When Western leaders visit Moscow, Riyadh or Beijing, they merely mumble about human rights.

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My economists are at 2 percent GDP momentum next year, but they mumble about going to 3 percent if retail sales continue to surprise with their buoyancy.

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But however much Palestinian leaders may mumble mantras about the right of return to Palestine, universal wisdom has it that the refugees in Lebanon cannot go home to the now-prosperous suburbs of Tel Aviv and Haifa.

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Microsoft continues to mumble in its beard about Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8, but how is it going to support tablets?

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