Notre Dame is one of the selected institutions with a seat at the decision-making table.

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Britain, so the theory goes, will have the worst of both worlds it will have to shadow the decisions of the euro-block, but will not have a place at the decision-making table.

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This, of course, brought more Asia-Pacific nations to the table global economic decision-making, including China, South Korea, India, Australia and Indonesia.

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And that is the decision -- the size and scope of that drawdown is the only decision on the table.

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And that very diversity helps to create more effective policymaking and better decision-making for me, because it brings different perspectives to the table.

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In systematic decision-based negotiating, every decision is based on information disclosed right at the table.

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In terms of adopting a measure, it does not take it off the table, it just -- the President is very mindful of every decision he makes, understanding what it means, what the purpose of it is, how achievable the goals behind it are, and what its cost will be.

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Ambassador JOHN: I don't think it was - I'm not sure it was reversed, but the decision was pulled off the table, and I think the most optimistic way of characterizing it is that the Burmese are still considering having that C-130 come in.

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