Two debates, worlds apart

Terence Netto
Jul 17, 08
3:28pm

Middle-aged observers of the Anwar Ibrahim versus Shabery Cheek televised debate on the oil price hike found the electric atmosphere, keen argumentation, taut moderation, and the unabashedly partisan applause reminiscent - in respect of the atmospherics at least - of a similarly charged debate that occurred almost 40 years ago.

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