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Wed 05 May 2004McDowell motivated by ambition - AdamsThe renewed onslaught by the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, against Sinn Féin is motivated by "personal ambition and narrow sectional interest", the party has alleged.On Monday Mr McDowell said Sinn Féin was under "the control" of the IRA, which posed "a clear and unambiguous threat" to democracy.