"We, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race, " Holder stated.

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She insisted the other jurors did not talk with each other about the case before deliberations began Monday.

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And while the IT Professional chatted with an Autodesk representative about refinements to a product, consumers talk with each other on public social networks like Facebook.

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These were coveted jobs, but over time they had become so dangerous that Othman and Laith could talk candidly about their lives with no one except each other.

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