Jackson talked with her about his death during "a deep conversation" 14 years ago about "the circumstances of my father's death, " she wrote, referring to Elvis Presley.

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Saturday morning's ceremony over the Rhine was briefly delayed because Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was deep in conversation on his mobile phone.

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But the conversation never gets that deep, and so the national sales tax gets undeserved credit.

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Anyone can answer a question, but only a master communicator dominates conversation by asking a lot of deep, provoking questions and letting the other people shine.

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They had a "cordial and constructive" conversation marked by a "common deep concern about the perpetual warning of the Shoah (Holocaust) for humanity", a joint statement said.

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As would be imagined, the West Coast and Deep South market clusters are barely seeing above 3% of the total NHL Lockout conversation.

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The conversation is changing -- there are plenty of proud, brave and openly gay people living in the Deep South -- but it's happening at an uneven clip.

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