I.R.A. . . . ADAMS GETS A U.S. INVITE

The Irish Republican Army's political leader, Gerry Adams, appears set to make a second visit to the U.S. this year -- this time as an ambassador of peace. The State Department is preparing a U.S. visa in that event. To play fair, the U.S. is also entertaining a request from a Northern Ireland Unionist delegation to visit Washington. The last time the Clinton Administration gave Adams U.S. entry, in January, the move strained ties between Washington and London.