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ABOUT CONGRESS THAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW JUST BY READING THE NEWS WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM? >> ONE THING I WOULD TELL THEM IS THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS AS CONTENTIOUS...
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ON TV AND THE PERCEPTION IN A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS IS THE PARTISANSHIP IS AT SUCH A PITCH, AND IT IS, THAT NOTHING EVER GETS DONE ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS...
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| 00:00:49 |
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DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. WE FORM ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF COALITIONS, REGIONAL, STATE, WOMEN, ALL THOSE THINGS. THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK IS A MISCONCEPTION...
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WHAT COUNTY? >> CANAR COUNTY. I LIVE IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THE CAPITAL. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A FAMILY THAT WAS PROMINENT. MY FATHER WAS...
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FORMER CONGRESS MAM 12 YEARS, FORMER GOVERNOR 12 YEARS AND PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT REPUBLICAN IN THE LAST 1/2 CENTURY IN THE
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| 00:02:36 |
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STATE. HOW MANY ARE THERE, BUT HE WAS. I WAS ACCUSTOMED
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| 00:02:39 |
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TO THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE OF THE POLITICAL WORLD, ALTHOUGH I HADN'T BEEN A PART IT. IT IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GET INTO IT FOR YOURSELF. I DECIDED ONCE...
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SAW. YOU ARE IN THE MINORITY WHEN IT
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COMES TO WOMEN, IN THE MAJORITY WHEN IT COMES TO PARTY. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? DO YOU NOTICE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WOMAN AND MAN IN THE HOUSE? >>...
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BECAUSE OF A COUPLE OF REASONS. I JOKE LIG SAY WOMEN CAN DO TWICE AS INCH HALF THE TIME. WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT DOING THE LAUNDRY, MAKING...
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BUT THIS ONE, AS WELL. THAT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ME AS A WOMAN. WE WANT TO SEE RESULTS. I DON'T WANT TO GENERALIZE HERE, BUT I THINK WE ARE MORE RESULTS-ORIENTED....
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| 00:05:37 |
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WASN'T A STUMBLING BLOCK. NUMBER TWO, IN TRAVELING AROUND, MAYORS,
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| 00:05:42 |
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, A LOT OF WOMEN ARE SERVING ON THE LOCAL LEVEL IN ELECTED POSITIONS. I ALWAYS JOKINGLY SAID, WELL, I DON'T...
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IN ZOOLOGY. I JOKINGLY SAY IT PREPARED ME FOR WORKING IN THE LARGE ZOO IN WASHINGTON,
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D.C. ALWAYS GETS A GOOD LAUGH ON THE LINCOLN DAY DINNERS. I WORKED IN A HOSPITAL MY SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE. PEOPLE IN PAIN AND THE SIGHT OF BLOOD...
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| 00:07:05 |
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WENT TO WHAT
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| 00:07:06 |
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WAS THEN WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE WHICH IS NOW WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY. WORKED IN THAT PROBABLY SIX YEARS. DURING THAT TIME MARRIED, ...
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FUN. WE MARRIED VERY YOUNG. WE WERE
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| 00:07:44 |
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BOTH 22 AT THE TIME. I SAY VERY YOUNG NOW. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AT THE TIME. SINCE I NOW HAVE CHILDREN AT THAT AGE, VERY YOUNG. HE'S BEEN IN THE...
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| 00:08:20 |
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HE WAS KEEPING THE HOME FIRES BURNING WHILE I WAS OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. HE WILL DO WHATEVER I ASK, BUT YOU
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| 00:08:26 |
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KNOW, INTERESTING YOU ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IN THE INVESTMENT BUSINESS THERE IS A LOT OF HANDCUFFS ON WHAT MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY, AND...
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| 00:09:18 |
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NOW A LAW SCUENT THAT. WAS EASY BECAUSE I CALL MY HUSBAND CHARLIE
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AND OUR
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SON CHARLES.
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OUR SECOND SON WAS BORN LESS THAN TWO
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YEARS LATER. HIS
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FULL NAME IS ARCH ALFRED
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| 00:09:32 |
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MOORE. NAMED HIM FOR MY FATHER. GAVE HIM THE FULL NAME. I HAD TROUBLE CALLING A LITTLE BOY ARCH SO WE WENT WITH MOORE. IT'S A GREAT NAME. HE GRADUATED...
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SHELLEY
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WELLINS MOORE. MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS SHELLEY REILLY. NOW I HAVE
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MY OWN
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SHELLEY. TO DISTINGUISH THAT RATHER THAN BIG SHELLEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE DEVELOPED A NICKNAME AND CALL HER BABA AROUND THE HOUSE. A LOT OF...
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| 00:10:59 |
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YOU TO LEAVE ME." YOU
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| 00:11:02 |
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DIDN'T LEAVE YOUR BROTHERS. YOU DIDN'T LEAVE MY BROTHERS. AND I DIDN'T WANT YOU -- I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THIS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE HERE FOR ME...
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QUIET MAN. >> WHO IS THE FIRST PUBLIC OFFICIAL IN
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THE FAMILY? >> MY DAD'S UNCLE, EVERETT MOORE WHO WAS MY GRANDFATHER'S BROTHER WAS A VERY PROMINENT LAWYER IN TOWN IN MOUNTAINSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. HE...
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| 00:13:30 |
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A HOMEMAKER/HOUSE WIFE. WERE YOU POLITICALY ACTIVE? >>
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| 00:13:33 |
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RIGHT. ALWAYS INTERESTED. WOULD CONTRIBUTE AND WORK FOR CANDIDATES. WORK IN MY FATHER'S CAMPAIGN IN 1984 WHEN HE RAN FOR GOVERNOR, FAIRLY ACTIVELY....
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| 00:13:50 |
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INTO THIS TO THINK, SOMETIMES I THINK PEOPLE ARE
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| 00:13:53 |
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ISSUE-DRIVEN INTO POLITICS. IT WAS MORE OF, KNOWING I COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH HOW YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND CAMPAIGN AND WORK....
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| 00:14:28 |
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CAPITO. WHEN I RAN IN 1996, I DECIDED TO
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GO AHEAD AND MOVE MY NAME UP TO THE THREE -- FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS. OBVIOUSLY, I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP ME. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ARGUE IT MIGHT...
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| 00:15:12 |
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READ HE PLED GUILTY AT SOME
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POINT. TELL US AS MUCH
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| 00:15:16 |
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ABOUT THAT STORY AS YOU
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WANT. HOW DID YOU GET THROUGH THAT? >> WELL,
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IT WAS A
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VERY DIFFICULT TIME, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE
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FOR OUR ENTIRE FAMILY. PROBABLY BEGAN IN 1990, I THINK, WHEN THE INDICTMENT CAME. IT WAS HONESTLY A BLUR NOW. I LOOK BACK ON IT, OUR CHILDREN, I WAS...
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HAD MY OWN PERSONAL HURT AND DIFFICULTY. NEVER ONE TIME DID ANYBODY IN OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HEY HAVE BROTHER, SISTER AND MY MOM, OF COURSE DID WE EVER...
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| 00:17:00 |
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DOWN FROM MOUNTVILLE, WHERE MY DAD WAS RAISED. AND VERY ACTIVE, AND FANS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, AND WE WERE THERE AT THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL....
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| 00:17:13 |
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ON THE EDGE WHETHER I COULD GET DOWN THERE OR NOT. AND I SAID I NEED TO DO, THIS BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT I CAN BE THERE WITH YOU. AND IT WAS SO MOVING,...
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| 00:18:35 |
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ME BECAUSE OF. THAT MY FEELING WHAT I SAID
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| 00:18:38 |
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EARLIER. HE'S
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| 00:18:39 |
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MY FATHER AND I LOVE HIM. AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM IS GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH
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| 00:18:44 |
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THICK AND THIN.
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DOES HE POLITICALLY ADVISE
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ME? ABSOLUTELY. HE POLITICALLY ADVISES EVERY PERSON IN OFFICE IN WEST VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW. WHETHER THEY ADMIT IT OR NOT, THEY'VE CALLED. HE HAS AN...
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CAR. WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH REALLY DIFFICULT PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT OR LEGAL ISSUES, WHAT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER AT THE HEART OF IT IS THAT THERE'S A PERSON...
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| 00:19:37 |
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FOUND WAS, AND WE FOUND IS PEOPLE OF MY PARENT'S AGE WERE SO GREAT TO US. THEY MAY NOT HAVE AGREED WITH WHAT WENT ON, AND MAY THEY THINK THAT MY DAD...
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| 00:20:42 |
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VERY EDUCATIONAL PART OF SERVICE ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND THEN LAST YEAR I JUST
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| 00:20:47 |
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MOVED TO THE WOLF COMMITTEE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. >> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU GOT ON -- HOW DID YOU TRANSFER? WHY DID YOU TRANSFER?...
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FOR PEOPLE TO FILL. I HADN'T REALLY ASKED, PUT ME ON THE RULES COMMITTEE. LIKE EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS YOU'RE WANTING TO -- I SHOULDN'T GENERALIZE,...
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| 00:21:22 |
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CAN BE ON THAT CAN INFLUENCE YOUR DISTRICT. SURE, I WAS LOOKING AT THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND I FELT...
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| 00:22:39 |
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AND HONESTLY IF SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME WHEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT
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| 00:22:43 |
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IT, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, I WOULD SAY, YOU'RE NUTS, I CAN'T DO THAT. AND IN 2002, PROBABLY $2.5, AND SPENT IT.
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| 00:22:52 |
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AND IN 2004 WE PROBABLY RAISED ABOUT $1.4, AND WE
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| 00:22:56 |
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DIDN'T SPEND ALL TELEVISION, BUT MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED. WE WERE WELL FUNDED. >> WILL YOU EXCUSE THE EXPRESSION WHEN I SAY THAT YOU LOOK AT THE...
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| 00:23:21 |
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THAT, REALLY. AND IT WASN'T GERRYMANDERED FOR ANYTHING. WHEN WE REDISTRICTED AGAIN IN 2002, AFTER I WON
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| 00:23:27 |
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IN 2000, THAT'S
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| 00:23:29 |
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WHEN YOU REALLY COULD HAVE, YOU
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| 00:23:32 |
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KNOW, REALLY GERRYMANDERED AND HURT ME? MY HOME COUNTY, AND PULLED ME SOUTH, WHICH IS A REALLY DIFFICULT THING FOR REPUBLICANS. BUT WHAT THEY ENDED...
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| 00:24:26 |
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WHY WERE YOU WORRIED ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE NATIONALLY WOULD THINK OF WEST VIRGINIA? >> WELL,
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| 00:24:30 |
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I THINK THAT IT ABSOLUTELY
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| 00:24:32 |
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WOULD HAVE BEEN A SLASH AND BURN CAMPAIGN. BECAUSE LOOKING AT 2004, WHICH WAS WHERE I WAS LOOKING, AT THE NATIONAL GROUPS COMING IN, NOT ONLY IN THE...
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| 00:24:51 |
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CONTROL MY OWN MESSAGE, MY $2 MILLION OR WHATEVER, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL WHAT THE OUTSIDE GROUPS WOULD BE SAYING. AND...
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| 00:26:06 |
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BE A TIME, I HOPE SO, BUT NOT IN
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| 00:26:09 |
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2006 AGAINST SENATOR BYRD. >> ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING GOVERNOR? >> I WAS QUOTED IN SAYING THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE HARDEST JOB BEING THE...
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| 00:26:32 |
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OVERWHELMING, LOOKING AT THE
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| 00:26:34 |
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CHALLENGE AS SOMETHING AS FINDING SOLUTIONS. I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T PLAN AHEAD LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I GO STEP BY STEP. >> YOUR FATHER WON THREE TIMES...
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| 00:27:02 |
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ROCKEFELLER AND, I GUESS, WHAT DO I THINK OF POLITICIANS IN THE STATE AT THIS POINT? WOULD YOU HAVE ANY SENSE -- BECAUSE THE OVERALL APPROVAL RATING...
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| 00:27:34 |
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OF THE STATE, REALLY IT IS. AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S PROBABLY ALL OVER THE BOARD. BUT I JUST CAN'T THINK THAT WEST VIRGINIA IS BY AND LARGE THE SMIRCH...
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| 00:28:16 |
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WE ARE JAM PACKED WITH THINGS TO DO AND PEOPLE TO SEE. IT
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| 00:28:19 |
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DOESN'T LEAVE YOU THE TIME FOR THE QUIET REFLECTION OF READING THROUGH THE ENERGY BILL OR AT LEAST READING THE CLIPS OF THE ENERGY BILL. I THINK...
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| 00:29:23 |
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SHE'S WORKS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
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| 00:29:26 |
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AND SHE'S YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN, AND THEIR EYES GO, OH! AND THE FEELING THAT A GIRL IN THAT AUDIENCE WILL THINK, GOSH, THAT'S SOMETHING I MIGHT WANT TO...
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| 00:30:02 |
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PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT BY THE CANDIDATE. I DO IT, AND I DON'T DO IT PROBABLY
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| 00:30:06 |
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TO THE EXTENT THAT OTHER PEOPLE DO. I'M ABLE TO RAISE THE MONEY BUT I DO IT MY OWN WAY. >> WHAT DO YOU TELL PEOPLE WHEN YOU COLD CALL SOMEBODY AND...
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| 00:30:32 |
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PHONE CALL. I DON'T THINK THAT I'VE EVER PICKED UP A PHONE AND ASKED FOR MONEY FROM SOMEONE I'VE NEVER MET BEFORE. >> YOU KNOW THE STORIES
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| 00:30:40 |
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AROUND TOWN, SOMEONE GOES TO MEET THE CONGRESS PERSON AND THEY LEAVE, AND THE PHONE RINGS AND THERE'S THE QUESTION, HOW ABOUT A $1,000 FOR THE CONGRESS...
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| 00:31:00 |
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RAISE A LOT OF MONEY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BUT IT'S NOT NORMALLY UNDER THOSE KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. IT'S USUALLY, YOU KNOW, MEET AND GREET, OR AN...
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| 00:31:15 |
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PEOPLE IN, AND WE'LL HAVE DINNER AND TALK ISSUES, AND IT RESULTS IF CAMPAIGN COBTBUGSES. THE DINNER, I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW WHY WE'RE THERE, TO RAISE...
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| 00:31:49 |
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THAN NATIONWIDE? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> DESCRIBE THE STATE, AND WOULD
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| 00:31:53 |
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THIS BE A STATE WHERE YOU WOULD SAY THERE'S A
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| 00:31:55 |
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LOAST WHITE PEOPLE IN THE STATE WHO ARE ECONOMIC -- A LOT OF WHITE PEOPLE IN THE STATE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED? WE HEAR ABOUT THE
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| 00:32:03 |
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OTHER
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| 00:32:04 |
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MINORITIES. >> WE DO, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH DIVERSITY IN OUR POPULATION. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH
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| 00:32:10 |
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HISPANIC POPULATION, WE DO IN CERTAIN
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| 00:32:12 |
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POCKETS. AND MOST OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION IS CENTER IN CHARLESTON, THE MORE URBAN AREAS, AND SOME INTO THE COAL FIELDS. AND WE DON'T -- WE...
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| 00:32:26 |
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THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE STATISTICS ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA. WE'RE ONE OF THE OLDEST STATES IN THE UNION. AND I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE...
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| 00:33:40 |
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TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. I THINK IT'S COMING UP. WE HAVE GREAT UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN WEST VIRGINIA. WE'RE DEVELOPING MORE OF A COMMUNITY...
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| 00:33:52 |
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WHERE IN HIGH SCHOOL THE COLLEGES WILL GO TO SENIORS AND OFFER -- SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND OFFER COLLEGE-CREDIT COURSES. THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO...
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| 00:34:52 |
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FROM TIME TO TIME, AND
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I HAVE BEEN TO THE SENIOR CENTER.
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| 00:34:55 |
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AND SO I KNEW SEVERAL OF THEM. THAT
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| 00:34:59 |
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IS A ROSEY
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THE
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RIVETOR. GLADYS, SHE'S FROM ELKIN, AND
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| 00:35:07 |
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WE CELEBRATED THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD WAR II AND SHE CAME OVER AND TOLD HER STORIES. IT'S A FUNNY STORY. I SAID, HOW DID YOU FEEL OF HAVING YOUR...
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| 00:35:44 |
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THIS GROUP? >> THAT'S
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| 00:35:45 |
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MY COLLEAGUES THERE. AND GINNY BROWN WADE FROM FLORIDA, AND DEBRA PRICE FROM OHIO. THAT WAS THE DAY THEY TURNED MY REPUBLICAN GAVEL OVER TO GINNY...
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| 00:36:02 |
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A BIPARTISAN WAY TO -- FOR WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS. ONE OF THE
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| 00:36:08 |
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THINGS, WE WERE CHAIRMAN TOGETHER FOR TWO YEARS AND WE WORKED TOGETHER ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE MILITARY. AND WE HAD
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| 00:36:18 |
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LEGISLATION PUT IN THAT ASKED THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO GATHER STATISTICS
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| 00:36:21 |
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AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SEXUAL -- I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING IN -- ON THE FRONT LINES AND WORRYING ABOUT BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY YOUR OWN TROOPS?...
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| 00:37:00 |
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LEFT. >> HOW ASK DID THAT CHANGE YOUR OPINION
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| 00:37:02 |
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OF WHAT YOU FELT ABOUT THE
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| 00:37:04 |
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WAR? >> I TELL YOU WHAT IT DID MORE THAN ANYTHING AT THAT POINT WAS GATHER AN EXTREME RESPECT AND AN AWE-STRUCK FEELING ABOUT OUR AMERICAN MILITARY AND...
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| 00:37:21 |
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WE HAVE. AND SO THAT STRUCK ME RIGHT
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| 00:37:25 |
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AWAY. IN AFGHANISTAN, THE COUNTRYSIDE STRUCK ME AS JUST SO INCREDIBLY POOR AND -- GAVE YOU A HOPELESS FEELING. THERE'S HARDLY ANY TREES AROUND. FROM...
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| 00:38:48 |
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WE HAVE TO DO THAT. AND WE CAN DO THAT. SO I WOULD SAY -- I COME DOWN ON THE SIDE OF NOT SETTING
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| 00:38:57 |
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ANY SPECIFIC TIME LINE. I DO THINK THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FATIGUED AND CONCERNED, AND RIGHTLY SO, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME THAT THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:39:58 |
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I'M SURE, AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP THOSE THINGS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE VEST, AND I WAS JUST AS TAKEN BY IT AS EVERYBODY ELSE. I PRETTY MUCH HEARD THE NEWS...
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| 00:40:15 |
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SO. -- >> I MEAN DAVID IS REALLY A MODERATE AND ROY AS A CONSERVATIVE? >> I KNOW ROY BLUNT IN FULFILLING HIS JOB AS THE MAJORITY REP, WHICH HE DOES
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| 00:40:29 |
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VERY WELL. AND IN MY VIEWPOINT IT'S NOT ROY BLUNT EXPRESSING HIS OWN
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| 00:40:35 |
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PERSONAL POLITICAL BELIEFS TO ME, HE'S CARRYING THE POLITICAL
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| 00:40:38 |
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MESSAGE OF THE PARTY AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO, AND WHERE THE LEADERSHIP WANTS TO GO. AND SO I CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE HE IS. I
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| 00:40:45 |
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ASSUME HE'S A VERY CONSEBTIVE AND -- HE'S BEEN IN A LONG TIME AND HE'S VERY GOOD AT HIS JOB. IN TERMS OF CHAIRMAN DRIAR, I KNOW HE HAS -- ON THE TRADE...
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| 00:41:37 |
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VERY SUCCESSFUL TOO. HE'S SUCCESSFUL AT RIPPING THE VOTES AND MAKING
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| 00:41:43 |
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SURE THAT MEMBERS OF THE CAUCUS ARE PAID ATTENTION TO. AND I KNOW IN MY OWN CASE, IF I HAD TO GO AND TALK WITH THE MAJORITY LEADER ABOUT ANYTHING, ALWAYS...
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| 00:42:46 |
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THE CAUCUS. AND, YOU KNOW, MISUNDERSTOOD -- NOT MISUNDERSTOOD, WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT SAY, MISUNDERESTIMATED SOMETIMES? HE HAS AN EASY WAY OF SPEAKING...
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| 00:42:59 |
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WAY OF COMMUNICATING. KIND OF LIKE EVERY MAN'S SORT OF GUY. BUT I HAVE HAD OCCASIONS WHERE I'VE BEEN ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE EVERY MAN SPEAKER, AND...
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| 00:43:41 |
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CONSERVATIVELY IN MOST CASES. BUT I'M NOT AI AN IDEA LOGICALLY DRIVEN PERSON. I'M MORE PRAGMATIC AND I REPRESENT A STATE
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| 00:43:51 |
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THAT HAS A DIFFERENT -- DIFFERENT, WE TALKED EARLIER, DIFFERENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- UNLESS IT'S LINING UP FOR THE NEXT ELECTION...
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| 00:44:54 |
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THEM? >> GET INVOLVED IN A CAMPAIGN, NOT YOUR OWN FIRST. GET INVOLVED IN SOMEBODY ELSES. >> WHAT IS YOUR FIRST IS THIS >> I CAN REMEMBER PLAY SISTER...
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| 00:45:16 |
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WAVING. AND SO THAT WAS MY FIRST MEMORY. OF BEING IN A CAMPAIGN.
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| 00:45:21 |
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BUT I THINK THAT WORKING AND SEEING WHAT
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| 00:45:23 |
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IT TAKES. AND THAT CAN TAKE ALL KINDS OF FORMS, WHETHER IT'S WALKING IN A WHAT RAID. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AT THE HIGH LEVEL OF DECISIONMAKING TO ...
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| 00:46:00 |
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I
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| 00:46:01 |
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LAUGH AT "TAKE YOUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY," BECAUSE MAYBE MY DAD ORIGINATED. AND MAYBE MY MOTHER ALSO TO GET US OUT OF THE HOUSE. IN THE SUMMER WE WOULD...
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| 00:46:16 |
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WITH HIM. HE'D LET US TYPE,
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| 00:46:18 |
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AND BACK THEN IT WAS TYPEWRITERS AND ANSWER THE PHONE, AND THEN TAKE US TO LUNCH AT THE CONGRESSIONAL DINING ROOM AND WE WOULD MEET SPEAKER MCCORMICK...
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| 00:46:55 |
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EVEN INTERESTED. SO WATCH CURRENT AFFAIRS AND READ
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| 00:46:59 |
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THE NEWSPAPERS. GO TO SPEECHES. TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING. THAT'S KIND OF -- THAT'S AN EASY ONE, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT...
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| 00:47:36 |
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THERE? >> WELL, I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT MY STAFF MEMBERS PERSONALLY. I DON'T PARTICULARLY GET INVOLVED IN THEIR LIVES PERMANENTLY, BUT I LIKE TO KNOW...
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| 00:48:00 |
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WELL. >> WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU? >> CONGRESSWOMAN. THEY CALL MOW SHELLEY TOO. THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. IN PUBLIC IT'S CONGRESSWOMAN IF ANYBODY ELSE...
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| 00:48:21 |
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THE BOSS. >>
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BE NICE TO HER HUSBAND, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT HE SAYS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL MARRIAGE AND HE HAS A GREAT INFLUENCE ON ME, AND NOT IN A NEGATIVE WAY, IN...
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BE ME? >> WHAT -- >> ABOUT ME? >> WHAT DOES HE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT, THE WAY YOU OPERATE AND
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REPRESENT YOURSELF TO THE PUBLIC? >> I WOULD SAY THAT HE THINKS THAT I DON'T GET ENOUGH PRESS -- POSITIVE PRESS EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT KEANE KEEP IN
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MIND HE'S NOT THE ONE TRYING
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TO GENERATE IT
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TOO. SO THAT'S WHAT I
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TELL HIM. I THINK THAT -- I THINK HE
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WOULD SAY I'M EASY TO GET ALONG TO WITH. I'M EVEN-TEMPERED
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AND I'M NOT PRONE TO TEMPER TANTRUMS OR SEQUESTERING MYSELF IN THE OFFICE. I TRY TO BE, YOU KNOW, OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE. AND THE ONE THING THAT I HOPE...
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| 00:50:09 |
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BE 10 LETTERS, SAME THING. BUT I SIGN THEM ALL. I RUN INTO SO MANY PEOPLE. LIKE I SAW
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THAT LETTER. IF I'M OUT OF MY OFFICE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL SIGN THEM. I DON'T HAVE AN >> IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS I PROBABLY...
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ON THE OFF YEARS. AND SO I TRY TO PICK AND CHOOSE. I TRY TO GUAGE IT, DEPENDS -- NOT DEPENDS ON WHO'S ASKING BUT IF IT'S THE SAME PERSON AND I HAVE...
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| 00:51:40 |
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UNTIL MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR THEY STARTED TRAVELING WITH SOMEBODY. I WOULD BE DRIVING MYSELF. BUT I FOUND THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE SMARTEST THING...
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IT'S OVERWHELMING. YOU DON'T NEED MORE THAN ONE, REALLY. AND ONE IS GOOD. I USUALLY TRY TO GO WITH ONE. OR BY MYSELF OR WITH MY HUSBAND. >> THE CONSTITUENT...
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DO YOU GET? WHAT TIME OF DAY DO YOU LEAVE? SOMEONE CALLS ON THE PHONE AND SAYS, I WANT TO TALK TO THE
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CONGRESSWOMAN RIGHT NOW. >> WELL, A LOT DEPENDS ON WHERE I AM AND WHAT I'M DOING. OBVIOUSLY IF I'M -- IN ONE MEETING WITH A CONSTITUENT, CAN I POP OFF
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THE PHONE -- I WOULDN'T DO THAT NORMALLY, UNLESS IT WAS
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AN EMERGENCY. I'LL GET
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PHONE CALLS TO RETURN. I TRY TO RETURN THEM. OCCASIONALLY WITH CASEWORK, KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WHO REALLY DON'T NEED ME
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| 00:52:59 |
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TO CALL THEM, BUT I'LL CALL THEM ANYWAY TO TELL THEM THAT I GOT THEIR REQUEST AND WE'LL WORK ON IT. SOME OF THESE THINGS YOU CAN'T SOLVE. AND YOU WANT...
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| 00:53:38 |
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AND WORK. SIGN LETTERS, THERE'S AWL
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| 00:53:41 |
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ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO. >> WE ALSO READ THAT YOU HAVE A 3,000 PAGE BILL. A LOT OF WHAT IS CALLED PORK OR EARMARKS IS PUT IN THAT BILL AND IT'S PASSED...
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ON CONSISTENTLY SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. IT'S AN ABBOMBINATION. VERY UNSAFE. AND I WAS ABLE TO GET $44 MILLION IN THE BILL FOR THAT. SOMEONE'S PORK...
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PERSON'S PIE, I GUESS. AND THAT MONEY IS THE DRIVER TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT. AND I'M GOING TO BE VERY PROUD OF THE DAY THAT HAPPENS. >> DO YOU EVER...
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BE INTERESTING AS WE LOOK HOW TO PAY
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FOR CATHREEA AND RITA. AND I -- KATRINA AND RITA. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TOUGH QUESTIONS MOVING OUT TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR. >> WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED...
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THINGS DIFFERENTLY. I'M NOT SURE THAT I AGREE WITH IT, BUT IF I EVER GOT OVER THERE, I WOULD PROBABLY THINK IT'S
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| 00:55:23 |
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GREAT. FOR INSTANCE, THEY HOLD APPROPRIATIONS --
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YOU CAN'T GET INFORMATION ON WHICH DIRECTION
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| 00:55:28 |
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THEY'RE GOING, AND THAT -- THAT IS EASIER FOR THEM TO DO THAN FOR US WITH 435 MEMBERS. I THINK THAT BEING IN THE SENATE IS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF YOUR...
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WHAT MY PLANS ARE. AT THIS POINT I'M HOPING TO
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BE RE-ELECTED -- THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE IN 2006, AND TRY TO DO THE BEST JOB I CAN
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DO AND
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MOVE THROUGH IT. >> YOU HAVE A SON OR DAUGHTER THAT YOU SEE RUNNING
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| 00:56:35 |
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FOR YOUR SEAT IF YOU GO FOR ANOTHER POLITICAL OFFICE? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, YOUR CHILDREN ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT. MY OLDER...
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| 00:56:54 |
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MY MIDDLE SON, ABSOLUTELY. >> HOW OLD IS HE? >> HE'S
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| 00:57:00 |
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23 NOW. HE HAS THE INTEREST AND HE'S JUST INTRIGUED BY THE PROCESS. >> YOUR DAUGHTER? >> THE DAUGHTER SAY MIXTURE. SHE COULD GO EITHER WAY. SHE'S...
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OUT OF TIME. THANK YOU. >> WOW,
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THANK YOU. BE BE
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BE >> FOR A COPY CALL
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