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Republicans and conservatives who are so consumed by these "scandals" should ask themselves why, despite wall-to-wall media attention and the constant focus inside the Beltway--some are even talking about grounds for impeachment--Obama's job-approval needle hasn't moved.
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Despite repeated calls and emails to ask why Blackpool is not being promoted to international visitors, a satisfactory answer is not immediately forthcoming.
BBC: Blackpool: Why isn't it marketed to foreign tourists?
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Despite the rules, Gotti did not ask permission.
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Before the 2008 elections, for example, Patterson sent out pollsters to ask questions of Pakistani civilians, and found that despite Bhutto's recent death, the "Red Mosque" storming and a celebrated rebellion of lawyers over the sacking of the nation's chief justice, it was Musharraf's failure to tackle energy prices, food shortage and inflation that had turned voters against him.
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It takes an awful lot to get thrown out of the U.S. Just ask this guy, a permanent legal alien who, despite laying claim to a rap sheet that would make Lindsay Lohan wag a disapproving finger, still calls the U.S. home.
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Your ill-advised decision to play basketball, despite its well documented track record of injuring baseball players (just ask Aaron Boone) has vaulted you into the elite category of absurd baseball injuries.
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Orrin Hatch whose home-state Utah Utes were left out of the 2008 national-title game despite going undefeated sent a 10-page letter to President Barack Obama to ask the Department of Justice to investigate the BCS. A Justice official wrote back in January 2010, saying the department was determining whether to investigate the BCS under antitrust laws.
WSJ: Justice Department Is Asked to Probe Bowl Championship Series
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Despite the generally accepted assumption that companies back-burner hiring during the summer months, a June Ask Annie column put the issue to rest.
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