Despite the global economic situation, no issues of that sort were raised.

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This probably reflects improving confidence in the authorities' consistent implementation of a very comprehensive economic program despite the complicated political situation.

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Despite Cuba's economic situation, Castro remains a dangerous and unstable dictator with the intentions and capability to hurt U.S. interests.

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Instead the situation is that despite all the claims of the Prime Minister the global economic crisis has hit Italy hard.

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Despite Cuba's current economic situation, Castro is a dangerous and unstable tyrant capable of many of the same things we know Saddam Hussein is doing.

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The BBC's David Willey, in Rome, says the new government has to deal with a rapidly declining economic situation, rising unemployment - particularly among the under-35s - and lack of growth, despite some draconian austerity measures passed by the previous government of technocrats.

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