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NDP Hopefuls Take The Stage Vowing To Defeat Stephen Harper. But How?

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First Posted: 12/11/11 11:14 AM ET Updated: 12/11/11 11:17 AM ET

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The Vancouver Observer:

The quest for Jack Layton's successor took to the stage in Vancouver today, as the nine New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership hopefuls appealed for the support of B.C. members -- a third of the NDP's membership.

While candidates avoided confrontation, some in the audience were undeterred from interacting. In his opening remarks, Brian Topp spoke for double his allotted time, despite two warnings from the moderator, and was finally booed by a small group of delegates -- a blunder referenced by some audience members afterwards.

Read the whole story: The Vancouver Observer

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SiameseTrainer
...we are Sia..mese if you don't please..
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01:59 AM on 12/12/2011
Ok, I am from Vancouver, what the he!! is the Vancouver Observer? I have honestly never heard of it. Google, oh google, come help me please!.
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A Tired Canadian
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03:02 AM on 12/16/2011
Must be a new daily started by the NDP- that way their leadership race an get top billing, seems a lot of the mainstream papers in this country seem to be ignoring it! think next week its going to be the Calgary Observer then kind of relocate to different cities
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