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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Actor and comedian Bill Cosby says the debate over the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer should be focused on guns, not race.In an interview on CNNs State of the Union aired Sunday, Cosby said calling George Zimmerman a racist doesnt solve anything. Cosby says the bigger question is what Zimmerman was doing with a gun, and who taught him how to behave with it.The shooting of the 17-year-old Martin on Feb. 26 has ignited a nationwide debate about race and se
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