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Thu 06 Jun 2007Greens and PDs to make Ahern taoiseach againThe first Fianna Fáil-led three-party coalition will take office today, following the decision of the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats to approve a programme for government hammered out in more than a week of talks.The new coalition will also be supported by at least three Independents who have concluded their own separate deals with Fianna Fáil.