Word: facto
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...religion is a no less prevalent nor less valuable form of diversity as race and class, the university should encourage discussion of this facet of the human experience as well. Harvard should also ensure that those who are unsure of their beliefs can be accommodated and not grant de facto preferential treatment to those with a religious affiliation...
...wants to become President before 2011," Fernandez said in a speech Jan. 12. The President said her deputy, whom polls have as a front runner in next year's presidential race, is part of a dark "conspiracy" plotting to overthrow the government and that he has become the "de facto leader of the opposition...
...tourists from around the world to Hainan, a Chinese island province off the mainland's southern coast. But while planners dream of creating a Chinese Hawaii - with the Paracels' clear waters a potential luxury destination for divers - the leaked proposal made Hanoi bristle almost instantly. China has retained de facto control over the archipelago since seizing it in its entirety with gunboats in 1974, but Vietnam has stubbornly clung to its long-standing territorial claims over the archipelago. On Jan. 4, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the possibility of Chinese tourists snorkeling around a Paracel cove "seriously violates Vietnam...