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Thu 01 Jan 2007Rabbitte says he wants FF out of officeLabour leader Pat Rabbitte has said he cannot envisage any circumstances in which he would serve in government with Fianna Fáil, and has reiterated his commitment to put both of the current Coalition parties out of office in the general election.In an interview with The Irish Times, Mr Rabbitte said yesterday that he had no intention of putting Fianna Fáil back into government after the election, but he refused to be drawn on what he would do if there was a hung Dáil.