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Sat 11 Nov 2007Three in four voters unsatisfied by Ahern's testimonyNearly three-quarters of voters do not believe that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern gave the full picture about his personal finances to the Mahon tribunal in September, while more than half of the electorate believes the whole episode is now a serious political issue, according to the Irish Times TNS mrbi opinion poll.There has been a significant shift in opinion since the last poll just before the general election when more people believed Mr Ahern had given the full picture about his finances, and more than half the voters did not believe it was a serious issue.