But such a system, even if applicable to cigar making in Cuba, would not directly address the threat of deliberate counterfeits.

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In addition, Sprint has stated that Clearwire is further subject to various requirements under its commercial agreements with Sprint and the Equityholders' Agreement applicable to selling Spectrum Assets, even if the Merger Agreement were not in place.

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Gonzales, in summary, told Waxman that Rove "either had passing, inconsequential contacts or participated in broad policy discussions, neither of which presents an ethical problem under applicable regulations, " but said he would be happy to discuss the matter further if his letter did not satisfy Waxman's concerns.

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