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DON KACHIRI. GOVERNOR STEVEN BESHEAR FROM KENTUCKY. GOVERNOR BRAD HENRY FROM OKLAHOMA, AND THE ONE AND ONLY GOVERNOR HALEY BARBER FROM MISSISSIPPI....
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| 00:02:35 |
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REVITALIZING ARKANSAS' PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. HE WENT ON TO GET ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:05:46 |
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VERY HONORED TO BE ASKED BY GOVERNOR RENDEL TO COME HERE TODAY. I USED TO HAVE TO RUN FOR OFFICE EVERY TWO YEARS AND AND I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER TOLD...
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| 00:50:36 |
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TO ALL OF US AS GOVERNORS. HE CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATED THAT WHEN HE WAS A GOVERNOR IN AREAS INCLUDING EDUCATION REFORM AND WELFARE REFORM AND OTHERS. WE'RE...
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| 00:52:18 |
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FOLLOWING FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON AND GOVERNOR PAWLENTY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE FOUNDERS MEETING HERE TODAY. THERE
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| 00:52:30 |
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WERE LOTS OF DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE NICE THINGS, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT ANSWER AS BACK. IT IS TRUE THAT...
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| 00:53:26 |
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THE THE VERY INTERESTING VANDALISM CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION. THAT IS THE ISSUE THAT IS UNIQUE LOOK -- IT IS UNIQUELY THE
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| 00:53:37 |
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PROBLEM OF THE STATES. WE HAD THE VERY DAUNTING REPORT OF A NATION AT RISK 25 YEARS AGO. HERE WE ARE, 25 YEARS LATER, AND A LOT OF CONCERN STILL ABOUT...
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| 00:54:44 |
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ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF YOUR COUNTRY, AND YOU HAVE GOT TO CARE ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. >> IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IT IS TRUE THAT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION...
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| 00:55:10 |
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LOT OF KIDS JUMPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND GETTING INVOLVED IN THE STREETS. >>
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| 00:55:21 |
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THERE IS ANOTHER KIND OF FAILURE, THAT THE KIDS TO DO GET OUT OF SCHOOL, WHO FOR GET MUCH OF WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT BEFORE THE INK IS
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| 00:55:30 |
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DRY ON THEIR DIPLOMA. >> WE ARE STILL A NATION AT RISK. I WAS RECENTLY ASKED, ON THE SCALE OF 100%, HOW FAR HAVE WE COME ALONG THE
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| 00:55:43 |
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LINE? I ANSWERED, ABOUT 15%. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE, IN HIGH STANDARDS FOR ALL YOUNGSTERS. >>
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| 00:55:56 |
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THERE IS A BIG CHASM BETWEEN THOSE WHO ARE TRULY WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER EDUCATED HIGH- SCHOOL GRADUATES VS. PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SYSTEM. >> THERE...
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| 00:56:17 |
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CONTINUED IN THE CONTINUE TO END -- CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOLS BY FINDING NEW WAYS. WE ALSO NEED NEW
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| 00:56:28 |
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AND INNOVATIVE SMALL SCHOOLS. I CONSIDER THAT TO BE
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| 00:56:34 |
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ESSENTIALLY A LABORATORY FOR DEMOCRACY. >> WE HAVE
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| 00:56:40 |
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TO DO A GOOD JOB OF TELLING PEOPLE WHAT WE HAVE DONE. WE NOW HAVE STATE LEADERSHIP THAT IS HEAVILY ENGAGED IN LEADERSHIP. WE DID NOT HAVE THAT 25 YEARS...
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| 00:57:00 |
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FARSIGHTED AND NOBLE POLITICIAN WHO SAYS, I AM NOT GOING TO BE AROUND TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO IT NOW BECAUSE, 16 YEARS FROM NOW,...
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| 00:57:20 |
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THIS MORNING, WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE GOVERNORS AND SOME DEVASTATING STATISTICS ON WHERE AMERICA IS A DAY IN TERMS OF EDUCATION. MY QUESTION IS, WHY...
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| 00:57:44 |
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AMERICAN CITIZENS GENERALLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW FAR THEY HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD IN EDUCATION. IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE WAY THESE 50...
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| 00:58:00 |
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DESCRIBED EFFICIENCY, ONLY FIVE OF THE 50 REALLY HAVE A DEFINITION OF EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS WHAT OUR NATIONAL TEST WOULD INDICATE. WE UNDER EXPECT OF...
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| 00:58:45 |
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THIS IS WHAT GOVERNORS SHOULD BE DOING, EDUCATION. WHY IS IT STILL SO BAD? DOES ANYONE WANT TO TACKLE THAT? IT HAS BEEN 25 YEARS OF GOVERNORS SAY THAT...
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| 00:59:24 |
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THE HOME. WE ARE FOCUSING RESOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT PROVIDING THE SUPPORT TO THE WHOLE STRUCTURE TO MAKE LEARNING AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CULTURE...
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| 01:00:59 |
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FROM 4-, 6-, NINE-YEAR TERMS. I THINK THAT WE WOULD RUSH TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND DO SOMETHING. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE GOVERNORS...
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| 01:02:09 |
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CHILD. EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN PRETTY
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| 01:02:12 |
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THEY CAN GET THEM TO WANT TO LEARN IF THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. I THINK HAVING
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| 01:02:18 |
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GOOD TEACHING IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY CAN TEACH, OR CLASS SIZES HAVE BEEN REDUCED, AND THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, AND IF THEY...
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| 01:03:42 |
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UNCOMFORTABLE RHETORIC. >> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> IT MEANS YOU NEED SOCIETY TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO CHILDREN THAT THERE IS A REWARD FOR EDUCATION. IT MEANS...
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| 01:04:07 |
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SCHOOL. YOU NEED AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM THAT DOES
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| 01:04:10 |
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NOT RECORD -- DOES NOT REWARD JUST GOOD LUCK, BUT REWARDS THOSE THAT USE THE RESULTS OF EDUCATION FOR SOCIETY. LET ME GIVE YOU ONE FACTOR THAT I THINK...
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| 01:05:04 |
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YOUR HAND UP. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION THAT THE GOVERNOR HUNT ASK YOU TRA. I THINK HE WAS BEGINNING TO SUGGEST THAT THESE ARE SMALL HIGH-SCHOOL...
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| 01:05:27 |
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BECOMING LOCAL PARENTAL AS. YOU HAVE A SCHOOL THAT HAS HIGHER EXPECTATIONS. IDEALLY, YOU WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PARENTS WHO ARE ALL ENGAGED. THERE ARE TWO...
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| 01:06:28 |
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YOU WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP, OF GETTING PEOPLE EXCITED ENOUGH TO FOLLOW YOU. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WHERE...
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| 01:07:28 |
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BE REVOLUTIONIZED AND LACKS EXTENSIVE MOTIVATION. STUDENTS WHO CAN PICK UP THIS IPHONE, 9-YEAR-OLDS, AND MAKE IT WORK IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS ARE BEING...
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| 01:09:08 |
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EACH DAY COMING TO MY QUESTION, SIX. TODAY, THREE DEFENSIVE BACKS. AND THEN
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| 01:09:13 |
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I -- SIX GLASSES A
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| 01:09:18 |
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DAY, THREE DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. WE JUST INVESTED $60 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS FOR EARLY EDUCATION -- FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THERE WILL...
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| 01:10:05 |
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LOVE TO LEARN. THAT YOUNG PERSON WILL BE READY TO GO, REGARDLESS OF
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| 01:10:11 |
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THEIR BACKGROUND, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, IT MAY HAVE THAT EARLY START. THE OTHER TWO THINGS ARE HEALTH CARE TEACHER -- HEALTH CARE AND TEACHERS. IF...
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| 01:11:10 |
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WERE THAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD BE A CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER AND EVERY CHILD SHOULD BE READY TO LEARN. THAT, AT ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ISN'T -- THE...
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| 01:12:22 |
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IN THE SCHOOL EMPHASIS.
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| 01:12:31 |
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ANONYMITY IN EDUCATION DO NOT GO TOGETHER. I THINK THE REAL EDUCATION IS HOW YOU GET THERE? THIS IS MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND PEOPLE TAKE THIS IDEA, BUT...
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| 01:14:06 |
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WORLD. WE HAVE TO INITIATIVES AND OUR SACRED ONE IS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DOORS BUFFETT FOUNDATION AT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEVEL TO GET BEST PRACTICES...
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| 01:16:28 |
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BUSINESS COMMUNITY? THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP? OR THE TEACHERS UNION? I THINK YOU HAVE LITTLE GIZMOS TO USE. >> THERE IS NO, NONE OF THE ABOVE?...
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| 01:16:59 |
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WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WERE THAT SEEMS
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| 01:17:03 |
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TO IT HAVE THE MOST NEED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL? >> I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LIMIT EDUCATION AS ONE COMPONENT. I THINK IT IS A SEAMLESS THING...
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| 01:17:33 |
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GOING TO CHANGE 3.5-FOUR TIMES IN THEIR LIFETIME. IN THE PAST, THEY STUCK WITH THE SAME JOB FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL -- THROUGHOUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREER....
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| 01:21:04 |
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I ALSO THINK THAT WE HAVE SOLD EVERY EDUCATION PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN AMERICA SOMEWHERE. -- WE HAVE SOLD EVERY EDUCATION PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN AMERICA...
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| 01:21:46 |
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WE DID, HOW THEY GET THE QUALITY OF AND THE PRICE
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| 01:21:50 |
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DOWN, AND HOW ARE THEY CORNERING THE MARKET? IF WE DID THE BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION EVERYWHERE, TODAY, REGARDLESS OF THE PROBLEM OF THE POPULATION,...
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| 01:24:24 |
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A GOVERNOR, IS THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE FAILED FUNDAMENTALLY TO PUT THE TEACHER ON A PEDESTAL WHERE THEY BELONG. MY GRANDFATHER...
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| 01:27:01 |
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READ YOUR CHILD. GUESS WHAT, THEY CANNOT READ. WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR POLLING DATA, ANY ONE OF THOSE GROUPS, IF THEY ARE A HOLDOUT, THE WHOLE SYSTEM WILL...
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| 01:28:12 |
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OF THE CELLBLOCKS AND TOLD THEM, THE
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| 01:28:15 |
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REASON I BROUGHT YOU IS THIS, YOU ALWAYS WONDER AT THE STATE OF THE STATE IF THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN GOOD IN
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| 01:28:22 |
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EDUCATION.
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| 01:28:26 |
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THE REALITY IS, WHAT ARE THE OTHER ACTUAL CRITICAL NEEDS? IF WE DO NOT DO A BETTER JOB AND EDUCATORS DENIED TO THE BETTER JOB TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL,...
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| 01:29:27 |
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I WANT TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.
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| 01:29:32 |
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WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW WITH THE ECONOMY IN TROUBLE IS HIGHER TUITION FOR A LOT OF THE STATE'S SCHOOLS, MAKING IT EVEN HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO COLLEGE...
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| 01:29:49 |
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EASIER FOR THEM TO GO. EVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE AVERAGE FOR SOME PEOPLE. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT BALANCING THE BUDGET AND ALL OF THAT. HAD THE BALANCE...
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| 01:30:31 |
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TO DECLINE AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL COST. HAVING SAID THAT, WE HAVE RECORD ENROLLMENT AT OUR UNIVERSITIES. WE HAVE RECORD ENROLLMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY...
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| 01:31:04 |
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HE SAID, 25 YEARS
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| 01:31:08 |
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AGO, IN ARKANSAS, A THIRD AS MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STARTED COLLEGE AS THAT YEAR. SO THE NUMBER OF ARKANSAS -- IT'S GOING TO COLLEGE TRIPLED IN 25...
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| 01:32:05 |
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NO TROUBLE AT BEHIND CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE FAILING THE MOST, BUT NOT "HURT" THE OTHER SCHOOLS. IS THAT POSSIBLE? IS IT POSSIBLE...
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| 01:34:09 |
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THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
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| 01:34:12 |
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COST OF HEALTH CARE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THEY PAY. ON THE OTHER
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| 01:34:19 |
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SIDE, PEOPLE SAY IT IS TERRIBLE. WE HAVE TO KOSES OF CARE. -- WE HAVE TO
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| 01:34:30 |
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CLASS'S -- WE HAVE TWO GLASSESCLASSES OF CARE. >> THAT IS A VERY BIG ISSUE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK AND ARE GOING TO DIE, BUT THEY DO NOT...
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| 01:34:59 |
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PROBLEM, BUT THE NATURE OF THE SOLUTION. >> YOU ARE GUARANTEED THAT SO MANY FORCES OPPOSED TO THAT IT IS NOT GONE TO WORK. >> I THINK THE BEST WAY
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| 01:35:10 |
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THAT THIS WILL WORK IS THAT STATES HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THINGS LIKE THAT >> THE BUREAUCRACY, THE INFIGHTING, THE BIG INSTITUTIONS, ALL
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| 01:35:24 |
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OF THEM SLOW DOWN THE RATE OF INNOVATION. >> GOVERNORS ARE LIKELY TO BE
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| 01:35:30 |
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MORE UNSUCCESSFUL ABOUT -- WHAT -- ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL ABOUT FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR HELTER. >> LOOK AT THE PLACES THAT ARE WORKING. FIX SPECIFIC...
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| 01:35:49 |
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COMMUNICATED -- FIND SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE YOU THINK YOU CAN COMMUNICATE IT TO YOUR PUBLIC. >>
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| 01:36:02 |
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SOMEONE WITH POLITICAL SKILLS CAN GO A LONG WAY TO FIND ANSWERS TO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND GET NATIONAL RECOGNITION. >> DID YOU NOTICE THAT THEY PUT...
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| 01:36:25 |
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POLITICAL SKILLS"? WHAT ABOUT THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE STATE'S LEADING THE WAY ON HEALTH
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| 01:36:36 |
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CARE? HAVE YOU SEEN THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK WOULD FORCE THE CONGRESS TO ACT OR WILL WE HAVE 50 STATE HEALTH CARE PLANS? >> I AM GLAD...
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| 01:37:09 |
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FLEXIBILITY ESTIMATED EASY FOR US TO GET INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE COMMONWEALTH FUND HAS DONE A 50-STATE EVALUATION OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FOR EACH STATE....
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| 01:38:22 |
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I THINK INSURANCE WILL BE FAR MORE SOLVABLE BY STATES THAN COST WELL, BUT THEY ARE RELATED. IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD FIX THE TAX INEQUITY THAT...
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| 01:39:27 |
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STRUGGLING THE STATES CANNOT BE THE SOURCE OF LESS RESULT. I DO NOT BUY IT. [UNINTELLIGIBLE] THIS HAS TO BE SOLD NATIONALLY. I HAVE BEEN ON MEDICARE FOR...
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| 01:40:37 |
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ORGANIZING THE SYSTEM. PART OF THAT IS TO GIVE STATES THE TOOLS THEY NEED AND LET THEM IN A DATE AGAINST BROAD STANDARDS. I SAID SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT...
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| 01:41:12 |
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ISSUE IS THAT WE WANT TO SHIFT THE COST FROM THE EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYER, THE STATE, TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SOONER OR LATER, WE ARE ALL WENT TO PAY...
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| 01:41:24 |
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MORE. THE REAL ISSUE, AND THIS IS THE TOUGH THING, IS THAT IT IS THE CASE OF THE INFLATION OF HEALTH CARE COSTS. THAT IS WHAT AFFECTS ALL OF US. WE...
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| 01:44:27 |
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PERFORMANCE-BASED. THERE IS NO HANGING FRUIT. AND PENNSYLVANIA, BECAUSE THE SYSTEM $3.5 BILLION THAT WAS PASSED ON TO ALL THE RATEPAYERS IN THE STATE...
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| 01:47:41 |
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SOLUTION -- WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BECAUSE OF THE COMPETITIVENESS ISSUE. WE CAN KEEP DOING AND JUST PAY MORE FOR RESULTS THEY...
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| 01:49:39 |
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I HAVE MY PEDOMETER
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| 01:49:42 |
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ON. I ASSUME ALL MY COLLEAGUES ARE WEARING THEIRS. WE HAVE REDUCED OUR SPENDING AND
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| 01:49:56 |
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LONG-TERM CARE AMONG OLDER AND DISABLED PEOPLE BY A LOT.
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| 01:50:02 |
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BECAUSE OF THE MEDICAID WAIVER, WE HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION OF THIS IS TO DOCTORS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS BECAUSE WE BEEN USING OUR DOLLARS ON PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES...
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| 01:51:10 |
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IF WE COULD JUST MANDATE, ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, TO HAVE A SIMPLIFIED IN UNIFIED BILLING, THAT WOULD HELP. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. WE HAVE...
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| 01:52:04 |
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BILLING, REWARD THEM. >> THE IDEA OF LOOKING TO WASHINGTON D.C. FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PHYSICALLY IT ADVISED -- FISCALLY VIABLE SOURCES IS DANGEROUS....
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| 01:52:34 |
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THE UNSUSTAINABLE FEDERAL SYSTEM. YOU HAVE TO LET A THOUSAND DIFFERENT FLOWERS BLOOM AND ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO GET IT RIGHT. THE SECRETARY HAS BEEN...
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| 01:53:46 |
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IT IS MUCH CHEAPER TO PAY FOR THE SCREENING AND TAKING CARE OF A PERSON BEFORE THEY GET SERIOUSLY ILL RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THEY ARE SERIOUSLY ILL...
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| 01:53:56 |
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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR
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| 01:53:57 |
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THEIR CARE. WE HAVE MOVED OUR NUMBERS IN DELAWARE. WE ARE NOW GOING DOWN IN INCIDENT RATES, FOUR TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, AND AIR DEATH RATE HAS GONE...
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| 01:54:54 |
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IS NOT THEIR TAX DOLLARS, BUT THE TOBACCO
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| 01:54:57 |
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FUND TAX DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE USED FOR CANCER CARE. WE HAVE ALSO DONE HEALTHY REWARDS FOR OUR STATE EMPLOYEES. THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE STARTED A...
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| 01:56:50 |
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BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT MINNESOTA WAS AND IS THE HEALTHIEST STATE IN THE NATION. [LAUGHTER] ONE YEAR ON WEDNESDAY, VT. BE DESPERATE SINCE THEN, WE...
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| 01:57:02 |
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THEM -- ONE YEAR ON ONE TEST, VT. BEAT US. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE RETAKEN THEM. I WANTED TO THE AUDIENCE, GO HOME AND PURCHASE ANY TELEVISION THAT YOU LIKE,...
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| 01:59:21 |
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10 YEARS FROM NOW, WE WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPARE WHO IS GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCKS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF GOVERNORS TALKING ABOUT...
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| 02:00:17 |
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KNOW ABOUT. THE AS CHIP PROGRAM AND MEDICAID IN PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT WE PROBABLY ALL HAVE IN OUR STATES.
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| 02:00:29 |
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BUT I AM CONSTANTLY READING THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
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| 02:00:33 |
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ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THEM. PARTICULARLY IN THE SCHIP PROGRAM AND ALL THE CONFUSION IN THE EXPANSION OF IT. WE HAVE NOT SIGNED...
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| 02:01:38 |
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SO USING YOU CAN DANCE? -- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? FEAR FASTERFACTOR? LOST? WHILE YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT, I WILL GO BACK TO GOVERNOR CULVER....
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| 02:02:55 |
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MOST EFFICIENT MEDICARE SERVICES IN THE COUNTRY, IN TERMS OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE AT A LOW COST. WE GET PENALIZED. WE ARE AT THE VERY END OF THE...
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| 02:03:33 |
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THE NATION IN IOWA, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE REIMBURSED AT 49TH IN THE NATION
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| 02:03:40 |
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FOR MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES, THE DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVE TO PERFORM TWO OR THREE TIMES AS MANY SURGERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO GET THE REVENUE...
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| 02:05:02 |
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THIS IS A HUGE CHALLENGE. IT HITS THE GOVERNOR'S RIGHT WHERE IT HURTS, IN THE BUDGET. >> IT ALSO HITS BUSINESS. DO YOU SEE THAT AS A GROUP AS ONE OF THE...
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| 02:05:29 |
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BEEN TALKING ABOUT LITTLE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN OUR STATES, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ENSURE EVERYONE IN THE STATE....
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| 02:05:41 |
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THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO GO TO THE SECRETARY FOR WAIVER AFTER WEAVER TELLS YOU THAT THAT IS A DEVIATION FROM THE SYSTEM. YOU ARE BEGGING...
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| 02:06:38 |
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BE SO PRESCRIPTIVE AND THAT IT HAS TIED GOVERNOR'S HANDS. MANY REFERENCES HAVE BEEN MADE TO WAIVERS. THAT IS A BAD SYSTEM. IT IS CUMBERSOME. IT IS FULL
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| 02:06:50 |
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OF DRAMA. THERE IS SOME INEQUITY INVOLVED IN IT. IT DOES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION, BUT THE FACT THAT IT EXISTS IS A CLEAR INDICATION THAT...
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| 02:07:37 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BRAGGING RIGHTS.
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| 02:07:40 |
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WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILDREN ARE INSURED PARADE 97% OF OUR CHILDREN ARE ENSURED, EITHER THROUGH PRIVATE INSURANCE,...
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| 02:09:49 |
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SHOULD BE SO YOU GET -- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. [LAUGHTER] WENT AGROUND ON A FINAL QUESTION. -- ONE MORE ROUND ON A FINAL QUESTION. WHAT IS THE MORE...
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| 02:10:38 |
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FOR THAT WHICH IS UNEXPECTED OR THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN EMERGENCY WITHIN OUR STATE, BEFORE AND ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO STRATEGICALLY....
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| 02:11:15 |
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TO INVEST IN THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR STATE AND LEAVE IT BETTER 10-15 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. ONE OF THE GREAT FAILINGS OF AMERICAN POLICY...
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| 02:11:38 |
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RIGHT NOW. BUT WE SHOULD BE DOING THINGS RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE, LIKE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THAT WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON NOW, BUT 20 YEARS FROM...
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| 02:12:23 |
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO LISTEN, NOT TO TALK AND TO HEAR WHAT STATES ARE DOING AND TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP THAT, I THINK, IS GOOD...
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| 02:17:08 |
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BEFORE THE GOVERNORS CAME INTO SESSION THIS MORNING, SAID NEWS. TONY SNOW DIED EARLIER TODAY OF COLON CANCER. PRESIDENT BUSH SAID IN
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