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WE ARE LIVE AT AN EVENT LOGGING OF THE RECENT CONFLICT BETWEEN GEORGIA AND RUSSIA. JOURNALISTS CURRENTLY... |
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VERY GOOD. |
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IS THAT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE FOR HER? |
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I HAVE ONE MINUTE OF. MAYBE IT'S SIX. I THINK WE'RE STARTING AT 6:03. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PART.... |
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HELLO, MARIA. |
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JULIAN? |
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COULD YOU -- COULD YOU -- WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SECRETARY RICE RESPONSE SO FAR? |
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WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR HER LINK TO BE IMPROVED. [INAUDIBLE] |
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AND DO YOU KNOW THAT DAVID JUST DID FOR US A BLOGGERS CONFERENCE CALL WITH 19 BLOGGERS ON THE ONLY... |
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I THINK WE'RE READY TO START. |
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WHAT'S THE NUMBER WHERE WE CAN CALL YOU? |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AND WELCOME TO RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR AUDIENCE... |
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WELCOME, EVERYBODY. I'M JEFF GO AHEADMAN, PRESIDENT OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY. WE'RE AN... |
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HELLO. |
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IN WASHINGTON, SENIOR ANALYST AND CORRESPONDENT DANIEL KIMMIGE. WELCOME TO YOU. AND WE WILL HAVE... |
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DAVID, MAY I BEGIN WITH YOU? WE GOT OFF THE PHONE 2 MINUTES AGO WITH YOUR CORRESPONDENT IN THE OUTSKIRTS... |
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YES, HELLO, EVERYBODY. AS JEFF ALREADY MENTIONED IN GEORGIA WHO TOLD US THE RUSSIAN TANKS STARTED... |
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DAVID, THIS INITIATIVE BY RUSSIAN FORCES, AT LEAST ALLEGEDLY TO SECURE THE WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN TROOPS,... |
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YES. AND AGAIN, I WOULD CITE -- I WOULD QUOTE THE CORRESPONDENT WHO TOLD US THAT HE WITNESSED -- ... |
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DAVID, GORI KEEPS COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN IN THIS CONFLICT. COULD YOU SAY A WORD ABOUT THE CITY.... |
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT IS AN IMPORTANT CITY BECAUSE IT'S THE BIRTH PLACE OF STALIN AS PROBABLY MANY... |
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DAVID, THANK YOU. I THINK AS WE ALL CAN APPRECIATE ON THE GROUND WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, IT CAN FEEL A... |
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THANKS, JEFF. I THINK THAT OF ALL OF THOSE CHOICES RIGHT NOW I WOULD STRESS THE THEME OF FRAGILITY.... |
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AND A QUESTION TO YOU AND TO YOU, DANIEL, I HEARD THE RUSSIAN MINISTER SAY ON TELEVISION THIS MORNING... |
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I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OFFICIAL U.S. REACTION TO THIS, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THIS IS A VERY STRONG... |
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DAVID -- |
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MAY I ADD SOMETHING TO WHAT DANIEL HAS SAID. TODAY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV HAS NOTHING AGAINST THE TERRITORY... |
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DAVID, THANK YOU. WE ARE BROADCASTING FROM THE OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO... |
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OKAY. |
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WASHINGTON, GO AHEAD. |
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PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION. AND ALSO STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.... |
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DAN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. WHEN THE UPCAUSE ON OSSETIAN REFUGEES DID THEY FLEE INTO OTHER... |
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YOU MEAN DURING THIS ONE WEEK OR YOU MEAN THE WAR OF 1990s? |
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NOW. |
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THERE WERE NO ARMED CONFRONTATIONS OF BIG SCALE IN ABKHAZIA. THERE WERE SOME THINGS REPORTED IN UPPER... |
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CAN WE TAKE ANOTHER QUESTION? |
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HELENA, FREEDOM HOUSE. AND MY QUESTION IS TO DAVID. DAVID, HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE CURRENT ATTITUDE... |
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YEAH, THIS IS THE QUESTION, WHICH I'VE BEEN ASKED MANY TIMES ALREADY IN THESE RECENT DAYS. AT THIS... |
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DAVID, CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT TO THE QUESTION FROM THE COLLEAGUE FROM FREEDOM HOUSE. YOUR HOUR AND... |
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THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THE INFORMATION WHICH THEY GET FROM... |
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I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, DAVID, AND THEN I WANT TO GO BACK TO YOU, DANIEL KIMMAGE, IN WASHINGTON.... |
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WE HAVE VERY GOOD COOPERATION WITH THE RUSSIAN SERVICE. I'M QUITE OFTEN A GUEST IN THEIR TALK SHOWS.... |
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DAVID, WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU ARE THESE DAYS ON A RUSSIAN TALK SHOW? WHAT'S THE MOOD? WHAT KIND... |
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I WAS JUST TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO A GUEST ON A TALK SHOW, WHICH IS A VERY POPULAR ONE, WHICH IS CALLED... |
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CAN WE GET RID OF THIS? |
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YES. [LAUGHTER] |
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SO I WAS GUEST -- TIME OF GUEST, IT IS THE SHOW, ONE HOUR CALL-IN SHOW OF THE RUSSIAN SERVICE. AND... |
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GUEST, IT IS THE SHOW, ONE HOUR CALL-IN SHOW OF THE RUSSIAN SERVICE. AND WE WERE -- I WAS SITTING... |
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DAVID, THANK YOU. DANIEL, IF I COULD TURN BACK TO YOU BEFORE I TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AGAIN. DANIEL,... |
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SURE. THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT IN A FOLLOW-UP TO WHAT DAVID WAS SAYING ABOUT THE DOMESTIC... |
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DANIEL, IS IT POSSIBLE IN YOUR VIEW THAT WE COULD BE REACHING A NEW PHASE IN A FROZEN CONFLICT WHERE... |
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WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE IT WON'T COME TO THAT. BUT WE ARE SEEING MOSCOW USING, YOU KNOW, UNFREEZING... |
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YOU'RE ALWAYS A VERY DISCIPLINED ANALYST WHICH SOMETIMES SHIES AWAY FROM PRESCRIPTION. WHAT DOES... |
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WELL, I THINK RIGHT NOW BROADLY IT'S SIMPLY TRYING TO INTERNATIONALIZE THE CONFLICT SO TO SPEAK TO... |
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DANIEL, THANK YOU. CAN WE TAKE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM OUR WASHINGTON AUDIENCE. |
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I'M MARGIN REL RYAN, I'M WITH CLEAN SKIES TV NEWS. AND I WONDER IF YOU'D GO A LITTLE FURTHER ON AN... |
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DAVID, YOU WANT TO TRY THAT? |
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SO LET US RECALL THE EVENTS OF THE LAST MONTHS. APRIL THE 3rd MANY ARE DENIED THE MEMBERSHIP ACTION... |
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A COLLEAGUE OF OURS, BRIAN WHITMORE IS WORKING ON A PIECE AS WE SPEAK WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ABOUT... |
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HOSTILITIES, MINIMALLY IT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE THAT THE RUSSIAN SIDE WAS PREPARING FOR A VERY PROBUST... |
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YES, YES, YES, I'M HERE. |
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MARINA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE HAD KOBA ON THE AIR REPORTING ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN TANKS... |
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YEAH, JUST A FEW WORDS. NOTHING NEW. EVERYTHING IS REPEATING EVERY DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW ALREADY... |
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MARINA, THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE, MARTIN, ANOTHER QUESTION FROM WASHINGTON THAT CAN BE DIRECTED TO DANIEL... |
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YES, QUESTION IN PRAGUE, MITCHELL, PULLMAN, INDEPENDENT TV AND RADIO PRODUCER. RUSSIAN REPORTS ARE... |
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UNFORTUNATELY, NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT. NOT YET AT LEAST. FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE RUSSIAN FORCES WERE... |
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DANIEL KIMMAGE IN WASHINGTON, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S A PRETTY FIERCE... |
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I MEAN, I THINK THE QUESTION OF NARRATIVE IS KEY IN THE SPECIFIC CASE OF RUSSIA AND GEORGIA. MY SENSE... |
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DANIEL, WHY SHOULD AMERICANS CARE ABOUT THIS? RUSSIA IS A BIG STATE. IT HAS ENERGY. IT HAS FAIRLY... |
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I WOULD JUST START BY TURNING THE ARGUMENT -- TURNING THE QUESTION AROUND BECAUSE IT'S A BIG STATE... |
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QUESTION AROUND BECAUSE IT'S A BIG STATE WITH VAST ENERGY RESOURCES AND A STILL FORMIDABLE MILITARY... |
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COUNTERPOSED TO WESTERN INTERESTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A DEVELOPING CONFRONTATION I THINK IS VITALLY... |
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CONFLICT MAY SEEM. MARINA, ARE YOU STILL WITH US. YES, I'M STILL HERE. WHAT IS YOUR READ OF THE MOOD... |
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MARINA, ARE YOU STILL WITH US. |
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YES, I'M STILL HERE. |
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WHAT IS YOUR READ OF THE MOOD OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING RADIO LIBERTY LISTENERS IN THE LAST DAYS. HAS... |
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YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, OF COURSE, PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND THEY... |
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THIS WAS THE VERY DAY WHEN EVEN TBILISI WAS WAITING ATTACK AND EVERY REPORTER IS REPORTING AND WE'RE... |
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MARINA, THANK YOU. MARTIN, LET'S TAKE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM WASHINGTON. |
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YOU MAY HAVE COVERED THIS EARLIER. I ARRIVED A LITTLE BIT LATE SO I APOLOGIZE IF THIS REPEATS. TO... |
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BRIDGET, THANK YOU. MARINA, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. |
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NO, NO, NO. PLEASE, GO AHEAD. |
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I THOUGHT WE COULD GO TO DANIEL FIRST. BRIDGET, THANK YOU. WE THOUGHT IT WAS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY AND... |
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WELL, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT MAINSTREAM TELEVISION COVERAGE IN THE STATES THAT MOST OF IT HAS PREDICTABLY... |
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DANIEL, THEIR SOLIDARITY -- THE LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES... |
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I THINK THAT ACTUALLY REMAINS TO BE SEEN. IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT WILL ACT AS AN DETERRENT AND... |
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THANK YOU. MARTIN, LET'S TAKE ANOTHER ONE FROM WASHINGTON, PLEASE. |
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AL MILLIKIN, INDEPENDENT WRITERS. WAS THERE AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE INVASION A TIME WITH THE OLYMPICS... |
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DANIEL, WOULD YOU TAKE THAT, PLEASE? . |
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I WILL BE HONEST AND SAY WHAT THE GEORGIAN LEADERSHIP WAS THINKING WHEN THEY BEGAN A LARGE MILITARY... |
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MARINA, CAN I RETURN BACK TO YOU IN TBILISI? |
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YES, PLEASE. |
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IN THE TURMOIL AND THE MIDST OF THIS WAR, ARE PEOPLE AT ALL THINKING ABOUT THE OLYMPICS? YOU KNOW,... |
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THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION. YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, NOT IN GENERAL NOT. I MEAN, NOT, NOT. GEORGIANS... |
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THANK YOU, DAVID. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING. IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY WHEN GEORGIA WON TWO GOLD MEDALS ONE... |
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WE JUST ASKED HIM THIS QUESTION, AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS SO DISTANT IN HIS ANSWER. HE DIDN'T TOUCH UP... |
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DAVID, THANK YOU. MARTINS, BACK TO WASHINGTON FOR THE NEXT QUESTIONS. |
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MY NAME IS NANCY COCHRAN. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ANY OF YOU REALLY KIND OF ARTICULATE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE... |
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IT'S A TOUGH QUESTION, I'LL BE HONEST. AND SPEAKING AS AN ANALYST I'LL SAY HERE THAT YOU REALLY HAVE... |
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WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, I FEAR. WE'LL TAKE ONE QUICK FROM WASHINGTON, PLEASE. |
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I DO NOT HAVE ONE -- ONE MORE QUESTION. |
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MARGARET FROM CLEAN SKIES AGAIN. GEORGIA HAS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT AS A TRANSIT FOR PIPELINES AND... |
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LET ME ADD VERY BRIEFLY. YET TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS THE ONLY PIPELINE WHICH BYPASSES RUSSIA... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THEY DO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES, THE C-SPAN AUDIENCE IN WASHINGTON... |
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YOUR COLLEAGUES. DAVID HERE AND DANIEL IN WASHINGTON. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. |
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THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE... |
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THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
