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U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. urges dialogue on race relations

 

Published 2/19/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

'To make progress . . . we must feel comfortable enough with one another -- and tolerant enough of each other -- to have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us.' > For the last eight years, the Justice Department and the Bush administration were relatively quiet on the issue of race, its place within the social fabric of America and the enforcement of civil rights. (link)

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