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Sep 3 2008, AP

The Irish Republican Army is fading away in Northern Ireland and poses no security threat to the British territory, international experts concluded Wednesday in another landmark for peacemaking.

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Irish Republican’s protest the visit of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Armagh, Northern Ireland, Thursday March 20, 2008. Northern Ireland police mounted heavy security Thursday in advance of Queen Elizabeth II’s major public...