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    A contrast of styles: New Zealand v US leaders' election debate – video

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    New Zealand and the United States both had leaders’ debates this week, and some political junkies noticed a distinct difference in tone. In New Zealand, where the Labour leader and incumbent prime minister Jacinda Ardern faced off against National leader Judith Collins, the pair exchanged compliments in a debate described by Collins as ‘robust and a win for politics’. Meanwhile, in America, president Donald Trump’s attacks on his Democratic rival Joe Biden turned highly person 
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