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WHAT'S ON THEIR MIND. GRETCHEN, TELL
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US ABOUT THIS UNIVERSITY. >> THIS UNIVERSITY IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA LOCATED IN A BEAUTIFUL TOWN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS INCREASING...
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DRA MATICALLY. GIVEN THE GOP CONTROL IN THE STATE IN THE PAST 13 YEARS HAS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED STUDENTS ABILITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE WHICH I WOULD HOPE...
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YOU STUDYING. >> I'M A MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. >> WHY? >> BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE WAY THIS COUNTRY IS HEADED, AND I BELIEVE IF EVERYONE...
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HERE AT THIS
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COOL? MY NAME IS
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JACKIE AND I'M FROM BUTE,
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MONTANA. I CHOSE BOZEMAN MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCE. I CAME HERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
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LIFE EXTERNS PERSONS DOING WORK
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IN BOSNIA AND SHE
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WELCOMED ME AND WANTED ME TO BE ON THE STUDENT BODY IN THE SCHOOL. SHE'S A FINE PROFESSOR AND HONESTLY, BEING FROM MONTANA, I MEAN THERE'S BEAUTIFUL...
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AND SO I AM REALLY ACTIVE IN TRYING TO
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PROMOTE THAT THROUGH
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COMMUNITY SERVICE AND
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THROUGH POLITICAL ACTIVISM. >>
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IN WASHINGTON WE TALK ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR
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ALMOST EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TO YOU FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT? >> I BELIEVE IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IT SEEMS THAT IT'S REALLY...
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BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE'RE A PART OF A WORLD ECONOMY AND WE'RE WORLD CITIZENS NOT JUST MONTANA
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CITIZENS. >> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE JOINED US WE'RE IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA. AND IN A COUPLE MINUTES SENATOR CONRAD BURNS WILL JOIN US AND THIS GROUP...
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IS BRETT AND I'M FROM GREAT FALLS MONTANA. >> WHY DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL HERE? >> BOZEMAN IS AN AMAZING PLACE AND I'M FROM MONTANA AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE...
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THE REPUBLICANS. WHAT WOULD YOU
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SAY? >> I WOULD AGREE 100%P THE
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REPUBLICANS HAVE CUT FUND BIG OVER HALF IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. FUNDING MY FAMILY HAS PAID IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS IS HALF OF WHAT I'M PAYING NOW. THAT...
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YOUR NAME? >> ERIC STEVE FROM AIN
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CADGE, AL HAS SKA. >> YOU AGREE OF THE CRITICISM OF THE REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE. >> I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THE STATE AS THEY ARE. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE...
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DOES AN OUT OF STATER HAVE TO PAY. >> ABOUT 16,000 A YEAR. >> WHY DO YOU GO HERE? >> BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
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ENVIRONMENT. I LOVE THE OUTDOORS AND
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THE OPPORTUNITIES IT AFFORDS ME. >> WHERE ARE YOU FROM? >>
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MAY NAME IS JAMES AND I'M FROM CAM BEIGE, MINNESOTA. >> WHY DID YOU COME HERE? >> I BASICALLY CAME HERE FOR THE SCHEME. AND THE MOUNTAINSES.
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OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SETTING,
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BUT AS FAR AS
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TUITION INCREASES
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I GUESS WE, YOU KNOW, US COMPARED TO THE NATION WE'RE STILL ON A RELATIVE
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SAME LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
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AS INCREASES ACROSS THE NATION. WE
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HAVE SHIFTED OUR, YOU
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KNOW, FUNDING OF EDUCATION ACROSS THE NATION AWAY FROM HIGHER EDUCATION PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE YIELDS ARE HIGHER AFTER YOU GRADUATE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY...
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| 00:04:48 |
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LONG DID YOU SERVE IN THE MILITARY? >> I SERVED
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FOR THREE YEARS AND THEN I WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON WHAT'S CALLED A GREEN TO GOLD
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SCHOLARSHIP? N
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WHICH THEY TAKE SOME OF THEIR MEMBERS AND SEND THEM TO COLLEGE TO BECOME OFFICERS. >> WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN FULL
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ACTIVE DUTY UNIFORM. >> FULL ACTIVE DUTY WOULD BE JUNE 20th, 2000. >>
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WHAT'S THE IRAQI WAR LOOK LIKE TO YOU
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| 00:05:09 |
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FROM HERE? >> OF COURSE I
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CAN'T COMMENT ON IT AS A SOLDIER, BUT AS A STUDENT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PRESENT IN THE MINDS OF EVERYONE ON CAMPUS. IT'S ALWAYS UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE....
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DID YOU COME HERE? >> MY DAD WAS A FIGHTING BOBCAT,
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AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT RUNS PRETTY STRONGLY IN THE
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FAMILY. MY OLDER SISTER WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AND
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| 00:05:31 |
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SHE'S A GRIZLY, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE BALANCE OF POWER IN OUR FAMILY. >> PASS THE MIKE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TO YOUR COLLEAGUE ON YOUR RIGHT I GUESS. YOUR...
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| 00:05:41 |
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CHRIS TALL AND I'M FROM SYDNEY, MONTANA. >> WHY ARE
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| 00:05:44 |
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YOU HERE? >> ACTUALLY, I CHOSE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IN MISSOURI FOR MY FIRST YEAR AND I WANTED TO COME BACK TO MONTANA AND HEARD THAT MONTANA...
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| 00:05:56 |
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YOU CAN GET IN MONTANA FOR SURE AND MAYBE IN THE NATION, ESPECIALLY WITH
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THEIR RECENT PAST EXAM
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RATE BEING HIGHEST IN THE NATION. >> SO WHAT
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| 00:06:06 |
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IS THE REST OF THE WORLD LOOK LIKE TO YOU FROM HERE? WHAT INTERNATIONAL OR NATIONAL ISSUES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? >> I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY,...
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| 00:06:27 |
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THE NEWS AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WATCH CLOSELY BECAUSE IT -- FILE IT DOES AFFECT US IN MONTANA EVEN THOUGH, YOU
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| 00:06:34 |
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KNOW, WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY RIGHT IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE LINE OF IT. >> BUT YOU'RE NOT A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJORER? >> NO. I'M AN ACCOUNTING STUDENT. ALSO...
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C-SPAN, A SCHOOL BUS THAT MOVES OVER THE
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| 00:07:01 |
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UNITED STATES HAS BEEN IN 2,000 COMMUNITIES. IN THE LEFT HAND COMMUNITY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOUR, SEPTEMBER 22nd-OCTOBER 3rd. BILL AND
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| 00:07:10 |
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PAT BRESNAN, THE PRINCIPLES IN THAT COMPANY ARE WITH US TRAVELING FROM SITY TO CITY, THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO PUT C-SPAN AND C-SPAN 2 ON ALL THE SYSTEMS....
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| 00:07:53 |
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IMPORTANT TO ME IS PROBABLY THE IRAQI WAR.
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THE WAR ON TERRORISM IN
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GENERAL. IT'S SOMETHING
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| 00:08:00 |
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WE THINK ABOUT EVERY DAY BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE DON'T GIVE IT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS US EVERY DAY IN THE WAY WE'RE GOING...
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| 00:08:11 |
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THE LINE TO SEE WHAT OUR FOLKS BACK EAST HAVE
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| 00:08:14 |
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HEARD ON THESE IRAQ YOU I -- ISSUES. GO AHEAD, NEW YORK CITY. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. CAN'T HEAR NEW YORK CITY. >> Caller: CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, SIR....
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| 00:08:30 |
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THE IRAQIS, THE PEOPLE, TO GET RID OF SADDAM HUSSEIN, BUT IS THE WAR THE BETTER OFFER WITHOUT SADDAM HUSSEIN? I DON'T THINK SO. IT
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PROBABLY MEANS
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AND
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STILL WILL BE REMAINING UP THERE. ONE THING IF SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS SO BAD N IF HE WAS SO BAD, WHY DID THE UNITED STATES DID ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] IN SOUTH...
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| 00:09:42 |
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IRAQ, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S REASONING, I DECIDED THAT EVEN THOUGH SOME OF HIS REASONINGS SOUNDED FAIRLY, I GUESS, FALLTY, HE IS OUR...
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| 00:09:59 |
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EFFORTS. >> LET'S GO BACK TO THIS GENTLEMAN UP HERE. YOUR NAME AND WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON THE IRAQI WAR? >> MY NAME IS RYAN. I LIVE IN FORT BENTON. MY...
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| 00:10:20 |
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OVER AND START PULLING TROOPS OUT, LEAVE SOMETHING OVER THERE N MY SUPPORT
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EVEN INCREASED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL THERE AND HOPE THEY MAKE IT BACK SAFE. >> IT'S A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE HOUR OF 7:00, AND I HAVE A NEWSPAPER HERE...
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PASS THE MIKE TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN COMMENT ON THIS. HE'S GOING TO JOIN US IN A MOMENT. WHEN SENATOR BURNS GOES OVER TO IRAQ, WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO...
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| 00:11:23 |
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ON IN THE REBUILDING EFFORT. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THE MIKE? YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND WHAT DO YOU WANT SENATOR BURNS TO DO WHEN HE GOES TO...
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| 00:11:46 |
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OF INCREASING, BUT I THINK WITH SENATOR BURNS BEING A PAST MARINE IT'S GOING TO MEAN A LOT TO THE TROOPS OVER THERE TO
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| 00:11:52 |
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GO OUT THERE AND SEE THAT HE SUPPORTIVE OF THEM AND THAT MONTANA IN TURN IS UP SUPPORT TIFB OF OUR TROOPS. >> SENATOR BURNS MIGHT BE WITH US. IS HE BACK...
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| 00:12:20 |
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TODAY. IT'S PRETTY COOL. TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE. IRAQ HAS GOT A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS AND THAT'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LOOK AT THEIR...
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IS THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM THERE AND IT'S IN DISREPAIR AND WE HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO GET THOSE PEOPLE BACK IN THE BUSINESS OF FEEDING THEMSELVES....
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| 00:13:57 |
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BOZEMAN, MONTANA, BECAUSE THIS IS CROW COUNTRY, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE CRE TRIBE. I GREW UP ABOUT THREE HOURS FROM HERE. I HAVE MULTIGENERATIONS THAT...
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| 00:14:13 |
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IN THIS LAND AND THE COMMUNITY. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR THE CONGRESSMAN IS, HE HAD A -- HE SEEMS TO HAVE A GREAT INTEREST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE...
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IT. WE STARTED HOOKING
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| 00:15:19 |
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THE RESERVATIONS TOGETHER A LONG TIME AGO, ABOUT TEN YEARS. IT IS SLOW AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AS FAST AS WE WOULD ALL LIKE. AND MAYBE SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 00:17:09 |
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ALSO, RECENTLY I WAS WATCHING THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND A
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SENATOR OR CONGRESSMAN HAD A GOOD POINT, IF WE MAKE THE $20 BILLION ALONE INSTEAD OF JUST A GIFT, THEN WE HAVE NO CONTROL HOW THEY SPEND IT AND THEY CAN...
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ESPECIALLY IN APPROPRIATIONS OR ANY OTHER MARKUP AS YOU WELL KNOW. THERE IS SOME -- THERE'S SOME CLOSED CIRCUIT I THINK BEING DONE, BUT NEVER BROADCAST....
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| 00:18:11 |
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BUT I WOULD -- I WOULD WELCOME THAT. HOWEVER, I THINK IN SOME AREAS, IF YOU WANTED TO SOMETIMES SHUT DOWN THE CAMERAS, I THINK THE FLOOR WOULD BE A...
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| 00:19:25 |
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WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU WERE DOING TO CHANGE THIS DISPARITY IN AMERICAN HEALTH? >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT? OF THIS AS IT
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| 00:19:33 |
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EXISTS. I THINK THIS MORNING IT'S AROUND 41, 4243 MILLION PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT ACCORDINGLY IS PROBABLY NOT ANY HIGHER THAN...
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I INSURANCE SURED MY EMPLOYEES BUT DIDN'T INSURE MYSELF. WE'RE WORKING HARD RIGHT NOW TO -- IF MEDDY CARE IS DRIVING THE COST OF MEDICAL CARE, THEN...
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GEARING TOWARDS
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| 00:22:03 |
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DOMESTIC SOURCES, MOST RECENTLY THE PROPOSALS TO OPEN UP ALASKA AND AN WR AND THE CONCERN AROUND THIS ISSUE IS EXPLOITING THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGE...
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| 00:22:46 |
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CAN SAY I WOULD SAY. COAL MYTH THANE IS ANOTHER PART THAT OFFERS THE NATION ANOTHER SOURCE OF ENERGY. WE HAVE A LOT OF NATURAL GAS AND RIGHT NOW NATURAL...
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| 00:24:17 |
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NO, SHE'S JUST HERE TO GUIDE EVERYBODY TO GET THEIR VIEWS OUT. WE'RE GLAD WE'RE HERE. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES WITH SENATOR BURNS AND MAX BAUCUS,...
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| 00:24:52 |
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IT'S LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. YOU HAVE BEEN DOWN IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA IN THAT AREA WHERE THEY'RE DEVELOPING THAT COAL BED METHANE. >> I'VE DONE A...
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| 00:25:13 |
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METHANE AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH THE WATER AND THE QUALITY OF THE WATER. I'VE SEEN PASTURES DOWN THERE ON THE OLD CX AND A LOT OF THOSE RANCHES. ...
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| 00:25:22 |
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FLAR WITH THAT
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| 00:25:23 |
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COUNTRY DOWN THERE. I USED TO DO A
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LITTLE BUSINESS DOWN THERE YEARS AGO WHEN
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| 00:25:27 |
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I WAS WITH BILLINGS LIVE STOCK COMMISSION COMPANY. THERE'S PASTURES THAT HAVE WATER NOW THAT DIDN'T HAVE WATER. THEY HAVE WATER FOR IRRIGATION IN AREAS...
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| 00:27:33 |
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IRAN. AND THAT WE WILL NOT TOUCH NORTH KOREA WITH A TEN-FOOT POLE. THOSE WACKOS COULD USE THEIR NUCLEAR
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| 00:27:41 |
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CAPACITY AGAINST SOUTH KOREA THAT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC CATASTROPHIC. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR THE CALL. WHILE HE -- LET'S TAKE OFF...
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IN THAT I DON'T THINK -- I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIRLY TRANSPARENT IF PRESIDENT BUSH DID GO TO WAR WITH IRAN IF HIS
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| 00:28:16 |
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APPROVAL RATINGS DROPPED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENT PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THERE AND I THINK WE WOULD...
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| 00:28:52 |
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JOB. SHE'S DONE NOTHING
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| 00:28:54 |
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WRONG. AND SHE TOLD THAT -- AND WE HAVE A CLIMATE IN MONTANA AS YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE STILL BELOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NATIONALLY AND
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| 00:29:02 |
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WE CONTINUE TO ADD JOBS, AND SHE'S ADDED JOBS TO THE STATE. YOU WOULDN'T HEAR THAT. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT FROM ALL THAT'S BEING BATTERED AROUND THE...
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| 00:29:59 |
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IN 1999-2000. IT WAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE. I WAS WONDERING IF
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| 00:30:05 |
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YOU COULD PERHAPS TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTERNING PROGRAMS IN D.C. AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OFFICE MATRIX BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY EXCITING PLACE TO BE...
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| 00:30:37 |
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INTERNSHIPS. SOME OF THEM ARE LONG, SOME ARE SHORT. I REMEMBER YOU. YOU WERE TERRIFIC. AND WE TRY TO MAKE IT A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE...
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| 00:32:42 |
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WHY WE'RE HERE AT MONTANA STATE. THE BRESNAN AND C-SPAN TOUR 2003 MOVE THROUGH COLORADO, WYOMING AND
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| 00:32:50 |
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INTO MONTANA. TOMORROW FROM BOZEMAN TO HELENA THE CAPITAL AND ON TO MISSOULA. BILL
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| 00:32:56 |
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BRESNAN AND HIS BROTHER PAT ARE WITH US. THEY OWN THE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THIS PART OF THE WORLD. THEY'RE BRAND NEW OWNERS AND CARRYING C-SPAN AND C-SPAN...
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| 00:33:30 |
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A QUESTION. >> WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO ASK HIM? >> I WAS GOING TO ASK HIM GIVEN OUR SHAKY ECONOMY AT HOME, HOW TREMENDOUS IT IS FOR US TRYING TO FINANCIALLY...
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| 00:33:48 |
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YOU'RE ON THE
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| 00:33:49 |
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AIR. HANNIBLE, MISSOURI YOU'RE ON THE AIR. WE DON'T
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| 00:33:52 |
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HAVE THE
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| 00:33:54 |
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CALL. WHO'S -- MOLLIE? INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US WHERE YOU'RE FROM. >> I'M MOLLIE ANYONE FROM MONTANA. ONE QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN CONCERNING...
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| 00:34:07 |
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TO HELP WOMEN IN THAT COUNTRY AND THAT WOULD BE MY LARGEST CONCERN AS A WOMEN'S ADVOCATE, IF ANY OF THIS MONEY IS GOING HELP THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN? >>...
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| 00:34:19 |
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SECOND. I'VE NOTICE WHEN SENATOR BURNS ON THERE, WE HAD PARTISANS FOR AND AGAINST, GRIMACEING WAS GOING ON, YOU NOTICE THE FRUSTRATION WHEN YOU CAN'T...
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| 00:34:37 |
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REGION, WHAT'S IT LIKE? >> I WOULD SAY IT'S MOSTLY REPUBLICAN. I FEEL THAT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THESE DAYS. IT SEEMS LIKE IN MONTANA WE'RE A WORKING...
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| 00:34:59 |
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REALLY CAN'T SEE ONE. I MEAN THERE IS A DIFFERENCE, OBVIOUSLY, ON CERTAIN ISSUES BUT NOW OUR POLITICALS FEARS HAVE BECOME LIKE HOT BUTTON ISSUE, THE...
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| 00:35:13 |
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VIOLATION IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW, YOU KNOW, QUICK THE -- OUR CONGRESS WILL RESPOND ON
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| 00:35:20 |
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HOT BUTTON ISSUES BUT THE PERTINENT ISSUES SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, INSURANCE, POVERTY RATES, EDUCATION, IT'S SLOW. THEY DON'T RESPOND TO THAT TYPE OF THING....
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| 00:35:52 |
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OF THE EAST
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| 00:35:54 |
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BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SUSTAIN THEIR FARMS OR THE VARIOUS OTHER THINGS HAPPENING IN THE EAST AND MOVING INTO THIS AREA. SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY DIFFERENCES...
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| 00:36:26 |
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GOOD OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLITICS GENERALLY AND ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND ALSO ABOUT OUR STATE. THERE'S A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE. IT'S INTERESTING WHEN I WAS...
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| 00:36:35 |
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I WAS NOT PARTISAN AT ALL. I WAS IN THE INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I DID NOT BECOME INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SERVICE UNTIL A FEW YEARS LATER AND VERY...
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| 00:38:05 |
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THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST ISSUE SUCH AS THE EL LOW WES KA BELL CASE AND IF THIS CASE WAS SETTLED IS IT A FEAR OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT
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| 00:38:14 |
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OTHER TRIBES WILL FOLLOW
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| 00:38:15 |
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SUIT? >> FIRST, I COMPLIMENT EL
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| 00:38:19 |
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LOW WISE. SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB
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| 00:38:21 |
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AND PER SER VEERED. A LOT OF PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S NOT GOOD ACCOUNTING FOR TRUST LANDS. A LOT OF MONEY IS BEING SQUAN DERED AND WASTED AND SHE...
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| 00:38:39 |
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HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT DERRY LICK. THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR HAS BEEN DERRY LICTS IT NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH AS IT COULD. I THINK THE DERRY LIX IS BECAUSE...
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| 00:39:42 |
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AND WHY TURKEY. TURKEY, OF COURSE, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAJOR RI SIP YANT OF MILITARY AID. IT'S CLOSEST LOCATED TO THE SOVIET UNION, MESTS MESTS AND SO...
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| 00:39:55 |
Caller, -
AND WHO DOESN'T. IN 1949 THE MINISTER DESCRIBED THE TERRORIST HIS GOVERNMENT WAS CARRYING OUT AS STATE TERROR AND KNOW NOTED 2 MILLION PEOPLE HAD BEEN...
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| 00:40:54 |
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AND HOW WE APPROACH HUMAN RIGHTS WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORL. WE'RE MUCH MORE FORCEFUL IN ADVOCATEING PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH SOME...
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| 00:41:05 |
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STATES IS NOT CONSISTENT. AND IT'S -- REMINDS ME SADLY OF A SLAUGHTER INTO CENTRAL AFRICA IN UGANDA AND SOME OTHER -- RWANDA, I THINK CLOSE TO A MILLION...
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| 00:43:44 |
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CLAIMING THAT HEALTHY LOGGING AND CLEAR-CUTTING WILL
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| 00:43:48 |
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HELP PREVENT CATASTROPHIC FOREST FIRES AND HELP SAVE GRAZING RIGHTS AND I WAS WONDERING, CAN WE SEE A CHANGE IN FEDERAL FUNDING FROM FIRE PREVENTION...
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| 00:44:27 |
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FUEL BUILDUP IN THE FORESTS, COMBINE THAT WITH THE TENDENCY OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUILD HOMES IN THE FOREST. THAT WAS NOT SO MUCH THE CASE...
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| 00:46:19 |
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UNDERSTAND THAT AN DWR MIGHT BE IN THERE? >> IT'S -- IT COULD BE IN PART OF THE CONFERENCE
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| 00:46:26 |
Caller, -
THAT I'M NOT
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| 00:46:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ON. I'M ON THE WHOLE CONFERENCE BUT IT'S POSSIBLE -- IT GETS A LITTLE
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| 00:46:31 |
Caller, -
COMPLICATED. THE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT ALLOWING DEMOCRATS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE SO REPUBLICANS
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| 00:46:36 |
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MAY PUT ANWR IN. I'M ON THE
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| 00:46:39 |
Caller, -
CONFERENCE ON THE TAX PROVISIONS AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IN FACT FRANKLY
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| 00:46:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S -- THAT IS A LITTLE MORE -- LOT MORE BIPAR STI SAN, THE HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ON THE CONFERENCE SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO...
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THE NATIVE TRUST FUND, BECAUSE THOSE ARE REALLY BIG ISSUES UP HERE. >> I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT ALASKA NATIVE TRUST LANDS...
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| 00:47:37 |
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INTO IT. >> LET'S GO TO ANOTHER ALASKAN FROM CITGO. >> HI.
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SENATOR, MY QUESTION IS ABOUT EDUCATION FOR YOU. AND ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE NO
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| 00:47:47 |
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CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT IS THAT IT REQUIRES HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN EVERY CLASSROOM. HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO ATTRACT THOSE QUALIFIED TEACHES HERE IN...
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| 00:47:59 |
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LIST? >> IT'S A VERY GOOD
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| 00:48:01 |
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QUESTION. VERY GOOD POINT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OR NEAR THE BOT NUMBER SALARIES. I TALKED TO SEVERAL TEACHERS IN OUR STATES...
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| 00:48:21 |
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CONCONSEQUENCE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN OUR STATE. YOU ALL KNOW AS WELL AS I THERE'S A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADS THAT...
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| 00:49:28 |
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I BELIEVE THOSE ARE PRIVATE
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| 00:49:30 |
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DECISIONS. I DONS -- I BELIEVE
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| 00:49:32 |
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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED. GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO ON PRIVATE DECISIONS LIKE THOSE THAT YOU MENTIONED. PARTICULARLY...
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| 00:49:49 |
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IS A VERY PRIVATE DECISION. I THINK A WOMAN MAKES THAT DECISION ACCORDING TO -- DIX CATES HER CONSCIENCE, RELIGION, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH HER GOD,...
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| 00:51:26 |
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HEADS LEAVING [
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| 00:51:28 |
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INAUDIBLE ] A HELL OF A CHALLENGE AND JOKED ABOUT ATTENDING A SLAVE ACTION. I WOULD LIKE WHAT YOU THINK THESE TYPE OF COMMENTS HAVE ON PEOPLE, WHAT...
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| 00:52:03 |
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RING TO IT IN THE MINDS OF VIRTUALLY EVERYBODY I TALK TO. AND WHEN PEOPLE VISIT MONTANA THEY SEE IT. THEY SEE THE OPEN SPACE, THEY SEE THE CLEAR STREAMS,...
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| 00:53:22 |
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CUBA. AND IT -- MY QUESTION IS, WHETHER OR NOT THIS
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| 00:53:26 |
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IS A PARTISAN ISSUE AND WHAT YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN IN OPENING TRADE BETWEEN MONTANA AND CUBA AND BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CUBA? >>
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| 00:53:36 |
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WELL, YOU KNOW,, I
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| 00:53:38 |
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TOOK SOME MUN YAS DOWN TO CUBA A SHORT TIME AGO ALONG WITH DANNY REBERT. I INVITED DANNY TO SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. THIS IS A MONTANA...
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| 00:53:59 |
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U.S. TRAVEL BAN WHICH IS GOING TO BE TIGHTER COME THE END OF THIS YEAR ON U.S. CITIZENS TRAVELING TO CUBA IS WRONG. EVERY OTHER COUNTRY ALLOWS ITS...
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| 00:55:31 |
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CVS AND WALGREENS, IF THE
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| 00:55:34 |
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CONGRESS DOES NOT
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| 00:55:35 |
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PASS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG
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| 00:55:37 |
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BENEFIT WITH -- WITHIN MEDICARE PART B COVERING 80% OF MEDICATION AND WITH NO EXTRA PEOPLE YUMG, NO EXTRA DEDUCTIBLES AND NO MEANS TEST, UNLESS THEY...
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| 00:56:37 |
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE AND IT'S THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE, THE TAX WRITING COMMITTEES BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE COMMITTEES...
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| 00:58:18 |
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YOU KNOW, WINSTON CHURCHHILL ONCE
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| 00:58:21 |
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SAY SAID THAT DEMOCRACY, WITH ALL OF ITS DELAYS AND INEFFICIENCYIES AND MESSYNESS, I'M PARAPHRASEING, IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORLD'S WORST FORM OF GOVERNMENT....
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| 00:58:39 |
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RECALL MATTER. IT CREATED -- BUT ON THE GOOD SIDE IT'S CREATED A LOT OF INTEREST. IT'S CAUSED PEOPLE TO THINK A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S A CALIFORNIA DECISION....
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| 00:59:54 |
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TO WASHINGTON FOR THE WEEKEND NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL. THIS OTHER
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| 00:59:57 |
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ONE IS ON ITS WAY TO
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| 01:00:01 |
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HELENA, MONTANA. ARIANNA, YOUR NAMESAKE DROPPED OUT OF THE RECALL RACE IN CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY. YOU HEARD THE SENATOR'S ANSWER. WHAT'S YOUR FEELING...
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| 01:00:36 |
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IT COULD SET A BAD PRECEDENT FOR OUR NATION AS WELL. >> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MORE CALLS. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW...
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| 01:01:00 |
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HE HAD QUOTED THAT THERE WAS A DEVELOPING CRISIS OCCURRING WITHIN THESE COUNTRIES MOSTLY IN REGARDS TO THE SUCCESSFUL LIBERAL TRADE MARKETS HAS ALSO...
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| 01:01:12 |
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NATIONS BECOMEING COOPERATE ALLIES RESULTING IN RATHER THAN IMPLEMENTING REGULATORY POLLSYS OF DEVELOPMENT THEY'VE JUST BEEN PROMOTEING ALL FORMS OF...
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| 01:02:25 |
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ALL THE TIME INTERVIEWING MEMBERS OF THE SENATOR, WHAT'S RIGHT WITH IT, WHAT'S WRONG? >> ACTUALLY I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT DIRECTED TOWARDS CONRAD...
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| 01:02:51 |
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S THERE A -- THEY'RE SEEKING TO INCREASE VIEWERSHIP, TO GET THE RATINGS TO INCREASE THEIR PROFITS TO SELL KMEER SHALLS. >> SHOULD POINT OUT, C-SPAN...
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| 01:03:20 |
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AHEAD. >> Caller: GOOD MORNING. IT'S ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT THE SENATOR AND CONGRESSMEN STAND FOR. I JUST WONDERING IF...
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| 01:03:41 |
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WE'LL HAVE TO LET THAT RHETORICAL QUESTION STAND. ERIC, ARE YOU FROM ANCHOR RAGE? >> ALASKA. >> MY COMMENT IS AT THIS CURRENT TIME WE HAVE OVER 500,000...
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| 01:04:02 |
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TO OUR POLITICIANS MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR SOME OF THESE MOTHERS AND FATHERS TO COME HOME. >> I NOTICED YESTERDAY IN
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| 01:04:09 |
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SOME OF THE PAPERS THEY'RE
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| 01:04:11 |
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ELIGIBLE TO COME HOME ON THESE TWO WEEK THINGS BUT THE RESERVE VISTS ARE NOT. IS THERE SOMEBODY IN THE ROOM WHO HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING. YEAH. ANYBODY?...
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| 01:04:29 |
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TO HIM BEFORE HE HAD TO GET TO BUSINESS ON THE HILL. MY NAME IS AUSTIN. I'M FROM CULVERTSON. I'M A THIRD GENERATION FAMILY FARMER AND RANCHER FROM NORTHEAST...
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| 01:04:46 |
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SPECIFICALLY PASTURE FOR HAY -- PASTURE AND HAY FOR CATTLEL HAVE BEEN IN N SPORT SUPPLY AROUND THE STATE AND MAKING ACRES AVAILABLE FOR GRAZING AND HAY...
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| 01:05:46 |
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MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY IS ACTUALLY A VERY DIVERSE UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AN EVEN THOUGH MONTANA IS SEEN AS A PREDOMINANT...
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| 01:06:07 |
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A RATHER LOW PERCENTAGE IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SOMEBODY IN THIS ROOM, I THINK IT WAS BACK HERE, KIM MY, YOU WERE SHAKING YOUR HEAD WHEN...
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| 01:06:23 |
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TO DISAGREE ON IT. I'M THE ONLY GRADUATING ASIAN IN MY CLASS FROM BOZEMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M NOT EVEN FULLY ASIAN. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS CAMPUS AND...
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| 01:06:43 |
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THAT, BUT AS FOR DIVERSITY PURPOSES I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S GETTING -- IT HAS 2345EG ANYTHING COMPARABLE TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES. I THINK IT PROBABLY...
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| 01:07:20 |
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AND I BELIEVE IT WAS
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| 01:07:21 |
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ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO THIS UNIVERSITY MADE A COMMITMENT THAT WITHIN THE NEXT TEN TO 15 YEARS THEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE THE PERCENTAGE OF NATIVE MANIES IN THE...
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| 01:08:01 |
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WOULD RUN THE PIPELINE FOR THE
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| 01:08:05 |
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LNG,
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| 01:08:06 |
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WE DESPERATELY NEED, A WOULD
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| 01:08:08 |
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RUN ALONG THE EXISTING 800 MILE PIPELINE, OIL PIPELINE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE TAX INCENTIVES AND SUBSIDYIES TO THE BOIG OIL COMPANIES TO RUN THEIR PIPELINE...
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| 01:09:11 |
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AND THAT SHOULDN'T SURPRISE ANYBODY. YOU HAVE A COMMENT. >> Y. MY COMMENT WAS ACTUALLY MORE OF A QUESTION FOR BAUCUS ALSO, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY...
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| 01:09:33 |
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IT SHORT SHORTCUTTING CRIMINAL LAWS ALTOGETHER. I THINK IT'S HARD TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PATRIOT ACT IN LIGHT OF SUCH CIVIL LIBERTYIES VIOLATIONS...
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| 01:10:05 |
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STILL HAVE VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA,
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| 01:10:07 |
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YOU'RE ON THE AIR. >> Caller: HELLO. THANK YOU. TO MR. BAU CUSS, I WOULD SAY ABOUT THE ONLY THING I AGREE WITH IS HIS TAKE ON THE CALIFORNIA RECALL....
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| 01:10:24 |
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DON'T LIKE. I WILL LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT TO JACKIE, WHO WAS
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| 01:10:29 |
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AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRAQI INVASION AND WHAT WE DID THERE. AND HERE'S MY TAKE ON IT. BEFORE 9/11, WHEN THEY CALLED THIS THE GREAT [ INAUDIBLE ] AND HATED...
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| 01:11:20 |
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THE HEAD OF THIS DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT AT MONTANA STATE AND BILL
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| 01:11:26 |
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BRESNAN FOR THIS TOUR. THIS IS THE BRESNAN C-SPAN TOUR TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION WHERE THEY HAVE LOTS OF CABLE SYSTEMS. GREAT AUDIENCE THIS MORNING....
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| 01:11:39 |
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THE
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