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Eurosphere agenda: Sinn Féin leader arrested… 10th anniversary of EU’s eastern expansion…

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  MAIN FOCUS: Sinn Féin leader arrested | 02/05/2014 Police in Belfast arrested the former IRA activist and current Irish parliamentarian Gerry Adams on Wednesday. The leader of the Sinn Féin party is suspected of involvement in anIRA killing committed in 1972. Commentators talk of an important step in the Northern Ireland peace process and praise the … Read more

Word-cloud edition shows Republican anxieties over Shutdown… An Americana roundup…

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Republican paranoia, fear and discouragement, word-cloud edition A Democratic-led study of the GOP (PDF link) placed evangelical, Tea Party and moderate Republicans in focus groups to share their “passions, nuances and divisions.” It’s a fascinating, if obviously biased report: according to its conclusions, conservatives believe they have essentially lost a war with Obama and that … Read more