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GOOD EVENING. FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY HERE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO,'M GWEN IFILL OF "THE NEWS HOUR" AND "WASHINGTON WEEK" ON PBS. I WELCOME...
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. THESE DEBATES ARE SPONSORED BY THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. TONIGHT'S WILL LAST 90 MINUTES, FOLLOWING DETAILED RULES...
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TO WIN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, SPECIFICALLY THAT WE HAD TO GO AFTER THE TERRORISTS WHEREVER WE MIGHT FIND THEM, THAT WE ALSO HAD TO GO AFTER STATE...
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON'T NEED US TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM.
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THEY SEE IT ON THEIR TELEVISION EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE LOST MORE TROOPS IN SEPTEMBER THAN WE LOST IN AUGUST. WE LOST MORE IN AUGUST THAN WE LOST IN JULY....
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A DEMOCRATIC
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GOVERNMENT. THEY WILL HAVE FREE ELECTIONS NEXT JANUARY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. WE ALSO ARE ACTIVELY RAPIDLY TRAINING IRAQIS TO TAKE ON SECURITY...
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AND SADDAM HUSSEIN IS TENOUS AT BEST. AND IN FACT, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SAID YESTERDAY THAT HE KNOWS OF NO HARD EVIDENCE OF THE CONNECTION. WE NEED TO...
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SAID THAT. THAT'S WHY WE VOTED FOR THE RESOLUTION. BUT IT ALSO MEANS IT NEEDED TO BE DONE THE RIGHT WAY. AND DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY MEANT THAT WE WERE...
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TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT WE NOW KNOW, THERE WERE NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE OUR EYE OFF THE BALL, WHICH ARE AL QAEDA, OSAMA BIN...
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TECHNOLOGIES THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN HAD DEVELOPED AND USED OVER THE YEARS.
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THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT -- THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THEY ARE NOT PREPARED TO DEAL WITH STATES THAT SPONSOR TERROR. THEY'VE GOT A VERY LIMITED VIEW...
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ONE. WE'VE ACTUAL LIVE PURSUED HIM. WE'VE CAPTURED THOUSANDS OF AL QAEDA IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY IN AFGHANISTAN. WE'LL CONTINUE...
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AND ALSO TAKE DOWN THE TALIBAN REGIME WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO FUNCTION THERE. IN EFFECT, SPONSORS, IF YOU WILL, OF THE AL QAEDA ORGANIZATION. SCOMBRON...
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TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING THE VICE PRESIDENT SAID
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JUST A MINUTE AGO BECAUSE THESE DISTORTIONS ARE CONTINUING. HE SAID THAT -- MADE MENTION OF THIS GLOBAL TEST. WHAT JOHN KERRY SAID, AND IT'S AS...
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UNBELIEVABLE. AND AS THE TERRORISTS WOULD COME IN AND
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SHOOT UP POLLING PLACES, AS SOON AS THEY LEFT, THE VOTERS WOULD COME BACK AND GET IN LINE AND WOULD NOT BE DENIED THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE AND EL SALVADOR...
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LIFTING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN, THE LARGEST STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM ON THE PLANET. IT'S A MISTAKE. WE SHOULD NOT ONLY NOT LIFT THEM, WE SHOULD STREPPINGEN...
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YOUR COUNTRYMEN AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHY YOU'RE DOING, AND YOU CAN PROVE TO THE WORLD YOU DID IT FOR LEGITIMATE REASONS." WHAT IS...
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TRUTH. WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUGGEST TO THEM THINGS ARE GOING WELL IN...
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LEAVES THE U.S. WITH 50%, NOT 90%. WITH RESPECT TO THE COST, IT WASN'T $200
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BILLION. YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T THERE TO VOTE FOR THAT, BUT THE $120 BILLION IS, IN FACT, WHAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO IRAQ. THE REST IS FOR AFGHANISTAN...
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EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO FIND TERRORISTS, TO KEEP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE. HE LAID OUT HIS PLAN
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FOR SUCCESS IN IRAQ, MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WERE COMMITTED TO SUCCESS IN IRAQ. WE HAVE TO BE BECAUSE WE HAVE TROOPS ON THE GROUND THERE AND BECAUSE...
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DOWN ON THE WRONG SIDE
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OF ALL THE MAJOR DEFENSE ISSUES THAT HE'S FACED AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. >> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, A NEW QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO RESPOND....
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SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BATTLE THEM HERE AT HOME. I'M NOT CHALLENGES JOHN KERRY'S PATRIOTISM. I SAID IN MY ACCEPTANCE SPEED AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVECTION...
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IN VIETNAM AND I GOT APPLAUSE FOR THAT. WE'VE NEVER CRITICIZED HIS PATRIOTISM. WHAT WE QUESTION IS HIS JUDGMENT AND HIS JUDGMENT IS FLAWED. AND THE...
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BEGAN HIS FIRST ANSWER WITH TONIGHT. JOHN KERRY
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HAS VOTED FOR THE BIGGEST MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY. JOHN KERRY HAS VOTED FOR THE BIGGEST INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATIONS IN...
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CONSISTENCY THAT A COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF HAS TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A LEADER IN
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WARTIME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE STRATEGY THROUGH TO VICTORY. IF WE WANT TO WIN THE WAR ON TERROR, IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THE CHOICE...
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FACT, SADDAM HUSSEIN HAD NO WEAPONS. THAT, IN FACT, SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS NO CONNECTION WITH 9/11. THAT, IN FACT, SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS LITTLE OR NO CONNECTION...
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EFFORT. DOES THAT MAKE YOUR EFFORT, OR YOUR PLAN TO INTERNATIONALIZE THIS EFFORT SEEM KIND OF NAIVE? >> LET'S START WITH WHAT WE KNOW. WHAT WE KNOW...
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EFFORT TO DO THE RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ. AND THAT HAS CONSEQUENCES. WHAT WE BELIEVE IS, AS PART OF OUR ENTIRE PLAN FOR IRAQ, AND WE HAVE A PLAN FOR IRAQ....
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IN 1991 WAS FAR STRONGER THAN THIS.
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WE HAD 34 COUNTRIES THEN AND 30 TODAY. IT'S HARD AFTER JOHN KERRY REFERED TO OUR ALLIES AS THE COALITION OF THE COERCED AND THE BRIBED TO GO OUT AND...
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COALITION
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CASUALTIES, ARE AMERICAN CASUALTIES. 90% OF THE COST OF THIS EFFORT ARE BEING BORNE BY AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. IT IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAILURES...
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FOR YOU TO DEMEAN
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THEIR SACRIFICES IS -- >> I'M NOT -- >> IT IS, INDEED, WHAT YOU SUGGEST, THEY SHOULDN'T COUNT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SAY THE AMERICANS ARE TAKING 90% OF...
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FOR GOVERNANCE WHICH THEY'RE DOING AND THEIR OWN
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SECURITY, WHICH THEY'RE INCREASINGLY DOING. >> NEW QUESTION, SIMILAR TOPIC BECAUSE I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO A KE WHICH I'M NOT QUITE SURE WE GOT AN ANSWER...
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ADMINISTRATION OR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT AND ACCURATE ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE TO GO NEXT?...
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TRUE. IT'S THE CONTINUATION OF AT LEAST INSINUATING THAT THERE'S SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN 9/11 AND SADDAM HUSSEIN. IT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S SAYING TO THE...
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THIS QUESTION BETWEEN THE
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AL ZARQAWI AND SADDAM HUSSEIN. THE REPORT ALSO POINTS OUT THAT AT ONE POINT SOME OF ZARQAWI'S PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, SADDAM HUSSEIN...
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WE SHOULD LIFT SANCTIONS ON IRAN? >> NO, I DO NOT. AND, GWEN, AT THE TIME I WAS TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS QUESTION OF UNILATERAL SANCTIONS. ...
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COUNCIL AND ASK FOR EVEN TOUGHER SANCTIONS IF THEY DON'T LIVE UP TO THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, A NONPROLIFERATION...
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ON THEIR WATCH. THEY CEDED RESPONSIBILITY TO DEALING WITH IT TO THE EUROPEANS. NOW, THE VICE PRESIDENT, AS YOU POINTED OUT, WORK -- SPOKE OUT LOUDLY FOR...
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TO FACTCHECK.COM, AN
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INDEPENDENT WEBSITE SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
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YOU CAN GET THE SPECIFIC DETAILS WITH RESPECT
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TO HALLIBURTON. IT'S AN EFFORT THEY'VE MADE REPEATEDLY TO CONFUSE THE VOTERS AND THERE'S NO SUBSTANCE TO THE CHARGES. >> 30 SECONDS. >> THE FACTS ARE...
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MONEY IS
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SUPPOSED TO BE WITHHELD WHEN THEY'RE UNDER INVESTIGATION, AS THEY ARE NOW, FOR HAVING OVERCHARGED THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER, BUT THEY'RE GETTING EVERY DIME...
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WOULD THE -- YOUR ADMINISTRATION DO? FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU AGREE THE UNITED STATES WAS ABSENT? BUT WHAT WOULD YOUR STRAIGHT DO TO TRY TO RESOLVE THAT...
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THEMSELVES. IF I CAN JUST FOR A MOMENT TELL YOU A PERSONAL STORY, I WAS IN JERUSALEM A COUPLE YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY THREE YEARS AGO, IN AUGUST OF 2001,...
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UNDISTINGUISHED. ALMOST 70% OF THE MEETINGS IN THE
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INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE YOU'VE MISSED. YOU'VE MISSED KEY VOTES ON TAX POLICY, ENERGY, MEDICARE REFORM, YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER HAS TAKEN TO CALLING YOU...
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HE VOTED
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AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. HE VOTED AGAINST FUNDING FOR MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SENIORS. HE VOTED AGAINST A HOLIDAY FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING. HE VOTED...
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ABOUT IT MUCH. >> I CONCEDE
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THE POINT. >> NO. I DID TALK ABOUT IT. ISRAEL. HE'S THE ONE WHO DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT. >> MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
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THE CENSUS BUREAU MARKS CLEVELAND AS THE BIGGEST POOREST CITY IN AMERICA. YOU TWO GENTLEMEN DID WELL
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FOR YOURSELVES
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IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WHAT CAN YOU TELL THE PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND OR CITIES LIKE CLEVELAND THAT YOUR ADMINISTRATION
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WILL DO TO BETTER THEIR LIVES? >>
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WELL, GWEN, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT I THINK NEED TO BE DONE AND ARE BEING DONE.
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WE'VE, OF COURSE, BEEN THROUGH A DIFFICULT RECESSION AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF 9/11 WHERE WE LOST OVER A MILLION JOBS AFTER THE ATTACK, WE THINK THE KEY...
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THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THING WE CAN DO WITH RESPECT TO ENDING POVERTY IS TO GET PEOPLE JOBS. THERE'S NO BETTER ANTIDOTE THAN A GOOD-PAYING JOB THAT ALLOWS...
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2.7 MILLION MANUFACTURING
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JOBS HAVE BEEN
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LOST. AND IT'S HAD REAL CONSEQUENCES
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IN PLACES LIKE CLEVELAND. CLEVELAND IS A WONDERFUL, DISTINGUISHED CITY THAT'S DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS BUT IT HAS THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE IN THE COUNTRY....
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RUN ON THAT PLATFORM. THEY'VE NEVER
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GOT IT DONE. THE PRESIDENT GOT IT DONE. WE ALSO DROPPED FIVE MILLION PEOPLE TOTALLY OFF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX ROLL SO THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL...
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| 00:50:34 |
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IRAQ. MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
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I DON'T THINK THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE FOUR MORE YEARS OF THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE. >> THIS NEXT QUESTION GOES TO YOU, SENATOR EDWARDS. SENATOR KERRY SAID...
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WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE GONE FROM A $5 TRILLION PROJECTED SURPLUS WHEN GEORGE BUSH TOOK OFFICE TO A $3 TRILLION PROJECTED...
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DONE. NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S THE BIGGEST FISCAL TURNAROUND IN AMERICAN HISTORY. AND THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT. "THE WASHINGTON POST" JUST REPORTED THEY...
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EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN LIVES. I THINK THE KERRY-EDWARDS APPROACH IS BASICALLY TO RAISE TAXES AND
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GIVE GOVERNMENT CONTROL MORE CONTROL OVER THE LIVES OF CITIZENS. THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. THEY TALK ABOUT THE TOP BRACKET AND GOING AFTER THOSE...
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FOR THE MIDDLE
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CLASS THAN THEY'RE FOR, HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. BUT WE ARE NOT FOR MORE TAX CUTS FOR MULTIMILLIONAIRES, AND THEY ARE, AND IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL...
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| 00:55:21 |
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SETTING. "FREEDOM MEANS FREEDOM FOR
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EVERYBODY." YOU SAID IT AGAIN RECENTLY WHEN ASKED ABOUT LEGALIZING SAME-SEX UNION, AND YOU USED YOUR FAMILY EXPERIENCE AS A CONTEXT FOR YOUR REMARKS....
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SAME-SEX UNIONS? >> YOU'RE RIGHT, FOUR YEARS AGO IN THIS DEBATE, THE SUBJECT CAME UP AND I SAID THEN AND BELIEVE TODAY THAT FREEDOM DOES MEAN FREEDOM...
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AUTHORIZATION, IF YOU WILL, TO THESE RELATIONSHIPS. TRADITIONALLY, THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE STATES. STATES HAVE REGULATED MARRIAGES. THAT WOULD...
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THEIR SWIMMING
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POOL, MAKE THEIR MONEY FROM DIVIDENDS, PAY A LOWER TAX RATE THAN THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE RECEIVING PAYCHECKS FOR SERVING ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ. NOW,...
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YOU TRYING TO HAVE IT BOTH
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WAYS? >> I THINK WE'VE SAID THE
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SAME THING ALL ALONG. WE BOTH BELIEVE, LIKE I JUST TALKED ABOUT, MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT GAY AND LESBIANS AND...
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| 00:59:06 |
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FOR EXAMPLE, A GAY COUPLE NOW HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME ONE VISITING THE OTHER WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HOSPITAL OR, FOR EXAMPLE, IF HEAVEN FORBID ONE OF...
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KERRY FOR PUTTING A TRIAL LAWYER ON THE TICKET. YOU YOURSELF HAVE
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SAID THAT LAWSUITS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME FOR HIGHER MEDICAL COSTS. ARE YOU WILLING TO SAY THAT JOHN EDWARDS, SITTING HERE, HAS BEEN PART OF THE
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PROBLEM? >> WELL, GWEN. >> MR. VICE PRESIDENT. >> FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS CASES. MY CONCERN IS SPECIFICALLY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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I MET WITH A GROUP
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OF OB/GYN DOCS. AND THEY WERE DEEPLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY WERE FEARFUL THAT THERE'D BE ANOTHER INCREASE IN MALPRACTICE INSURANCE RATES AS A RESULT...
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RESPONSIBILITY ON THE LAWYERS
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TO REQUIRE MALPRACTICE, WHICH THE VICE PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT, HAVE THE CASE REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS, HOLD THE LAWYERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT,...
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THEY'RE DOING IS TALKING ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO DO WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MEDICAL COSTS IN THIS COUNTRY, WHICH...
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TRUE. IT'S REAL. IT'S VERY REAL. WHAT DOCTORS TALK ABOUT IS VERY SERIOUS AND THEY'RE GETTING SQUEEZED FROM BOTH SIDES BECAUSE THEY HAVE TROUBLE GETTING...
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COUNTRY. HE TOLD ME THAT
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IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE INCREASED COST OF HIS LIABILITY INSURANCE, IN THIS CASE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, HE COULD HIRE 200 MORE PEOPLE IN HIS FACTORY. WE'VE...
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ANYBODY. THEY OUGHT TO BE CLOSED WHETHER THEY'RE
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PERSONAL AND THEY OUGHT TO BE CLOSED WHETHER THEY APPLY TO A CORPORATION. BUT THE REALITY IS HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE GOING UP EVERY DAY FOR THE AMERICAN...
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| 01:09:12 |
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DRUGS FOR SENIOR
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CITIZENS. SO, WE'RE MOVING IN AS MANY AREAS AS WE CAN TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HOLD DOWN AND REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS. >> WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT HEALTHCARE,...
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| 01:09:40 |
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WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE BE TO HELP THE END OF THIS EP DEM SNICK >> THIS IS A GREAT TRAGEDY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE E NASDAQ COMPOSITEOUS COST...
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| 01:10:06 |
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SORT OF THE ENTIRE PRODUCTIVE GENERATION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A RESULT OF AIDS. WE NEED TO DO THE BASIC WORK. THE PRESIDENT'S BEEN DEEPLY CONCERNED...
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PROMISED. LET ME JUST SAY A COUPLE THINGS. THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN AFRICA, WHICH IS KILLING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IS A FRIGHTENING THING, NOT...
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YOU TO BE A HEARTBEAT AWAY? >> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT IN THEIR PRESIDENT AND IN THEIR VICE PRESIDENT BASICALLY THREE THINGS. THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT...
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TRUTH. DURING THE TIME THAT I HAVE SERVED IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, TRAVELING TO SOME OF THE PLACES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, AFGHANISTAN,...
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| 01:15:31 |
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IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. WHEN GEORGE BUSH ASKED ME TO SIGN ON, IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T
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BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED
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ABOUT MY TOWN IN
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WYOMING. BUT THE THREE ELECTORAL VOTES TURNED OUT TO BE PRETTY IMPORTANT THE LAST TIME AROUND. WHAT HE SAID HE WANTED ME TO DO WAS TO SIGN ON BECAUSE...
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| 01:17:08 |
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MCCAIN TO VIETNAM TO FIND
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OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH OUR P.O.W.'S AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SAW FOR THEMSELVES ON THURSDAY NIGHT THE STRENGTH, RESOLVE, AND BACKBONE THAT I MYSELF...
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WAY AROUND THE GLOBE
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TO JAKARTA. AND THOSE SPECIAL QUALITY -- QUALITIES ARE VITAL IN A COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND I THINK THE PRESIDENT HAS THEM AND I'M NOT AT ALL CERTAIN THE...
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EDWARDS AND AS I LISTEN TO HIM, I FIND SIMILARITIES. I COME FROM RELATIVELY
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MODEST CIRCUMSTANCES. MY GRANDFATHER NEVER EVEN WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL. I'M THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. I CARRIED A TICKET IN THE INTERNATIONAL...
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| 01:20:25 |
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THE BEST
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DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE, WHICH MEANS LEADING -- AMERICA RETURNING TO ITS PROUD TRADITION OF THE LAST P 5 YEARS OR ONCE AGAIN LEADING
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| 01:20:35 |
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STRONG COALITION
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SO WE CAN GET AT THESE TERRORIST CELLS WHERE THEY ARE BEFORE THEY CAN DO DAMAGE TO US AND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. JOHN KERRY MADE CLEAR ON THURSDAY...
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A 9/11 COMMISSION WAS A GOOD
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IDEA. WHAT'S WRONG WITH A LITTLE FLIP-FLOP EVERY NOW AND THEN? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THAT JOHN -- JOHN KERRY -- I CAN USE HIS NAME NOW....
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A COALITION AND A PLAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THE
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| 01:22:28 |
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VICE PRESIDENT DIDN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT IT IN YOUR
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EARLIER QUESTION, BUT PAUL BREMER HAS NOW MADE CLEAR THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TROOPS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SEEING...
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NEEDED WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THEN SAYING
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I ACTUALLY VOTED FOR THE $87 BILLION BEFORE I VOTED AGAINST IT, SAYING IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION, KNOWING EVERYTHING I KNOW NOW, YES, I WOULD HAVE...
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ARE
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DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. JOHN AND I HAVE -- AND I DON'T HAVE THE TIME NOW, BUT WE HAVE A CLEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT STARTS WITH...
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HISPANIC AND
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESES ARE DOING BETTER AND THE GAP BETWEEN THEM AND THE MAJORITY POPULATION IS, IN FACT, CLOSING. SO, WE ARE...
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| 01:27:09 |
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YOU FIGURE OUT YOU WERE WRONG? >> I DID. >> IN FAIRNESS, IF YOU FEEL YOU
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| 01:27:13 |
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NEED TO GO TO HIM -- >> I DO. BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE FINAL QUESTION. I SURPRISE FOR GIVING YOU 15 SECONDS. WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU IS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER,...
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| 01:27:31 |
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DEEPLY
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| 01:27:32 |
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DIVIDED
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| 01:27:34 |
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COUNTRY ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY, YOU NAME IT. HOW DO YOU SET OUT IN A WAY YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS TO BRIDGE THAT DIVIDE? ...
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| 01:28:03 |
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FACT, WE HAD BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THE PATRIOT ACT WHEN WE PASSED THAT ON A BIPARTISAN PAY SIS. NOW WE'RE SEEING OBJECTIONS...
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| 01:29:58 |
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HAVE CREATED DIVISION IN
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| 01:29:59 |
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AMERICA. WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT IN THIS COUNTRY. NOW I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WHOLE ISSUE OF HEALTHCARE BECAUSE WE TOUCHED IT, BUT I THINK THE...
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| 01:31:28 |
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SWEEPING CHANGE IN 40 YEARS, MEDICARE USED TO PAY FOR HEART BYPASS SURGERY BUT DIDN'T PAY FOR THE PRESCRIPTION
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| 01:31:35 |
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DRUGS THAT MIGHT ALLOW TO YOU AVOID IT. THE FACT IS THAT WHEN THAT CAME UP, ZONE SENATOR KERRY AND SENATOR EDWARDS VOTED GIN IT. PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION...
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| 01:32:09 |
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PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ALLOWING
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| 01:32:10 |
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PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN HEALTHCARE DECISIONS AND NOT HAVING INSURANCE COMPANIES MAKE THEM, BE WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BE WITH THE BIG INSURANCE COMPANIES....
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| 01:32:43 |
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THE TELEVISION. AND I'D SEE MY FATHER SITTING AT A TABLE, HE WASN'T PAYING BILLS, HE WASN'T
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| 01:32:49 |
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DOING PAPERWORK FROM WORK. WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS LEARNING MATH ON TELEVISION. NOW, HE DIDN'T HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION BUT HE WAS DOING WHAT HE COULD...
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| 01:34:53 |
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EVERY AMERICAN WANTS TO WORK AND FIND A JOB. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL
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| 01:34:56 |
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AMERICANS OUGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE -- TO MEDICAL CARE, AND THAT THEY OUGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FINEST SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD. WE'LL DO...
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| 01:36:57 |
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SERVE AS MODERATOR OF THAT ENCOUNTER WHERE THE CANDIDATES WILL FIELD QUESTIONS FROM AN AUDIENCE. THEN ON OCTOBER 13, FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.