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[sejpdw]

I think 1 and 2 are the same and that both are grammatically right.
Then, what about 3 and 4?
They mean the same thing?
Both of them are grammtically right?

1) You need to have good communication skills, be self-motivated, and have the ability to meet deadlines.

2 ) You need to have good communication skills, to be self-motivated, and to have the ability to meet deadlines.

3) In that year the newspaper was first published in Korea in an effort to educate the people and bring necessary changes to the country.

4) In that year the newspaper was first published in Korea in an effort to educate the people and to bring necessary changes to the country.

[Mister Micawber]

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They are all correct, and the pairs are synonymous.
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