Layton balances hurt feelings, talent in shadow Cabinet choices, promises House committee chairs to stars

It looked like Jack Layton took some of his biggest stars out of the action in his new shadow Cabinet, but a New Democrat insider says the NDP leader shrewdly balanced any hurt feelings with upsides to keep things stable in his swollen caucus of 103 MPs.

PARLIAMENT HILL—It looked like Jack Layton took some of his biggest stars out of the action in his new shadow Cabinet, but a New Democrat insider says the NDP leader shrewdly balanced any hurt feelings with upsides to keep things stable in his swollen caucus of 103 MPs.

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