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Thu 07 Jul 2008Lisbon vote baffles US, says Bruton
EU:JOHN BRUTON has warned that Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty could inhibit US investment in Ireland by raising fears that Irish people are turning away from the European Union.
The former taoiseach, who is now EU ambassador to Washington, said US reaction to the referendum result has been overwhelmingly negative. "Americans I have met on both sides of the political aisle and in business and academic life are all baffled by the decision that the Irish electorate took to reject the Lisbon Treaty, which was signed by the Irish Government on their behalf.
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