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Muslim voters break political taboo

Surprise swing in support of National Front as candidate adjusts message for �foreign� electorate

THEY have names like Abdallah, Habiba and Mourad. Their parents came to France from north Africa in the 1950s and they grew up in the banlieue' ghettos. They face unemployment and racial discrimination, and they sympathise with the rioters of 2005.