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Simba Makoni's decision to challenge President Robert Mugabe has surprised those who suspected he lacked the courage to see it through. The odds could hardly be higher for 58-year-old Makoni: supporters of the status quo will try almost anything, especially violence, to stop him; yet if he succeeds, he may be the man who rescues Zimbabwe from economic and political disaster....

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