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Fri 05 May 2007Bertie Ahern's tangled finances derail Fianna Fáil manifesto launchTaoiseach is still struggling to get out from under the cloud that has dogged his campaign, writes Stephen CollinsFianna Fáil has had a nightmare start to the election and if yesterday's manifesto launch does not finally drag it on to the right track, the campaign will be in real trouble. The positive side of yesterday's launch was that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern kept his composure through a gruelling set of questions about his personal finances and managed to get some media focus on elements of the manifesto.