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Liberal Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is set to elect its first female leader with two candidates officially entering the race for the party&#8217;s top position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12004943\/ns-liberals-leadership-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Halifax \u2013 Global<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is set to elect its first female leader with two candidates officially entering the race for the party&#8217;s top 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