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Poll: Harper Tories extend lead on Grits (THE CANADIAN PRESS, 10/09/07)

A new poll suggests the federal Conservatives have put some distance between themselves and the sagging Liberal party.

The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicates a seven-percentage-point spread between Prime Minister Stephen Harper's governing Tories and Stephane Dion's opposition Grits.