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The real process of making decisions, of gathering support, of developing opinions, happens before the meeting or after.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Process
Opinions
Happens
Developing
Real
Meetings
Decisions
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Opinion
Support
Gathering
Making
Meeting

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