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Fri 04 Apr 2007Kenny within sight of powerThe Taoiseach has not yet called the election. . . and today's opinion poll may make him more hesitant. Stephen Collins, Political Editor, on how Enda Kenny now has a real chance of replacing Bertie Ahern.The dramatic news from the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi opinion poll is that Enda Kenny has a real chance of becoming the first Fine Gael leader to win power in a general election since 1982. If the election had been held last Monday or Tuesday, when the poll was taken, Kenny would almost certainly have emerged as the taoiseach in the next Dáil.