Because centuries after we broke bread on that first day of thanks, and despite all our continual promises to do the right thing, we still, of course, abuse Native American rights whenever it's convenient to do so.
Real rates in greying Japan have been positive in recent years (thanks to deflation) despite the moribund economy.
In the mean time, Android has been steadily picking up steam ever since the HTC Magic first debuted on NTT DoCoMo's airwaves back in 2009, and Apple's iPhone has topped sales charts more than a few times despite thanks to carrier support from Softbank (who's been busy trying to merge with Sprint) and KDDI au.
She thanks me kindly (despite her long wait, she is by far the nicest patient of my shift), but tells me there is no way she will be able to afford the cost of the procedure.
He was talking about the one thing Wall Street still has plenty of thanks to those bailouts, despite its total loss of credibility: money.
The scandal is grist to the mill of those who argue that India's economy thrives despite, not thanks to, the government.
She had just barely defeated an opponent backed by the Tea Party, despite, not thanks to, her vote in favor of health-care reform.
A non-partisan Washington watchdog group, the Centre for Public Integrity, reported last month that Koch Industries' ethanol business enjoys high incomes thanks to government subsidies, despite their disapproval of such policies.
The only recent success anyone can point to is the removal of the head of the country's anti-corruption commission, Aaron Ringera, who had been reappointed to a second stint in office by Mr Kibaki despite (or thanks to) his bringing no significant prosecutions in five years.
Sat 4pm, BMO Field (TSN, RDS2, Altitude) Toronto swaggered back into the East last week following their chastening experience against RSL, and they did so with some aplomb, dispatching high-flying Columbus, thanks to Michael Bradley and despite the absence of one or two players not called Michael Bradley, who've been doing their fair share to give the Canadians their strong start to the season.
