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		<title>They who?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ll find wisdom in Dan Mulhern&#8217;s They Need to fix It  blog post. He quotes Michael Jackson saying,
so many people think “they will take care of it,”
and then stunningly asking in two words, “They, who?”
Just like tomorrow is today&#8217;s best labor-saving devise, &#8220;they&#8221; are our greatest scapegoats.
Thank goodness for those who decide to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2009/11/02/they-who/</link>
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		<title>Communication step one &#8211; stay calm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Mulman is a voice of reason in a world that needs it very much. He uses an example that is familiar to many of us &#8211; delayed flights &#8211; to illustrate the destructive effect of verbal hysteria on problem solving. You can read him here:
http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/08/at-the-boarding-counter-panic-and-abundance/
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		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2009/08/17/communication-step-one-stay-calm/</link>
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		<title>Political PowerPhrase: Let&#8217;s look at the actual text</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you say when someone goes on a rant about a potential bill that is more based on fear and manipulation than it is on fact?
My reader Lee sent this in.
Friends and relatives have been emailing me frantic rants describing the impending horrors that will fall on all of us as soon as “Obama’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2009/07/29/political-powerphrase-lets-look-at-the-actual-text/</link>
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		<title>Inclusive prom policy &#8211; or over-protective?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Detective Mom posted a thought-provoking article about protecting kids from disappointment. She asked whether we want to go as far as one school did to keep kids from feeling left out. They selected prom dates by lottery.
On the face of it, the approach sounds overly protective. And blogger Kris Porotsky talks about how disappointment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2009/05/20/inclusive-prom-policy-or-over-protective/</link>
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		<title>Women in politics ~ a more collaborative approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Unite and Concur eBook and keynotes are all about how to stop arguing and start communicating about politics. They describe a type of communication that is more natural to one half of our population than the other half. I&#8217;m talking about women.
There are three main centers of power in communication &#8211; might, heart and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2009/02/05/women-in-politics-a-more-collaborative-approach/</link>
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		<title>Quote from Jon Stewart about Obama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;For the first time since I can remember, and this includes the Clintons, somebody is speaking in a manner that matches my sensory perception.&#8221;
I agree. I may not agree with all he says, but I don&#8217;t get the idea that he&#8217;s telling me down is up.
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		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2008/11/06/quote-from-jon-stewart-about-obama/</link>
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		<title>The Obama win is a win for reasonable dialogue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure most of my readers won&#8217;t be surprised to know that I&#8217;m happy with the election results. Some of my joy is because I believe this will return us to reasonable dialogue. I&#8217;m also happy because Obama speaks to empower citizens.
People come up at the end of my seminars to ask for favors, feeling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2008/11/06/the-obama-win-is-a-win-for-reasonable-dialogue/</link>
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		<title>Change the subject back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s odd to watch pundits ask if political candidates will be able to change the subject of national dialogue as if they have no role in allowing it to happen.
But it&#8217;s stranger still when we as citizens, we who have everything to lose and nothing to gain by poliitcal theater and distractions when we face [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2008/10/07/change-the-subject-back/</link>
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		<title>We need another time out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Candidates are not responsible for what their supporters say at campaign events, but they do send a strong message when they allow supporters to advocate violence toward their opposition. If your candidate is letting chants like &#8220;kill&#8221; and &#8220;terrorist&#8221; and &#8220;B#*&#38;%@&#8221; go unchallenged, please call a campaign office to complain.
Rudy Giuliani deomnstrated how to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2008/10/07/we-need-another-time-out/</link>
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		<title>Why are you excited about your candidate?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend canvasses for her presidential candidate. She told me when people tell her they’re voting for the other candidate, she says,

I’m excited about my candidate for so many reasons. I’d like to know: why are you excited about yours?

She says people rarely have specific reasons to explain their choice (if they admit to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.uniteandconcur.com/2008/10/07/why-are-you-excited-about-your-candidate/</link>
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