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Former U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks, George Mitchell, center, smiles as he is applauded by fellow recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, John Hume, left, of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and Gerry Adams, right, of Sein Fein during a ceremony in Boston, Mass., Monday, Dec. 7, 1998. Also applauding above are non-recipients Liz O'Donnell, Minister of State at Ireland's Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Paul Murphy, Minister of State of the Northern Ireland Office. In all, eight political leaders of Northern Ireland and Mitchell received the award in recognition of their negotiation of the Good Friday Peace Agreement last April. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)