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Mon 04 Apr 2007Fianna Fáil accused of profligacyEconomy:Fianna Fáil is prepared to repeat the mistakes of its 1977 general election manifesto in an effort to hold on to power, according to Fine Gael's enterprise spokesman Phil Hogan.Pointing to the promises made by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Mr Hogan accused Fianna Fáil of panicking. "They thought about 1977. After all, both Séamus Brennan and Bertie Ahern were there."