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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern presenting US president George Bush with a bowl of shamrock for St Patrick's Day during a ceremony at the White House in Washington yesterday.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern presenting US president George Bush with a bowl of shamrock for St Patrick's Day during a ceremony at the White House in Washington yesterday.


Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters

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  • Soldier's killing by US pilot was 'a criminal act'

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  • Merkel urges Poles to revisit spirit of Solidarity

    German chancellor Angela Merkel is welcomed by Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski at Warsaw military airport yesterday. Dr Merkel was in Poland to sound out Polish reservations on the EU constitution. Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters POLAND: Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel has invoked the spirit of the Solidarity movement that brought down communism and helped unite Europe to urge Poland to play a more constructive role in EU affairs. p

  • Unity government to be sworn in

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  • Kauto Star rises to the ultimate challenge

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  • Brennan banned for life, fined

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