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The week ahead: January 6th 2012
A thorn in the Malaysian government's side
Jan 6th 2012, 18:07 by The Economist online
REPUBLICAN primaries in New Hampshire, a final round of voting in Egypt, a verdict expected for Anwar Ibrahim and yet another euro-zone summit
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