It was only after several rifts and a temporary break-up that the current line-up was assembled.
Mr Assad's opponents plan to meet on March 26th to try and heal rifts.
The less good news is that her remarks have caused rifts at various levels.
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In addition, rifts over climate change and energy policy tend to be more regional than partisan.
However, rifts with western-backed Arab powers like Egypt and Saudi Arabia have been hardest to heal.
And most included words and phrases like rifts, arguments, relationship ending, transfer request, looking to sell etc.
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One warning from myself was that disagreements about care and money could create rifts between family members.
Mr Obama pledges to heal primeval rifts and repair the reputational damage done by a war he opposed.
In its depth and historical pedigree, Labour's split on education is akin to the Tories' rifts over Europe.
It could be a small innuendo that creates doubt or a subtle comment that causes rifts in the team.
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Replying, Mr Cable said the shadow business secretary's claim about rifts in the coalition was "a little bit desperate".
It added rumoured personal issues and rifts within the squad "did not exist".
This recalls 1992, when a broadly similar anti-abortion measure also created political rifts.
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In any case, making new friends is easier than repairing rifts with old ones and the old ones still matter.
Neither General Musharraf nor his obvious rivals for the leadership, Ms Bhutto and Mr Sharif, could heal these rifts.
Surely no technology has led to so many rifts and fractured friendships (not to mention subpoenas) as electronic mail.
All the major parties are trying to mend or fend off internal rifts.
George Stauble, whose Little Ferry house took in four feet of water, said FEMA payouts caused some rifts between neighbors.
Many are hoping Fogelson can help mend the internal rifts that had developed at the studio under Shmuger and Linde.
Unlike in neighbouring Iraq, sectarian rifts have not so far played a big role in Syria's attempt at regime change.
Besides being an ugly showcase for the party's old methods, the election was a stark display of its internal rifts.
Local power-brokers have pushed their favourites, thwarting the wishes of many voters and creating rifts within most of the parties.
The United States and international security forces also need to strongly focus on countering the rifts within the Afghan army.
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The debate is even causing ideological rifts within the same financial institution, says Mr Dimson of the London Business School.
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Ever since, there have been rumours of rifts with his boss, who is party chairman as well as prime minister.
The rebels, split by internal rifts, tend to hit hard and then melt back into the bush or across Burundi's borders.
Mr Cameron has suffered a series of rifts with a sizeable portion of his backbenchers over Europe, gay marriage and Lords reform.
The cardinals are hoping to elect someone who can heal rifts within the Vatican hierarchy while tending to Catholicism's 1.2 billion followers.
"Unfortunately that has caused some huge rifts in California congregations, " she says.
Fed by leaks galore, the newspapers have lit up with tales of rifts great and small between Mr Emanuel and his colleagues.
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