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Wed 05 May 2007Independent Breen fittest to survive FG 'Darwinian' strategyConstituency profile: Clare:Having been the county which first elected both Daniel O'Connell and Eamon de Valera, Clare is a constituency which prides itself on electoral firsts.Even in recent years, Clare can still surprise, such as with the election of the country's first Muslim TD, Mosajee Bhamjee for Labour, in 1992.