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...whether to accelerate their departure. But the intra-Iraqi power struggles that have fueled the violence since the U.S. invasion are far from over, and the President could yet find himself walking away from a chaotic, deteriorating situation in Iraq - particularly if he fails to secure a regional strategic consensus with Iraq's neighbors, most notably Iran...
...power, effective leadership requires collaboration and compromise. That said, this president is sometimes too collaborative, too willing to compromise on matters of both policy and principle. His Achilles heel is that he wants everyone to like him. Indeed, so far, Obama has failed to make the transition from the consensus politics of campaigning to the contentious politics of governing. Ultimately, his success in office will depend...
...decisive" vote. "Today we have done the right thing for our own future and the future of our children," he said. Cowen's relief was echoed across the whole of the E.U., where leaders had been watching the result as closely as the Irish. (The Union operates by consensus, meaning major policy questions have to be approved by all 27 member states.) "I am really glad with the result," said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. "The Irish people have spoken. They have said a resounding yes to Europe." (Watch TIME's video: "Ireland's Last Matchmaker...
Both sides agree that current malpractice law--under which doctors pay as much as $200,000 a year for liability insurance--is often unfair and inefficient. But when it comes to fixing the system, consensus is not so simple. Democrats oppose a federal cap on "noneconomic damages" in malpractice cases--money awarded for pain and suffering--that Republicans and doctors want. Supporters call the caps, already in place in some states, a quick and easy way to reduce malpractice-insurance premiums. An obstetrician in Texas, where such damages are capped, could pay 20% of what a colleague is charged...
...leave the final word to Professor Hofstadter: "It seems to me to be clear that a political society cannot hang together at all unless there is some kind of consensus running through it." Let's strive to find that...