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Rooney tapped as ambassador to Ireland (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

President Barack Obama has tapped Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland. The 76-year-old Rooney is a lifelong Republican who endorsed Obama during Pennsylvania's contentious Democratic primary. He later campaigned for him in Steelers country in western Pennsylvania. Rooney's father, Arthur J.