Word: consensus
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...good, the fuss over Democrats such as Clinton is overblown. Republicans are bad because they participate in violence. And violence is bad. Why (according to Buttigieg)? Because “we can all agree.” Of course, this answer depends on a false assumption of a broad consensus...
...there a consensus on state ordered violence? After all, the state does have a monopoly on it. War, police and criminal laws all work together to maintain what the Brits call “peace, order, and good government...
...It’s bad timing,” she said. “[But] the department head wanted to make sure that the faculty knew what was going on, and that there was consensus among the group that this is the way they should proceed...
Scandinavia has long prided itself on its immaculate corporate culture. Business is conducted by consensus, and greed is publicly frowned upon. But a series of scandals at some of the region's best-known companies has severely tarnished that image. Back in September, three top executives resigned from Norway's state oil company Statoil for their alleged part in arranging a $15 million "consulting contract" that police fear was used to bribe Iranian officials. Since early last year, Sweden's economic police have been investigating reports that some of the 421 store managers at Systembolaget, the country's state-owned...
...left behind the rancor in Rome and jetted off to Tripoli to meet with Muammar Gaddafi as the Libyan leader continues to seek rapprochement. It was a rare bright spot: Italy's stint as E.U. President ended on a down note in December with the failure to reach consensus on a European Constitution. And though observers say his exclusion from this week's summit should not necessarily be seen as a slap, it still leaves the Prime Minister to face the music at home and wonder what the Big Three are cooking up. "Optimism," Berlusconi told the TV audience...