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ARE LINING UP TO COVER TONIGHT'S SPEECH AND TALK TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. LEADING UP TO THE SPEECH ON C-SPAN, WE'LL SET THE STAGE BY TALKING POLITIC...
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FIRST IN THE STATE OF THE
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UNION SPEECH. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A FIVE-STATE TOUR BY THE PRESIDENT A BIG ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. THIS IS HIS CHANCE TO RETAKE CONTROL OF THE DEBATE...
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AFTER HIS RE-ELECTION VICTORY AND THE WHOLE DEBATE WENT AWAY FROM HIM AND IN MANY WAYS THE OPPONENTS OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO DO TOOK OVER....
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INSIDE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON WHAT TO DO. ON THE HOUSE SIDE, THEY WANT TO GET THE MARCHING ORDERS AND HEAR THE DETAIL. ON THE SENATE,...
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A POLITICAL DYNAMIC WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE SO EARLY, ONE WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT SO MUCH IN CHARGE AND ALREADY BENDING TO THE OF CONGRESSIONAL...
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ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S OWN INVOLVEMENT IN CRAFTING A SPEECH SUCH AS THIS? >> WHAT THEY DO, FOR STARTER, IT GOES THROUGH A HUGE NUMBER OF REVERSIONS AND...
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WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY COME UP WITH A TEXT. THE PRESIDENT IS A VERY HEAVY EDITOR OF TEXT. HE DOESN'T LIKE HIS OWN -- HE DOESN'T WRITE HIS OWN SPEECH, BUT...
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SERVED, OR CASUALTIES. THERE WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF IRAQ. I EXPECT AFGHANISTAN, TOO. AND ALSO PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE DOMESTIC AGENDA, WHETHER...
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SOCIAL SECURITY, SO A LARGE NUMBER OF HUMAN PROP, I GUESS YOU MIGHT CALL THEM. >> ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL TRADITION WHICH HAS BECOME EVEN MORE POIGNANT...
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A MATTER OF FACT, LAST YEAR IT WAS COMMERCE SECRETARY DON EVANS. AND WE'LL FIND OUT AS THE NIGHT GOES ON WHO IS THE PERSON SELECTED TO WATCH FROM AFAR....
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SECURITY, NOW THERE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO WATCH THE SPEECH FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITOL TO INSURE
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CONGRESSIONAL CONTINUITY. LAST QUESTION FOR YOU IS, YOU'VE HEARD THIS PRESIDENT A LOT OF LATE, SETTING THE TONE FOR HIS SECOND TERM. WHAT WILL YOU...
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YOU'LL RECALL THEY STARTED CALLING IT A CRISIS AND AS EXRN ON CAPITOL HILL ABOUT THE CHICKEN LITTLE TACTICS AND IT'S BECOME REFERED TO AS A PROBLEM...
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SOME OF THAT TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO US. >> THANK YOU. MR. WOLFFE IS NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT.
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LOOK FOR HIS BILINE IN THE MAGAZINE AND HIS REPORT ON TONIGHT'S ADDRESS. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE TWO GUEST WHO IS WILL BE AT THE TABLE FOR THE...
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OF
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C-SPAN. PETER BINHART AND JUST STARTING A LEAVE WHERE HE'S AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION TO WORK ON A BOOK. TERRENCE JEFFREY IS THE EDITOR OF HUMAN EVENTS,...
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RADICAL CHANGE IN THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF AMERICA. NOW YOU HAVE A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT COMING BACK AND SAYING YOU HAVE TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE AND REFORM...
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RECURRING THEME OF MANY OF MR. BUSH'S SECOND TERM IF ENACTED WILL WEAK UP THE PILLARS THAT HAVE PROPPED UP DEMOCRATS FOR YEARS, POLITICAL STRATEGISTS...
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THAT HAS BEEN A CRUCIAL BUILDING BLOCK OF PEOPLES' BELIEF THAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO GOOD FOR AMERICA. REPUBLICANS WANT TO UNDERMINE THAT AND CONVINCE AMERICANS...
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HAS EXPANDED SINCE 1940. WOMEN ARE LIVING LONGER RELATIVE TO MEN TODAY THAN THEY WERE IN 1940, YET WE NEVER, EVER HAVE DEBATED GENDER ADJUSTING SOCIAL
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SECURITY. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT FOR GENDER, I THINK YOU ALSO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF WORK PEOPLE DO FOR A LIVING BECAUSE...
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SUPPOSEDLY A REPUBLICAN AND BELIEVES IN LIMITED GOVERNMENT, SHOWS YOU
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THE DEGREE OF POWER OVER THE MY KNEW MINUTIA IN ELDERLY PEOPLES' LIVES THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I BELIEVE WHAT PRESIDENT BUSH WANTS...
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ARE OPPOSED TO SOCIAL SECURITY. HOWEVER, MOST AMERICANS WANT
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TO DISTRIBUTE RISK. THEY BELIEVE IN SOCIAL INSURANCE. THE PROBLEM FOR THE PRESIDENT IS HE CAN'T SAY WHAT MOST OF THE PRINCIPAL BACKERS REALLY BELIEVE...
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I DO BELIEVE FUNDAMENTALLY CONSERVATIVES BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE TOO DEPENDENT IN THE RETIREMENT ON BIG GOVERNMENT. IT IS UNFORTUNATE WHEN THEY ARE DEPENDENT...
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BE ELIMINATED. >> THERE IS ONE THING IF PEOPLE WERE FULLY FREE,
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WHICH I WOULD
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ACTUALLY WISH WE WERE AND INVEST THEIR OWN MONEY AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, BUT PRESIDENT BUSH IS TALKING ABOUT A DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT COERCION....
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AT LEAST YOU WILL OWN THAT INVESTMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL OFFER YOU AND IT WON'T BE CONTROLLED BY BILL THOMAS OR ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE UNITED STATES...
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A LOT OF CREDIBILITY WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. IT HAS SOME CREDIBILITY ON TAXES THAT HELPED GEORGE W. BUSH SHAPE THE DEBATE IN THE...
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AMERICANS BELIEVE IN, THINK IS WORTH IT, IS AN ISSUE IN WHICH DEMOCRATS HAVE HAD MORE SUPPORT. IT'S HARD FOR BUSH TO RECAST THE DEBATE. AND THE OTHER...
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THEY ARE FAIRLY UNITED. AS YOU HEARD, SOCIAL SECURITY IS THE BIG ISSUE TONIGHT. THE PRESIDENT WILL LAY OUT HIS PLAN. DEMOCRATS HAVE LAID THE GROUND...
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INDEPENDENTLY. STARTING WITH NANCY PELOSI, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO INTO HER LEADERSHIP POSITION. HOW DOES SHE APPROACH THE JOB AND WHAT KIND OF...
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TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE. SHE'S SHORED UP SUPPORT AND WORKED TO GROW HER LOYALTIES. AND SHE'S FEELING PRETTY SECURE, BUT THE REAL TEST, I THINK, COME ...
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| 00:16:10 |
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LOT OF DIVISIVE ISSUES IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE HAS A DIVERSE CAUCUS. SHE HAS TO KEEP DIFFERENT IDEOLOGICAL SECTORS TOGETHER WITH BLUE DOGS AND PROGRESSIVE...
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| 00:16:49 |
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THE NUMBERS ARE ARE NOT SO GOOD,
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THEY WILL HAVE TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH AND MAYBE REID IS THE RIGHT ELEMENT. I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. >> I HAVE HEARD COMMENTARY ON FOX THAT HARRY REID...
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DELIVERING THE REBUTTAL TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH, THIS AS A TRADITION THAT
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I UNDERSTAND EXTENDS FROM 1966 AND THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION. BUT IT HAS HAD MANY PERMUTATIONS AS THE OPPOSITION PARTY TRIES TO GET IT RIGHT. WHAT...
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WILL PRESENT THEIR MESSAGE TONIGHT? >> IN TERMS OF THE CLIMATE AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT THEMSELVES, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO SAY,...
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IT'S BEST THE LEADERS DELIVER THE ADDRESS AND THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION AS LEADERS OF THE PARTY TO TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHERE DEMOCRATS ARE ...
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SHOULD BE PUT TO REST. THAT IT DOESN'T DO THE PARTY ANY GOOD AT ALL. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOW IT
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WORKS AND WHETHER OR NOT
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IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE FOR THE OPPOSITION PARTY? >> I THINK IT'S JEFF WHO I THINK VERY HIGHLY OF, HE WRITES IT'S IMPOSSIBLE...
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OF ITS OWN BELIEF. I THINK IT'S USEFUL AT LEAST IN THAT REGARD. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT, TERRY JEFFREY? >> I THINK THEY ARE AN ABSOLUTE WASTE,...
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GET THE RIGHT TONE AND TRY SOD MANY STYLES
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AND HAVEN'T GOT IT. >> AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTIES TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. I BELIEVE ONE YEAR THE REPUBLICANS HAD KRISTI TODD
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WHITMAN GET IT FROM THE STATEHOUSE IN NEW JERSEY AND IF THERE IS ANYBODY OUT OF STEP WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE VALS AND PRINCIPLES THE REPUBLICANS...
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TODD WHITMAN. THE WORST PERSON TO SPEAK FOR THE PARTY WHEN SHE DIDN'T SPEAK FOR IT AT ALL. IN THAT CASE, IT WAS LESS THAN WORTHLESS. >> HE QUOTES THE...
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THE ELECTION IN IRAQ? >> I THINK HE'S JUST GOING TO SAY THE ELECTION WENT WELL, WHICH IT DID. AND SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO SET A TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL,...
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CAN PROTECT THE GOVERNMENT? THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, AND AMERICA HAS SOME ABILITY TO AFFECT, THAT...
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| 00:21:37 |
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THE POLLS. I THINK GENERALLY ON IRAQ T JURY IS OUT. AMERICANS WILL LOOK TO SEE WHEN WE LEAVE IRAQ, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE LEFT A STABLE, LIBERAL GOVERNMENT?...
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VIEWED AS A FAILURE. I THINK THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE. >> THERE ARE REPORTS THAT MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS WILL BE COMING INTO THE CHAMBER WITH INK-STAINED...
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| 00:22:14 |
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AS BEST WE CAN THE POSSIBILITY OF A CIVIL WAR THAT WE ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF. AND SEBLINGDLY, WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING -- AND SECONDLY, WE HAVE TO...
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COMING IN THAT'S GOING TO WRITE THE CONSTITUTION, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY T GOVERNMENT A YEAR FROM NOW THAT WILL BE ELECTED ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION. ...
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DEAL OF DISCUSSION CALLING FOR QUICK WITHDRAWAL OF THE TROOP. ON MONDAY, SENATOR HARRY REID AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB TALKED ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS TON...
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IN ORDER TO RAISE THEIR INK-STAINED FINGERS IN A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WILL NEVER BE TRULY FREE...
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NIGHT THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO SPELL OUT A REAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE PLAN FOR THE UNFINISHED WORK AHEAD. DEFEAT THE GROWING INSURGENCY, REBUILD IRAQ, INCREASE...
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ARE WRONG IF THEY ARE SUGGESTING
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THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SHOULD SET A TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL, I THINK THEY'RE WRONG. THE TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL IN IRAQ HAS TO BE PRED PREDICATED,...
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| 00:25:43 |
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ONCE WE WENT DOWN THAT PATH, WE HAD A MORAL COMMIT TONIGHT SEE IT THROUGH. WE ALL WANT TO SEE THE MAXIMUM
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| 00:25:49 |
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AMOUNT OF LIBERTY IN IRAQ. WE ALL WANT AMERICANS TO COME HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM IRAQ. AND I THINK, AS I SAID BEFORE T KEY IS OUR SECURITY AND...
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| 00:26:23 |
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PROBLEM, WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY. I DO THINK IT'S IRONIC, HOWEVER, WE ARE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY ON DEFENSE OVERSEAS WHEN SECRETARY TOM RIDGE, THE...
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| 00:26:38 |
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FUND THE INCREASES IN THE BORDER CONTROL AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF AUTHORIZED WHEN HE SIGNED THE LAW IN RESPONSE...
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| 00:27:24 |
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MANNER, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SURE TERRORISTS AREN'T COMING IN WITH THEM. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE LAISSEZ-FAIRE
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| 00:27:33 |
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ATTITUDE AND KNOWING YOU ARE DOING ALL YOU CAN DO TO SECURE YOUR COUNTRY. >> LET ME PICK UP ON THE IMMIGRATION. THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF CONGRESS...
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| 00:27:58 |
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ILLEGAL ALIEN, YOU WILL PAY A STIFF PENALTY, A PENALTY ENOUGH TO DETER YOU FROM HIRING ILLEGAL ALIENS. THE ILLEGAL ALIEN THAT COMES TO THE UNITED
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| 00:28:08 |
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STATES SEEKING OPPORTUNITY AND A JOB T KIND THAT PRESIDENT BUSH IS TALKING ABOUT T MAGNET IS TURNED OFF IF THE EMPLOYERS SUFFER A PENALTY STIFF ENOUGH...
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APPLY FOR A VISA AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM
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YET. >> YOU WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LEGAL ALIENS? >> I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES. WHAT THAT...
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| 00:29:07 |
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I THINK THE PRESIDENT, PARTLY FOR POLITICAL REASONS, TRYING TO REACH OUT FOR
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HISPANIC VOTE, WANTS TO BE SEEN AS A PRO IMMIGRATION PRESIDENT. BIG BUSINESS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
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| 00:29:17 |
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HAS BEEN PRO IMMIGRATION. THE RANK AND FILE IS VERY NEGATIVIST AND VERY HOSTILE TO IMMIGRATION, BOTH LEGAL
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| 00:29:23 |
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AND ILLEGAL. IN WELFARE REFORM ACT, REPUBLICANS AFTER THE GINGRICH REVOLUTION CUT OFF BENEFITS TO LEGAL ILL GRANTS. REPUBLICAN HOSTILITIES TO IMMIGRANTS...
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MEMBER OF THE
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DIPLOMATIC CORP., THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT CHIEF, AND PREVENTS ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING SECURITY ISSUES POST-9/11.
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| 00:30:12 |
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NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU LISTEN IN TO THE HOUSE SERGEANT AT ARM WHERE IS HE TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE LOGISTICS FOR TONIGHT. >> WE'RE JOINED BY WILSON...
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SENATE SERGEANT OF ARMS AND THE ARGUE TECT AND THE SECURITY AND ARRANGEMENTS FROM THE SECURITY STANDPOINT FOR THIS EVENING'S EVENT. AND
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| 00:30:52 |
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MY SECOND ROLE IN VERY, VERY PREVALENT ROLE, IS, ONE, ESCORTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE SENATE OF ARMS AND THE ARCHITECT OF THE...
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| 00:31:46 |
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WERE KILLED PRIOR TO THAT. YOU SEE MANY MORE BARRIERS. YOU SEE MORE POLICE OFFICERS. BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST ROLE
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| 00:31:55 |
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AND THE BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE AS THE POLICE AND THE POLICE BOARD IS TO INSURE AN OPEN COMMUNITY HERE, OPEN COMPLEX, AND YET PROVIDE...
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| 00:32:54 |
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IMPORTANT ROLE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AND IT'S ONE THAT I ENJOY.
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| 00:32:59 |
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AND I HAVE A GREAT, GREAT GROUP OF COWORKERS THAT HELP ME EVERY SING DALE IN THIS REGARD. AND THEY HAVE OVER THE 10 YEARS, HAVE REALLY SCHOOLED ME IN...
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| 00:33:30 |
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CORRECT. WHEN HE IS FINISHED, WE WILL ESCORT HIM BACK TO
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HIS LIMOUSINE. >> WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY WILSON LIVINGOOD, SERGEANT OF ARMS AT THE U.S. HOUSE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE LOOKING...
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| 00:33:45 |
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PICTURE FROM STATUTORY HALL AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BILL THOMAS TONIGHT AND THERE HE IS LIVE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
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| 00:33:50 |
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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE GATHERING IN THE RESPECTIVE CHAMBER. FOR THOSE WHO ARE POLITICAL JUNKIES AND KNOW THE PLAYERS, ONE OF
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| 00:33:58 |
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THE ENJOYABLE THINGS IS TO WATCH THE VERY COVETED SEATS RIGHT ALONG THE AISLE
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| 00:34:02 |
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THAT YOU WILL BE IN CAMERA RANGE AND A
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| 00:34:04 |
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CHANCE TO ALSO SHAKE HANDS WITH THE PRESIDENT NO MATTER WHAT PARTY YOU ARE. THAT SEEMS TO BE REALLY POPULAR AMONG THE MEMBER. HAVE EITHER OF YOU BEEN...
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| 00:34:35 |
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AROUND COUNTRY TUNE
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| 00:34:37 |
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IN. PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AUDIENCE AND
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| 00:34:40 |
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LOWEST NUMBER FOR SPEECHES BEFORE JOINT SESSIONS. AND IT'S ALWAYS FROM YEAR TO YEAR VERY DIFFERENT SORT OF AUDIENCE DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN...
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| 00:34:53 |
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MOVE ON TO ANOTHER AREA WHICH IS HEALTH CARE. ARE YOU EXPECTING THE PRESIDENT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTH CARE TONIGHT AND LAY OUT HIS THOUGHTS FOR...
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| 00:35:25 |
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BIG REASONS FOR THE INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS IS THE THREAT OF LAWSUITS. IN FACT, MOST OF THE INDEPENDENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IN MOST SECTORS...
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| 00:36:06 |
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THING PRESIDENT BUSH DID
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WAS MUCH NOT LIKE RONALD REAGAN TO CREATE A NEW ENTITLEMENT
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| 00:36:13 |
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IN THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN AND IN DOING SO HE ALIENATED A GREAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE.
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ON TORT REFORM, ON THE OTHER HAND, HE WILL HAVE A LOT OF CONSERVATIVE SUPPORT. IT IS AN IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE IN THE COUNTRY YOU HAVE OB-GYN DOCTORS...
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| 00:37:04 |
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FORCE OF LAW BEHIND A COMMITMENT THAT SO MANY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE OVER THE YEARS. A COMMITMENT THAT THIS CONGRESS...
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| 00:37:14 |
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ADMINISTRATION HAVE FAILED TO REDEEM FOR FAR TOO LONG. >> PETER, WHAT ARE THE DEMOCRATS GOING TO BE TRYING TO SAY ABOUT HEALTH CARE AGENDA THIS YEAR?...
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QUESTION. I WOULD HOPE JOHN KERRY COULD START A DEBATE AND GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE REPUBLICANS WOULD RESPOND AND SAY
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| 00:37:45 |
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WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED AT AMERICA? THAT SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE. >> IT IS INTERESTING...
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HOSPITALS AS THEIR DOCTOR. AND THE COST OF THAT IS PUT BACK ON THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND ALSO IN THE FEDERAL TAXPAYERS, AND WE COVER IT. AND SO I THINK...
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OR WHETHER HE IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE CHALLENGING HILLARY CLINTON FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. >> WE'LL COME BACK TO THE TABLE IN A MINUTE. LET'S...
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| 00:39:05 |
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THE CAPITOL BUILDING WHERE SENATORS ARE GATHERING FOR THEIR PROCESSION TO THE HOUSE SIDE OF THE CAPITOL TO THE SPEECH. >>
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AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE. >>
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| 00:46:16 |
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YOU ARE LOOKING AT LIVE PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE CHAMBER IN THE U.S. COP TOLL. THE MEMBER OF THE SENATE HAVING MADE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE CAPITOL...
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| 00:47:46 |
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HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SCENE AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES HERE. PETER BEINHART, THE NEW REPUBLIC EDITOR ON LEAVE AT THE BROOKINGS...
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| 00:48:41 |
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NOW THAT HE HAS A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS ELIMINATE ONE OR TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SLICE THEM OFF, ELIMINATE THEM, KILL THEM. >> PETER? >> I THINK IT'S...
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| 00:49:08 |
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SCHEDULE. THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT
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| 00:49:09 |
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IF WE NEED TO INCREASE DEFENSE AND HOMELAND SECURITY AND ENTITLEMENTS GOING ON THEIR SCHEDULE TO CUT THE DEFICIT THE WAY THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO. >> UNLESS...
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| 00:49:38 |
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REPUBLICAN HOUSE DID. GEORGE BUSH LAST YEAR INCREASING THE FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. THERE IS ROOM IN THERE FOR THINGS TO BE ACTUALLY...
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YET, RIGHT. >> WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW SINCE THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY
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| 00:50:12 |
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ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE IS SAY THANKS TO YOU AND LET OUR VIEWERS GET A SENSE OF WHAT IT'S LIKE IN THE CHAMBER AS IF YOU WERE THERE AND WATCH THE...
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| 00:50:24 |
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TELEPHONE CALLS WITH YOUR QUICK ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEMOCRATIC
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LEADERS HAD TO SAY
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TONIGHT. >> HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR APPOINTS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE TO ESCORT THE...
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FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. PELOSI T GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY MR. MENENDEZ, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA MR. CLYBER. >> THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE...
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ARIZONA MR. KYLE, THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA MRS. DOLE T SENATOR FROM UTAH MR. HATCH, THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING, MR. THOMAS, THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA...
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OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. >> MR. SPEAKER, THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME
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COURT. >> MR. SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT'S
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CABINET. THE SPEAKER: MR. SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
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STATES. THE SPEAKER: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, I HAVE THE HIGH PRIVILEGE AND THE DISTINCT HONOR OF PRESENTING TO YOU THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
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| 01:08:30 |
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STATES. THE PRESIDENT: MR. SPEAKER, VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, FELLOW CITIZENS AS THE NEW CONGRESS GATHERS, ALL OF US IN THE ELECTED...
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| 01:09:06 |
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WE SHARE WITH NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS OF AFGHANISTAN, THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, UKRAINE, AND A FREE AND SOVEREIGN IRAQ. TWO WEEKS AGO I STOOD ON...
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THE PRESIDENT HAS
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CONCLUDED HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS OF 2005. INTERRUPTED BY APPLAUSE BY MY COUNT 63 TIMES, MANY TIMES BIPARTISAN, A FEW TIMES PARTICULARLY ON...
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| 02:05:47 |
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ABOUT FOUR MINUTES FROM NOW, THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE WILL BE DELIVERED BY THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS NANCY PELOSI OF THE HOUSE AND HARRY REID OF THE SENATE...
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| 02:06:53 |
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THE EVENTS OF IRAQ WHICH
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| 02:07:08 |
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HAVE BEEN A VERY STRONG, LINKED VERY STRONGLY THE EFFORTS OF OUR AMERICAN PEOPLE IN UNIFORM AND THEIR INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS...
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| 02:07:28 |
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FINEST SPEECH THAT THIS PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN. >> WHAT DID HARR THAT WILL LEAD TO LEGISLATION IN YOUR COMMITTEE? >> WELL, THE ONE THING THAT WE OF COURSE...
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| 02:07:51 |
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COMMITTEE. WE WILL PUT A BILL TOGETHER WORKING WITH THE SENATE, WITH
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| 02:07:55 |
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SENATOR WARNER AND HIS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE THE ARMED FORCES WELL TAKEN CARE OF IN TERMS OF PAY AND BENEFITS FOR THEIR FAMILIES BUT...
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| 02:08:28 |
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WE HAVE CARL LEVIN WORKING WITH JOHN WARNER AND I THINK THE LINES OF
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| 02:08:33 |
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PARTISANSHIP FADE AWAY. >> DUNK HUNTER CHAIRMAN OF ARMED SERVICES THANK YOU. >> MY PLEASURE. >>
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| 02:08:58 |
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REPRESENTATIVE CLAY SHAW, AS THE FORMER HEAD OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE A LOT OF THE SPEECH WAS ABOUT THAT. TELL US YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE...
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| 02:09:13 |
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THE COCK. HE DIDN'T STRAP US INTO ONE PLAN WHICH THINK WAS GOOD. HE SAID IT IS OUR
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| 02:09:21 |
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RESPONSIBILITY TO DRAFT THE LEGISLATION BUT HE CERTAINLY PUT FORTH HIS IDEAS AND THE REQUIREMENT I BELIEVE IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT PART OF THIS HAS...
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| 02:09:32 |
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THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. NOW IT IS FOR THE CONGRESS TO GO TO WORK AND DRAFT A PLAN, BUILD COALITIONS, REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND PRESS A SOCIAL...
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| 02:10:14 |
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UNITE BEHIND THAT PLAN AND HOPEFULLY
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| 02:10:17 |
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WE CAN PERSUADE SOME OF OUR DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US IN THIS ENDEAVOR. THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR KIDS LIKE WE CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS. SO WE NEED TO...
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| 02:11:02 |
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE LISTENING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL REACTION YOU CAN ON C-SPAN 2. WE ARE LESS THAN A MINUTE AWAY IN THE OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC...
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| 02:11:14 |
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TO THE SPEECH. WE WILL BRING THAT YOU NEXT
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| 02:11:18 |
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| 02:11:25 |
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LIVE. >> I'M NANCY PELOSI OF CALIFORNIA, THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. >> NOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT I APPRECIATE...
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| 02:11:59 |
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DAD WAS A HARD ROCK MINER, MY MOM TOOK IN WASH. I GREW UP AROUND PEOPLE
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| 02:12:04 |
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OF STRONG VALUES. EVEN IF THEY RARELY TALKED ABOUT THEM, THEY LOVED THEIR COUNTRY, WORSHIPED GOD, NEVER SHUNNED HARD WORK AND NEVER ASKED FOR SPECIAL...
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| 02:19:19 |
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WITH YOU THIS EVENING ABOUT AN ISSUE OF GRAVE CONCERN, THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF OUR COUNTRY. ANY DISCUSSION OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY MUST BEGIN WITH...
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| 02:26:38 |
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AND THEY DIDN'T WIN SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PLAY THE GAME ANY MORE. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE THEIR BALL AND GO HOME.
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| 02:26:44 |
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AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EVEN LISTENING TO THE SPEECH BY THE DEMOCRATS, THEY WERE SAYING VERY MANY OF THE SAME THINGS THAT THE PRESIDENT DID BUT SAYING...
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| 02:27:24 |
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HAD IN THIS RECENT GENERATION. HE
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| 02:27:30 |
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NOT ONLY WANT TO REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY, HE WANTS TO DESTROY IT. THIS IS SOMETHING THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THE LAST 50 OR 60 YEARS. THEY...
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| 02:28:04 |
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FOR EXAMPLE, ATTACKING HIM ON NO EXIT STRATEGY, HE SAID VERY CLEARLY HE IS NOT GOING TO
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| 02:28:10 |
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GIVE AN ARTIFICIAL TIMETABLE. THE STRATEGY IS WHEN THE GOAL IS ACCOMPLISHED THAT'S WHEN WE WILL LEAVE. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS A PREPARED THING...
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| 02:28:49 |
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ENTIRELY SOLVENT UNTIL 2042
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| 02:28:53 |
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WHERE FULL BENEFITS COULD BE PAID UP UNTIL 2042 THEN THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS MADE AFTER THAT. THIS, AS A PREVIOUS CALLER SAID, THIS PARTY...
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| 02:29:39 |
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WITH A MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING WITH A CONCENTRATION IN FINANCE AND I SUGGEST THAT THE SENATOR
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| 02:29:43 |
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FROM NEVADA STAY OUT OF THE CASINOS AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A GAMBLE AND IT WILL EARN A GREAT RETURN FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND...
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| 02:30:17 |
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ALL THE OTHER PLACES THAT, YOU
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| 02:30:20 |
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KNOW, WEREN'T COMPLYING WITH AMERICA'S IMPERIALISM. AND IT IS SCARY FROM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF MY PEERS THAT ARE GOING OFF TO FIGHT FOR AN IDEAL WE DON'T...
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| 02:30:53 |
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WE ARE DOING. I THOUGHT IT WAS IRONIC THAT HE
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| 02:30:55 |
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IS TALKING ABOUT FREEDOM SO MUCH AND HE HAS THE AUDACITY AND TO BASICALLY TO VERY BOLD GAY BASHING IN REGARD TO MARRIAGE. I THOUGHT THAT HE TALKED ABOUT...
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| 02:31:55 |
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THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. BUT HE SURE TALKS A GOOD TALK. HE IS A VERY STRONG PRESIDENT,
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| 02:32:01 |
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STRONG IN HIS LANGUAGE AND DELIVERY AND IT JUST MADE ME PROUD TO BE A REPUBLICAN. BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS GOING TO GET ALL THE MONEY. >> OHIO....
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| 02:32:33 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE,
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| 02:32:35 |
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MINNESOTA. >> HI. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND I'M HONORED TO JUST SAY HOW WONDERFUL OUR PRESIDENT HAS -- HE HAS A MORAL FIBER THAT IS NOT MANY...
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| 02:32:55 |
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HE'S SUPPORTIVE
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| 02:32:56 |
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OF LIFE. HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE WEAK, THE BABIES. HE IS TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY. ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY...
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| 02:34:01 |
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EVEN HAVE THAT. WE WILL BE THE POOREST DEVELOPED
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| 02:34:04 |
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COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH IF HE GETS HIS WAY. >> BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. >> YES. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I, HOW GOOD I THINK THE PRESIDENT...
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| 02:34:30 |
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OUR PRESIDENT
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| 02:34:31 |
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INSTEAD OF -- OUR MEN ARE OVER THIS FIGHTING FOR US AND HERE THEY GET ON THE AIR AND ACT LIKE WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO THINK WHEN THEY HEAR KERRY GET...
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| 02:35:20 |
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THE PRESIDENT IS RUNING
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| 02:35:21 |
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OUR COUNTRY, KILLING THE BOYS AND GIRLS I HAVE GROWN UP WITH AND GONE TO SCHOOL WITH AND I THINK IT IS WRONG AND THE REPUBLICANS, I DON'T THINK --...
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| 02:36:17 |
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IS REMESH, A WRITER FOR THE NEW REPUBLICAN -- EXCUSE ME, THE NATIONAL REVIEW AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL REVIEW BLOG. WHAT IS YOUR HEADLINE ON...
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| 02:36:55 |
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DEMOCRATIZATION HAS TO BE AMERICAN POLICY AND HE CHALLENGES SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACCIDENTIZATION AGENDA. SO HE IS SORT OF...
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| 02:37:31 |
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HE IS -- IT IS TELLING THAT ALL OF THE DEMOCRATIC IDEAS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND ALL OF THE DEMOCRATS WHO REALLY HAVE EXPRESSED OPENNESS TO MEETING...
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| 02:37:46 |
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DEAD OR RETIRED AND HE WILL HAVE A REAL CHALLENGE GETTING ACTUAL DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH HIM. I THINK HE MADE A GOOD STRONG CASE...
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| 02:38:47 |
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AMENDMENT. AND I THINK IT QUITE STRIKING
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| 02:38:50 |
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ACTUALLY HOW UNWILLING THE DEMOCRATS WERE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THE SOCIAL ISSUES IN RESPONSE. THEY REALIZE THAT THEY ARE ON THE LOSING END OF THOSE...
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| 02:39:33 |
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TERRORISTS ARE IN IRAQ BUT WE SHOULD LEAVE BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO FIGHTING TERRORISM. I THINK THAT THE PRESIDENT -- THE
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| 02:39:43 |
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INTERESTING CHOICE IN THE SPEECH WAS TO MAKE THE FOREIGN POLICY SECTION SECOND AND LEAD WITH SOCIAL SECURITY AS OPPOSED TO THE REVERSE. I THINK THAT...
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| 02:40:34 |
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UNION SPEECH >> I THINK IT IS THE SAME OLD THING I HEARD BEFORE. IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET A GOOD LESSON IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF SOCIAL...
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| 02:40:55 |
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IRAQ. THAT IS WHY THEY WILL NEVER FAULK DID AN EXIT STRATEGY. THEIR STRATEGY TO PUT BASES IN IRAQ AND HAVE A STRONG FOOTHOLD. WE ARE MARRIED TO THAT...
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| 02:41:29 |
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THE YOUNG MAN THAT SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE THINGS HE
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| 02:41:33 |
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WAS HEARING NOT ONLY IN SOCIAL SECURITY BUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE WAR ON TERROR. I'M CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH THAT, BUT HE HAS YOUNG DAUGHTERS AND...
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| 02:42:40 |
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SEE HOW FAR HE CAN PUSH US. >> BOULDER, COLORADO. >> HELLO. >>
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| 02:42:45 |
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YES, SIR, GO
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| 02:42:47 |
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AHEAD. >> THE PRESIDENT SAID
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| 02:42:50 |
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THAT WE ARE IN IRAQ FIGHTING TERRORISM SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THESE PEOPLE OVER HERE. THAT IS NOT CORRECT. THE PEOPLE WE ARE FIGHTING IN
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| 02:43:03 |
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IRAQ
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| 02:43:04 |
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ARE IRAQIS WHO WANT US OUT OF
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| 02:43:08 |
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THEIR COUNTRY. THEY MAY
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| 02:43:10 |
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BE A MINORITY, BUT THEY ARE IRAQIS AND NOT PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE ATTACK US. THE ELECTION WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE, BUT THE PRESIDENT TOLD CONGRESS...
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| 02:44:13 |
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BETWEEN MAKING A PLAN AND MAKING SUGGESTIONS OR
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| 02:44:17 |
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GIVING IDEAS. THE PRESIDENT GAVE MANY IDEAS IN HIS SPEECH. HE DID NOT INDICATE THAT HE HAD ANY PLANS FOR IT, THAT HE WAS GOING TO WORK WITH THOSE PLANS....
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| 02:45:13 |
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DRESNER.COM WRITTEN BY DAN DRESNER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE WHO WORKED FOR
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| 02:45:21 |
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THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND IS ON THE LINE NOW TO TELL US
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| 02:45:25 |
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WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. DAN? >> HI. >> WHAT IS YOUR TOP LINE ANALYSIS? >> I THOUGHT THE SECTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY WAS INTERESTING....
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| 02:45:50 |
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U.S. CONGRESS IN TERMS OF THE HOOTS
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| 02:45:52 |
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FROM THE DEMOCRATS. I THOUGHT HE WAS MORE
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| 02:45:55 |
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CONFIDENT ON THE FOREIGN POLICY SECTION. HE OBVIOUSLY HAS MOMENTUM THERE IN THE WAKE OF THE IRAQI ELECTION. I THOUGHT THE SIGNAL MOMENT OF THE SPEECH...
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| 02:46:55 |
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10% A YEAR THAT WILL WORK OUT WONDERFULLY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GROW AT 10% A YEAR. AND THAT AN INTERESTING QUESTION. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS IN THE...
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| 02:47:15 |
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WILL GO SOME WAY TO FIX THE DEFICIT BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT A CAP ON OTHER FORMS OF SPENDING. THE PRESIDENT AT THE SAME TIME SAID HE IS GOING TO CUT...
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| 02:48:05 |
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CAN HAS. I'M RELATIVELY OPTIMISTIC ON THAT FRONT BUT IT TELLING FOR EXAMPLE THAT THE TRADE DEFICIT IS GROWN NOW TO APPROXIMATELY $550 BILLION LAST...
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| 02:48:21 |
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WHETHER OR NOT THE GROWTH THAT OCCURRED NOW WILL CONTINUE AT A STEADY STATE. I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE AND IF I COULD MAKE A USEFUL PREDICTION I WOULD...
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| 02:48:58 |
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TO ENJOY FREEDOM IN THIS
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| 02:49:01 |
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COUNTRY. AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT GAY, AS LONG AS YOU ARE OVER 55 AND YOU ARE NOT SOMEONE SPEAKS FOR ABORTION THEN YOU ARE PRETTY OK. I DON'T KNOW. KIND...
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| 02:49:15 |
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TO SAY I HAVE NEVER REALLY LEFT, NEVER REALLY BEEN A LEFT PERSON BUT THE DAY AFTER HE WAS ELECTED I JOINED THE ACLU. >> ORLANDO, FLORIDA. HELLO,...
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| 02:49:45 |
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OHIO. >> YES, I JUST WANTED TO
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| 02:49:47 |
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CALL AND SAY THAT I AGREE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND HIS PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY. WHEN SOCIAL SECURITY WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED IT WAS DESIGNED AS A THREE-STEP...
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| 02:50:05 |
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PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TO
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| 02:50:07 |
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THE SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN. >> WINCHESTER, OHIO. >> YES, I AGREE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH ALSO. I THINK FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY WE HAD WELFARE REFORM AND PEOPLE...
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| 02:50:34 |
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PEOPLE WILL GET MORE MONEY WHEN
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| 02:50:36 |
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THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS. >> NEXT CALL, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT. >> HI. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT NORMAL VOTERS IN THIS COUNTRY FEEL. THERE'S...
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| 02:50:59 |
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I THINK, IN THIS COUNTRY THAT FOR A
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| 02:51:01 |
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NORMAL CITIZEN TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT THEIR IDEAS ARE. YES, WE CAN CALL IN AND TALK TO OUR LOCAL POLITICIANS, BUT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WE CAN OFFER...
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| 02:52:38 |
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INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENT ACCOUNTS PROGRAM. WE WILL GET BACK TO THE CALLS. WE WILL TAKE CALLS UNTIL THE TOP OF THE HOUR THEN WE WILL REPLAY THE PRESIDENT'S...
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| 02:53:00 |
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IS J. BRADFORD DELONG .NET. WHAT IS YOUR TOP LINE ANALYSIS OF THE SPEECH? >> I'M AN ECONOMIST AND I'M A TREASURY GUY. SO I FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY...
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| 02:53:28 |
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PRESIDENT THAT WERE TRUE BUT THAT WERE DESIGNED TO LEAVE, SAY, AN IMPRESSION THAT WASN'T EXACTLY TRUE IN THE MINDS OF HEARERS. >> SPECIFICALLY WHAT?...
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| 02:54:02 |
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ARE CURRENTLY GUARANTEED THAT NO MATTER WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON.
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| 02:54:05 |
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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CURRENT PROJECTIONS OVER THE NEXT CENTURY OR SO SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES WILL ONLY PAY FOR 30% OF YOUR RETIREMENT EARNINGS, NOT 35%....
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| 02:56:19 |
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SUDDEN MARKET SWINGS. >> YES. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU DON'T DO ANY WORSE THAN THE STOCK MARKET AS A WHOLE. AND THIS IS A REAL CONCERN...
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| 02:56:40 |
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THE GOVERNMENT'S THRIFT SAVINGS PROGRAM WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT, EXTREMELY LOW FEE PROGRAM AND ANYONE WHO CAN PUT MONEY IN IT DEFINITELY SHOULD, IT IS...
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| 02:57:48 |
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OF ECONOMIC INDIVIDUAL SOURCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING BIPARTISAN. LET
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| 02:57:53 |
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ME GIVE OUT YOUR BLOG ADDRESS.
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| 02:57:57 |
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J-BRADFORD DELONG.NET. LET'S GET BACK TO YOUR CALLS. WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE THEM. KENNESAW, GEORGIA. >> I WANT TO SAY THAT
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| 02:58:11 |
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FIRST I HEARD THE DEMOCRATS COMMENTS. I GUESS THE THINGS I HAVE IS ALL HE IS TALKING ABOUT IS THE [INAUDIBLE] SECONDLY, IT DEPRESSES ME WE ARE REPEATING...
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| 02:58:33 |
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THE GAY MARRIAGE THING BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] CONSIDERED IMMORAL BACK THEN, TOO. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CHRISTIAN TO SUPPORT BUSH BECAUSE HIS POLICIES...
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| 02:59:30 |
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IT JUST SEEMS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME FOR HIM
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| 02:59:35 |
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TO SIT THERE AND PARADE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE. AND AS FAR AS SOCIAL SECURITY IS CONCERNED, IN HIS CREATION OF ALL OF THESE JOBS THE SERVICE WE HAVE LOST,...
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| 03:00:47 |
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WE BRING ON OURSELVES. ABORTIONS, IT IS VERY SAD ABOUT THE SERVICEMEN WE ARE
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| 03:00:53 |
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LOSING IN IRAQ BUT EVERY DAY IN OUR COUNTRY WE KILL BABIES WITHOUT A THOUGHT. THE GAY MARRIAGES, YOU KNOW, STOP SHOVING IT DOWN OUR THROAT. WE ARE SICK...
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| 03:01:27 |
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HERE THAT ARE IN SUCH A BAD STATE THAT THOSE ISSUES ARE NOT
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| 03:01:31 |
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EVEN ON THE RADAR. THEY DON'T HAVE HOMES, JOBS. I MYSELF I'M UNEMPLOYED. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED ABOUT SIX MONTHS. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ADDRESS SOME...
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| 03:02:34 |
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THAT OUR JOB. WE NEED TO FIND
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| 03:02:36 |
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OUR OWN JOBS. AND JUST HAVING AN INSPIRING LEADER LIKE GEORGE BUSH JUST RENEWS MY CONFIDENCE IN AMERICA AND MAKES ME THINK DAMN, WE CAN DO THIS...
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| 03:03:13 |
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ARE ALL PEOPLE AND IF WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER NOTHING WILL
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| 03:03:16 |
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WORK REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE END UP DOING WITH IT. EVERYONE WILL KEEP BUTTING HEADS. >> THANK YOU MUCH AND THANKS TO ALL OF OUR CALLERS ON SPAN 2 WE...
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