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Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
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In Malaysia, Powell met with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has led the country since 1981. The Malaysian foreign minister, Syed Hamid Albar, later told local reporters that Powell had proposed that American and Malaysian officials review the idea of forming a regional training center in Malaysia to coordinate antiterrorism activities.
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Malaysian foreign minister, Syed Albar told reporters that Powell proposed American and Malaysian officials should contemplate forming a training center in Malaysia to coordinate antiterrorism activities.

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The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said.
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The bar paid $5 for the building, sitting between an office building and antique shop. The bar said it would keep the building for "legal services to residents of coastal South Carolina."

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The law library houses the most highly automated legal research collection in the state. However, dramatic increases in the costs of law books, journals, and database services mean that simply maintaining our present collections exceeds our budget.
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The law library houses the most highly automated legal research collection in the state. But dramatic increases in costs mean that maintaining our present collections exceeds our budget.