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BENNET FACES REPUBLICAN CAN BOUGHT -- KRNEN BUCK IN A TIGHT RACE. BUCK IS BEING BACKED BY THE TEA PARTY. . >> CAMPAIGN 2010, THE SENATE DEBATE FOR...
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| 00:00:35 |
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FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. FOR THE NEXT HOUR WE WILL BE QUIZZING THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR U.S.
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| 00:00:41 |
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SENATE HERE IN COLORADO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAVE FACED STATE-WIDE GENERAL ELECTIONS. SENATOR MICHAEL BENNETT WAS APPOINTED TO THE SEAT....
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| 00:01:54 |
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KEY RACE IN THE UNITED STATES. I THINK THE ISSUES ARE PRETTY MUCH WHAT I EXPECTED THE ISSUES TO BE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE JOBS, THE ECONOMY, AND SPENDING....
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| 00:02:21 |
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STATE. WE HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS
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| 00:02:25 |
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ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR WORKING FAMILIES, OUR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE MOST SAVAGE ECONOMY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION....
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| 00:02:56 |
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SPECIALIST AND ANALYST. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY IS AFFECTING THIS RACE. >> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY CANDIDATE RUNNING THIS YEAR IS PROMISING TO CREATE...
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| 00:03:17 |
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OTHER BAD SHAPE POLICY, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT CAN YOU DO SPECIFICALLY TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK WITH THESE NEW UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES IN COLORADO...
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| 00:03:38 |
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IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST PERIOD OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, IT IS THE FIRST TIME OUR ECONOMY HAS GROWN. WE HAVE NOT CREATED ENOUGH NEW JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:04:39 |
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OF THE BUSINESSES IN COLORADO ARE SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY WILL NOT EXPAND RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CERTAINTY THEY NEED. THEY DO NOT KNOW...
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| 00:05:40 |
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WILL SEE A TAX CREDITS IF THEY GIVE -- WILL SEE A TAX CREDIT IF THEY GIVE HEALTH INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. MY OPPONENT PROPOSED THAT -- OPPOSED THAT...
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| 00:06:16 |
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WHAT CHANGES TO TAX POLICY WOULD YOU SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CERTAINTY, INVESTMENT, JOB GROWTH, AND DEFICIT REDUCTION? >> I WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO AWAY WITH THE...
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| 00:06:33 |
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HEALTH-CARE BILL. I'D THINK THEY WERE INCREDIBLY ONEROUS ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY PLACE A BURDEN ON THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHEN THEY NEED TO EXPAND....
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| 00:07:08 |
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INSPIRE COMPANIES TO SHIP JOBS OVERSEAS. I AGREE WITH WHAT MY OPPONENT JUST SAID. FOR 18 MONTHS HE RAN A CAMPAIGN THAT SAID WE SHOULD GET RID OF OUR...
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| 00:07:56 |
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OPPOSED TO AND CONTACTS. I AM OPPOSED TO HAVING THE SECOND HIGHEST CORPORATE INCOME TAX IN THE WORLD. IT UNDERMINES OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE IN A GLOBAL...
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| 00:08:25 |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH-CARE REFORM. WE KNOW IT WILL
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| 00:08:28 |
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BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE WERE LED TO BE INITIALLY. SENATOR BENNETT, YOU CAST ONE OF THE DECIDING VOTES. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE LAWMAKERS WHO ARE TRYING...
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| 00:08:48 |
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DAUGHTER HAD A TIGHT-1 DIABETES. SHE NOW KNOWS YOU HAVE INSURANCE GOING FORWARD. -- SHE NOW KNOWS SHE WILL HAVE INSURANCE GOING FORWARD. SHE NO LONGER...
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| 00:09:49 |
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WE NEED TO REPEAL IT FOR TWO REASONS. IT WOULD PAST -- IT WAS PASSED IN A FUNDAMENTALLY CORRUPT WAY. SOME SENATORS WERE COERCED INTO VOTING FOR THE HEALTH...
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| 00:10:40 |
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FINGERS. WE SHOULD BE MAKING IT BETTER. OUR GOVERNMENT CANNOT AFFORD TO CONSUME THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE ARE CONSUMING ON HEALTH CARE. IT IS 18% OF OUR...
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| 00:11:14 |
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THE COUNTRY HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE 51 MILLION
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| 00:11:19 |
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AMERICANS WHO CURRENTLY LACK INSURANCE AND, FOR MR. BENNETT, HAD YOU ASSESS THE WITNESSES OR SHORTCOMINGS OF THE HEALTH-CARE BILL AND WHY WAS THERE...
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| 00:11:44 |
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DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAD A TOP-DOWN MODEL OF HEALTH-CARE PRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT MEANS THAT WE LOWERED THE COST OF HEALTH CARE AND CREATE...
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| 00:12:23 |
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THEY ARE NOW IN THE HEALTH-CARE BILL THAT KEN BUCK HAS DEMONIZED AND SAID WE SHOULD REPEAL. WHAT WE HAD BEFORE AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ENDLESS ANDER...
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| 00:13:29 |
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DID NOTHING, COST WOULD GO UP LAST THAT THEY ARE GOING UP UNDER THIS HEALTH CARE BILL. THAT IS A DISGRACE. AGAIN, IT IS A TOP-DOWN MODEL. SENATOR BENNETT...
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| 00:13:52 |
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YOUR CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS
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| 00:13:56 |
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HAVE CREATED A LOT OF ATTENTION. >> IS IT NOT A SHAME, WE HAVE TWO SEASONS, SMART HARDWORKING MEN HERE AND HE WOULD NOT KNOW IT FROM THE ADVERTISEMENTS.
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| 00:14:12 |
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OUT OF STATERS HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY. ATTACK ADVERTISEMENTS WORK AND THE CANDIDATES KNOW IT. OF WHAT TO THANK YOU...
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| 00:14:57 |
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TO PROSECUTE A CONVICTED RAPIST. >> THE AD WOULD BOTH HAVE LESS BELIEVE YOU ARE A SEXIST. >> THERE IS A LINE EVEN IN
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| 00:15:10 |
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POLITICS THAT YOU DO NOT CROSS. THAT LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED IN THIS CASE.
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| 00:15:15 |
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THIS AD WAS CALLED AN AD OF IDIOTIC POLITICAL MALICE. MY OFFICE HAS A HUGE SUCCESS RATE. WE HAVE 192 YEAR SENTENCE AGAINST A RAPIST. WE HAVE FIVE LIFE...
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| 00:15:57 |
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DESCRIBING A VICTIM IN A RAPE CASE --
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| 00:16:00 |
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I THINK WHAT IS CROSSING THE LINE IS DESCRIBING A VICTIM IN A RAPE CASE. I THINK KEN BUCK IS OUT OF TOUCH PREDICTED AS THE FATHER OF THREE LITTLE GIRLS,...
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| 00:16:45 |
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BEEN CALLED DECEITFUL, FALSE, AND MISLEADING. FOR SENATOR BENNETT TO QUESTION MY OFFICE OR MY ENTIRE JURY -- OR MY INTEGRITY IS JUST EMPTY. >> THAT IS...
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| 00:17:08 |
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ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE WRONG. I HAVE A LOT OF SYMPATHY FOR THE FACT CHECKERS. >> LET'S TURN TO AN AD THAT ATTACKS YOU, SENATOR BENNETT. IT REGARDS COMMENTS
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| 00:17:21 |
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEFICIT. >> THE TRAGEDY OF IT IS ALL WE HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT. >> VOTERS HAVE SENT AN
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| 00:17:33 |
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AVERAGE $2.50 MILLION ON THE STIMULUS AND OBAMA CARE. NOW
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| 00:17:39 |
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THAN IT IS OUTRAGED -- AMNOW BENNETT IS OUTRAGED. >> IT WAS TAKEN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTEXT. I HAVE SAID EXACTLY THE SAME THING ALL ACROSS THE
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| 00:17:58 |
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STATE IN READ PARTS OF THE STATES AND BLUE PARTS OF THE STATE. MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS HAS SAVED US FROM HAVING A GREAT DEPRESSION. WE HAVE HAD A RECESSION....
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| 00:18:55 |
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BEEN IN WASHINGTON D.C.. HE REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THREE TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT. IT SOUNDS AS IF HE IS GOING TO -- THE HAS BEEN IN D.C....
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| 00:19:20 |
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MORE THAN ANY OTHER GENERATION IS SAYING THAT WE AS A GENERATION HAS DONE THIS AND THAT WE DO NOT CLEAN IT UP, THE NEXT GENERATION WILL PAY A HEAVY...
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| 00:19:59 |
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HAVE FOUND MISLEADING AT BEST. >> WHAT IS UNFAIR TO COLORADO IS THE RECORD OF OVERSPENDING, UNDER REGULATING, AND UNDER TAXING. >>
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| 00:20:10 |
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IT SAID THAT SENATOR BENNETT FAVORED HIGHER TAXES 24 TIMES. I LOOKED UP THESE VOTES AND I FELT MOST
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| 00:20:23 |
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OF THEM TO BE PROCEDURAL MOTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE TO KILL HEALTH CARE REFORM OR THE STIMULUS. IS A DISINGENUOUS TO SAY THAT HE VOTED TO FAVOR HIGHER TAXES...
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| 00:20:48 |
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IS A RUBBER STAMP FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA, HARRY REID, AND NANCY PELOSI. HE FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL REFORM. HE FOCUSED ON OTHER ISSUES, BUT HE DID NOT FOCUS...
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| 00:21:17 |
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98% OF PEOPLE IN
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| 00:21:19 |
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COLORADO. THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY. IT IS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL. I IMAGINE THE $12 MILLION IN TAX CUTS IN THE SMALL-BUSINESS BILL WE PASSED TWO...
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| 00:22:03 |
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BILL BEFORE YOU VOTED ON IT. YOU MUST NOT HAVE READ THE HEALTH CARE BILL BEFORE YOU VOTED
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| 00:22:08 |
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ON IT EITHER. IT HAS 10 TAX INCREASES. THEY HAVE NOT KICKED IN YET. WHEN THEY DO KICK IN, COLORADO RESIDENTS WILL BE MAD. >> TIME IS UP. SENATOR BENNETT,...
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| 00:22:28 |
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YOUR OPPONENT AS AN EXTREMIST. I FELT SOME OF THE CLAIMS TO BE A BIT EXTREME. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT A COUPLE THAT WERE IN HEAVY ROTATION. >> KEN BUCK...
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| 00:22:46 |
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AT ALL. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT HAVING YOUR COMMENTS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT. YOU USED AS A BACKUP FOR THE BASIS OF
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| 00:22:56 |
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THESE CLAIMS SOME OF MR. BUCK'S COMMENTS. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WILL OUR BENEFITS SHOULD WE DIE BEFORE COLLECTING THEM. ON STUDENT...
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| 00:23:25 |
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KEN BUCK 1.0 AND 2.0. HE SAID THAT HE LIKES THE IDEA OF PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY. HE BELIEVES THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND CALLED THE WAS FUNDAMENTALLY...
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| 00:24:19 |
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YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE ADS AND LOOK AT THE TAPE. I DID NOT SAY THE THINGS THEY SAID I SAID. WHAT I TALKED ABOUT WHEN I TALKED ABOUT...
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| 00:25:03 |
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THAT WE WOULD TAKE THE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM AND PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF BANKS WHICH CHARGED CREDIT CARD RATES TO OUR STUDENTS TRIED TO GO TO COLLEGE,...
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| 00:25:31 |
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WE ARE IN THE WORST ECONOMY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THEY ARE TAKING REFUGE IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DARK FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. >> DID HE SAY DO...
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| 00:25:48 |
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LOANS. >> THE REALITY IS THE FEDERAL
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| 00:25:51 |
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GOVERNMENT WILL NOT RUN THIS PROGRAM AS EFFICIENTLY AS BANKS RUN THIS PROGRAM. IT HAS
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| 00:25:56 |
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BEEN RUN THE RIGHT WAY FOR YEARS. SENATOR BENNETT BELIEVES IN BIG GOVERNMENT. HE SAYS ONE THING IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND HE SAYS ANOTHER THING WHEN HE...
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| 00:26:15 |
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THE GOVERNMENT IS MORE EFFICIENT. THERE IS ONLY ONE OF US HAS EVER WORKED A REFORM BILL. THAT IS ME. WE MADE HUGE STRIDES TOWARD DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS....
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| 00:26:38 |
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MAKE UP YOUR OWN
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| 00:26:43 |
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FACTS. >> THERE IS A ACTUARIAL REPORT. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHOW IT TO YOU. >>
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| 00:26:53 |
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I WANT TO GET TO THIS FINAL QUESTION. IT IS FOR BOTH THE DEEP. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM OUR VIEWERS
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| 00:27:02 |
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DISGUSTED BY HOW UGLY THIS RACE HAS BEEN. I CANNOT HELP BUT NOTICE THAT THE MOST RECENT ADS THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE PAID FOR ARE BOTH POSITIVE. THEY BOTH...
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| 00:27:38 |
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ADS. OUR KIDS OR A WHOLE LOT BETTER LOOKING THAN WE ARE. WE WILL GET MORE VOTES BY PUTTING OUR KIDS ON AIR THAT WE WOULD BY PUTTING OURSELVES OUT THERE....
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| 00:28:04 |
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FACT THAT THE TWO OF US ARE PAYING THE SALARIES OF EVERYBODY
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| 00:28:09 |
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AT CHANNEL 4. YOU DESERVE A RAISE. I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT WE HAVE TO REFORM OUR CAMPAIGN SYSTEM AND THE WAY WE APPROACH THIS ADVERTISING. I VOTED...
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| 00:28:44 |
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MANY OF THEM TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY. MANY OF THEM TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES
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| 00:28:48 |
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THAT ARE FACING CANDIDATES. WHOEVER REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO DAYS TO SAY THE SAME THING WHEREVER THEY ARE, WHEREVER -- WHETHER THEY ARE IN A...
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| 00:29:11 |
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TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SEGMENT OF OUR DEBATE. WE ASKED OUR VIEWERS TO
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| 00:29:15 |
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SEND QUESTIONS TO OUR WEB SITE AND IT TOOK HER. -- AND TWITTER. >> IN ADDITION TO LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE ADVERTISEMENTS, WE RECEIVED...
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| 00:29:32 |
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PRESS" DEBATE. A LOT OF VIEWERS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTH CARE ABOUT'S -- KEN BUCK'S COMMENTS REFLECT ON THE GAY RIGHTS. >> WE ARE SEEING SOME STATES...
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| 00:29:58 |
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QUESTIONS OF MERIT -- OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> I AM OPPOSED TO GAY MARRIAGES. I BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN...
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| 00:30:14 |
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BELIEVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE IN ANY WAY IN MAKING THESE MARRIAGES OF LEGAL OR ILLEGAL. I BELIEVE IT IS A STATE ISSUE. I WOULD VOTE FOR THE...
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| 00:30:43 |
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YOU NOT THAT? OR YOU TRY TO BE THAT? >> I ASHLEY SAID THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. I WAS NOT CLEAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE MAKING
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| 00:30:54 |
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DECISIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE. >> YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT. I MEAN, YOU ARE
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| 00:31:03 |
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BASICALLY SAYING IT IS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> THE QUESTION WAS WOULD GAY MARRIAGE GO FORWARD IN D.C. I'D THINK THERE WILL BE SOME ASPECTS THAT...
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| 00:31:15 |
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LOWER. OTHERS WILL TRY NOT TO. I DO NOT TAKE IT IS A QUESTION THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DEALING WITH. >> LET'S MOVE ONTO THE NEXT QUESTION DEALING...
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| 00:31:28 |
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OF THE NATION. WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN BORDER? HOW'D YOU FEEL ABOUT AMNESTY FOR THE PEOPLE THE ARE ALREADY HERE. WE'LL START...
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| 00:31:51 |
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VOTED AGAINST A PLAN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT TO IMPLEMENT A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM IN THE STATE. HE HAS VOTED AGAINST SENDING BORDER PATROL AGENTS...
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| 00:32:31 |
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INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ON THE
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| 00:32:36 |
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BOILER -- ON THE BORDER. I DO NOT SUPPORT AMNESTY. I SUPPORT A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES. MY OPPONENT HAS SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A...
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| 00:33:25 |
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TOO INTERESTED IN THEIR LIVES. WILL YOU REALLY MAKE A GREAT WOMAN CARRYING A CHILD TO FULL TERM? OTHERS ASK ABOUT ABORTION IN THE CASE OF INCEST. GIVE...
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| 00:33:47 |
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DAUGHTERS OUT TO MAKE THE INCREDIBLY PAINFUL DECISION THAT OUGHT TO BE MADE BY A WOMAN WITH HER FAMILY, OR CLERGY, AND HER DOCTOR. I FIND IT AMAZING...
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| 00:34:19 |
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LIFE. FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS, MR. BENNETT VOTED FOR IT. I WOULD HAVE VOTED AGAINST IT. THERE WAS ALSO A BILL ON FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT...
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| 00:34:53 |
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WAS WITH YOU FORCE A RAPE VICTIM TO CARRY HER BABY TO TERM. >> I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. >> I HAVE ANSWERED
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| 00:35:03 |
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THE QUESTION. WE GET CAUGHT ON THESE SOCIAL ISSUES. THE VOTERS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT JOBS. THEY WANT
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| 00:35:10 |
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TO KNOW ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT. THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SPENDING. WE GET CAUGHT ON SOCIAL ISSUES. THE STORY TODAY IS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. WE NEED TO STAY...
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| 00:35:33 |
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ABORTION IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT RAPE AND INCEST. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE VOTERS. >> I AM PRO-LIFE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IN EXCEPTIONS...
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| 00:35:54 |
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IMPORTANT TO THE VOTERS IN THIS STATE. IF YOU LOOK AT ANY POLLING DATA, IN OVER 800 MEETINGS I HAVE HAD WITH VOTERS, I HAVE BEEN ASKED FIVE OR SIX TIMES...
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| 00:36:21 |
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ECONOMIC ISSUES, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE TWO. YOUR POSITIONS ARE AS FAR OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM AS YOUR POSITIONS ON THESE ISSUES. THIS IS ABOUT, IN...
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| 00:36:55 |
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LET ME RESPOND TO THAT. I AM NOT THE ONE THAT HAS ACCUMULATED THREE TRILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. THAT IS SENATOR BENNETT....
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| 00:37:24 |
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THE VOTERS A CHANCE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. WE ALSO GIVE OUR
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| 00:37:29 |
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CANDIDATES A CHANCE TO ASK SOME AS WELL. THIS IS THE HEAD-TO-HEAD PORTION OF OUR DEBATE. SENATOR BENNETT LOST A COIN TOSS GIVING HIM THE CHOICE TO ANSWER...
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| 00:37:57 |
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AT. -- EMPLOYEE THE FREE CHOICE ACT. HE SAID HE DISAGREED WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE HOUSE BILL. YOU DID NOT EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEANT BY DISAGREEING WITH...
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| 00:38:43 |
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ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT THE BILL IS SHORTENING THE TIME FRAME BETWEEN A FIRST BOOK AND A SECOND BOOK. THAT IS WHERE INTIMIDATION CAN HAPPEN. WHAT I REALLY...
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| 00:39:59 |
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A RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS DID YOU DO NOT SUPPORT TAX CREDITS FOR RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY. WE HAVE SEEMED MORE JOB GROWTH IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD...
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| 00:40:29 |
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BECAUSE WE CANNOT MAKE THEM IN THIS COUNTRY. THE REASON IS BECAUSE OUR CORPORATE TAX RATE IS TOO HIGH. OUR ENERGY COSTS ARE TOO HIGH. WE HAVE OVERREGULATED...
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| 00:41:23 |
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OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND YOU HAVE NOT YET PUT A PLAN ON THE
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| 00:41:27 |
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TABLE FOR HOW WE MAKES IT -- SOCIAL SECURITY SUSTAINABLE. YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE ON AGING. THE COMMITTEE ON AGING HAS OVERSIGHT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY....
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| 00:41:55 |
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SENATORS THAT HAS A 1% VOTING RECORD. I HAVE NOT MISSED A SINGLE VOTE. I HAVE TRAVELED 30,000 MILES HAVING TELL ALL MEETINGS WHERE I HAVE NOT MADE UP...
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| 00:42:38 |
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IT WAS THE MOST BIPARTISAN PIECE OF LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE SENATE. I DO NOT THINK OUR SENIORS WANT TO SEE THE PRIVATIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY. I...
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| 00:43:00 |
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HAVE TURNED BACK NOTHING. THE SENATE HAS BEEN IN SESSION 39 DAYS IN THE LAST 140 DAYS. YOU HAVE LITTLE GROUND TO STAND ON TO CRITICIZE ME FOR WHERE I...
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| 00:43:33 |
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MY QUESTION IS, WHO IS GOING TO GO TO JAIL? >> TO IS GOING TO GO TO JAIL? >> WE DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION IN THE CASE OF RAPE AND INCEST, TOO IS GOING
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| 00:43:46 |
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TO JAIL? >> I DO NOT THINK
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| 00:43:49 |
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ABORTION WILL DECRIMINALIZED ANY TIME SOON.
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| 00:43:55 |
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YOU HAVE ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO TAKE THIS DEBATE OFF TOPIC. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO COLORADO VOTERS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JOBS....
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| 00:44:21 |
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FINISH, PLEASE. >> ONCE AGAIN, I
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| 00:44:30 |
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AM GOING TO FOCUS MY CAMPAIGN ON THE ISSUES COLORADO VOTERS CARE ABOUT. I HAVE
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| 00:44:36 |
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SAID THAT I AM PRO-LIFE. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE OR INCEST. I AM HOPEFUL WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY AND REDUCE ABORTIONS. THAT...
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| 00:45:07 |
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WHAT IS ON OUR CANDIDATE'S MIGHT THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT FOUR POLICY. >> WITH ALL THE FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY, THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IS NOT...
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| 00:45:22 |
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MR. BUCK, I KNOW YOU OPPOSE ANNOUNCING TIMETABLES FOR AFGHANISTAN. WOULD EACH OF YOU OUTLINED WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST COURSE? >> I BELIEVE WE NEED TO...
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| 00:45:43 |
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THE PAKISTANI MILITARY -- WE NEED TO GIVE THEM TIME TO SECURE THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN PAKISTAN. IT IS A CONCERN -- IT IS A WORLDWIDE CONCERN THAT THOSE...
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| 00:46:43 |
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IN AFGHANISTAN. WE SET CERTAIN GOALS AND WE ACCOMPLISHED THOSE GOALS. WE NEED TO DRAW DOWN OUR FORCES AND BRING THEM HOME. I THINK WE NEED TO DO THREE...
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| 00:47:45 |
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FOR NATION- BUILDING. HE HAS CHANGED HIS POSITION SO MANY TIMES ON AFGHANISTAN. IT MAKES IT ON POSSIBLE -- IT MAKES IT ON POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT...
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| 00:48:17 |
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MY TURN HERE? DO YOU BELIEVE THE PATRIOT ACT HAS SERVED OUR COUNTRY WELDON? WHERE ARE YOU ON CLOSING THE DEBATE -- CLOSING THE BASE AT GUANTANAMO? MR....
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| 00:48:54 |
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I THINK WE HAVE BEEN WELL SERVED BY THE PATRIOT ACT. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND MAKE SURE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SECURITY...
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| 00:49:47 |
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I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BROUGHT MY FAMILY TO THIS COUNTRY AS SURVIVORS
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| 00:49:55 |
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OF THE HOLOCAUST WAS COMMITMENT TO THE ROLE OF LAW. THE TERRORIST THREAT THAT WE FACE IS EVOLVING AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I AGREE WITH MY OPPONENT,...
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| 00:50:52 |
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YOU EACH HAVE 20 SECONDS TO ANSWER. IN EVERY CAMPAIGN, AND MISTAKES ARE MADE. WHAT MISTAKES DO YOU WISH YOU COULD TAKE BACK? >> I DO NOT WISH THAT I COULD...
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| 00:51:09 |
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EXPLAIN THE $13 TRILLION CONTRACT. I CLEARLY I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR 13 TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT. -- $13 TRILLION IN DEBT. I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THE...
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| 00:51:39 |
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I THINK THE SCIENCE IS UNPROVEN IN GLOBAL WARMING. I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO ME IN A WAY THAT IS NOT MY BELIEF. >> BY THIS TIME YOU...
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| 00:52:00 |
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WHILE. I THINK ALL OF HIS COMMERCIALS. I
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| 00:52:06 |
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AM SHORT SENATOR BENNETT IS AN HONORABLE MAN. I AM SURE HE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE BACK THOSE COMMERCIALS. WITH THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE SAYS THAT YOU...
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| 00:52:34 |
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FOR EVERY ADVERTISEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE THE DECISION OF WHETHER THESE ADVERTISEMENTS OR -- ARE CREDIBLE OR NOT....
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HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT HAS IT TAKEN ON YOUR FAMILIES? >> IT HAS TAKEN AN IMPACT ON MY FAMILY. FORTUNATELY BOTH THE MY CHILDREN ARE OUT TO STATE AND DO NOT...
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THE ADS THAT HAVE BEEN RUN. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE IS IN STATE AND HAS SEEN THEM. I THINK THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE GROWN CLOSER I GET A LOT OF WAYS. CAMPAIGNING...
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SECOND, IT HAS BEEN A DELIGHT TO BE WITH MY WIFE AND THREE LITTLE GIRLS TRAVELING AROUND THE STATE. THIS HAS GIVEN THEM A CHANCE TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL...
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MR. BUCK WON THE COIN TOSS. >> ALL LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS DEBATE ON. I AM VERY GRATEFUL. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR VIEWERS TO
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BE ABLE TO SEE IT. WE ARE FACING ENORMOUSLY DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE A RUN RATE DEFICIT AND RUNAWAY DEBT. I BELIEVE WE CAN COME...
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A STATE AND A COUNTRY THAT OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE IN. WE ALL PROTESTED WHEN THE CONGRESS RAN UP MORE AND MORE DEBT. AS TAXPAYERS...
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WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING ELECTION DAY. OUR PARTNER, COLORADO PUBLIC TELEVISION, WILL BE REARING THIS DEBATE. NEXT FRIDAY WILL BRING YOU THE GUBERNATORIAL...
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SENATOR MICHAEL BENNET WAS APPOINTED TO HIS SEAT IN 2009 FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT OF GEN SALAZAR AS INTERIOR SECRETARY.
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