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MONTH'S ELECTIONS. THIS IS ABOUT ONE HOUR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD PRESS CLUB, AND ON BEHALF OF OUR RUN BY MEMBERS, I WOULD...
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TO THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM THROUGH INFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING, JOURNALISM EDUCATION, AND FOSTERING A FREE PRESS WORLDWIDE. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BLOG...
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| 00:06:01 |
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WAY. I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE TOM DAVIS. I WILL MISS COMPARING POLITICAL NOTES WITH TOM. AS A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON...
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| 00:19:28 |
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POISONOUS TOWN. RIGHT BEFORE AN ELECTION, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE GOING AT EACH OTHER. YOU SAW THE HOUSE AND SENATE GOING AT EACH OTHER. YOU HAVE...
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| 00:30:48 |
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BOUNCING AROUND. BEFORE THE REPUBLIC CONVENTION, IF YOU LOOK AT THE GENERIC POLLS, DEMOCRATS HAVE HAD A CONSISTENTLY RIGHT AFTER THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY...
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| 00:31:06 |
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AS TOM SAID WE GO TO THE SILENCE -- CYCLES. IT IS VERY TURBULENT OUT THERE. SOME HAVE SAID THEY PEG IT ABOUT A WEEK AGO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20....
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| 00:32:10 |
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THE ELECTION IS IN NOVEMBER. IT WILL BE KICKED OVER UNTIL DECEMBER.
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| 00:32:18 |
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THE CAN TO WEAR SKI TEAM IN PENNSYLVANIA AND I THINK THERE ARE A HOST OF OTHERS. IN WISCONSIN, THIS HAS BEEN A DEMOCRAT BEFORE AND IT HAS SNAPPED BACK...
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| 00:33:55 |
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AS OPPOSED TO WHERE THE DEMOCRATS FIND THEMSELVES WITCHES ON OFFENSE ON A LOT OF SEATS. PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THIS CLOSELY, I JUST MENTIONED A FEW, DOWN...
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| 00:35:23 |
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WE ARE BOTH GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN IN THESE DISTRICTS BUT IT WILL DEPEND. WHAT THAT WAVE IS GOING INTO ELECTION DAY. WE HAVE SEEN WAVES LAST WEEK...
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| 00:36:34 |
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I THINK OUR MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THOSE KIND OF DISTRICT HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT. THEY ARE ADOPTING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF HOW YOU TACKLE IT....
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| 00:36:45 |
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LET ME PICK UP ON THE POINT OF THE OBAMA FACTOR ON THESE CONGRESSIONAL RACES. THERE ARE LOTS OF VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN ELECTIONS IN THE...
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| 00:38:16 |
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OUT A REGISTRATION NUMBERS DON'T ALWAYS TRANSLATE INTO TURNOUT NUMBERS PRINTED IN STATES LIKE VIRGINIA WHERE YOU HAVE VOTER I.D. LOSS. -- LAWS. THERE...
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| 00:39:13 |
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SEEC HAVE A PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS? >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT VOTER SUPPRESSION. WE WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING ALONG THAT LINE FOR THE RECORD....
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| 00:39:39 |
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COME OUT. THIS IS TRADITION. THERE WILL BE VOTING REPUBLICAN ACROSS THE BOARD. I AM JUST SAYING, IN TERMS OF VULNERABILITY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE...
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| 00:40:28 |
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OUR FIRST PIECE OF THAT STRATEGY THOSE WHO HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED FROM TOUGH DISTRICTS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOLKS WHO GOT ELECTED IN 2006, MOST OF THOSE...
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| 00:40:40 |
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GEORGE BUSH. THIS CYCLE GOING INTO RED TERRITORY. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING THOSE INCUMBENTS IN STRONG POSITIONS. WE DID NOT HAVE TO DO THAT...
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| 00:43:12 |
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ALL WHERE THEY WERE BIFURCATED AND HAD A SEPARATE AND TURNING THEM OUT IS A HUGE MOBILIZATION EFFORT. WHETHER THEY CAN DO THAT OR NOT REMAINS TO BE SEEN....
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| 00:44:40 |
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I.D. IS IMPORTANT SO YOU STOP FOR WROTE -- FRAUD. THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THERE THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST REQUIRED, NOT ALLOWED. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS.
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| 00:44:54 |
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WE WANT PEOPLE THAT ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE SHOULD VOTE. PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR EXAMPLE THE DALLAS COWBOYS' STARTING LINEUP SHOULD THEN BE ABLE...
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| 00:46:20 |
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TO HAVE STEPPED UP PREVENTING U.S. CITIZENS FROM GOING TO THE VOTING BOOTHS. ESPECIALLY AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION AND AMONG SOME LOW INCOME GROUPS....
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| 00:47:52 |
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INDIANA IS PROBABLY CLOSER THAN IT OUGHT TO BE AT THIS TIME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, MCCAIN WILL CARRY INDIANA. >> HOW MANY SEATS DO DEMOCRATS REALLY...
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| 00:48:25 |
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AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER A WORKING MAJORITY ON ANY PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
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| 00:48:34 |
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WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OBAMA BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF THESE KEY ISSUES OF THE COUNTRY. WE NEED A HEALTHY WORKING...
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| 00:49:20 |
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VOTE MAJORITY. SENATE IS DIFFERENT. UNLESS YOU CAN TIE IT TO A BUDGET RESOLUTION, IT TAKES 60 VOTES. YOU ARE SEEING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY GOING...
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| 00:51:09 |
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FOUR YEARS I CAN ASSURE YOUR THAT DEMOCRATS WERE LOCKED OUT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE, BUT ON DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT COME TO THE...
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| 00:51:21 |
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HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS THAT UNDER THE EARLIER CONGRESS AND REPUBLICANS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VOTES, THEY...
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| 00:53:25 |
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ALL WE BASICALLY DO THEN IS WE PICK UP OUR PAYCHECK AND WE MAKE OF A QUORUM. THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU ARE MADE TO DO. LET'S TALK ABOUT DIVIDED GOVERNMENT....
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| 00:54:53 |
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TO THE ENTITLEMENT SYSTEM? ES THIS COUNTRY NEEDS SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE A TOUGH VOTE AND LOSE. WHEN YOU GET ONE PARTY IN GIVEN THE NATURE, YOU MAY PAY...
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| 00:56:13 |
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ELECTION WE WILL HAVE HOWARD DEAN AND MIKE DUNCAN. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR GAS WITH THE FAMOUS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB MUD THAT COME WELL UNDER THE ETHICS...
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| 00:57:10 |
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HE UNDERSTANDS HE HAS A TOUGH RACE. YOU HAVE A GUY RUNNING AGAINST HIM WHO BECAME THE DARLING OF RIGHT WING RADIO. AS THE VOTERS LOOK AT THE CHOICES THEY...
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| 00:57:33 |
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OUT ANY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WERE -- IS A TOUGHER MEMBERS THAN THE OTHERS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INCUMBENTS WHO ARE IN COMPETITIVE RACES. THE GOOD NEWS...
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| 00:58:38 |
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ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD AS WELL AS ON OUR WEB SITE. YOU CAN PURCHASE AUDIO AND VIDEOTAPES BY GOING TO OUR WEB SITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE...
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