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Avi Lewis spent much of his first news conference as federal NDP leader downplaying divisions with provincial wings of the party, as disagreements over energy policy threaten to overshadow his task of rebuilding from a disastrous election.

Lewis says provincial support would come from building a stronger federal party

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Avi Lewis is the new leader of the federal NDP after winning a majority of member votes in the first round at the party's weekend convention in Winnipeg.…