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TRAVELING TO KANSAS AT 7:00 EAST COAST TIME TONIGHT. UP NEXT IN THE ALASKA GOVERNOR RACE THIS IS A... |
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GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO BY THE PEOPLE, A DEBATE FOR THE STATE 2006. THE LAST MAJOR DEBATE OF MANY... |
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WELL, OUR LAND MASS IS SO HUGE HERE IN ALASKA, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE AT ANY ONE TIME.... |
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MR. KNOWLES, YOU ANSWER NEXT. |
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I THINK THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF DEBATES. IT'S GOOD BECAUSE AN ELECTION SHOULD BE AND A CAMPAIGN... |
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MR. HALCRO. |
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I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE. I THINK WE SHOULD BE STARTING THESE DEBATES IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS A... |
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LIBBY HAS THE NEXT |
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THANK YOU. WOULD HAVE HEARD FROM EACH OF YOU DURING THE CAMPAIGN SEASON ABOUT ISSUES LIKE THE GAS... |
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I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT HAS BEEN IGNOREDJ: TO SOME DEGREE HAS BEEN REALLY THE HEALTH OF... |
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THANKS. WE'RE STILL STICKING TO 15 SECONDS. YOU NEXT, MR. KNOWLES. |
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OKAY. I FOCUSED MY CAMPAIGN ON THREE THINGS. ONE, BUILDING A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FOR ALASKA. ON... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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LIBBY'S QUESTION IS WHAT HAVE WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS A WHOLE LOTB WE DISCUSSED THE GAS LINE A... |
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THANK YOU. LARRY HAS THE NEXT QUESTION. YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS. |
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I WILL GO IN THE REVERSE ORDERR MR. KNOWLES, THIS IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION, WE HAVE CERTAINLY TALKED... |
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ONE OTHER BILL. THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T FULLY FUND DENALI KID CARE. IT HAD BEEN CUT BACK OVER THE... |
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MS. PALIN, CAN YOU NAME A BILL OTHER THAN PPP THAT YOU DIDN'T PASS, THOUGHT WAS A BAD BILL, MAYBE... |
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IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI'S ENTIRE FOUR YEARS, ACTION HE TOOK I DON'T AGREE WITH,... |
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IF YOU CAN THINK OF A BILL THAT PASSED THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE. |
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CERTAINLY, LARRY. THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS SENATE BILL 141, RESTRUCTURED STATE EMPLOYEES AND... |
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THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION, SAME VEIN. CAN YOU THINK OF A BILL THAT PASSED,... |
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I WANT TO TALK AGAIN ABOUT THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI'S TERMS THERE. I THINK AN ACTION... |
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MR. HALCRO, CAN YOU THINK OF A BILL THAT PASSED THIS PAST SESSION THAT WAS GOOD? |
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YES, I CAN. I THINK PPT WAS GOOD. I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, A COMPROMISE, WANTED 2020, ENDED... |
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MR. KNOWLES, A BILL THAT PASSED THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO SIGN AS GOVERNOR? |
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I THINK THE GANG BILLS THAT WERE PASSED, THE GANG BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO HELP MAYOR/Hf-P6HCJ%... |
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THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW GOING TO CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT ROUNDO TO QUESTION, YOU WILL HAVE A BIT MORE... |
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WE'LL START WITH MR. HALCRO. MR. HALCRO, IF YOU WERE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE SUPREME COURT SAID THE... |
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I WOULD DO IT. YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE FACT THAT ANYBODY WHO IS ACTUALLY READ THE 24-PAGE RULING FROM... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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IT'S MORE THAN JUST HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, THOUGH. YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUST DO IT, LARRY, IN ANSWER TO... |
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MS. PALIN, AS A FOLLOW-UP, WOULD YOU, IF YOU WERE GOVERNOR, WOULD YOU FOLLOW THE COURT ORDER AS YOU... |
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IT'S TOUGH TO SAY WHAT I WOULD DO TODAY NOT HAVING ALL THAT INFORMATIONu/n THAT GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI... |
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MR. KNOWLES, UP TO A MINUTE TO RESPOND TO LARRY'S NALL QUESTION -- ORIGINAL QUESTION. |
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WOULD YOU FOLLOW THE COURT ORDER OR DROP IT IN THE LEGISLATURE'S LAP IN A SPECIAL SESSION? |
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I WOULD ABSOLUTELY FOLLOW THE COURT ORDER. IT IS BASED UPON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF DUE PROCESS.... |
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ANY MORE COMMENTS? MR. HALCRO. |
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I THINK WE NEED THE REALIZE DEMOCRACY IS MORE THAN TOOLS AND A A SHEET VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR... |
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FROM NOW ON, IF YOU WANT TO REBUT, GIVE ME A HAND SIGNAL AND I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE... |
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THANK YOU. I WILL DIRECT THIS TO MS. PALIN. SUPPOSE SENATOR JOHN DOE PUTS FORTH A CONSTITUTIONAL... |
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YOU'RE ASKING ME IF IN FRONT OF ME WERE LEGISLATION THAT I WOULD BE ASKED TO SIGN? |
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NO, IF HE WAS GOING TO PUT FORTH A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND HE JUST WANTED YOUR SUPPORT, THE PARTY,... |
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I WOULD. I WOULD. YOU KNOW, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I'M PRO-LIFEB(FUn DON'T HIDE THAT AND NOR AM I ASHAPED... |
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OKAY. SO CHANGING A LITTLE BIT FOR THE OTHER CANDIDATES, T MR. KNOWLES AND MR. HALCRO, WE KNOW YOU'RE... |
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WELL, I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLACE BETWEEN A WOMAN AND HER DOCTOR. I BELIEVE... |
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MS. PALIN, IF I MAY INTERJECT. WE NOTICE YOU'RE PRO-LIFE, BUT CERTAIN DIFFERENT SHADES OF GRAY OF... |
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I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE UP TO ME INDIVIDUALLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL. BUT IN THE CASE OF THE LIFE OF THE... |
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IF THE WOMAN HAD BEEN RAPED AND DIDN'T WANT THE CHILD, WOULD YOU ALLOW HER TO HAVE THE ABORTION? |
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WITH MY RESPECT FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AND MY BELIEF IN THE POTENTIAL OF LIFE, I KNOW THAT THIS... |
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LET ME ASK A QUESTION RAISED BY A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ISSUE. IF YOUR DAUGHTER WERE PREGNANT... |
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AGAIN, I WOULD CHOOSE LIFE AND CERTAINLY I'M QUITE CONFIDENT YOU WILL ASK MY OPPONENTS THE SAME |
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I WILL. IF YOUR DAUGHTER HAD BEEN RAPED, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WOULD YOU FEEL -- |
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AGAIN, I WOULD CHOOSE LIFE. |
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MR. KNOWLES, WOULD YOU CARE TO ADDRESS THAT? |
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I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS. I WOULD BE SO TAKEN BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST HER, I WOULD COUNSEL HER, I WOULD... |
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MR. HALCRO, YOU ALSO HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS. |
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I DO HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS. YOU KNOW, I MEAN THIS IS ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONSwbu WHERE I THINK IT'S SO... |
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THANK YOU, MR. HALCRO. FOLLOW UP ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ANOTHER LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE. I'LL START WITH... |
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YES.VeI I DO. I SAY, THAT I SUPPORT DEATH WITH DIGNITY. I THINK THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE... |
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THANK YOU. MR. KNOWLES, LET YOU GO NEXT. |
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I DON'T LIKE GOVERNMENT IN MY BEDROOM,iCki ON MY PHONE, OR TELLING ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE. AND... |
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SO NERZ, WOULD YOU ALLOW THAT PERSON TO HAVE A DOCTOR- |
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ABSOLUTELY. |
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MS. PALIN UP TO A MINUTE. |
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YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SANCTIONING OR ASSISTING, ENDING LIFE. I THINK... |
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THANK YOU, MS. PALIN. SPEED UP TO THE NEXT ROUND OF QUESTIONS, LARRY IS DYING TO ASK YOU ANOTHER ONE.... |
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TRYING TO LIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. MR. HALCRO, ASIDE FROM WINNING THE JOB AS GOVERNOR, GOING TO... |
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OH, BOY. YOU KNOW, I HAVE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT QUESTION. I TRAVELED... |
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THE QUESTION IS, WHERE ELSE IN ALASKA WOULD YOU LIVE. |
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WHERE ELSE IN ALASKA. |
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THE SOUTHEAST, I LOVE THE SOUTHEAST AND I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN KETCHIKAN OR PETERSBURG, SITKA. |
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GET RAIN GEAR. |
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IF YOU COULDN'T LIVE IN WASILLA, WHERE ELSEWHERE WOULD YOU LIVE? |
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I HAVE BEN BLESSED TO LIVE IN SOUTHEAST, SKAWAY, EAGLE RIVER AND ANCHORAGE ALSO FOR A BIT. BUT YOU... |
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IF THE QUESTION WAS YOU COULDN'T LIVE IN WASILLA YOU WOULD JUST MOVE TO PALMER OR SOME OTHER PLACE... |
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LAUGH IF YOU WILL, BUT IS THAT MY ANSWER, YES, THE VALLEY IS LARGE, YOU KNOW, IT'StcAFc THE BOROUGH... |
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MR. KNOWLES, YOU LIVE IN ANCHORAGE. IF YOU COULDN'T LIVE IN ANCHORAGE, WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU LIVE?... |
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LOVE SNOW, SO MAYBE UP AROUND FAIANKS AREA. OR KOTZEBUE. FAIRBANKS, KOTZEBUE. |
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VERY GOOD. SPEAKING MUCH FAIRBANKS, A QUESTION. |
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YOU GUYS ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN. I'M BRINGING IT BACK DOWN AGAIN. IN THE COMING MONTHS, THOUSANDS... |
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THE STATE HAS AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY AS OF COURSE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE SEND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE... |
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15-SECOND RESPONSE. DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO START NOW? |
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ABSOLUTELY. THE CURRENT 297 INFANTRY BRIGADE DEPLOYED TO MISSISSIPPI AND THEN IRAQ FOR A YEAR AND... |
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MS. PALIN, SAME QUESTION TO YOU. WHAT IS THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THE VETERANS AND FAMILIES?... |
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I AM SUCH A SUPPORTER OF OUR MILITARY AND IN MY MY THANKFULNESS, GRATEFULNESS, RECOGNIZING THE STATE'S... |
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MR. HALCRO, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. |
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THANK YOU. THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO... |
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THANK YOU. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MINUTES LEFT IN THIS SEGMENT. WHILE COLLEAGUES ARE DECIDING WHAT QUESTION... |
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ABSOLUTELY IT SHOULD. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS DAY BEAT TEASE IS UP 25% IN THIS -- DIABETES IS UP 25%,... |
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MS. PALIN, UP TO A MINUTE. SHOULD ALASKA ALLOW STEM CELL RESEARCH. |
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ANOTHER HYPOTHETICAL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ON THE DOCKET THERE IN OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, STEM... |
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THANK YOU. MR. KNOWLES, UP TO A MINUTE. |
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I THINK JUST THE HUMANITY OF IT DEMANDS WE PURSUE STEM CELL RESEARCH. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE FEDERAL... |
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LIBBY HAS A QUICK FOLLOW-UP. |
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I GUESS I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT RELATES TO RESEARCH. |
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I'M AFRAID WE'RE OUT OF TIME. KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY, I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE TIME LATERO TO THE NEXT... |
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MEMBERS PLEASE PROCEED TO VOTE. |
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UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE LEGISLATURE CAN MEET FOR UP TO 121 DAYS FROM JANUARY TOv3ro MAY. VOTERS APPROVED... |
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THERE IS NO CONFLICT. I CAN TELL YOU AS A FORMER LEGISLATOR THAT THE FIRST 30 DAYS WERE REALLY A WASTE... |
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I'LL PASS THAT ON TO IF HOUSE AND SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
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OF COURSE I SUPPORT IT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER, I ALWAYS ENJOYED THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE TRYING, TOOK... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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90 DAYS IS FINE. I'M SUPPORTING THAT BALLOT MEASURE. IN FACT BOTH MY OPPONENTS WHO SERVED FOR THOSE... |
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THANK YOU. NOW FOR A PERSPECTIVE FROM RURAL ALASKA. OUR FRIENDS AT KYUK VISITED THE BETHEL ALTERNATIVE... |
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HI, I'M STEPHANIE WATSON, I'M A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN BETHEL ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL. THERE... |
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WHERE DO CANDIDATES STAND ON THIS? MS. PALIN, YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS. HOW DO YOU REDUCTTi SCHOOL DROPOUT... |
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STEPHANIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION, THAT IS GREAT. WE NEED TO GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT... |
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THANK YOU. MR. HALCRO, 30 SECONDS, WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE. |
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I THINK IT HAS TO BE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, EXPAND PRE- K PROGRAMS READY TO LEARN AND READ BEFORE... |
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MR. KNOWLES, 30 SECONDS. |
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40% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES DON'T GRADUATE. THAT IS JUST A STUNNING FIGURE. WE NEED TO CORRECT... |
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THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, NOW WE'RE READY FOR A SECOND QUESTION FROM BETHEL. |
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MY NAME IS ANNA, I'M FROM BETHEL, ALASKA. I GO TO BETHEL ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL AND I HAVE A... |
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uoH MR. KNOWLES, RURAL SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND FISHING, I'M SURE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. HOW... |
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LET ME SAY HOW WONDERFUL IT IS THAT BETHEL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL HAS BEEN, I HAVE BEEN THERE, THE SAFE,... |
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THANK YOU. MR. HALCRO. |
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TWO THINGS. I THINK YOU DO NEED TO ADOPT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GRANTING RURAL PREFERENCE DURING... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT TO BE IN BETHEL JUST RECENTLY. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT... |
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MS. PALIN, LET ME APOLOGIZE TO MR. KNOWLES. I SAID THE WRONG THING. I THINK YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT... |
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I HAVE BEEN GOVERNOR, I HAVE BEEN TREATED THAT WAY. |
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BY ME NO LESS. A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. |
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SPEAKING OF BEING GOVERNOR, HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION BECAUSE NONE OF YOU ARE GOVERNOR NOW, SO EVERY ... |
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I VOTE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. I HAV I'M ON RECORD AS VOTING FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.... |
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I WOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF ALLOWING THE ALASKAN VOTER TO HAVE THEIR SAY VIA THE BALLOT BOX ON... |
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MS. PALIN, JUST SO I MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU VOTE TO PUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT... |
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I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING HYPOTHETICALLY WHETHER I WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT. I SAID... |
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THEN HYPOTHETICALLY, IT'S ON THE BALLOT, NOW NOVEMBER, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST IT? |
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NO, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL OF ME TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY SAYING I BELIEVE THAT... |
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INI MAY INTERRUPT. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS IN THE PAST TO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE A RURAL... |
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WELL, AGAIN, WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO NEED THE... |
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MR. KNOWLES. |
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TED STEVENS, LISA MURKOWSKI, DON YOUNG, JAY HAMMOND, BILL SHEFFIELD, STEVE COOPER, THE ALASKA FEDERATION... |
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30 SECONDS TO REBUT. |
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WELL, I WOULD, TONY REFERS TO THE FRINGE AS NATIVE LEADERS WHO AGREE WITH ME THAT THOSE PAST EFFORTS... |
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WE HAVE A DESIRE FROM TWO OTHER CANDIDATES TO RESPOND. 15 SECONDS TO REBUT. MR. HALCRO. |
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LET ME SAY NATIVE LEADERS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THAT. THE AFN UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED IN THIS LATEST CONFERENCE... |
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MR. HALCRO, LAST WORD. |
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TO SHARE INSIGHT, IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999, SPECIAL SESSION ON ADOPTING A SUBSISTENCE AMENDMENT, TEN DAYS... |
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DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, BUT I THINK LIBBY YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEAK YOUR QUESTIONS, MAKE ANSWERS REALLY... |
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OKAY, BRIEFLY, IN THE EVENT A RURAL SCHOOL IS NOT MAKING ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS, IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S... |
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YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS, TIGHTER THAN THAT. |
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10 SECONDS. |
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RURAL EDUCATION, GO. |
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THE REALITY IS, WE HAVE 23% OF ALASKA SCHOOLS HAVE THREE OR FEWER TEACHERS. NO WAY WE WILL MEET ADEQUATE... |
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MS. PAL YIN. |
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WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS -- PALIN, PROVIDE TOOLS AND TEACHERS THAT RURAL ALASKAN STUDENTS DESERVE... |
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MR. KNOWLES. |
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THE QUESTION WAS WHAT WOULD WE DO WHEN THEY DO NOT GET ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS. AS WE KNOWS, WASHINGTON... |
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I AM TOLD WE HAVE TO MOVE ON AND APPARENTLY WE'RE GOING TO GO IN TO A BRIEF LIGHTNING ROUND AGAIN... |
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WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE. IN THE FIRST HALF WE TOUCHED PENNY A BALLOT MEASURE... |
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SO WHICH IS IT? A PIPELINE KILLER OR A PIPELINE INCENTIVE? WE ALREADY KNOW THAT ALL THREE CANDIDATES... |
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BACK TO HYPOTHETICAL. MR. KNOWLES, YOU'RE GOVERNOR, BALLOT MEASURE 2 PASSES. WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT... |
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CONSTITUTION SAYS IT'S TWO YEARS TOtlyn REPEAL SOMETHING, BUT ALSO SAYS THE LEGISLATURE MAY AMEND... |
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MS. PALIN, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE LEGISLATION AT THE START OF YOUR TERM? WOULD YOU PUT IT IN THE CONTRACT... |
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IF THE PEOPLE DECIDE TO SAY YEA ON THIS ON NOVEMBER 7, THAT'S THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. IN THAT TWO... |
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MR. HALCRO, YOU STATED OPPOSITION. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE GOVERNOR AND YOUR STUCK WITH BALLOT MEASURE... |
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I DISAGREE. IT DOESN'T PROVIDE LEVERAGE. IT PROVIDES A FREE TRIP TO COURT WHICH BECAUSE I BELIEVE... |
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FOLLOW-UP? |
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SURE, STICKING ON THE GAS LINE, START WITH YOU, MR. HALCRO. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE STATE... |
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I DON'T. WE HAVE TO MANAGE OUR RESOURCES EVERY DAY. TO SOME DEGREE, WITH WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT.... |
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MR. KNOWLES DO, YOU SEE ANY CONFLICT IN THE STATE REGULATING A PIPELINE IT OWNS? |
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I THINK WE COULD MANAGE THAT PART. I THINK THE MORE SERIOUS QUESTION IS, IS IT A GOOD HARD-NOSED... |
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MS. PALIN, DO YOU SEE REGULATORY CONFLICT IN REGULATING SOMETHING THAT THE STATE OWNS? |
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YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH LINE THERE, LARRY, BECAUSE WE ARE THE OWNERS OF THE RESOURCE, WE... |
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THANK YOU. NOW FOR ANOTHER SEGMENT IN WHICH YOU SL HAVE MORE TIME, I PROMISE, TO ANSWER A QUESTION,... |
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SHE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO SIGN SUCH A CONTRACT UNILATERALLY WITHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF... |
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JUST TO CLARIFY, THEY HAVEN'T FULLY REJECTED THE CONTRACT. LET'S SAY THEY HAVEN'T APPROVED NECESSARY... |
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THEY DID REJECT IT IN THE LEGISLATURE. THEY SAID NO TO GOVERNOR 34URKSKY. |
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WE WILL LEAVE IT -- GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI. |
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THE GOVERNOR SHOULD NOT SIGN A CONTRACT5)Zz WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL. I THINKu6qP LEGISLATURE... |
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THANK YOU. MR. HALCRO, PRETEND YOU'RE IN THE STATE HOUSE. WOULD YOU JOIN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND... |
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I WOULD, I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE. IT'S KIND OF IRONIC. FOUR YEARS AGO STARS WERE ALIGNED, ENDED UP... |
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BACK TO LARRY, GAS LINE QUESTION. FAR MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN I AM. |
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GOING BACK WITH THE STATE OWNERSHIP ISSUE. ASSUMING THE SURPLUS IS GONE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT... |
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CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT $2.3 BILLION IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE. WE HAVE ABOUT 3 1/2 BILLION... |
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IF I MAY INTERJECT. MR. HALCRO, 30 SECONDS TO FOLLOW-UP. WHY STOP AT 20%? WHY NOT HAVE A GREATER... |
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I THINK 20% IS A EQUITABLE AMOUNT. I THINK THE STATE CAN EVEN DIVERSIFY RISK BY ALLOWING INDEPENDENTS,... |
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STILL A MINORITY OWNER. |
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THAT'S CORRECT, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU CHANGE THE CONTRACT... |
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MR. KNOWLES ASSUMING IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS DEAL, HAD YOU TO COME UP WITH A BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE... |
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WELL, THE ALASKA PERMANENT FUND, THAT BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PUT MONEY BASED ON THE PERSON RULE... |
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WHAT ABOUT MY QUESTION ABOUT BEING A 20%, HAVING 20% SHARE VERSUS MAYBE LARGER SHARE IN THE PIPELINE?... |
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WELL, AGAIN, IF IT'S A HARD BUSINESS DEAL, THAT'S A BIG PROJECT. SO 20% WOULD BE $4 BILLION. I DON'T... |
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MS. PALIN, IF YOU WERE GOVERNOR, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO INVEST AND YOU NEEDED A BILLION DOLLARS... |
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AGAIN, THIS IS GOING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT 20% OWNERSHIP WAS DEEMED THE KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT THE... |
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WHAT ABOUT A 20% OR GREATER SHARE? |
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THERE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE COMPELLING REASON OF THE 20% FIGURE, I DON'T THINK HAS BEEN YET ACCEPTED... |
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MR. KNOWLES, 15 SECONDS, YOU'RE EAGER TO RESPOND. |
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JUST TO SAY THAT IN TERMS OF VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, THE PERMANENT FUND, YOU DON'T NEED A VOTE OF THE... |
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I CAN'T RESIST, YET YOU SAY THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE ON USING PERMANENT FUND EARNINGS FOR NEARLY... |
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PERMANENT FUND PRINCIPLE, WHICH BY DEFINITION HAS TO BE INVESTED, CONDITION... |
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UNDERSTOOD. MR. HALCRO. |
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Iw% THINK AS AN OWNER STATE YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, IF WE ARE NOT WILLING TO INVEST IN THIS 30 BILLION... |
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15 SECOND RESPONSE. |
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SIGNIFICANCE IS THIS IS ALASKA'S PROJECT THIS. WILL BE A PROJECT THAT UNITES ALASKANS, THE BEST ECONOMIC... |
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THANK YOU. I THINK LARRY- Q REQUEST QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PIPELINE UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME. WE NEED... |
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ACTUALLY CHANGING GEARS A LITTLE HERE, GAL THAT WORKING ON ARRANGEMENT -- GALENA WORKING ON POWER... |
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I WOULD LOOK AT IT. NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS THIS H. THIS REVIVAL IN THE COUNTRY, MORE AND MORE WHO ARE... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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ONE MINUTE. |
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I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. IT WAS SO GOOD TO BE THERE IN GALENA OVER THE WINTER BE ABLE TO VISIT WITH... |
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MR. KNOWLES, UP TO ONE MINUTE. |
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I NOTICE AS I RECALL, I THINK THAT PROJECT WAS BEINGWn"k PROPOSED BY A JAPANESEH & COMPANY THAT WANTED... |
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THANK YOU, MR. KNOWLES. LIBBY, ANOTHER ENERGY QUESTION? |
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THIS TOUCHES ON ENERGY SORT OFjIlV LOOSE WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE UNIVERSITY, OF COURSE BEING... |
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I DON'T THINK THE RESEARCH THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS OR WITH... |
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OKAY. MR. HALCRO. |
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ABSOLUTELY NOT. I MEAN I THINK POLITICS AND SCIENCE, THAT'S PARTS OF THE PROBLEM WHY WE HAVE STUMBLED... |
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THANKS. |
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ONE OF THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE PIECES OF LEGISLATION, OR BUDGET ITEMS THAT WENT THROUGH WAS TO SPEND... |
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THANK YOU, MR. KNOWLES. SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, BACK TO LARRY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER... |
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GOVERNOR KNOWLES IS PUSHING HARD AT HIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RUSH AN ISSUE, CONTRACT FOR... |
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YOU MEAN GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI. |
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I'M SORRY, GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI. |
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THE OTHER GOVERNOR. |
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NOT YOUR BOSS. |
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THIS IS NEWS. |
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WORKS FOR BOTH GOVERNORS. GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI PUSHING THIS TO BE SIGNED BY DECEMBER 1st. MS. PALIN,... |
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I WOULDN'T. I'M NOT GOING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS THAT OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, POSITION... |
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MR. HALCRO. |
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I WOULD. I THINK IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S LAST-MINUTE POLITICAL PUSHES, I THINK IT'S POOR... |
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MR. KNOWLES, YOU TAKE OVER DECEMBER 4, WOULD YOU TRY TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT? |
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I DON'T NECESSARILY GIVEs[KSn POLITICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI. IF HE HAD THIS MUCH ENERGY ... |
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WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SEGMENT. I WANT A QUICK QUESTION WITH A QUICK ANSWER, 15 SECONDS TO... |
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CHRIS, YOU WERE THERE WITH ME IN 1999, WALK IN THE FRONT DOORS OF THE CAPITOL, FACE A BILLION DOLLAR... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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SALES TAX, WHEN WE(r8sc EXEMPT IMMEDIATE CALLING AND GROCERIES. -- MEDICAL, TIED FOR LAST WOULD BE... |
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ONE, THREE, THREE. MR. KNOWLES. |
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INCOME TAX, SALES TAX, PERMANENT FUND. THE REASON WHY I PUT THE PERMANENT FUND LAST, IF YOU PUT IT... |
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TRY TO REVISIT THIS LATER. ON TO THE NEXT SEGMENT. WE WILL GO BACK AND LISTEN TO OUR FOLKS FROM RURAL... |
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I'M JOE HAMILTON, ORIGINALLY FROM CHE VAK, LIVE AND WORK IN BETHEL. BECAUSE OF REMOVAL OF FUNDS FOR... |
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MS. PALIN, WE'LL START WITH YOU. YOU'LL HAVE 30 SECONDS. WHAT DO YOU TELL JOAN? HOW DO YOU ADDRESS... |
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I SHARE THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT RURAL ALASKAN CRIME AND VIOLENCE AND OUTSTANDING NUMBERS THAT ARE VERY... |
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MR. KNOWLES, 30 SECONDS. |
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THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IN RURAL ALASKA IS REALLY IN A CRISIS. WE HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF VILLAGES... |
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MR. HALCRO, 30 SECONDS. |
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CURRENTLY I BELIEVE WE SPEND A LITTLE UNDER $6 MILLION A YEAR ON THE VPSO PROGRAM, A NUMBER OF VILLAGES... |
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LIBBY, A FOLLOW-UP. |
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FOLLOW-UP. SHOULD WE TRANSITION FROM VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFIRS IN TO MORE OF A FULL-FLEDGED POLICE... |
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I DO BELIEVE THAT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT. I THINK THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU'RE SEEING OUT IN RURAL ALASKA... |
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30 SECONDS. |
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THE ANSWER IS YES. WE ARE TRANSITIONING, PARTICULARLY AS COMMUNITIES GET LARGER, NOW OVER A THOUSAND... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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MANY AREAS, YES, LIBBY, BUT IN AREAS SMALL ENOUGH THAT CAN ADEQUATELY BE SERVED BY A VPSO. WE NEED... |
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THANK YOU, MS. PALIN. NOW LET'S HEAR OUR LAST QUESTION FROM WESTERN ALASKA. |
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HI, I'M ZENNA PETERS, I ATTEND THE BETHEL ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL. MANY VILLAGES OF ALASKA THERE... |
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MR. HALCRO, 30 SECONDS, HOW DO YOU IMPROVE HEALTH IN THE RURAL VILLAGES? |
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I THINK THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION. WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE FUTURE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, IT'S BEEN... |
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MS. PALIN. |
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TO ANSWER THIS ISSUE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS SO NEEDED OUT THERE IN RURAL ALASKA IS GOING TO TAKE... |
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MR. KNOWLES, 30 SECONDS. |
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NO QUESTION THAT CLEAN SANITATION, WATER FACILITIES IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO HEALTH AND SAFETY IN... |
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FOLLOW-UP FOR THAT, I WILL MOVE ON BECAUSE NOW IS THE CHANCE FOR THE CANDIDATES TO ASK EACH OTHER... |
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TONY KNOWLES SADZ NO LAST- MINUTE MANEUVERING IN HIS ADMINISTRATION AS HE LEFT OFFICE. WE CAN LEARN... |
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ONE MINUTE TO RESPOND, MR. KNOWLES. |
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING AT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE HAD IN MY LAST YEAR IN OFFICE,... |
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MS. PALIN, 30 SECONDS TO REBUT. |
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WHAT I WAS DRIVING AT WAS EXACTLY THAT, THAT THERE WAS GRIDLOCK. MUCH OF THAT WAS CAUSED IN THAT... |
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MR. KNOWLES, YOU GET TO ASK THE NEXT QUESTION, PAYMENT IN KIND OR TO MR. HALCRO. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ELEVATE THE DISCUSSION TO AN INTEREST THAT THE PUBLIC, SOMETHING THE PUBLIC IS A ... |
| 01:16:48 |
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I THINK YOU NEED TO REVISIT YOUR ASSUMPTION THAT I FIND IT ATTRACTIVE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT... |
| 01:17:53 |
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MR. KNOWLES, 30 SECONDS. |
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I WISH YOU WOULD SHARE THIS SECRET PLAN WITH ALASKANS. I SAT DOWN AND JUST LISTENS, LISTENED TO ALASKAN,... |
| 01:18:34 |
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MR. HALCRO INVOLVED IN THIS. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR A CANDIDATE? IF SO, WHAT IS IT? TO WHOM? |
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THE GUY ON 2 END. MY QUESTION IS FOR TONY KNOWLES. LOOK, I LOVE YOUR ADS, SLEEVES ROLLED UP, WORKING... |
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MR. KNOWLES, A MINUTE TO RESPOND. |
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WELL, PROBABLY FORGETTING, ANDREW, THE NIGHT THAT YOU AND AT LEAST I THINK YOU WERE THERE, AND WE... |
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30 SECONDS. |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER AT ONE OF THE LONGEST DAYS OF THE FISCAL POLICY CAUCUS, BIPARTISAN GROUP... |
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WEIGHTS HIS NAME? |
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ETHAN BERKOWITZ. GOVERNOR KNOWLES, I REMEMBER THAT EVENING IN MARCH OF 200 1, I ALSO REMEMBER AN ... |
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TO BE FAIR, MR. KNOWLES HAVEnS/ IF YOU FOLKS ALSO WANT A 15 SECONDS, I'LL GIVE TO IT YOU. MR. KNOWLES.... |
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WELL, I'M SORRY, ANDREW, THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT WORDS IN THAT ETHAN BERKOWITZ'S MOUTH. ETHAN BERKOWITZ... |
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MS. PALIN, YOU WANT TO ENTER THIS? 15 SECONDS. |
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GLAD I'M SITTING HERE IN-BETWEEN THEM TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET OUT OF HAND. |
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THAT'S MY LINE. |
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MR. LCRO, 15 SECONDS. |
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IT DID HAPPEN. IT REALLY DID HAPPEN. WE WALKED TO THE FLOOR, TOOK SOME OF THE TOUGHEST VOTES THAT... |
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I'M AFRAID WE NOW HAVE TO WRAP THINGS UP WITH JUST ONE MORE QUESTION AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO... |
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GET ALONG FOR THE LAST QUESTION. THAT IS MS. PALIN, YOU'RE ELECTED GOVERNOR. WOULD YOU HIRE YOUR OPPONENT'S... |
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ANDREW HALCRO WOULD BE THE MOST AWESOME STATS DECISION THAT THE STATE COULD EVERY EVEN LOOK FOR. ... |
| 01:22:48 |
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WOULD YOU HIRE MR. KNOWLES FOR A JOB? |
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DO THEY NEED A CHEF IN JUNEAU? I KNOW THAT IS WHAT HE ENJOYS DOING. I SAW THE PROFILE, I KNOW HE'S... |
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MR. KNOWLES, WOULD YOU HIRE MS. PALIN OR MR. HALCRO? |
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I DON'T HIRE ANYBODY TILL I GET HIRED. ASK ME THAT NOVEMBER 7. |
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MR. HALCRO. |
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I'M SURE I COULD FIND A PLACE FOR BOTH TONY AND SARAH. |
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY WHERE? |
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PROBABLY AT THE KIDS TABLE AT THANKSGIVING DINNER. NO, YOU KNOW, I THINK CERTAINLY IF NOT OFFERING... |
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THANK YOU. I'M AFRAID THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE. BIG THANK YOU TO THE CANDIDATES, PANELISTS, AUDIENCE,... |
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