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Mon 01 Jan 2007Adams sets out to win over SF supporters on policingSinn Féin president Gerry Adams was last night preparing to embark on a series of potentially fractious public meetings to try to convince rank and file republicans that now is the time to support the PSNI.After persuading Saturday's Sinn Féin ardchomhairle that the party should press ahead with an ardfheis on policing on Sunday week, Mr Adams must in the coming two weeks convince the "republican base" to endorse the PSNI.