You may ask: Why two American political strategists at a global forum on business?

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And why, you may ask, do so many investors make this mistake (over and over again)?

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Now, you may ask, surely there is no such thing as a totally safe loan?

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But why, you may ask, would the groom's increase be less than his father's?

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What, you may ask, do these states far from New York and New Jersey have in common?

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You may ask: But doesn't a "nay" vote by the minority accomplish nothing unless backed by a filibuster?

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You may ask whether I had a good backup of my data.

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Now, you may ask, how are we going to pay for it?

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But why, you may ask, should we go through this whole thing again, given the seemingly inevitable fate of an anointed American soccer savior?

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These abstractions may sound difficult to grasp (How is a perfume ironic? you may ask), but Turin and Sanchez are at least worthy guides.

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If the lender is unable to approve your loan, you may ask if the lender can consider your request under the SBA loan guaranty program.

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Why, you may ask yourself, should a fund's hurdle rate matter?

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You may ask how it could possibly get worse than this.

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You may ask yourself why that would matter, since if it tracks its index properly each day, it should work over any extended period of time.

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Now, you may ask yourself, why not just go ahead and register it for clearance as a low-level medical device if the company thinks it can receive clearance?

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Why, you may ask, can't the FPC therefore instruct the banks to leave the denominator alone and simply increase the numerator, by going to their shareholders for more equity capital?

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So who are all these people, you may ask?

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How does this relate to Seinfeld, you may ask?

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What is a brand with soul, you may ask?

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What, then, you may ask, is the Social Security Trust Fund, the pool of money that people say will dry up and make it impossible for anyone to receive their Social Security payments?

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But, you may ask, what about the children?

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Why is London named London, you may ask?

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You may ask how will this happen.

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How, you may ask, can this be?

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You may ask: Are prizes still relevant?

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In denial about what, you may ask?

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How is this possible, you may ask?

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What, you may ask, is Arya-ness?

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Why was that, you may ask?

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What, you may ask, is moxibustion?

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