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Fri 05 May 2007Strong vote puts FF on course for governmentFianna Fáil looks certain to lead the government of the 30th Dáil after the party defied predictions by polling steadily throughout the State."It's a great night for FF, it's a great night for the party machine", Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said tonight as he faced talks on a coalition and headed for an historic third term in office. "There's a lot of work to do on that but that's for the next few days ahead," he said during a television interview.