Smartphones are symbols of our tech know-how, our fashion sense and our economic well-being whether we like to admit it or not.

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But if they vote on some other basis, then they have chosen, whether they admit it or not, to let faith replace facts.

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Whether they care to admit it or not, competition ranging from TMZ to Facebook has stolen eyeballs and relevency from these once largely stand-alone players.

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Whether software companies care to admit it or not, few things in their industry these days are not about Microsoft in one way or another.

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That is unlikely to happen, but what has already happened (whether Cypriots will admit it or not) is that Cyprus is dead as an offshore haven.

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As the Recovery Act funds that saw through many states over the last two years are phasing out -- and it is undeniable that the Recovery Act helped every single state represented in this room manage your budgets, whether you admit it or not -- you face some very tough choices at this point on everything from schools to prisons to pensions.

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Naturally, the alliance should not admit members who are unready, or for whom it is not in the end willing to fight.

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But most people pay attention to crime news about where they live and work, people they know and whether or not they'll admit it celebrities.

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Whether or not fuel-centric companies want to admit it, the new normal is here to stay.

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