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Island nation of Samoa skips Friday

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The weekend is arriving a day early for the Pacific island nation of Samoa, where officials have decided to jump forward in time by removing Dec. 30 from this year’s calendar. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.Dec. 29, 2011

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