Business Forward, a 3-year-old trade group that has facilitated meetings between businesses and Obama officials, is ramping up operation as a liberal counterweight to the conservative-leaning U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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It hired an outside consulting firm, AIM Group, to compile reports of violent crimes that resulted from meetings facilitated by Craigslist.

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Kaufman recommends regular strategic meetings, facilitated by a third party, to make sure molehills are dealt with before they become mountains.

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At the very least, these meetings have facilitated political influence operations aimed at obscuring the distinctions between non-Islamist Muslims and the Islamofascists.

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This can work if the people want to be part of the group and if the meetings are competently facilitated.

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As with the private meetings, the day-long conference facilitated a fascinating conversation between leading British politicians of the three major parties, senior present and former law enforcement and security policy practitioners from both the United Kingdom and the United States .

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During the meetings, participants shared their experiences, and the group leader facilitated support and suggestions for change from other group members.

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