Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Dr Ian Paisley (R) talks with
his son Ian Paisley Junior (L) at the count for the elections to the
Northern Ireland powersharing assembly in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland,
November 27, 2003. Hardliners on both sides of Northern Ireland's
sectarian divide did well in this week's election in the province, a
poll on Thursday showed, clouding prospects of a quick return to home
rule. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

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