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Alone he stands
In a week when Ian Paisley's hold on power weakened
significantly,
Ed Moloney examines the DUP leader's contradictory
career in two extracts from his forthcoming biography p
A crazy week on planet Oscar
There are famous faces everywhere - and that's just on the
flight over from Dublin, writes
Michael Dwyer in Los Angeles, ahead of tomorrow
night's Academy Awards p
Keeping violence at bay
Irish troops are on the frontline between Albanians and Serbs in newly independent Kosovo, writes Daniel McLaughlin in Rubovc. p
News Features
A four-year wait for a birthday present
People born on February 29th look forward to the leap year, but men who want to avoid marriage had better hide when next Friday comes, writes Fiona McCann. pIn pursuit of justice
The formality of the Four Courts can't conceal the private tragedy of Siobhán Kearney's death, writes Ruadhán Mac Cormaic pNo lessons learned in the format wars
Present Tense: This week saw the culmination of a war that has seen nearly two years of bitter conflict: millions of dollars were spent by either side developing cutting-edge technology to gain the upper hand; and the main actors shifted allegiances more often than in Napoleonic Europe. pEyes on the tiny prize
Profile Fiona O'Malley and Ciaran Cannon: The contest for the leadership of the much-reduced PDs is between the eccentric, liberal, urban O'Malley and the low-profile, conservative, rural Cannon - and the party's rank-and-file will be crucial in deciding the outcome, writes Harry McGee pHard rock from a hard place
Iraqi metal band Acrassicauda fled Baghdad when their rehearsal room was destroyed by a missile, but now they're stuck in refugee limbo, writes Nicholas Birch in Istanbul. pHabit-forming television
Weeds, about a cash-strapped LA mom who starts dealing drugs to maintain her lifestyle, is a rare TV high, writes Cathy Dillon. pSeven Days
The week that was at a glance pItalian politics braced for a holy see-saw
With a new centre-left party confident of winning Catholic votes in April's general election, Silvio Berlusconi's grasp over that constituency could slip, writes Paddy Agnew. pThisWeek Theysaid
That is a disgraceful comment and I absolutely reject it. - Mahon tribunal chairman Judge Alan Mahon rejects what he says is an accusation by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's lawyers that the tribunal was on "some twisted, illegal, corrupt frolic" with an agenda against Mr Ahern. p
