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Sat 11 Nov 2002A man of many moods'Love endures,' says the Rev Ian Paisley. But despite flashes of tenderness, he shows no sign of political mellowing when he talks to Gerry Moriarty, Northern Editor, in advance of the DUP annual conference todayInterviewing the Rev Ian Paisley is like interviewing no other politician on this planet. Midway through, he phones his wife Eileen. "Mammy," he says, "there's a journalist here asking me every nasty question about the antichrist and the Pope and his red socks, typical Irish Times. He wants to know when we met? 1950. Right. When did we get married? 13th October, 1956."