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Fri 11 Nov 2007Cowen changed rule for ministers but not gardaMinister for Justice Brian Cowen made a further change to legislation going through the Dáil this week to benefit two other former ministers with pension difficulties, Fine Gael's Sean Barrett and Fianna Fáil's Frank Fahey, it has emerged.Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Minister had changed the law to ensure that former minister Michael Woods did not lose out on €75,000 worth of pension entitlements because he had failed to apply for his pension on time.