He said plans brought forward by the government were "radical" but accepted they preserved a permanent, impartial civil service.

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That it now seems normal is a measure of how far once-radical work, such as this, has been accepted as mainstream.

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Later it was expounded on by various Islamic scholars, such as Ibn Taymiiya in the 13th century, but it did not become institutionalized until the mid-18th century when the theories promulgated by the radical cleric Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab were accepted and imposed as the state religion of his realm by the founder of the House of Saud.

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"Ignoring past performance is inconsistent with generally accepted investment practices and having the department opine on how plan assets should be invested would be a radical departure and a mistake, " joint comments filed Tuesday by the lead industry groups, the American Benefits Council, the American Council of Life Insurers and the Investment Company Institute, assert.

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