Zimmerman become a focus of intense national attention this year after he fatally shot the unarmed African-American teenager who had gone out to buy a bag of Skittles and an Arizona iced tea at a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida.

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But Porton has become the focus of attention recently because of a police investigation into the death nearly forty-seven years ago of a young serviceman, Ronald Maddison, who'd taken part in tests here.

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But as fears about a double-dip recession subside, the country's huge current-account deficit has become the focus of attention.

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