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HALF. LIVE COVERAGE ON C-SPAN 2. WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SHORT QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD TOWARDS THE END IF YOU COULD PLEASE WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE BEFORE...
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| 00:02:58 |
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ARM CAMPUS PROGRESS. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A HIT L WORD ABOUT WHY WE THINK THIS SERIES IS SO WONDERFUL AND ARE SO PLEASED TO BE SHARING IT WITH OUR...
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| 00:07:09 |
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LEADERSHIP EACH AND EVERY DAY HERE AT THE CENTER. LET ME JOIN BOTH JUDY AND MELODY IN WELCOMING ALL OF YOU TO THIS FIFTH CONVERSATION. OUR CONCEPT IS...
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| 00:09:46 |
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OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONGRESS BUT I THINK HE'S BEST KNOWN FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP HE HAS PROVIDED IN CONGRESS AND NOW AS DIRECTOR OF THE...
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| 00:16:19 |
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PHONE DOWN AFTER I'D TALKED TO YOU AND I SAID MYSELF WHAT IN THE WORLD DO I DO NEXT. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CONGRESS YOU HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT STAFF ALL...
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| 00:18:18 |
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BROAD STATEMENTS THAT OBVIOUSLY MAY NEED SOME FILLING OUT. FIRST OF ALL WITH REGARD TO HOMELAND SECURITY THERE'S A LOT OF VERY SIMPLE COMMON SENSE...
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| 00:27:53 |
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YOU DESCRIBE OUR CURRENT STATE OF SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY. ARE WE BETTER OFF TODAY? ARE WE STRONGER? ARE WE MORE ME PAIRED -- PREPARED? >> WELL,...
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| 00:28:24 |
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NOT DO BEFORE 9/11. HAS THAT MADE US SAFER? YES, I THINK IT PROBABLY HAS. NOW, YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT. YOU CAN'T DISPROVE IT. BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD IT'S...
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| 00:30:29 |
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OFFERED AS YOU PROVIDED THAT CRITICALLY -- CRITICAL EVALUATION? >> I DON'T THINK I'D CHANGE VERY MANY OF THEM. IF CONGRESS DOES WHAT I HOPE THEY'LL...
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| 00:30:55 |
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THEM, I'M A TOUGH GRADER HERE. >> LAUGH- -- [LAUGHTER]. >> AND THAT GRADE'S GOING TO STAY PRETTY LOW. MY PATIENCE IS WORN-OUT HERE. DON'T HAVE MUCH...
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| 00:31:18 |
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TO THE AUDIENCE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS. WHAT
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| 00:31:20 |
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I WOULD ASK IF YOU WOULD IS TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND IF YOU ARE OF COURSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY, TELL US HOW. THERE WAS A HAND UP BACK HERE....
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| 00:31:37 |
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DISAPPOINTED THE 9/11 COMMISSION DEPARTMENT DEAL WITH THE ANTHRAX PROBLEM. I KNOW SENATOR DASCHLE WAS ONE OF THE TWO OFFICIALS THAT RECEIVED THE WEAPONIZED...
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| 00:31:58 |
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TO LOOK BECAUSE IT WAS SENT RIGHT AT THE MOMENT YOU WERE STANDING AGAINST THE FIRST PASSAGE OF THE PATRIOT ACT. >> WOULD YOU MIND IDENTIFYING YOURSELF?...
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| 00:32:25 |
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DO FEEL A LOT MORE RESEARCH HAS
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| 00:32:27 |
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TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT RESEARCH BUT IT
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| 00:32:31 |
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WAS NOT A CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION. YOU'RE
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| 00:32:34 |
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CORRECT. >> OBVIOUSLY WE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE WORKING CIRCUMSTANCES OUR STAFF WAS SUBJECTED TO. 28 STAFF AND CAPITOL POLICE WERE...
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| 00:32:56 |
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REQUIRED FOR MORTAL EFFECT SO IT WAS VERY, VERY SERIOUS. FORTUNATELY ALL OF THE STAFF AND THOSE WHO WERE ADVERSELY EXPOSED ARE HEALTHY TODAY AND DOING...
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| 00:34:11 |
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BY THE FUTURE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI WHEN SHE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE HIGH PRIORITIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. I HAVEN'T SEEN...
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| 00:34:28 |
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BUT I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THAT INITIATIVE ON THEIR PART. I MIGHT SAY THAT GOING BACK ALMOST FROM THE DATE WE ISSUED THE REPORT THAT THEN THE MINORITY...
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| 00:35:40 |
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BELIEVE THAT THE U.S. DOES NOT TAKE INTERNATIONAL BODIES LIKE THE U.N. SERIOUSLY. AND IT REINTERPRETS THE U.N. CHARTER AND GENEVA CONVENTIONS IN THE...
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| 00:36:20 |
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EYES IN THE UNITED STATES BUT CERTAINLY ACROSS THE WORLD AND WE HAVE TO BE, WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. NOW, THE UNITED NATIONS IS ...
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| 00:39:39 |
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THAT DUE PROCESS MATTERS AND WE SEND INCREDIBLE MESSAGES IF WE'RE WILLING TO SHORT-CIRCUIT THE DUE PROCESS. WHETHER IT'S ABU GHRAIB OR GUANTANAMO AND...
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| 00:40:23 |
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PROBLEM. THE BIG PROBLEM IS TERRORISM. WE NEED YOUR HELL. THE OTHER PRESIDENTS ALL NODDED THEIR HEAD AND SAID E YES, SIR MR. PRESIDENT WE KNOW YOU...
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| 00:41:43 |
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9/11'S REPORT WAS TREMENDOUS AND I WAS HOPING YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE FUTURE YOU
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| 00:41:47 |
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VISUALIZE FOR BIPATH SAN LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL CRISIS AND DISASTERS BECAUSE IT SEEM TO BE SOMETHING YOU'RE ABLE TO DO SO SUCCESSFULLY AND IT WILL...
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| 00:42:17 |
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STRONG VIEWS, LIBERAL, CONSERVATIVES, MODERATES. AND PEOPLE WERE IMPRESSED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATION ON VERY...
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| 00:42:38 |
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OF POLITICS. I THINK IT'S VERY EASY TO WALK INTO A ROOM AND BLOW IT APART. I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES. ANYBODY CAN DO IT. ANYBODY. THAT...
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| 00:43:35 |
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HOURS TALKING. TOTALLY DISCOURAGED AND I SAID WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET TOGETHER. AND FORTUNATELY WE HAD A VERY PATIENT LEADER TOM CANE. NOT LEE HAMILTON...
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| 00:47:32 |
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SO HORRENDOUS TODAY AND IT REALLY ULTIMATELY DETERMINES YOUR ABILITY TO COMPETE OFTENTIMES. >> YOU BET. >> AND THE MONEY CHASE AND AIRPLANES SORT OF...
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| 00:48:00 |
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I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE
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| 00:48:02 |
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THIS WORK ETHIC AS LEASE DESCRIBED IT. -- LEE'S DESCRIBED IT. YOU ALSO NEED FANTASTIC LEADERSHIP. I THINK THE REASON WHY THE IT -- 9/11 COMMISSION...
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| 00:48:52 |
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ONE. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WE REACHED A CONSENSUS. AND NUMBER TWO WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT ON DECEMBER 6TH. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. >> HAND UP
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| 00:49:09 |
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RIGHT HERE. >> FOLLOW UP ON WHAT SHE SAID AND ALSO WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER. >> AI'M SORRY COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF. >> I'M SORRY, I'M EDWARD FROM SUNSHINE...
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| 00:49:30 |
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INTEREST AMONG COMMISSIONS
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| 00:49:31 |
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SUCH AS THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP AND THE
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| 00:49:34 |
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9/11 COMMISSION WHERE ESSENTIALLY THE
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| 00:49:37 |
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GOVERNMENT FINDING ITSELF INCAPABLE OF INVESTIGATING AN ISSUE FARMS IT OUT TO A PRIVATE COMMISSION AND I WONDER IF YOU COULD DECEMBER KOIS -- DISCUSS...
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| 00:50:57 |
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HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO 9/11. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE ANY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DOING THAT. WE HAD A SEPARATE STAFF OF ABOUT 80. PEOPLE....
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| 00:54:15 |
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THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF RESPONSE
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| 00:54:17 |
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TO 9/11 HAS BEEN IN THE FORM OF MILITARY OFFENSE EF ACTION OR
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| 00:54:20 |
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DEFENSIVE ACTION WITHIN THE U.S.. WHAT MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE GLOBAL IMAGE OF AMERICA ESPECIALLY WITHIN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUPS...
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| 00:54:59 |
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YOU'VE GOT TREASURY ACTION TO TRY UP -- DRY UP THE FUNDING YOU OF GOT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. YOU HAVE DIPLOMACY. YOU HAVE ECONOMIC AID YOU. HAVE TRADE, YOU...
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| 00:58:36 |
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THEM. WE WANT TO TRY TO HELP THEM. >> YES, RIGHT IN THE FRONT ROW? GOOD EVENING. I'M A STUDENT AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. THANK. MY QUESTION IS FOLLOWING...
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| 00:59:01 |
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HAD A STRONG U.S. PROGRAM TO BRING FOREIGNERS TO AMERICA OR STUDY AT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SENT PEACE CORPS. VOLUNTEERS ABROAD. DO YOU SEE...
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| 00:59:57 |
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DOZENS AND MET FOREIGN LEADERS, ONE OTTHINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS IS INVARIABLY, IF THAT FOREIGN LEADER HAD EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES,...
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| 01:01:53 |
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ENTIRE LIFETIME OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP, YOU HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF INSIGHT AND RELATIONSHIP AND A NETWORKING THAT SIMPLY CAN'T BE REPLICATED...
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| 01:02:58 |
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OR IF IT WAS MORE OF A POLITICAL REACTION BASED ON THE EASE OF THE POLITICAL NATURE OF THAT ATTACK. >> I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE REACTION IN THE CONGRESS...
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| 01:03:27 |
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WE DON'T THE MONEY HERE FOR IT. THESE HORRENDOUS DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE ARE EATING AWAY AT THE VITALITY OF OUR ECONOMY. WE CANNOT PUT GREAT RESTRICTIONS...
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| 01:05:47 |
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I THINK WE'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM HERE. AND HE PUTS HIS FINGER ON IT VERY NICELY. LOOK I UNDERSTAND, WHEN YOU A A TERRORIST THREAT, AND WE DO, THE GOVERNMENT...
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| 01:06:08 |
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NOT TAKE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WITH THE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE TODAY, THERE ARE NEW SYSTEMS OF DEVELOPING INFORMATION THAT ARE HUGELY IMPORTANT....
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| 01:09:18 |
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ALSO IRAQ STUDY GROUP THAT IT SEEMS TO ME A LOT OF THE -- THERE'S A BIG EMPHASIZE
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| 01:09:23 |
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ON COUNTER TERRORISM WHICH DEALS A LOT WITH SYMPTOM
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| 01:09:27 |
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OF STOPPING TERRORISM, INSPECTIONS AND INTELLIGENCE, BUT DOESN'T -- AS FAR AS I
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| 01:09:33 |
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CAN TELL, DOESN'T ADDRESS THE DESIRE TO TAKE REVENGE OR SOME OF THE FORCES THAT DRIVE RADICALISM AND ESCALATE CYCLES OF VIOLENCE, LIKE FEAR, TRAUMA,...
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| 01:10:49 |
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I NEVER HEARD OF A COURSE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION. AND THEY HAD ONE, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT. I'M AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TODAY...
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| 01:12:36 |
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OF IRAQ OR FIXING FIXING IRAQ.
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| 01:12:39 |
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A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION SINCE I'VE COME HERE IS SHOULD WE INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF TROOPS OR DECREASE AND PULL OUT. THIS IS A VERY HYPOWERRED FOCUS APPROACH...
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| 01:13:50 |
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MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY'RE SENSITIVE AT THIS POINT. AND ANY COMMENT I HAVE AS A MEMBER OF THAT GROUP, IT WOULD HAVE A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS AT THIS...
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| 01:14:25 |
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ARE TR NOW, THE COUNTER TERRORISM CENTER, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE. BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, STRUCTURE...
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| 01:14:43 |
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I THINK CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. WE ARE UNDOUBTEDLY SHARING INFORMATION TODAY, BETTER THAN WE DID ON SEPTEMBER 10th, 2001. AND I THINK...
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| 01:16:18 |
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THEM AS POTENTIAL TERRORISTS OR POTENTIALLY HELPING TERRORISTS, BUT JUST SAYING WE DON'T AGREE WITH THEIR POLITICAL
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| 01:16:25 |
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WAY OF LIFE OR SOCIAL WAY OF LIVES AND WE CAN SUPPORT THEM OR NOT SUPPORT THEM IN CERTAIN WAYS? IT SEEMS RIGHT NOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE THOSE...
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| 01:22:21 |
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NOT BE REVIEWED AS A REWARD, IT IS A WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AS LEE SO
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| 01:22:27 |
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| 01:22:28 |
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ELOQUENTLY AND POWERFULLY ARTICULATED, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ULTIMATELY ABLE TO WIN THE COLD WAR. THERE'S A LOT OF HANDS UP. TAKE THE ONE IN THE...
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| 01:23:04 |
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HAS INCREASINGLY SHOWN
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| 01:23:05 |
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THE WILLINGNESS TO WIELD THEIR GAS RESERVES AS AN ENERGY WEAPON AGAINST THE UKRAINE AND GEORGIA. TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD OUR ENERGY POLICY BE INTEGRATED...
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| 01:23:46 |
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OLD SPEECHES. I CAN GIVE THAT EXACT SAME SPEECH ON THE FLOOR OTHOUSE OTOF THE HOUSE TODAY. WE HAVEN'T LEARNED A THING. AS A MATTER OF
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| 01:23:56 |
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FACT, WE'VE GOTTEN WORSE,
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| 01:23:58 |
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BECAUSE WE'RE MORE DEPENDANT OWNERGY COMING IN. SO WE'VE GOT TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT IT. LOOK AT ALL THE HARDERS AND CASUALTIES WE'VE HAD IN THE MIDDLE EAST...
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| 01:26:38 |
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AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK 8 IT AS A SURVIVAL ISSUE FOR THE PLANET. AND WHETHER OR NOT WE AS A PLANET WILL SURVIVE THE GREENHOUSE GASES...
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| 01:28:05 |
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THAT ORDINARY CITIZENS LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THIS ROOM CAN GET INVOLVED AND BE PART OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY PROCESS? >> WELL, I THINK FIRST OF ALL,...
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| 01:28:37 |
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AGAINST TERRORISM. I THINK HE STARTED OUT QUITE WELL. HE HANDLE IT HAD EFFECTIVELY. HE CERTAINLY HANDLED IT EFFECTIVELY IN AFGHANISTAN, WHICH I SUPPORTED...
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| 01:32:21 |
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OF IT. TONIGHT WE'RE DELIGHTED YOU'RE HERE, AND WE'LL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER TO COME BACK. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IF >>
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