(7 Dec 2007)
1. Wide of (from left to right) First Minister for Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley, US President George W. Bush and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and former Irish Republican Army leader Martin McGuinness
2. SOUNBITE: (English), George W. Bush, US President
"I know one way we can help, and that is to encourage our business leaders to take a good look at the economic opportunities that Northern Ireland presents. And so I welcome you here. I'm proud of your accomplishments."
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Paisley, First Minister for Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
"We have had our political squabbles and fights. I think we have come to the end of that. I think that peace has come, there will be a fight for peace. You don't win peace, you have to fight to keep it. And we intend to do that. We're dedicated to that. But we do need help in the economic field."
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and former Irish Republican Army leader
"Up until the 26th of March this year, Ian Paisley and I never had a conversation about anything (laughter), not even about the weather. And now we have worked very closely together over the course of the last seven months, and there hasn't been an angry word between us. So I think that clearly shows we are set for a new course."
5. Wide of Paisley, Bush and McGuinness
6. Wide of US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, leading US Democratic presidential contender, followed by Paisley and McGuinness
7. Paisley, Clinton and McGuinness
8. Cutaway audience
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Senator and leading US Democratic presidential contender
"Diplomacy and any kind of difficult resolution takes time and it is frustrating and you have to have people who are willing to listen to the legitimate concerns of those from all sides and parties."
10. Cutaway photographers
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Paisley, First Minister for Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
"We do need help from people that know the American market and know what is happening in the American market and we are not saying today that we're with a begging bowl but we're saying, you come with us we will do you good and you will do us good. That's what our message is."
12. Cutaway photographers
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and former Irish Republican Army leader
"The two administrations, the Clinton administration and the Bush administration for the tremendous support and encouragement that they gave us. Without that support the success of the process that we have been part of certainly would not have been as great as it is at this moment."
14. Clinton, Paisley and McGuinness leaving conference room
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush and US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the leading US Democratic presidential contender, met on Friday with Northern Ireland's once-bitter enemies now joined in peaceful power-sharing.
Northern Ireland's First Minister and Protestant leader Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister and former Irish Republican Army leader Martin McGuinness met with Clinton at a hotel ahead of a White House visit later in the day with President George W. Bush.
The two are visiting to drum up US investment in Northern Ireland.
"I know one way we can help, and that is to encourage our business leaders to take a good look at the economic opportunities that Northern Ireland presents," said Bush.
"I'm proud of your accomplishments," he added.
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