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Nevertheless, let's keep reminding the public, the press and Brother Obama himself of all the "despites" - that are bothering us. resistence-is-possible. blogspot.com
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In a letter to his son written in 1537, he looked back on a life of vicissitude; "a thousand dangers and hazards, enmities, hatreds, prisonments, despites and indignations".
The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt by Nicola Shulman - review 2011
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Such a bitter end for someone who, despites all her flaws, has shown character and tenacity.
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The AARP, despites its bipartisan membership and ties to the insurance industry, actually shares similar goals with the unions by backing the House bill.
Art Levine: AARP, AFL-CIO Boost House Health Plan That Taxes Rich, Not Middle Class 2009
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The issue here is not that Pakistan has admitted that Kasab is a Pakistani, but the matter of grave concern is that Pakistan despites knowing that Kasab is Pakistani was earlier adamant denying Kanab's nationality as Pakistani.
GroundReport: Captured Mumbai Terrorist Is Pakistani, Admits Government 2009
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Here rises a question, big question, that despites being surrounded from three sides (East, West and North) Wani Pura village was attacked by the militants four times, How these militants managed to do it and why not a single bullet was fired towards these three villages which where guarded by the VDC members.
PART-1: Forest Land encroachers��� mafia creates fear psychosis in Chiralla 2009
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In addition, Iceland is a member of the UN, NATO, EFTA, EEA and OECD, but not of the European Union despites its association with the EU.
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Randy is now 44 years old and has not fought in over a year due to contract despites.
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Those means are the Common Law Courts which many are now reactivating despites threats from that same government.
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By every account President Bush hadn’t alter his course for this war regardless of the mounting body count of our troops despites admitting that the Iraq war had nothing to do with 9/11.
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