The company's wish may finally be coming true--thanks to consumer nervousness over lead-tainted toys.

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Already, such fears appear to be coming true in Egypt, where the new president, Mohamed Morsy, has already engaged in extra-constitutional practices to grab more power for himself.

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That's going to be especially true in the coming year.

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But we did a good job keeping things safe - and not too slow - at our airports and we believe that with your cooperation the same will be true in the coming days and weeks.

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If any of the above rings true, Nintendo will be anxiously looking over their shoulder in the coming months.

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So congrats to Facebook for finally coming to terms with what we as consumers all inherently know to be true: we like doing business with companies we have relationships with.

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In just one year some of our worst fears are coming true, and the much-hyped savings that many claimed would be delivered are not materialising.

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At CES today, Nvidia showed off its dual-core Tegra chips powering the coming LG Optimus 2X, which CEO Jen-Hsun Huang declared to be the first true SuperPhone.

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Understanding the true barriers to a comprehensive agreement is key to knowing where the pressure to compromise will be coming from.

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