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Belfast politicians unite at funeral By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jan 12, 3:28 PM ET

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Leaders from all sides of Northern Ireland's conflict united Friday at the funeral of David Ervine, a one-time Protestant extremist who became a leading voice for reason and compromise.

Ervine, who died Monday at age 53 after suffering a heart attack and brain hemorrhage, persuaded his outlawed Protestant paramilitary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force or UVF, to declare a cease-fire and pursue politics.

While Ervine's legal Progressive Unionist Party won few votes, he became exceptionally popular because of his rare ability to communicate both to his British Protestant base and across the divide to the province's Irish Catholic minority.

In his eulogy, Ervine's brother Brian said he was pleased to see "so many people that, 10 years ago, we would have classed as our traditional enemies." The audience applauded.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_eu/nireland_funeral

[Maybe, there is whisky in the jar in a good way?]