendum...
With President Clinton looking vulnerable after the Democrats' trouncing last week, a pack of emboldened GOP presidential hopefuls for '96 are already poking their heads out of the underbrush -- and revealing some internal party dissension. Today, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, an outspoken loyalist during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to test the waters, while Texas Sen. Phil Gramm said Sunday he was filing the paperwork necessary to begin his candidacy. Expect backbiting soon: Specter, a moderate, took a swipe at the religious right ("they advocate intolerance"), while Gramm, on NBC's "Meet...
...hoped. Like the I.R.A., the Loyalist paramilitaries avoided using the word permanent to describe their cease-fire. The term had been demanded last December by both Prime Minister John Major's Conservative government in London and Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds as a precondition for any talks with the terrorists of either side. After the I.R.A. cease-fire on Aug. 31, Reynolds backed away from the condition, but Major had Protestant Unionists' fears to assuage...
...Coelho, a tough and controversial political pro, would be given a large role at the Democratic National Committee. Hurt and angry, Wilhelm then announced that he would go home to Chicago after this fall's congressional elections. Wilhelm's fate made for constant speculation inside the Beltway. The Clinton loyalist has been made a scapegoat for election losses since 1992 and is disdained by Democrats who believe he wasn't doing enough to prevent a rout in November's ballot. Some congressional Democrats complained that Wilhelm was so intent on using D.N.C. funds to promote Clinton programs like health-care...