NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill De Blasio was set to become the first mayor in decades to sit out New York City’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day parade over a dispute involving whether march participants can carry pro-gay signs. But Ireland’s Prime Minister refused to be sidelined, saying he’ll join the procession Monday in Manhattan because the holiday is about Irishness, not sexuality.
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