Her enthusiasm, lack of pretension and mateyness appealed to a public which yearned for an end to terrorism in Northern Ireland, and she won standing ovations and media awards in equal measure.

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We'll see an end to global terrorism.

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India's leaders feel badly let down by General Musharraf, who has repeatedly promised to end cross-border terrorism and close down extremist religious groups.

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We are united to end the threat of global terrorism as one people.

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That's the way, in the end, that you destroy international terrorism.

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Bush said the military operation in Afghanistan was but the first phase in the war on terrorism and the operation will not end until the world is not only safer, but better.

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"We fully support the police using technology to combat crime and terrorism, but law-abiding New Yorkers should not end up in a police database every time they walk their dog, go to the doctor, or drive around Manhattan, " Christopher Dunn, associate legal director at the New York Civil Liberty Union, said.

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Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and to co-operate with each other to this end.

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And the post-11 September international mood against terrorism has also brought new pressures on the Tamil Tigers to end their violent struggle that has bled the country for more than 20 years.

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