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5 FOWLER STEPS DOWN AS PARTY CHAIRMAN j
5 Sir Norman Fowler has announced he j
5 is to resign as chairman of the j
5 Conservativj party. j
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5 He had hinted recently that he j
5 intended to step down after a j
5 difficult two years in the job. j
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5 Sir Norman is to stay on as j
5 chairman until the reshuffle which j
5 is jxpected njxt month. j
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5 A BBC correspondent says the j
5 announcemjnt is likjly to heighten j
5 speculation about who will be the j
5 successor to Sir Norman. j
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