Rinehart was at the garden party at Government House, wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

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There is even talk that Mohammad Yunus, a famed microfinancier, might throw his hat back in the ring, after an aborted attempt to launch a party last year.

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Come 2001 he was throwing his hat into the political ring again, following the resignation of William Hague as party leader, and the former chancellor made it to the final round of the ensuing leadership contest.

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