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OTTAWA - Battle lines and sharpd contrasts for voters were quickly drawn on day two of the federal election campaign as the major parties hit the airwaves and the highways and the Conservatives unveiled a platform book with a punch. 

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole styled himself as "the man with the plan," dressed as a working jock in a T-shirt on the cover of a 160-page policy book.

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