Word: northerners
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...British and Irish governments issued a communique on Northern Ireland that could bring Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, to the negotiating table. But the i.r.a. has yet to relinquish some of its arms--an issue the British regard as crucial to a final peace accord. The signing came just before the son of Virginia Cassidy Blythe Clinton Kelley arrived in Northern Ireland--the first U.S. President ever to visit there. Greeted by enthusiastic crowds, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, Clinton clearly rejoiced in his role as designated peacemaker. One Irish-American politician accompanying the President...
...grand. I've never seen anything like this before," said Paul Thomas. "Everybody's come together." Indeed they had, by the tens of thousands, Protestant and Catholic, Unionist and Republican. They carried babies, waved flags and cheered with abandon when Bill Clinton, the first American President ever to visit Northern Ireland, flipped the switch that lit up a 49-ft. white pine Christmas tree, flown in from Nashville, Tennessee, the sister city of Belfast...
Clinton has already taken a role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, and that also explains the joy and gratitude expressed during his visit. In February 1994, he annoyed the British by granting a visa to Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, to visit the U.S. Among Irish nationalists, Clinton is considered a hero for that gesture alone. Clinton devoted himself to the Northern Ireland issue, and ultimately pressure from the Administration and from Irish Americans led Adams to persuade the ira to call a cease-fire. When it was declared...
Despite the difficulties in achieving a permanent settlement, the 15 months since the cease-fire have seen a transformation in Northern Ireland. Belfast, for years a killing ground, provides some of the most dramatic evidence of change. Bombings, shootings and violence there used to be normal, everyday events, like delivering the milk or walking the dog. Now the streets are quiet, and the British soldiers who once patrolled them in full battle dress are gone. Gone too are the ubiquitous roadblocks and checkpoints. "People are trying to put those things behind them," said Chris McGimpsey, a Protestant councilor...
...border. The poorly supervised Mexican trucks already roam a 15-mile zone in southern Texas. On Dec. 18, under provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexican trucks will gain free access to U.S. highways in border states, just as U.S. trucks will have access to Mexico's northern highways. It's an aspect of NAFTA that is prompting second thoughts. Pro-NAFTA Texas Attorney General Dan Morales warns that unless the Federal Government takes action, there will be danger of a spill occurring in a metropolitan area: "This deadly cargo, carried under such conditions, is nothing short...