Suffice it to say that few Americans would be willing to part with their gold this time around.

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While young, brand-conscious Chinese may be willing to part with several months' salary to buy the latest iPhone, African users are looking for more practical (and cheaper) connections.

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Even President Obama doesn't much like the initiative, but he said he'd be willing to accept the change as part of a budget compromise with Congress.

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Farrakhan laughed and said, " I would say he's under a great deal of pressure, " when asked by a reporter for reaction to a statement from Lieberman that he would only be willing to meet with Farrakhan if there had been some change on his part.

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In his interview with Winfrey, Armstrong said he would be willing to take part in any truth and reconciliation process.

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The really problematic part of all this is that nobody with the power to stop this nonsense seems to be willing to.

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