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Alberta party leaders in a nasty fight to the finish
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Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:30 PM ET
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2012 10:27 PM ET
Political observers have sometimes mused that if more women were in politics, the process would be more decorous.
Midway through the Alberta election campaign, the fight between the Tories' Alison Redford and the Wildrose's Danielle Smith is being called one of the nastiest ever.
The CBC's Briar Stewart says polls suggest the two parties are in a dead heat, fuelling the passion.
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