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Tue 05 May 2007Tribunal has potential to ambush FF's coalition dealBertie Ahern's relief at the adjournment of the Mahon tribunal may be short-lived, suggests Stephen CollinsThe Taoiseach's decision to call the election just a day before the Mahon tribunal was due to reveal details of his personal financial arrangements has coloured the opening of the campaign. However, the postponement of the tribunal hearings until the end of the month could now have a huge influence on political events after the election on May 24th.