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Race Relations: Outlook Why Talk About Race? President Clinton's first nationally televised town hall meeting on race left at least one question hanging in the air: Will all this talk lead to action? The Post's Outlook section invited noted commentator Glenn C. Loury and Christopher Edley Jr., the president's adviser on racial matters, to debate where the initiative goes from here. Clinton's Initiative Is More Than a Gabfest By Christopher Edley Jr. Without a national conversation on race, we can't build the bridges we need to connect Americans across our divisions of color and class. We Need More Than Feel-Good Chat By Glenn C. Loury To be effective, Clinton's initiative must redefine the debate with a new look at welfare, affirmative action and criminal justice.

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