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Sinn Fein: Northern Ireland
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The vote by Sinn Fein, the political affiliate of the Irish Republican Army, which waged a bloody struggle to free Northern Ireland from British rule, was a required step toward restoring a Catholic-Protestant power-sharing government in the province. The British government has given the bickering parties in Northern Ireland until March 26 to form a local government or see the province's affairs fully controlled by the central government in London.
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Sinn Fein is the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, which fought against British rule for decades. The announcement comes just days after a report by Northern Ireland's police ombudsman, accusing the police force of collusion with Protestant loyalist gangs.
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Sinn Fein ... showed the possibility of progressive populist politics at a time when traditional liberal politics has become centrist. The party campaigned for restoring and expanding the public health service, jobs and social programs for those left behind in the neoliberal "Celtic Tiger" economy. None of these issues, however, overshadowed voter attention to Sinn Fein's role in the Northern Ireland peace process and its roots in armed struggle against British rule.
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In a sense Sinn Fein/IRA poses a greater threat to Ireland than to Britain. From a London perspective, the IRA causes serious problems in one province of Britain. From a Dublin perspective, Sinn Fein/IRA is a revolutionary force that could come to office in the Republic of Ireland through the democratic process.
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Sinn Fein is a hardline nationalist party dedicated to the creation of a united Ireland. It advocates strong cross-border bodies as a step towards achieving that goal and the maintenance of the Irish Republic's territorial claim to Northern Ireland.
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On Saturday, Sinn Fein said a candidate in Northern Ireland's 2003 legislative elections, Cora Groogan (search), 23, was ... in the bar. Groogan issued a statement claiming she heard "commotion" but saw nothing.
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