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| US set to invest 'millions' in NI | US set to invest 'millions' in NI |
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| Tens of millions of US dollars are set to be earmarked for potential investment in Northern Ireland. | Tens of millions of US dollars are set to be earmarked for potential investment in Northern Ireland. |
| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is expected to attend the announcement by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Monday. | Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is expected to attend the announcement by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Monday. |
| Mr DiNapoli controls the pension funds of public workers from New York. | Mr DiNapoli controls the pension funds of public workers from New York. |
| Mr McGuinness said that despite recent dissident murders people in the US understood there was opposition to groups derailing the peace process. | |
| "I have to say I am very encouraged by the outcome of our discussions," he said. | |
| "We have been through a difficult week back home and it was very important to see if people were shaken by it here. | |
| "It is clear that they are not." | |
| Mr McGuinness is in America with First Minister Peter Robinson who is due to visit Chicago for talks with US firms that employ people in Northern Ireland. | Mr McGuinness is in America with First Minister Peter Robinson who is due to visit Chicago for talks with US firms that employ people in Northern Ireland. |
| The first and deputy first ministers, local politicians and the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, will be in Washington DC this week for a series of St Patrick's Day events hosted by President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. | The first and deputy first ministers, local politicians and the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, will be in Washington DC this week for a series of St Patrick's Day events hosted by President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. |