Obama: Northern Ireland peace will be tested

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  • Author(s): By:JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press
  • Source:
    Associated Press News Service, The, June 17, 2013 International, 26pp
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    • Abstract:
      ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) - President Barack Obama declared peace in Northern Ireland a "blueprint" for those living amid conflict around the world, while acknowledging that the calm between Catholics and Protestants will face further tests. Summoning young people to take responsibility for their country's future, Obama warned there is "more to lose now than there's ever been." "The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us," Obama said Monday during remarks at Belfast's Waterfront Hall...