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As the strong emotions expressed by many on the death of Queen Elizabeth start to diminish, questions are already being raised on the future of the Commonwealth

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commended the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

Contradiction to the demise of his political discourse. >> you called them an anarchists. >> that's what they are, anarchists. >> reporter: he was never afraid to take heat from his own party for cutting deals. >> it's compromise. consensus building is a strength. >> reporter: he told me he in no regrets to do away with senate rules to do away with the filibuster, despite president donald trump benefiting with three supreme court justices. >> i have no doubt i did the right thing. >> reporter: in recent years he backed further changes to the filibuster, urging democrats to finish the job he st...

Justice warren berger who also was from minnesota in his very, very conservative views. and as it happened, justice blackmon became one of the most progressive members of the court over the years that he served. he had a capacity for growth. and for learning and listening, which i believe you have and i think it is one of the most important characteristics of anybody who serves on the court. but i do think the court's crisis of legitimacy is the result of divisions within the court, the polarization and politicalization that has drawn lines, the process that has happened in reason years, in co...

Building bridges with your colleagues, will be immensely important. i think that's one of the reasons that the president chose you, having talked to him about it, that you have that kind of persuasive and forceful intellect but also the personal charm and warmth and depth that will enable you to do it. maybe you can tell this committee about how you worked on the sentencing commission, for example, or in your previous experiences on that kind of consensus building. >> thank you, senator. consensus building was one of the things that justice breyer was particularly good at in terms of his perso...