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Peter Queally took a call from the county board chairman, Pat Flynn. It was eight days after Waterford had been gutted by Clare, like a fish. Justin McCarthy was gone and his successor had been found though not yet revealed. Flynn was looking for selector

The LDS Church has sent notice to the Wikimedia Foundation alleging a copyright infringement by its Web sites Wikinews and Wikileaks regarding posting of a virtual copy of the 1999 LDS Church Handbook of Instructions.