Word: consulting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that he planned to resign as Prime Minister of Israel. Shamir, who had been chosen to be leader of the Likud bloc when Begin stepped down, had managed to secure the support of all 64 members of Begin's outgoing coalition. Israeli law required Herzog to consult with representatives of parties in the Knesset, but there was never much doubt that he would ultimately ask Shamir to form the new government...
...statement made by the head of the Soviet armed forces to an extraordinary gathering of Russian and foreign reporters claiming the orders to shoot down KAL 007 were given by a regional commander who did not consult government officials...
...meet on Monday morning with Likud leaders to discuss the political situation and his next step. If he resolved to carry out his announcement, Begin would then go to President Chaim Herzog and formally submit his resignation. His entire Cabinet would automatically resign with him. Herzog would then consult with the nation's political leaders before deciding on whom to ask to form the next government. Because Begin's Likud coalition holds a margin of 64 to 56 in the Knesset, tradition dictates that Herzog would have to ask someone in the majority group to create a Cabinet...
...establishment of a bipartisan commission should have been uncontroversial. Indeed, though the idea originally came from Kirkpatrick, it was formally suggested by some influential Senators and Representatives. Clark, however, informed only a few members of Congress that Reagan was about to appoint the commission, and failed to consult with the Republican leadership on the people his National Security Council staff was proposing as commission members. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee learned who would be on the commission from Democratic Senator Henry Jackson of Washington, whom Clark did consult. "Talk about teed off!" says one White House staffer. "Baker...
...forth, so too did public opinion. One poll showed that 35% of Israelis support the doctors, while 29% back the government. But the hunger strike was already beginning to have serious consequences. One man died only hours after the understaffed Ashkelon Hospital sent him home, advising him to consult a doctor not on strike. Meanwhile, all but some 15% of the doctors at Haifa's Rambam Hospital were fasting. If the walkout continues, it could take its toll not only in public patience but also in human lives...