And most would argue that the media hasn't exactly done a brilliant job in shining a light even on that fait accompli.

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In the face of a hawkish Republican rival and in front of an electorate that is in parts fiercely pro-Israel, Mr Obama may feel he has to welcome, or even build on, an Israeli fait accompli in a way he would not have done earlier and might not do after his re-election, should it come about.

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Keng Swee urged that the separation be presented to the British as a fait accompli when parliament reassembled on August 9.

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"This is not a fait accompli, " Mr. Murdoch said on the call.

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But he turns serious on the subject of the geek-to-chic evolution, saying it was a fait accompli the moment Forbes declared Bill Gates the world's richest man in 1993.

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