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Mon 04 Apr 2007Choosing new kind of countryThe platform for electoral success should be a fairer society for a fitter economy, writes Fintan O'TooleYesterday morning, after he had finally done the deed, the Taoiseach called for the general election campaign to be a clean one, focusing on policies rather than on personalities. This is, of course, the standard rhetoric for the occasion. But there is at least a reasonable chance that the Taoiseach might get his wish.