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Sun 06 Jun 2007Abbas swears in new Palestinian governmentPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today swore in a new government that will shut out Hamas and may lift a US-led aid embargo on the Palestinian territories.As he appointed the new 13-member cabinet at 11am Irish time Mr Abbas also said armed Hamas groups were outlawed and vowed to prosecute them.