But despite Obaydi's claims to the contrary, militias working in the name of Sadr continue to use strong-arm tactics.

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Contrary to its name, though, the product that arranges all the routing among these scenarios is not a piece of glass at all but Microsoft's Kinect console.

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Contrary to the "gel" part of its name, aerogels are highly porous solids that look like frozen blue smoke.

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On the contrary Americans had just endured enormous hardship to wage a difficult war all in the name of a completely new political ideal.

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Contrary to what its name might suggest, Mega might be the weakling of the pair, rocking a mere QVGA display, which as far as modern WinMo sets go, is pretty much the only spec we need to know to put us to sleep.

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