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Report. >> reporter: no nation has surprised leaders and economists more than well-behaved spain. however, the country hasn't always been a model student. poor discipline left it with low marks from creditors for overbuilding, overspending and ov overindulging. they turned to europe, asking for a helping hand, the 37 billion euros for its ailing banks. well, that hard work did pay off because uspain shot to top of the eu's economic class by implementing structure reforms as well as tough austerity, and then cutting unemployment. these are all measures that are still delivering. and now spain i...