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Edition number counted from The World in 1987 = 1. Publication month not confirmed; year only. The reprint is The Economist's own web copy of the original article. A guest article by the then opposition leader setting out Labour policy; it states intentions, not The Economist's predictions.
And a Middle East peace settlement was foreseen in 1996
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Other notably bad calls include a Red Sox victory in the World Series (in 1996)
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