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LINES. ALSO THE LINE FOR YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE UP YOUR MIND YET IS 202-628-0205. WE'LL GO TO YOUR CALLS IN JUST A CULE OF -- COUPLE OF MINUTES....
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| 00:01:03 |
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COUNTRY OUT OF THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS? >> THE SPENDING IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. IT'S GONE -- WE HAVE NOW PRESIDED OVER THE LARGEST INCREASE IN...
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| 00:01:29 |
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WORST SYMPTOM OF THIS DISEASE IS WHAT MY FRIEND TOM COL BURN CALLS IT AS A "GATEWAY DRUG." IT'S AL GATEWAY TO OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING AND CORRUPTION....
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| 00:03:11 |
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U HE'S RIGHT THAT OFTENTIMES LOBBYISTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE INTRODUCING THIS. ALTHOUGH
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| 00:03:18 |
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THAT WASN'T THE CASE WITH ME. BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, EARMARKS ACCOUNT FOR $18 BILLION IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. SENATOR MCCAIN'S PROPOSING $300 BILLION IN...
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| 00:05:03 |
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TOLD BY MR. LEHRER ABOUT HAVING OF NOT GOING TO THE POINT ABOUT THE CRISIS WITH THE FINANCIALS TODAY. BUT ONE OTHER THING. THE POLISH PEOPLE IN AMERICA...
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| 00:06:28 |
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THAT SENATOR MCCAIN
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| 00:06:30 |
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IS STILL IN HIS CONSERVATIVE PLACE WHERE HE WILL PROBABLY ALWAYS BE. AND HE HAS SOME PRETTY GOOD ISSUES TOO. BUT WE'RE READY FOR NEWNESS. WE NEED NEWNESS...
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| 00:07:06 |
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THE THE IMPORTANT IMPACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS IN GENERAL AND BARACK OBAMA
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SPECIFICALLY WITH TWO OF HIS CAMPAIGN
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| 00:07:14 |
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ADVISORS HAD ON THIS FINANCIAL
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| 00:07:17 |
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FIASCO. IN TERMS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, I THINK JOHN MCCAIN WAS TALKING REAMS AROUND BARACK OBAMA. I WOULD NOT FEEL SECURE AS BARACK OBAMA AS PRESIDENT,...
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| 00:07:55 |
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BOMB IRAN. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN SAVE THIS COUNTRY IS RON PAUL. WRITE IT HIM OR
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| 00:08:01 |
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WE'RE DONE. >> CALLER: I DON'T TRUST OBAMA. I DON'T TRUST -- I THINK IF WE GOT ATTACKED, HE WOULD DO NOTHING. >> SENATOR OBAMA SUPPORTER? CALLER: YES,...
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| 00:08:24 |
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OBAMA. HOW CAN JOHN MCCAIN RUN THIS COUNTRY WHEN HE HELD HIS HEAD MEST OF THE TIME. AND WHEN BARACK OBAMA SPOKE TO JOHN MCCAIN, JOHN MCCAIN HELD HIS...
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| 00:08:38 |
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THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. WE'RE TAKING VIEWER REACTION. OUR NEXT CALL IS FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. WHAT DID YOU THINK, CALLER? CALLER: I THINK SENATOR...
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| 00:09:00 |
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THE QUESTIONS ASKED WERE VERY GOOD. THEY WERE FOREIGN POLICY. AND I THINK HE WAS EXCELLENT. LAST YEAR, EIGHT YEARS, WE HAD A BOMBAST PRESIDENT....
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| 00:09:18 |
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WAS -- FROM THE HIP. WE HAD ONE THAT BROUGHT US INTO
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| 00:09:22 |
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THE ECONOMY. WE DON'T NEED THAT. WHAT WE NEED IS SOMEBODY -- AND HE WAS A REPUBLICAN. ANOTHER REPUBLICAN GENERAL EISENHOWER. WE NEED ANOTHER PRAGMATIC...
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| 00:10:03 |
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DID. THAT'S STEVE SH MIDTH TALKING TO THE MEDIA. >> SENATOR OBAMA SAID THAT GENERAL MCCAIN'S RIGHT. SENATOR MCCAIN'S BEEN RIGHT ON A LOT OF ISSUES....
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| 00:10:28 |
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21ST CENTURY TO AL-QAEDA IS NOT AN OPTION FOR THIS COUNTRY IN IRAQ. HE CAME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT SUCCEEDED STRATEGY THAT HAS WORKED AS AS VICTORY....
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| 00:11:31 |
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FROM NEW YORK CITY SUPPORTING ANOTHER CANDIDATE WHO IS YOUR CANDIDATE? DO YOU KNOW YET? CALLER: I DON'T KNOW YET. WELL, I WAS
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| 00:11:41 |
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SURE BEFORE. NOW EVEN MORE UNSURE BECAUSE I HATE THESE GUYS MORE THAN I HATED THEM BEFORE. IT'S
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| 00:11:49 |
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LIKE JOHN MCCAIN AND OBAMA WHEN THEY WERE TALKING AMONGST EACHOR. NOW THEY'RE GOING DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO SPIN. AND IT'S JUST CONFUSING, UNDECIDED...
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| 00:12:24 |
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DEBATE SEEMED TO DRAW AT LEAST REAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO CANDIDATES, DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU LEARNED MORE ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS. TALK TO ME ABOUT...
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| 00:12:42 |
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STANCE ON THAT. BUT I DON'T TRUST HIM. I DON'T LIKE MCCAIN'S POSITION. BUT I THINK HE'LL DO -- ONE SIDE IS WHAT I AGREE WITH. I AGREE WITH OBAMA IN...
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| 00:13:36 |
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WILL PUT COUNTRY BEFORE WAR AND BEFORE LOBBYIST. ALL THESE GUYS -- LOBBYISTS, THEIR PARTY AND THEN THE COUNTRY. COUNTRY NEVER GETS A CHANCE WITH THESE...
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| 00:14:13 |
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PRETTY GOOD. OBAMA IS DEALING MORE IN SPECIFICS, RATHER THAN GENERALITIES. I'M GLAD TO SEE THE TWO MEN HONING IN ON THE ISSUES RATHER THAN TALKING...
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| 00:15:09 |
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THEY BOTH HAD GOOD POINTS ON THEIR -- ON THIS BAILOUT THING. BUT I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHICH WAY WOULD BE THE...
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| 00:15:41 |
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MICHIGAN SUPPORTING SOMEONE OTHER THAN THESE TWO CANDIDATES. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. DETROIT? CALLER: YES. >> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO...
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| 00:16:10 |
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SUPPORTING? CALLER: I'M SUPPORTING OBAMA. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE RALPH NADER. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE? CALLER: I WAS MOSTLY THE WAR...
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| 00:16:25 |
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BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YOU TO WIN THE IRAQ WAR FIRST, THEN WINNING AL-QAEDA, YOU CAN NEVER DO THAT. JUST LOOK AT -- THIS IS COMMON THING. AL-QAEDA
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| 00:16:38 |
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THE MAJORITY ARE ARAB. THAT MEANS FOR YOU TO WIN IN IRAQ, YOU HAVE TO TAKE OUT AL-QAEDA, OUT SET IRAQ. YOU CAN NEVER IDENTIFY ARAB IN ARAB LAND. YOU...
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| 00:17:27 |
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THE ISSUES OF AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, ISSUES LIKE THAT DON'T GO THROUGH MY COMMITTEE. THAT'S SENATE INSIDE BASKETBALL.
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| 00:17:36 |
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LET'S GET BACK TO THE ISSUE HERE. HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT THE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICE OF OUR TROOPS AND OUR MILITARY...
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| 00:19:14 |
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CEREMONY, THEY REENLISTED TO FIGHT FOR IRAQI FREEDOM. I WAS HONORED TO BE THERE. I WAS HONORED TO SPEAK TO THOSE TROOPS. AFTERWARDS, WE SPENT A LOT...
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| 00:20:51 |
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BEING IN REGARDS TO BOTH CANDIDATES ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND THE FOCUS ON IRAQ AND IRAN IS VERY CRUCIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY,...
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| 00:21:09 |
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FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT IS NOW FACING THE FUTURE -- NOT TAKING CARE EVEN THE FUTURE OF OUR OWN CHILDREN. . CALLER: IF ANYBODY WERE TO COME IN, MY ISSUE...
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| 00:23:42 |
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THE UNITED STATES HAS FALLEN VERY FAR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT BARACK OBAMA DID, WHICH IS HOLDING HIS...
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| 00:24:45 |
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DEGREE IN MUSIC BUSINESS FROM SOUTH POINTE COLLEGE. AND I THINK THIS IS THE KIND OF OUTSIDER THAT WE NEED. HOST: WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE PRESIDENTIAL...
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| 00:25:17 |
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TIME THAT JOHN MCCAIN HAS. AND JOHN MCCAIN SAYS THAT HE DOES NOT BE ON THE JOB TRAINING AND THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. HE KNOWS STRATEGY AND WHAT WE HAVE...
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| 00:26:08 |
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WE HAVE FOUND A LOT OF GREAT POSTS AND THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT DISCUSSION GOING ON ON THE DEBATE HALL. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THERE...
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| 00:26:30 |
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HAS BEEN GOING CRAZY OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. AND WE'RE ALSO AGGREGATING A LOT OF LAGER POSTS IN THE RIGHT COLUMN, WHICH IS LOG COVERAGE. AND WE HAVE...
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| 00:27:25 |
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I WILL GO AHEAD AND CONFESS THAT I AM ALREADY A DECIDED VOTER AND I AM EXPECTING TO VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN. HOWEVER, I AM VERY INTERESTED...
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| 00:27:43 |
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TO ADDRESS THE
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| 00:27:47 |
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UNDECIDEDS. I LIVE IN OHIO AND WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF UNDECIDED VOTERS AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND WE ARE A SWING STATE. SO I WAS LOOKING AT BOTH OF...
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| 00:32:00 |
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THAT YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF YOUR MATERIAL IN THE DEBATE HOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. HOST: AN FROM INTERNET COMMENTARY WE'RE GOING...
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| 00:32:33 |
HOST, -
A FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. SO IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE A VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN OR A VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA, YOU ARE JUST VOTING TO BASICALLY CONTINUE...
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| 00:34:52 |
HOST, -
I DO FEEL THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME YOU GO TO VOTE STORE, THE PRICES ARE SOARING. GASOLINE PRICES...
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| 00:36:02 |
HOST, -
IN. THE NEXT CALL ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE IS FROM ATLANTA. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU DOING. I REALLY FIND THAT MCCAIN TONIGHT, IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS IN A...
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| 00:37:19 |
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OBAMA GAVE A PLAN OF WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO AND I WANT YOU PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT MCCAIN SUPPORTED EVERYTHING BUSH DID AND EVERYTHING THAT HE IS STILL...
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| 00:38:08 |
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I AM RIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER FROM ILLINOIS. HE NEVER DID NOTHING FOR ILLINOIS. HE WILL BE A REAL GOOD LEADER AND WE WILL PUT OUR COUNTRY FIRST AND THAT...
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| 00:38:45 |
HOST, -
ORGY IN SPENDING, AND THESE ENORMOUS DEFICIT. AND YOU VOTED FOR ALMOST ALL OF HIS BUDGETS. SO TO STAND
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| 00:38:54 |
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HERE, AFTER EIGHT YEARS, AND SAY THAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD ON CONTROLLING SPENDING, AND BALANCING OUR TAX CUTS FOR THE HELP OF MIDDLE- CLASS FAMILIES,...
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| 00:39:31 |
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I HAVE A LONG RECORD
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| 00:39:33 |
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AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW ME VERY WELL. AND THAT IS AS INDEPENDENT AND A MAVERICK OF THE SENATE. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I HAVE A PARTNER WHO IS A...
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| 00:40:07 |
HOST, -
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE BIPARTISAN SYSTEM OF OUR COUNTRY IS FLAWED. CHANGE SHOULD COME FROM A VARIETY OF PEOPLE, NOT ONLY TWO PARTIES, DEMOCRATIC OR...
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| 00:41:57 |
HOST, -
CALLER: WERE THE QUESTIONS ASKED TONIGHT THE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED? HOST: YES, THEY WERE. CALLER: I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BY MCCAIN. IT...
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| 00:42:23 |
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NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH HIM. YOU BEEN OF AGREE WITH THAT THE MAN, BUT IN THIS CAMPAIGN, YOU ARE HIS EQUAL AND YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM THE RESPECT HE DESERVES....
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| 00:44:19 |
HOST, -
IS HOW THEY'RE GOING TO VIEW OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. MCCAIN DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND WILL DO A WONDERFUL JOB. AS THE CALLER BEFORE DID SAY, HE IS CORRECT....
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| 00:46:03 |
HOST, -
GIVE THE MONEY TO SAVE THE HOMES. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THEIR HOMES FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS. I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME FOR 20 YEARS. AND THEY'VE PUT IN FORECLOSURE...
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| 00:46:51 |
HOST, -
HE ALLOWED THEM TO GO OVER AND HE DID NOT TRY TO BRING CLOSER TO THAT. SENATOR MCCAIN UTILIZE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TACTICS THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. HE TRIED...
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| 00:48:41 |
HOST, -
HE AND HIS ILK HAVE TURNED OUR GREAT NATION INTO A HEATED NATION AROUND THE WORLD.
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| 00:48:48 |
OBAMA CALLER, -
WE NEED A FRESH CHANGE. A MAN WILLING TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE FACE TO FACE. AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT DEBATE WHEN IT TURNS TO MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES LIKE...
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| 00:49:29 |
HOST, -
HE SPOKE IN BLACK AND WHITE AND NOT IN TERMS OF SHADES AND NUANCES. I GREW UP IN PHOENIX ARIZONA. THANK YOU. HOST: HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING...
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