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Hanging in Dublin with Mitt and Barack

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October 4th 2012
It's 3 a.m. and the U.S. presidential debate is droning on the TV. I'm only halfway paying attention, on the off chance that either Obama or Romney will make some sort of monumental gaffe or blunder. I'd love to be asleep right now but since it's only 10 p.m. back home in Washington, D.C., I'm wide awake. I got in at 10 a.m. this morning and made my way to the hotel where I ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more