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An elevated view from the Singapore Flyer shows the skyline and Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and casino, left, in Singapore, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Singapore’s government, which has to hold an election by 2012, may find that record economic growth isn’t enough to keep citizens happy as the nation turns 45. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg via Getty Images