For today's hearing, for instance, the Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department to allow Goldsmith to discuss his classified legal opinions at a separate close-door session, but the request was denied.

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This is not the time to consume a large amount of alcohol, discuss strong political or religious opinions, tell unflattering jokes, or reveal something inappropriately personal.

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They sit alongside Catholic priests and discuss the meeting's progress in hushed tones, keeping their opinions to themselves for now.

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It turns out the Presiding Officer, Rosemary Butler, has canvassed the opinions of all but one of 23 new AMs elected in 2011 "to discuss their experiences and impressions of their first year".

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