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If he had, "there would have been nothing left to save in Benghazi," the rebels' de-facto capital.
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The violence came as opposition activists turned an area close to the border with Turkey into a de-facto safe area for operations, uploading video footage and other news to the Internet using Turkish SIM cards and cell phone networks.
Syrian Troops Advance on Northwest Towns A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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A de-facto nationalized healthcare. southerncousin
Obama: public health plan will help discipline insurance companies 2009
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The violence came as opposition activists turned an area close to the border with Turkey into a de-facto safe area for operations, uploading video footage and other news to the Internet using Turkish SIM cards and cell phone networks.
Syrian Troops Advance on Northwest Towns A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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I wish Gibbs would project a little more class as a de-facto representative of the government in power, instead of resorting to lifting his leg on the podium and yelling, "mine!"
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This would see Egypt as, de-facto, responsible for the 1. 5mil people living there.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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Jerusalem Post: Gov't has de-facto ban on foreign leaders entering Gaza Strip
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I would hope that the President as de-facto leader of DC would come out and encourage support for this bill.
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Richelle: This would see Egypt as, de-facto, responsible for the 1. 5mil people living there.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity 2010
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Sadly, Sen. Sessions is not being honest here, considering Republican de-facto leader, Rush Limbaugh, projected racist bigotry while ignoring his own racist politics.
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