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Thu 05 May 2004Mayor's 'mutterings' give Ahern 'pristine clarity'TDs yesterday learnt the precise meaning of the word 'obsession', courtesy of the Socialist TD, Mr Joe Higgins, writes Marie O'Halloran.The Dublin West deputy told the Dáil he had taken the trouble to look up the dictionary and believed this word best explained the Minister for Transport's commitment to the break-up of Aer Rianta.