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Course of the next few months it will only heat up as u.s. and afghan troops push deeper and deeper into the taliban country. brian? >> conner powell reporting in afghanistan. 70 americans died in afghanistan this month. president barack obama said he will begin to withdraw troops starting next year if afghanistan can stand on its own. that country is planning on holding parliamentary elections september 13th despite the possibility of more attacks from the taliban. let's continue our discussion with our all-star panel. let me turn to noelle who is out there in arkansas. noelle, your thoughts ...

All right. black farmers reached a $1.25 billion settlement with the department of agriculture over past discrimination. but months later, the money is mired in congressional politics, and the farmers are still waiting. john boyd is a fourth generation farmer and founder of the national black farmers' association. he is joining us now from richmond, virginia. good to see you. >> it's always good to see you, fred. >> so what's happening? why is this taking so long? what's the hold-up? >> well, it looks like we've been caught up in politics, the house passed it twice, and the extension bill, and...

>> this is from a quote, we also believe a national dialogue on race must be held. the basis for mrs. sherrod's resignation is another example of why we should not sweep race under the rug and we should come together and recognize that while difficult we must confront these issues head on. bill clinton held a conversation on race. does this administration feel they need to hold on? >> again, we'll go back and check. as i said to kevin, i have not heard discussions about that today. >> black farmer, you brought it up with chuck. >> i don't know where the legislation -- i will check on -- and y...