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HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS RELATING TO STATE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN REALLY RAMPED UP. THANKFULLY IT IS A SURPLUS
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TIME FOR ALASKA BUT ALL THE MORE REASON WE SAVE OUR SURPLUS AND GET READY FOR
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PERHAPS
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A RAINY DAY WHEN OIL ISN'T NEARLY $100 A BARREL BECAUSE, OF COURSE, ABOUT 90% OF OUR BUDGET IS BASED ON OIL. >> Host: -- WRITTEN ABOUT THIS MORNING...
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GOVERNMENT AND CERTAINLY, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR LEGISLATURE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO WE'LL BE WRAPPING UP...
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AND QUESTION MAKE UP SOME OF THAT SHORTFALL. IT MAY RESULT FROM FEDERAL ACTIONS. BUT, WE CERTAINLY HOPE THERE AREN'T THOSE SHORTFALLS. IT IS A SPONLT...
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ALASKA SYSTEM, SINCE OPENED FOR MEDICAL AND FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER POSITIONS, BUT I THINK THAT
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THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY UNFORTUNATE IF DOCTORS COULD NOT BE TRAINED WITH SOME OF THAT FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A SHORTAGE. >>...
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STATE AND THE EXXON OIL SPILL IS A FRONT PAGE STORY ABOVE THE FOLD. LET ME READ ONE EXCERPT OF IT. -- WHEN A FEDERAL JURY IN ALASKA IN 1994 ORDERED...
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INCLUDING THE 20,000 ALASKANS SO FINALLY 19 YEARS LATER IN FRONT OF THE SUPREME COURT ASKING FOR JUSTICE. THE FRUSTRATION WE HAVE IN ALASKA AFTER SO...
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Guest: YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
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SAYING. WHAT ALASKA IS TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW, WHAT MY ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
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DO, IS BECOME MORE OF A
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CONTRIBUTING STATE, THOUGH, MORE OF A PRODUCING STATE, LESS RELIANT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE'RE A YOUNG STATE. THIS YEAR, WE TURN 50 YEARS OLD....
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VERY WEALTHY IN OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND, IF WE'RE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES VERY SAFELY, VERY RESPONSIBLY,...
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BE AN IMMEDIATE
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SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL AND BRING OUR ECONOMY RIGHT BACK TO POSITIVE IMMEDIATELY BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SEEM TO BE AGAINST IT. BUT...
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| 00:07:09 |
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SPENDS FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN COUNTRIES THAT AREN'T REAL FRIENDLY TO AMERICA TO IMPORT SUPPLIES OF FUEL, WHEN, AGAIN, ALASKA...
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RECEIVE A DIME OF
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THAT. SHOULDN'T THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE PUTTING A PORTION OF THAT INTO HOW
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IT AFFECTS
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THE NATIVE VILLAGES ON THE SLOPE -- >> Guest: ABSOLUTELY. >> Host: THANK YOU. GOVERNOR CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE ISSUE FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT?...
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PROSPECTS. OTHER STATES,
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OTHER COASTAL STATES DO RECEIVE OCF,
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OFFSHORE REVENUE SHARES, ALASKA BEING EXEMPT AT THE TIME. WE NEED TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT AND FIGHT HARD FOR SOME REVENUE SHARE, ALSO, SO THAT WE CAN...
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LAWMAKERS IN THE PROCESS, THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. CURRENTLY, JUNEAU IS INACCESSIBLE IN TERMS OF ROADS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A FERRY OR FLY TO
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OUR CAPITOL, CUMBERSOME AND EXPENSIVE SO. THERE IS DEBATE RIGHT NOW HOW TO MAKE IT MORE ACA SESIBLE CAPITAL, HOW TO MAKE THE LEGISLATURE MORE ACCESSIBLE...
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ROAD AGAIN WITH THAT PURPOSE BEING MORE ACCESS TO LAWMAKERS.
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THERE HAD BEEN, OF COURSE, ISSUES IN ALASKA, AS THERE ARE IN OTHER STATES, ALSO, WITH SOME UNDUE INFLUENCE, SOME LOBBYISTS, SOME CORRUPTION THAT HAD...
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WASILLA, ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AREAS
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OF THE STATE, THE MAYOR AND MANAGER THERE AND APPOINTED TO THE ALASKA OIL AND GAS COMMISSION REGULATING OIL AND GAS AND THEN BECAME GOVERNOR. >>...
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THINK THAT THIS TIME ONE OF THOSE
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TAX CIVILIZATION IN THE WORLD OR DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE OF A BUSH STRATEGY WHERE TAX CUTS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD? >> Host: THANK YOU FOR...
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VERSUS FED RAT GOVERNMENT
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ESPECIALLY THINKING THEY KNOW BEST WHERE TO SPEND PEOPLE'S INCOME. >> Host: PART OF THE DEBATE, THOUGH, GOVERNOR, WHERE DO YOU DEFINE MIDDLE OR...
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HIGH SO SOMEONE MAKING, SAY, $80,000 IN ALASKA MAYBE ISN'T CATEGORIZED OR CHARACTERIZED AS WEALTHY BUT MAYBE THAT SAME FAMILY MAKING THAT SAME INCOME...
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LIVING THAT'S MUCH LOWER, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED WEALTH. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A TOUGH CALL. BUT MY GENERAL PHILOSOPHY IS ONE OF BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE...
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PART OF MY MISSION, ALSO IN A NEW ADMINISTRATION IS TO CLEAN THINGS UP AND TO REALLY TAKE A STAND FOR ALASKANS AND TAKE A STAND FOR ETHICAL GOVERNMENT...
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KNOW. I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A BUZZ WORD RIGHT NOW BUT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR CHANGE, FOR POSITIVE PROGRESS, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ETHICS REFORM. WHAT...
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ETHICALLY, HONESTLY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO. >> Host: BUT, AS A REPUBLICAN,
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| 00:16:18 |
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WHAT IMPACT DOES ALL OF THIS HAVE ON ALL OF YOUR STATE WHEN ALL THREE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE UNDER THIS KIND OF INVESTIGATION? >> Guest: IT'S NOT GOOD...
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TO ACTIVITIES GOING ON POLITICALLY. AND IT'S ABOUT TIME. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THAT SCRUTINY, THAT WE ARE
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EVER-VIGILANT MAKING SURE THAT ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS IN THE PEOPLE'S INTERESTS. >> Host: AND THIS MORNING, THE...
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| 00:17:14 |
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POINT. AT THIS TIME, THOUGH, WITH ALASKA SO MUCH ON OUR PLATE, WE ARE TRYING TO GET A NATURAL GAS PIPE PIPELINE UP AND RUNNING SO WE CAN FEED OUR...
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COSTS OF ENERGY, FLOW THAT ENERGY INTO HUNGRY MARKETS ACROSS THE NATION, THAT'S MY MISSION RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW. SO, THAT'S...
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Host: WE'LL GO TO WAITING RIVER, NEW YORK, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> Caller: YES, GOOD MORNING. >> Guest: GOOD MORNING. >> Host: GOOD
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MORNING, CALLER. >> Caller: IT'S AN HONOR TO SPEAK WITH YOU GOVERNOR. >> Guest: THANK YOU, SIR. >> Caller: I'D LOVE TO VISIT ALASKA SOME DAY AND...
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| 00:18:13 |
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LIKE TO SXLIMT C-SPAN ON DOING
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A GREAT JOB YOU'VE BECOME MY MAIN SOURCE OF NEWS
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ESPECIALLY DURING THE ELECTION. WITH REGARD TO CAPTAIN
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Caller, -
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Guest, -
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HAZLETON -- IT IS COMMON
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TO HEAR HIS NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE
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| 00:18:29 |
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DISASTER BUT WASN'T HE FOUND NOT
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| 00:18:31 |
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GUILTY IN 1990 SOME. >> Guest: IT WAS PROVEN THAT HE WAS DRUNK AT THE HELM AND HE LEFT THE HELM AND HE WAS THE ONLY CERTIFIED CAPTAIN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE...
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| 00:18:53 |
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WITHIN THAT CORPORATION, EXXON, TO NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THAT'S WHY WE'RE FIGHTING HARD FOR THAT JUSTICE. >> Host: STILL MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:19:20 |
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THE DEMOCRATS WOULD BE THE GOVERNOR ON THE
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| 00:19:25 |
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TICKET. I HAPPEN TO BE A HILLARY SUPPORTER BUT I JUST THINK SHE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO HER WHEN SHE SAYS THE COUNTRY IS...
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TALK ABOUT A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND A TICKET THERE, I THINK A GOVERNOR ON A TICKET WOULD BE GOOD, ALSO. THEY ARE THERE ON THE FRONTLINES IN A STATE...
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| 00:21:21 |
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THAT'S A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES, BLESS HIS HEART. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIM. AND WHAT THE
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| 00:21:27 |
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KIDS THINK, THE YOUNGER ONES, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COOL, THEY GO WITH THE FLOW. THEY THINK THIS IS ALL FUN AND ADVENTURE. THE OLDER ONES, THEY'VE GOT OTHER...
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| 00:22:20 |
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THE WORLD'S TIFFEST SNOW MACHINE RACE OVER 2,000 MILES IN ALASKA, HE CAME IN FOURTH THIS YEAR, HE WILL
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| 00:22:28 |
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BE EMBARRASSED I HAVE
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| 00:22:29 |
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TO ADMIT THAT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION. BUT FOURTH TIME CHAMP
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| 00:22:32 |
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THERE. WE ARE A VERY OUT TSDZ DOORSY TYPE OF ALASKAN FAMILY, NOT UNCOMMON, OF COURSE, THE TYPICAL ALASKA LIFESTYLE WHERE WE ARE OUTDOORS FISHING,...
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| 00:23:18 |
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IS VERY SOUND SCIENCE INVOLVED IN THIS DECISIONMAKING,
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| 00:23:22 |
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NOT POLITICS BUT SOUND SCIENCE AS TO WHETHER HABITAT CHANGES WOULD ENTAIL AND JUSTIFY LISTING THE POLAR BEAR AS THREATENED. AND WE'LL FIND THAT OUT IN...
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