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Thu 06 Jun 2007Green Party paid high price for keys to new cabinetAnalysis:Greens have had to put a lot of their policies into cold storage in order to get the reins of power, writes Liam Reid, Environment Correspondent.The Green Party has always known that to enter government it would have to leave a considerable number of its policies and commitments at the door. Indeed, the party leadership has spent considerable effort in preparing its membership for such an eventuality, with the argument that such sacrifices will have to be made if it is to get other key policies implemented.