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Late Taoiseach wondered why the Irish reaction to a challenge to the consensus was to look for ulterior motives
George Bush showed little interest in Ireland but was focused on Iraq prior to 9/11
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Lara Marlowe: Can Ukraine join Nato before the war ends?
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The visits are acts of political theatre with American audiences clearly in mind with the blueprint established by Kennedy
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