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Correspondence: Bill Bowtell.(EXIT RIGHT)
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Quarterly Essay
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March 1, 2008
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"We can win the election, but he cannot," was Peter Costello's blunt assessment of the Coalition's prospects were John Howard to lead it into the 2007 election.
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