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And, oh yes, immigration reform
But President Obama's focus on reform during the lengthy address to both houses of Congress struck many observers as being little more than perfunc...
February 02, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Tax target
In one tiny effort to apply a tourniquet to stem the nation's gusher of red ink, the administration targeted Ireland's lower corporate tax structur...
February 02, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Rare old exhibit in NY
Koner's photographs of Dublin's inner city and docklands reflected his abiding interest in social conditions and portray Dublin at a time when the ...
February 02, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Parents furious after Phoebe tragedy
Repeatedly called an "Irish slut" after she befriended some of the boys at the high school, Phoebe Prince had been bullied at school, on her cell p...
February 02, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Jersey's Lenox goes transatlantic
The state director to the Garden State's veteran U.S. Senator, Frank Lautenberg, has taken leave of politics to set out on a new career which will ...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Spring of content
Traditionally, February 1, St. Brigid's Day, marks the end of winter in Ireland. Unlike Groundhog Day, which is also Candlemas Day, there is no att...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Good speech, but
We are left wondering because, as the president made clear himself, the many things that need to be done are in the hands of a party that is inclin...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Playwright covers post-war trauma
Playwright Donald Margulies seems to see actress Laura Linney in journalistic terms. Her first real success came when she played an aggressive Germ...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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McDermott is often a 'man without an island'
The Chicagoan prefers the former, partly he because he doesn't define himself these days as a rocker. And he may not be as well known as childhood ...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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PONY gallops again
Madden, Conway, McComiskey, and Dolan did not disappoint. Fresh off their debut album's No. 1 ranking in the Irish Echo's list of the top ten tradi...
February 01, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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GAA, so successful in other areas, lacks marketing vision
"What has encouraged us during the research and consultation stages of the project is that, fundamentally, there is little wrong with the racing as...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff
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Leinster, Munster secure home quarterfinals in European Cup
Having already booked their place, Leinster's breathless 11-11 draw with London Irish at Twickenham secured the cup holders a home quarter-final fo...
January 26, 2010
by Irish Echo Staff