"Michael Collins" is a story about the birth of a nation, and there is no happy ending.

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For them there is no happy ending.

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End of life is not an easy or happy time and no one takes pleasure in making the decision of ending a life.

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And yet the Reagan story contains no simple formula that Mr Obama can copy to be sure of an equally happy ending to his own presidential adventure.

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