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Wed 04 Apr 2007Call for more resources to tackle domestic violenceSome 83 per cent of frontline services dealing with victims of domestic violence do not have enough resources, the director of Women's Aid said yesterday.Speaking at the launch of the group's "manifesto" for election 2007, Margaret Martin said during a time of plenty the Government's poor record on domestic violence was something to be ashamed of.