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Thousands of Protestants and Catholics united with their political and security leaders Friday at the funeral of a policeman _ shot by IRA dissidents in what mourners prayed would mark the end of Northern Ireland’s “troubles.”
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Poppy Z. Brite, 41, arrives for her appearance in court in New Orleans , Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Brite, appeared in court but left without being arraigned on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest. Her defense attorney told reporters that the city.
