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BUT THAT NUMBER IS A BIT IMPRECISE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE, IT'S COMPOSED OF BOTH MONETARY AND INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS. INKIND CONTRIBUTIONS, THERE'S...
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NUMBERS WE RECORD THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BUT INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES ALSO GIVE MONEY. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S ABOUT $5 BILLION. >> Host: SO HOW...
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IS A VERY LARGE ACTIVITY OF THE U.N. AND THE
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U.S. IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR. WE PROVIDE 27% OF THE PEACEKEEPING BUDGET, AND THAT AMOUNT HAS --
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THAT'S ONE AREA OF THE U.N. BUDGET THAT'S GROWN QUITE A BIT IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 18 DIFFERENT PIECES OF CONDITIONS AND I THINK...
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FIELD. AS RECENTLY AS 1990, THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT 20,000 PEACEKEEPERS, SO THAT AREA'S GROWN DRAMATICALLY. >> Host: $923 MILLION, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN...
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THIS PROGRAM WORKED UP ON WHAT WE'RE SENDING FOR THE OPERATION
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OF THE U.N. TELL US ABOUT THAT MONEY. >> Guest: THAT'S ACTUALLY IS TO THE BUDGET OF THE U.N. HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS.
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I IMAGINE THE SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS IS A SPONSORED PROGRAM THAT WOULD THEN I WOULD SAY BE THE UNICEF AND SUCH. THAT'S WHAT THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THAT....
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MILLION, YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, AND $50 MILLION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, THE IAEA. >> Guest: THE U.N. IS A VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION....
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SECTARIAN, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES, IT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS FUNDED...
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AND THE U.S. IS A MEMBER OF THAT AND CONTRIBUTES TO THAT ORGANIZATION. >> Host: AS FAR AS THE U.S. GOES, WHAT IS MANDATORY AND WHAT IS VOLUNTARY, WHEN...
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27%, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE U.S. AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS CAN DECIDE TO GIVE MONEY ABOVE AND BEYOND. FOR THE WORLD'S FOOD PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE
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MAIN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING FOOD FOR EMERGENCY FAMINES, THE U.S. GIVES NEARLY -- ACTUALLY, MORE THAN 40% OF ITS BUDGET, BECAUSE WE DECIDE TO VOLUNTARILY...
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MONEY THAT GOES TO THE U.N.? >> Guest: THE CONGRESS AS PART OF THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS CAN ACTUALLY PUT LIMITATIONS ON HOW THE MONEY'S USED. FOR...
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BURMA, SO THAT'S WRITTEN INTO LAW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS LIKE THAT. >> Host: WHAT KIND OF OVERSIGHT ...
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IDENTIFIED IN OUR WORK PROBLEMS WITH ITS BUDGETARY INDEPENDENCE. WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR AN AUDITOR TO BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHERE TO GO AND WHAT...
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AT, AND AS THE CURRENT BUDGET IS STRUCTURED, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE THAT FREEDOM AND IT WANTS THAT FREEDOM AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS SUPPORTING...
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AND PENCIL, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY
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HAVING TO PROCURE LARGE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR PEACEKEEPERS IN THE FIELD, YOU KNOW. IT PROCURES OVER $1.5 BILLION A YEAR AND IT'S NOT WELL DESIGNED...
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NON-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS THERE IS IN THE WORLD. I MEAN, WE SUPPORT,
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WE'RE LIKE THE NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER. THEY'RE IN OUR
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COUNTRY, OR ALL THESE NATIONS,
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AND THEY'RE SO ANTI-AMERICAN, THEY NEVER SUPPORT US OR BACK US UP IN ANY INTERESTS OVERSEAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. >> Host: NOT A RARE COMMENT ON...
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THAT THE U.S. FINDS IMPORTANT, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE,
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WORKING IN DARFUR, PROVIDING FOOD AID. SO A U.N. IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION. IT IS DIFFICULT, WHEN YOU SAY THE U.N., YOU'VE GOT TO BE SPECIFIC WHAT YOU'RE...
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BUT AT LEAST IT'S CRUCIAL FOR THE REFORM AGENDA TO GO FORWARD. KOFI ANNAN ACTUALLY
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MADE THAT A PRIORITY IN 2005 AND THERE WAS SOME EFFORTS, THEN IT REALLY GOT BOGGED DOWN IN 2006. I'M HOPING THE NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL WILL REITERATE...
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SINGLE AUDIT LAW? >> Guest:
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THE U.N. IS NOT PART OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AUDIT REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE AUDITED REGULARLY BY, THE SECRETARIAN IS, BY THE...
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AUDITING, THAT'S DONE BY OTHERS AS I REFERRED TO EARLIER. IT'S THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AND CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT IT'S AN ORGANIZATION...
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CONTRIBUTES. THIS IS COMMON FOR MOST INSTITUTIONS, THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF THE WORLD, THE WORLD BANK AND IMF. THAT'S THE LEGACY OF I THINK THE POST-WORLD...
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OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. >> Host: WHO ELSE IS UP THERE IN TERMS OF LEADING CONTRIBUTORS? >> Guest: JAPAN, GERMANY, MOST OF THE EU MEMBERS. I THINK JAPAN...
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT, INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS IN TRYING TO DEAL WITH HOT SPOTS IN
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THE WORLD, AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE U.S. TO GET OUT OF THE U.N. AND THE U.N. TO GET
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OUT OF THE U.S. THANK YOU. >> Host:
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MORE ABOUT GRAFT
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THERE. >> Guest:
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THE MAIN AREAS WHERE GRAFT HAS BEEN COMING OUT WITH OIL-FOR-FOOD AND THEN RECENTLY IN PROCUREMENT. OBVIOUSLY IN THE PROCUREMENT AREA THERE'S BEEN CRIMINAL...
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PROBLEM AT THE
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U.N., BUT PART OF AN OVERALL CONCERN THAT PEOPLE HAVE -- AND I THINK IF IT WAS MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, THAT CONCERN WOULD GO AWAY. >> Host:...
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COMMENTS, THE FIRST BEING REGARDING THE FUNDING OF THE UNITED NATIONS BY THE UNITED STATES. IN THE PAST, THE UNITED STATES
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HAD WITHHELD FUNDING AND ONLY FUNDED
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THEIR FAIR SHARE UNTIL SHAMED INTO DOING SO, BUT THE
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MAIN POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT MOST ALL OF THE ATTENTION AND COMMENTS ARE ON THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PERSONNEL AND HARDLY ANY ABOUT THE ACTUAL...
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TO MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET
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C-SPAN, AND THANKS FOR C-SPAN, BUT I WAS THINKING THIS
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GENTLEMAN THAT HAS QUITE A BIT OF
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FAST
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EXPLANATIONS, WITHOUT A SHOT ON THE BUDGETARY FACTORS THAT HE WAS EXPLAINING, AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WE'RE GETTING VERY MUCH FROM THAT SOUND BYTE. I'LL...
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ON THIS LAST OCCASION HERE, WE DIDN'T GET VERY INVOLVED WITH THE U.N. IN FACT, WE TRIED TO UNDERMINE IT A LOT AND THEY DIDN'T TALK TO KOFI ANNAN A LOT....
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OF GOOD ADVICE AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THIS MESS NOW IF WE WOULD HAVE LISTENED. WE HAVE TO STOP JUST SUPPORTING THE U.N. WHEN IT ONLY DOES AMERICA...
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OF THE U.N.
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BECAUSE MOST OF THE PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE IN THEIR COUNTRY, THE HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THOSE COUNTRIES, AND THEIR...
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SIMILAR TO U.S. LAW, WHICH THE MEMBERS THEN HAVE TO AGREE TO. SO THERE ARE COMMITTEES, THERE ARE PHYSICIAN PAPERS AND ULTIMATELY THEY WRITE A GENERAL...
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RESOLUTION NEEDS A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE. THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN GO QUICKLY. MOST CANNOT. >> Host: AS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRADE DIRECTOR WITH...
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WE'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM A LOT OF HEADS UP, AND WE CAN'T BEAT OFFICIALS WITHOUT BASICALLY GETTING IT PRECLEARED, BUT THEY RESPECT OUR WORK. THEY FOUND...
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THAT WE'LL HAVE A VERY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL. >>> BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, GOOD MORNING. >> Caller: YES. >> Host:...
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BEEN AROUND IN THE U.N., AND I AM
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DELIGHTED THAT HE'S GONE, AND I
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HOPE THAT THE OTHER FELLA THAT COMES IN WILL NOT BE SO TEMPTING TO TAKE SO MUCH MONEY FROM THE U.N. AND OTHERS THAT ARE A BRIBERY, AND I HOPE HE'S A MUCH...
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HOPEFUL. >> Host: OUR GUEST
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WAS EDUCATED AT CORNELL AND HE IS THE TRADE DIRECTOR AT THE GAO. TACOMA, WASHINGTON, YOU'RE ON THE AIR NOW. >> Caller: HI. MY NAME IS TERRY AND I'D...
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AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THE SERVICE. MY COMMENT IS THAT I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THE
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U.N. SERVES THE PURPOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, NOR DO I BELIEVE THAT THE U.N. SHOULD STILL REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH....
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ALL ADMINISTRATIONS, AND THE U.S.
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PEOPLE TEND TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. SO IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO SAY WHAT THE U.N. IS, BECAUSE IT DOES SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I THINK...
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FOOD PROGRAM AND SUCH. WE HAVE A REPORT COMING OUT THIS SPRING ALSO ABOUT U.N. EFFORTS IN BURMA, WHICH I'M FINDING VERY INTERESTING, AND ALSO, WE'RE
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CONTINUING WITH OUR MODERN DEPLOYMENT AT THE U.N. >> Host: WILCOX, ARIZONA, YOU'RE ON THE AIR. >> Caller: GOOD MORNING. MY QUESTION WAS, IS THERE --...
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TRUE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING
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AT. >> Host: TEN YEARS AGO IF WE WERE SITTING HERE, THE BIG ISSUE WAS SHOULD THE U.S. STOP PAYMENTS, ALL OF THAT, BIG DEBATE HERE IN WASHINGTON. DOES...
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BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE AT THE MOMENT. BUT BACK IN THE LATEST '90s,
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THE U.S. GOT HEAVY INTO IT AND IT WAS FOLDED INTO THE REFORM AGENDA AT THAT TIME. AT THE TIME THE BILL BASICALLY WANTED TO MAKE CHANGES AT THE U.N....
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THEN ENDED UP SOLVING IT. >> Host: DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS THAT THAT ISSUE COULD COME BACK IN ANY WAY? >> Guest: IT'S MORE OF AN ISSUE OF THE OVERALL...
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Host: WASHINGTON, DC FOR THOMAS MELITO. HELLO THERE. >> Caller: HI.
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I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY IMPRESSION IS THAT A LOT OF THE MONEY IS SPENT...
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COURSE, HAS VETO RIGHTS ON THE
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SECURITY COUNCIL. SO DO WE NOT HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT CONTROL OVER THE PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS THAT HAPPEN THROUGH THAT GROUP? >> Host: THANKS. >> Caller:...
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OF,
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SO THAT'S ONE PART THAT THE SECURITY COUNCIL DOES INFLUENCE. >> Host: A REMINDER OF THE NUMBERS. THESE ARE JUNE, 2006 NUMBERS. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR...
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OR FOUR YEARS, BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. >> Host: $923 MILLION FOR THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE U.N., IT SAYS THERE. AND THEN
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THE U.N. REGULAR BUDGET $423 MILLION, IS THAT FOR THE BUILDING, THE PHYSICAL LOCATION, THE REGULAR BUDGET? >> Guest: NO, IT'S FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE...
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IS GOING TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE U.S. TO VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. AGAIN, THIS IS JUNE, 2006 FIGURING HERE, AND THEN THE IAEA, $50
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MILLION, AND IS THAT NEW MONEY, RELATIVELY A NEW BUDGET
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ITEM IN THERE OR HAS THAT BEEN OUT THERE? >> THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT FOR YEARS. IT'S NOT SURPRISING, GIVEN ITS MISSION THAT THE U.S. WOULD...
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RELATIVE TO ANYTHING ELSE. >> Host: AND GOOD MORNING CALLER. >> Caller: THANK YOU C-SPAN FOR DOING A GOOD JOB. MR. MELITO, WE
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WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND HE SHOULD COME HERE MORE OFTEN AND EXPLAIN TO THE TAXPAYERS THE MONEY THAT WE ARE SPENDING FOR THE INSTITUTION LIKE THE U.N....
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TALKING ABOUT REFORM, TALKING ABOUT RESTRUCTURING, NOT MUCH, MR. MELITO, HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TEN
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YEARS. A LOT OF EFFORTS HAVE
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BEEN MADE, A LOT OF FRIENDS AND RELATIONS AND DISTANT RELATIONS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO COMMITTEES, BUT THE COMMITTEES' RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT OWNED...
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| 00:24:51 |
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STREAMLINE THAT,
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AND IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING INTO INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES AND A LOT OF MISTRUST, WHICH GOES TO THE SECOND THING, WHICH IS -- THE...
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IS NOT THE ONLY
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ONE CONTRIBUTING TO
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THAT. I'M SPEAKING IN RESPONSE TO THE LAST LADY -- SECOND TO THE
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LAST LADY
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THAT MENTIONED. THESE ARE PROGRAMS AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THEY ARE, THIS IS A UNIFIED GOVERNMENT EMBODY...
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| 00:26:46 |
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AT THE U.N.? >> Guest: THE U.N. IS IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED
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STATES, BUT THE U.S. SHOULD COMMIT TO MAKING IT BETTER. >> Host: THOMAS MELITO, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRADE DIRECTOR....
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Guest: THANK YOU. >> Host: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH STEVEN AFTERGOOD, DIRECTOR OF THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT SECRECY. HE WILL TALK TO US ABOUT ...
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FINDING AND OVERSIZE, PLUS MORE CALLS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BE RIGHT BACK. >>>
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INTELLIGENCE
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.