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Three Texan backpackers who were refused entry into Ireland last week are set to make their triumphant return to the country — as instant celebrities.

The young men, dubbed the "Plano 3" by local media in Ireland, have received requests for multiple interviews and have even inspired an ad campaign with their story, which was first reported by the Dallas Morning News.

A local hotel group has offered the travelers an all-expenses-paid trip in hopes of correcting the "misunderstanding."

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Arrests have been made in the killing of a Northern Ireland police officer by an IRA splinter group. Two men are charged with membership in the "Continuity IRA."

But despite the efforts of such small groups to bring back "the bad old days," the people of Northern Ireland have had enough. Catholics and Protestants, while still wary of each other in many cases, have taken what seems to be a definitive step toward a cohesive, stable future.

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Lost amid the hubbub of St. Patrick's Day cheer at the White House Tuesday was Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's not-so-subtle request for European help with Guantanamo detainees during her meeting with Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin yesterday.

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In the economic boom time of the 1990's, property developers moved in, jobs were plentiful, and Ireland became known as the Celtic Tiger.

Recession knocked that tiger off its paws with stunning speed, leaving thousands of Irish emigrants who returned home in the good days lamenting their move.

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Members of a high-profile European parliamentary delegation are urging their governments to engage in direct talks with Hamas and end the Islamic movement's international isolation. The push comes after a marathon meeting Saturday between the delegation and Hamas's political leader Khaled Mashaal, who is in exile in Damascus.

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Barack Obama once praised Northern Ireland's "torn down" walls, saying Protestant and Catholic now live in harmony. The walls are still there, and CBS' Peter Bluff says they likely will be for a long time yet.

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Barack Obama once praised Northern Ireland's "torn down" walls, saying Protestant and Catholic now live in harmony. The walls are still there, and CBS' Peter Bluff says they likely will be for a long time yet.

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