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Mon 05 May 2007Sinn Féin in retreat needs to regroupParty analysis:In times of trouble, Sinn Féin has a tendency of putting its head down, committing itself to working harder and suffering tunnel vision.Such an attitude will not help it come to terms with the verdict of the Republic's electorate, one that fundamentally changes its future south of the border.