Even though Ben Ali eventually visited Bouazizi in the hospital and said he'd create more jobs, the damage was done.

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With oil included, rising commodity and energy prices are behind the inflation worries in Europe, even though Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke says that inflation is not a threat to the U.S. economy at this time.

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On offense, even though I maligned Big Ben above, I do believe in him.

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That uncertainty has weighed on markets even though U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to continue with its monetary stimulus for a while yet.

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Even though he's no longer officially a member of the church, Ben says he will always be a Mormon.

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Ben Affleck even gave a jab when he came up on stage to announce a category, though it was unclear if he was being snide because of a Gigli joke or a joke about Lincoln getting shot.

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