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But the chapter in which this effort is most in evidence—the one dealing with Witte's family and upbringing—is the least satisfying: The material on which this chapter is based, the post-facto memoirs of Witte and various members of his family, are the hardest to substantiate and the most readily subject to the pitfalls of manufactured identities and autobiographies.

A Statesman For the Czar Jennifer Siegel 2011

You could argue that a defined and orderly liquidation process would mean that troubled firms can be phased out gradually rather than rescued at all cost or rescued by preemptive micromanagement rather than post-facto liquidation.

Are 'Systemically Important' Institutions Too Big To Fail? 2011

The administration's post-facto claim is that unemployment would have risen even more without the stimulus.

Ugly Modeling Veronique de Rugy 2011

Funny how any civilian building knocked into rubble is always described post-facto as a “terrorist HQ” or “rocket-launching site” by the Israeli/neocon propaganda machine.

Matthew Yglesias » Peres: Gaza Operation is Collective Punishment, and I Love It 2009

The issue of whether to accept this post-facto immunity divided the government and eventually cost Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi his post.

Perfidious America Imtiaz Gul 2011

And when, as Bennet and Udall are now doing, the politicians caught trying to trick voters then refuse to even try to explain themselves or offer a substantive (if post-facto) defense of their actions, it only reiterates that the whole American legislative process has become kabuki theater - no more legitimate than a banana republic's politburo.

David Sirota: C-SPAN As Red Pill: Camera Catches Senate Vote-Switching to Protect Credit Card Usury 2010

"The Google action was not in any way coordinated with the U.S. government except post-facto," he said.

Google: China Talks Are Nearing an End Jerry DiColo 2010

"The Google action was not in any way coordinated with the U.S. government except post-facto," he said.

Google CEO Sees Conclusion to China Talks Soon Jerry DiColo 2010

Way back in those less cynical days of 2008, they at least offered up a post-facto benchmark of $80-per-barrel as a threshold:

David Sirota: Will Obama Now Fulfill His Windfall Profits Tax Promise? 2010

Otherwise experts leave themselves "open to post-facto criticism and second-guessing," he said.

Panelist Who Backed Avandia Gets Fees From Glaxo 2010