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A FREE PRESS WORLDWIDE. FOR MORE IN FORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE GRETA: . . . >> AND NOT NECESSARILY FROM THE WORKING PRESS. I WOULD NOW...
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| 00:01:26 |
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JERRY SZERIMSKI, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. DR. WILSON OF THE SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION IN JOURNALISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,...
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| 00:06:06 |
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WITH YOU TODAY. >> I HAVE DRESSES DOWN HERE. ANYBODY WANT DRESSES? >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? >> I WANT TO SHOW OFF MY LINE OF DRESSES OF COURSE. I THINK...
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| 00:06:32 |
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I HAVE A FETCHING SOAK A NUMBER WITH AN EMPIRE WAIST IF YOUR INTERESTED. >>
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| 00:06:38 |
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I CAN ASSURE YOU I AM NOT INTERESTED. >>
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| 00:06:42 |
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WHAT ABOUT A SPICY LITTLE COCKTAIL DRESS WITH A LETTER PROVOCATIVE -- >> WHAT MAKES YOU THINK ANY OF
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| 00:06:50 |
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THESE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR ANY OF THIS RIGHT NOW? >>
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| 00:06:54 |
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IS THIS NOT THE NATIONAL DRESS CLUB? >>
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| 00:07:00 |
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IS THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. >>
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| 00:07:04 |
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SOME NOBODY IS INTERESTED? [LAUGHTER] >>
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| 00:07:09 |
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I DON'T THINK SO, GROVER.
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| 00:07:15 |
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I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A SPEECH. >> I LOVE SPEECHES. PERHAPS
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| 00:07:21 |
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I CAN HELP YOU. IS IT ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION? >>
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| 00:07:26 |
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NOT ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. >> GOOD, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
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| 00:07:34 |
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IS IT A SPEECH ABOUT GETTING BETTER ABS IN 30 DAYS? >>
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| 00:07:39 |
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NO. THAT IS TOO BAD. AS YOU CAN SEE, I KNOW A LOT ABOUT
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| 00:07:47 |
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ROCK HARD ABS. CHECK
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| 00:07:50 |
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OUT MY ONE-PEC. GO AHEAD. >> IT IS REALLY NICE. BUT IT
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| 00:07:59 |
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HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, THE WAY THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY IS ABLE TO TEACH KIDS. >> TEACHING KIDS USING NEW TECHNOLOGY? THIS IS YOUR...
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| 00:08:16 |
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ARE YOU SURE? >> DO YOU SEE THAT EDGE RIGHT THERE? I CUT RIGHT THROUGH IT. BECAUSE I AM ON THE CUTTING EDGE
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| 00:08:29 |
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OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES. >> OK. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >>
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| 00:08:38 |
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IT IS TRUE.
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| 00:08:41 |
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I CAN HELP TEACH THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD USING MY NEW TECHNOLOGY, USING IPHONE APPS. >> THAT IS TERRIFIC. THERE ARE A LOT THAT CAN
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| 00:08:54 |
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TEACH KIDS -- >>
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| 00:08:58 |
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NOT APPS. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE IPHONE NAPS. SIMPLY, YOU JUST TAKE A NAP WITH
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| 00:09:11 |
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YOUR IPHONE THERE NEXT TO YOUR HEAD, AND
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| 00:09:18 |
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ALL THE INFORMATION WILL IMPORT INTO YOUR SLEEPY BRAIN. >> I DON'T THINK THAT THAT -- >> IT WILL LOWER -- WORK LIKE GANGBUSTERS. IT IS FOR THE CHILDREN....
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| 00:09:43 |
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| 00:09:48 |
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TWIEETS. >> OK, TWITTER. >> NO, TWEETS. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD AN AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
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| 00:10:00 |
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SAY TWEET, TWEET? SHE IS TWEETING
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| 00:10:08 |
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THE THEORY OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. BUT IF
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| 00:10:12 |
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YOU DO NOT SPEAK BIRD,
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| 00:10:15 |
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YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T GET IT. >> WE SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE ON. THERE ARE GREAT THINKERS IN THE AUDIENCE. >> WHERE? ARE YOU SURE IS THIS GROUP? >> ABSOLUTELY....
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| 00:10:39 |
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THE SPEECH TO DO. IF ANYBODY NEEDS ME, USE THE BLUEBERRIES. >>
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| 00:10:44 |
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BLACKBERRIES? >>
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| 00:10:48 |
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NO, BLUEBERRIES ARE MY FAVORITE TREE.
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| 00:10:51 |
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SO LONG. [APPLAUSE] >>
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| 00:10:55 |
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| 00:10:59 |
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YOU THINK YOU HAVE A TOUGH JOB.
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| 00:11:05 |
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I HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE
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| 00:11:10 |
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THE PARTY TIME IN FRONT OF AUDIENCES. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, MY GOOD FRIEND PAT HARRISON AND PULL FROM PBS. --
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| 00:11:24 |
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PAUL FROM PBS. YOU CAN BLAME HIM IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING YOU DON'T LIKE. THERE ARE LESSONS TO TAKE AWAY THAT I THINK WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT. THE SHOW STARTED...
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| 00:36:38 |
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QUESTION. [LAUGHTER] ACTUALLY, SESAME STREET IS THE MOST RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION, I CAN ASSURE YOU. A LOT OF DISSERTATIONS HAVE...
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| 00:36:58 |
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KANSAS THAT DID A LONGITUDINAL STUDY SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WHICH ATTRACT KIDS FROM PRESCHOOL THE HIGH-SCHOOL AND SAW THE KIDS TO WERE EXPOSED TO THE...
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| 00:37:48 |
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MUPPETS TO REALLY PROMOTE SIMPLE LESSONS FOR EARLY MATH. FOR INSTANCE, LOOKING AT SHAPES. TRUNNELS, RECTANGLES,
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| 00:38:00 |
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NUMBERS, MEASUREMENTS, THESE SORTS OF THINGS. THE NEXT SEASON OF SESAME STREET IS IN PRODUCTION AND WILL BE ON NEXT YEAR AND WILL FOCUS ON THE SCIENTIFIC...
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| 00:39:40 |
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I THINK SO. >> SESAME STREET I DO NOT THINK HAS ALWAYS JUST BEEN ABOUT THAT. IN FACT, UNLIKE MOST CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS HAS BEEN A WINDOW INTO THE REAL...
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| 00:39:58 |
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IT IS ABOUT TEACHING KIDS THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS HAPPY
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| 00:40:02 |
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EVERY DAY. YOU HAVE GRUDGE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. --
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| 00:40:06 |
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GRUNGY -- GRUNGY -- GROUCHY PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE THE SAME. IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY IS SPECIAL, AND...
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| 00:41:19 |
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SESAME STREET, AND MR. ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD. AT LAST CHECK, THERE WERE 56 PRESCHOOL SHOWS ON TELEVISION. 56. SIX COMPETING NETWORKS.
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| 00:41:30 |
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HOW DO YOU STAND OUT? WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS TO OR THREE THINGS, FOCUSING ON TARGETED FAMILIES TO KEEP RELEVANCE. WHEN WE'RE PUSHING A PROGRAM LIKE...
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| 00:43:15 |
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IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T LOSE QUALITY OR HAVE PARTNERS THAT GO WAY OFF. DO WE EVER HAVE A PARTNER THAT DOES
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| 00:43:26 |
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SOMETHING THAT IS ANTITHETICAL TO THE SESAME STREET MISSION? THE ANSWER IS NO, BECAUSE WE PRETTY MUCH VET PARTNERS AND WILLING TO WORK WITH US. -- UNWILLING...
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| 00:44:35 |
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CHANGE IS GOOD. WE ARE EXCITED AND ENGAGING IN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH HASBRO. IT IS A VERY FORWARD THINKING COMPANY WITH A DYNAMIC CEO WHO HAS A REAL...
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| 00:44:52 |
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BRINGING IT TO CHILDREN'S LIVES. WE'RE HOPING WE CAN EXPAND THE SESAME STREET TOY, AND BOARD GAMES LIKE MONOPOLY AND THE OTHER BOARD GAMES. THAT IS EXPERIENCED...
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| 00:46:46 |
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FOLKS WE PARTNER WITH.
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| 00:46:51 |
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WE GET ABOUT 2/3 OF OUR IN COME FROM SO-CALLED ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDE BOOKS, HOME VIDEOS, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION. IT IS...
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| 00:47:55 |
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VISION FOR PARTNERSHIP. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE AN INNOVATION IN EDUCATIONAL
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| 00:48:05 |
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TOYS WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL GET A LITTLE MORE INTO AS WE EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH HASBRO GOING FORWARD T PUSH -- TO PUSH THE LIMITS OF TOY...
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| 00:48:49 |
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ON CRACKING DOWN ON LEAD AND OTHER POISONS THAT WERE FOUND IN SOME OF THE CHINESE FACTORIES. HASBRO HAS BEEN
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| 00:48:58 |
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A LEADER IN THIS, AND WE HAVE SERVED ON A TOY INDUSTRY PANEL. THIS MIXTURE OUR TOYS ARE SAFE AND APPROPRIATE GOING FORWARD. AND THAT WORKER CONDITIONS...
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| 00:49:56 |
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HEY. I
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| 00:50:00 |
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DARE ANYONE TO NOT
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| 00:50:02 |
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FIND SOEMBODY -- SOMEBODY WEARING AN ELMO T-SHIRT. THAT SHOWS YOU THE POWER ACROSS GENERATIONS THAT THIS FRANCHISE HAS UNLIKE A LOT
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| 00:50:15 |
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OF OTHER CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS THAT WE WON'T MENTION. WE THINK THAT SESAME STREET IS KIND OF AND THAT THE SWEET SPOT, REALLY TWO-FIVE YEAR OLDS. THEIR...
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| 00:51:47 |
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WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS I HAD EVER SEEN. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SHOW IS ACTUALLY BUILT FOR ADULTS. I WOULD CHALLENGE THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE...
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| 00:52:02 |
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TO TUNE IN TO SESAME STREET, AND I THINK HE WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME WATCHING THIS. SEEING ADAM SANDLER, FEIST, ALL OF THESE GREAT ARTISTS THAT COME ONT...
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| 00:53:32 |
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CAN YOU TOUCH MY BACK?
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| 00:53:36 |
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DOES THAT FEEL 42 YOU? -- FORTY TO YOU?
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| 00:53:41 |
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I AM OLDER THAN A BREADBOX, BUT
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| 00:53:46 |
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YOUNG ENOUGH TO LIVE AT HOME WITH MY MOMMY. >>
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| 00:53:50 |
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OK. SARA PRICE WHO IS FIVE WANTS TO KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE ON TV. >> WE PLAN TO BE AROUND FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS. >>
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| 00:54:10 |
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THAT IS GOOD YEAR. -- TOHEAR. -- TO HEAR. >> WERE YOU WORRIED? >> NOT AT ALL, BUT IT IS NICE TO HEAR FROM THE BIG CHEESE HIMSELF. KEEP ME EMPLOYED,
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| 00:54:27 |
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I WILL KEEP GOING TO THE GYM. >>
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| 00:54:30 |
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ONE OF YOUR FANS WANTS TO KNOW HOW MUCH FOOD AS COOKIE MONSTER EAT? >> IT IS
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| 00:54:38 |
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NOT JUST TO HEAT. -- FOOD
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| 00:54:41 |
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HE EATS. HE DOESN'T EAT COOKIES JUST A -- JUST EAT COOKIES ANYMORE.
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| 00:54:53 |
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HE EATS EVERYTHING. >> HE ATE THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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| 00:54:58 |
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EMMY ON PRIME-TIME TELEVISION. >> QUITE COSTLY, TOO. IT CAME OUT OF HIS PAYCHECK. >> ARE ALL THE CHARACTERS MONSTERS? >> NO, NO, NO. SESAME STREET HAS...
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| 00:55:17 |
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DIFFERENT MONSTERS AND PEOPLE AND CREATURES. I AM A MONSTER,
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| 00:55:22 |
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YES. >> HOW CAN YOU TELL. >> MONSTERS ARE FOR
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| 00:55:29 |
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REAL OVER -- FURRY
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| 00:55:31 |
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ALL OVER. ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS MISTAKEN FOR A MONSTER WHEN HE CAME ON THE SHOW. [LAUGHTER] >> BERT AND ERNIE WERE THE ORIGINAL BREAKOUT STARS.
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| 00:55:44 |
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NOW IT HAS BEEN ELMO, ELMO, ELMO. >> TELL ME ABOUT IT. >>
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| 00:55:49 |
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WHEN WILL PEOPLE FINALLY RECOGNIZE THE TRUE GENIUS OF GROVER? DODGE THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. MAYBE STARTING
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| 00:56:02 |
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TODAY. >> YOU HAD A
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| 00:56:08 |
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VISIT FROM FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA? WHAT WERE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF HER? >> SHE IS
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| 00:56:13 |
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A LOVELY LADY. AND VERY TALL. I THINK EVEN BIG BIRD HAD TO LOOK UP TO HER. >> SHE DID SAY THAT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING THEY HAD DONE SINCE THEY MOVED...
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| 00:56:28 |
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WOULD YOU THINK THE POLITICIANS HERE IN WASHINGTON
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| 00:56:33 |
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CAN LEARN FROM SESAME STREET? [APPLAUSE] -- [LAUGHTER] >> THAT IS ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE TIME FOR TODAY.
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| 00:56:43 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOODBYE, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] >>
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| 00:56:51 |
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WE ARE ACTUALLY ALMOST OUT OF TIME. HE HAS EXCELLENT TIMING. LET
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| 00:57:02 |
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ME REMIND MEMBERS OF OUR FUTURE SPEAKERS. ON DECEMBER 14, KAREN MILLS, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WILL DISCUSS THEIR...
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| 00:57:17 |
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THAT WE KNOW OF. ON DECEMBER 15, THE HON. THE ARMY, CHAIRMAN OF FREEDOM WORKS WILL DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE NEED TO RETURN...
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| 00:58:13 |
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UPSTAGED BY BOB BETZ, AND WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE
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| 00:58:17 |
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MUPPET? >> THE ANSWER IS OFTEN, AND GROVER. >> GOOD ANSWER. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE BEEN ABUSED BY MOPPETS AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS A WONDERFUL JOB, AND I...
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| 00:58:41 |
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| 00:58:47 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG FOLKS AN AUDIENCE THAT GAVE US SUCH TERRIFIC QUESTIONS FOR GROVER. I LIKE TO...
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| 00:59:09 |
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THE VIDEO ARCHIVE IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB'S BROADCAST OPERATIONS CENTER. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ONITUNES AND OUR -- 9ONON ITUNES...
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