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Op-Ed: Holder Shouldn't Have Called Us Cowards Attorney General Eric Holder called America "a nation of cowards" because he believes Americans don't discuss race frankly. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow writes Holder may be right, but the language he used is "counterproductive."
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Attorney General Eric Holder called America "a nation of cowards" because he believes Americans don't discuss race frankly. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow writes Holder may be right, but the language he used is "counterproductive."

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The Opinion Page

Every Monday, Talk of the Nation hosts a discussion with the author of a provocative op-ed.