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...Howe said that before the recent Supreme Court decisions no de facto quotas had occurred. Howe said Bush is merely keeping his promise to veto the bill to his "business friends" who oppose the measure...
...that Iraq's claim cannot be brushed aside. However, this view also rests on the legacy of colonialism. Under the Ottoman Turks, Kuwait was supposedly to be administered from the Iraqi city of Basra. In actuality, none of the Ottoman attempts to extend control over Kuwait suceeded. The de facto independence of the Kuwaiti people led by the Al-Sabah family could not be questioned. Thus, Saddam Hussein does not categorically oppose colonialism; rather, he utilizes that form of (Ottoman) imperialism which best serves his own meglomanical ends...
...could be the prelude of a return of certainly de facto, if not de jure, military rule," said Galbraith, who is a staff member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Whether or not abortion actually affects Souter's nomination will be of little consequence to the political fallout from a Senatorial floor fight. If the issue on the floor is abortion--as it likely will be--the vote on Souter will be perceived as a de facto vote on abortion...
...distinct society exists de facto, and we thought it should be recognized de jure in the constitution. It was symbolic to some extent. We were not saying we need additional powers...