When the candidates were offered an opportunity to question one another, four turned their fire on Dr. Dean, leaving no doubt about the pressure they feel to block him from a victory here that could propel him to his party's nomination.
The segment that required candidates to question one another allowed Representative Dick Gephardt to shine.
An Honor Education Program was also created for cadets to teach and question one another about ethical issues.
They repeatedly undermine and question one another, playing a complicated game where they are both constantly keeping score.
With a format that allowed candidates to question one another directly, the debate quickly fell into that mold, with the three conservative politicians, including former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, repeatedly facing off against the outsider, Junichiro Koizumi.
In a two-hour session, which also included an opportunity for candidates to question one another, there was far more collegiality than in almost any of the dozens of debates and joint appearances in the past year.
This created an open discussion forum as a space in which students question one another to clarify reasons for choices, while sharing information to reach consensus about the correct solution to a mathematical problem.
The truth is, of course, that we live in a free country in which we are allowed to question one another's faith, and yes, even doubt that faith, and declare that we don't believe people's declarations of faith.
It provides ways to explore the complexity of clinical judgements and encourages doctors to question one another's authority in a supportive culture.
But whether he will even be with the Mets next season is another question, one dependent on Minaya.
