51.   The sides have been talking in recent weeks, officially and through informal channels.

52.   The sides only talk through lawyers.

53.   The sides talked Wednesday and again Thursday morning.

54.   The sides talked for most of yesterday.

55.   The two sides have barely talked since March, amid Palestinian terror attacks and Israeli land confiscations.

56.   The two sides have not talked since.

57.   The two sides have talked about a long-term deal several times, including as recently as several weeks ago.

58.   The two sides have talked over the last few months, but CART is insisting on the old qualifying rules.

59.   The two sides talked some more.

60.   The two sides are even talking about using committee chairmen from both parties.