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Am I the only person disgusted by the constant, breathtaking stories by the Associated Press on this incident at a Wal-Mart in New Jersey. It boils down to someone getting on the P.A. system to announce, "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now." Now I'm not trying to defend the statement, but it was obviously some jackass' idiotic stunt...hardly worthy of the attention of the entire country and constant media updates. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a 16 year old. You'd think he shot someone or burned a cross in front of Wal-Mart with this type...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. and Iranian envoys exchanged direct talks Saturday on efforts to end Iraq's violence and bolster its government, opening limited but potentially significant contacts that could ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze. The discussions were confined to one session during a conference on Iraq stability, but they appeared to offer room for further interaction between the two nations _ which find themselves increasingly drawn toward common issues in Iraq as the nation's most influential allies. The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he exchanged views with Iranian delegates "directly and in the presence of others" at...