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29 March 2001 Edition

Knowing your Nice

29 March 2001

Nine weeks to Nice Treaty referendum day might seem like more than enough time to get acquainted with the issues flowing from this new EU accord. However, there is still no guarantee of a fair referendum with proper funding for the No campaign, even though Sinn Féin's Sean MacManus and others have called for steps to taken to ensure there will be a balanced and fair debate. Free article

Reid's insults won't wash

29 March 2001

The comments made by British Secretary of State John Reid this week are not only a portent of further difficulties, if not disaster, in the peace process, but they are also a sign that the British/unionist axis has been strengthened by his appointment. Free article

Hate crime rampant against Native Americans

29 March 2001

Native Americans are by far the most likely population to suffer violent crime in the United States and are virtually alone among all races in that their assailants are overwhelmingly of a different race, according to a 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey by the US Justice Department. Free article

Brúscar Núicléach

29 March 2001

Caithfidh a admháil go bhfuil fadhbanna sa tír seo i láthair na huaire maidir le láimhseáil bruscair i gcoitinne. Is maith an rud nach bhfuil bruscar núicléach le láimhseáil ag Comhairlí Contaetha ná ag Bárdais Cathracha. Dá mbeadh, déarfainn go mbeadh galair níos measa ná crúb agus béal ag cur isteach orainn. Free article


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