We both have young families, so we confer about sibling rivalry, how impossible it seems to overcome, and what a training ground it can be for resolving disputes.
"What does happen is we have conversations," Rather says -- usually to confer about joint appearances at charitable or civic events.
"We will confer about the threat of weapons of mass destruction, and the important choices that await us in the days ahead.
But Lewis's presentation of himself to women, and to the men with whom he conferred about women, had a polemical edge to it, a toxicity entirely lacking, as far as one can tell, in John's sexual munificence.
Henry R. Muñoz III, the finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the party's top fund-raisers conferred about the race at a meeting in Washington last week, reviewing it along with long-anticipated contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.
After about 45 minutes of argument, Mr. Fisher and his five questioners conferred about the strengths and pitfalls of his argument.
Even as the former president held forth at his home, prosecutors conferred about the grounds on which they would appeal the ruling to Zambia's High Court.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell also conferred about North Korea with the foreign ministers of Russia, China and the European Union, according to administration officials.
Some players showered and got dressed to leave the park, but fans were streaming in, and Yankees security officials conferred about how the players would leave.
The St .Petersburg Times reported Monday that team officials had conferred about Bonds and other veteran unsigned free agents, like Kenny Lofton and Mike Piazza.
As Capitol Police conferred about what to do, the protesters chanted: "No cuts to Medicaid — save our liberty!" In some cases, police officers physically moved protesters.
