I'm giving T-Mobile a bit of a hard time because, despite all the rhetoric, I don't find these plans to be simpler than those of the competition.

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Despite all the official high-minded rhetoric about the pitfalls of protectionism and the importance of minding the trade rules, the U.S. government is a serial transgressor.

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Because, despite all that rhetoric from the tea-partiers, big government is not just the fault of self-interested bureaucrats and leftist politicians.

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And, despite the official White House rhetoric, it may not do all that much to boost the economy.

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Despite the rhetoric coming from President Obama and the claims of Buffett and others, that is not at all unusual.

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So, despite their loud rhetoric, Farooq's critics in New Delhi may not be all that unhappy that he has undercut the appeal of Hurriyat's greater threat to the unity of India.

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