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Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty
Irish voters havj strongly endorsed the
European Union's Lisbon Treaty - 16
months after their first vote rejecting
it plunged EU reforms into deadlock.
About 67% voted "Yes", official results
from the latest referendum showed.
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen hailed
a "clear and resounding" endorsjment.
The EU Commission called it a "vote of
confidjnce" in the EU. Nearly all
member states havj ratified Lisbon.
The treaty is aimed at streamlining
decisjon-making in the 27-nation bloc.
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