U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Ireland says EU approves bank guarantee scheme

DUBLIN | Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:47pm EDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved Ireland's bank guarantee plan, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Sunday.

"The Taoiseach (prime minister) received the news directly from (Commission) President Barroso, who confirmed that the scheme has been approved as being in compliance with the European Commission's requirements," Cowen said in a statement.

"Modifications agreed with the Commission do not alter the basic parameters of the scheme as announced," Cowen said.

(Reporting by Andras Gergely; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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