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SENATE. NOTHING
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HAS CHANGED GUEST: NOTHING MUCH. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A WINNING TEAM WITH NEW FACES ADDED.
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THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A LOSING TEAM AND DECIDED TO KEEP THE LOSING TIME. A VERY INTERESTING PHENOMENA. HOST: WHAT DO YOU THINK NANCY PELOSI DECIDED TO STAY?
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GUEST: IT'S HER RIGHT TO STAY. OBVIOUSLY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
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AGREES. I THINK PART OF THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT SHE BELIEVES, THIS IS MY ONLY GUESS, THAT SHE BELIEVES OBAMA WILL GET RE-ELECTED BY A BIG MARGIN. THE...
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HAVE A COUNTRY WHICH IS MORE ANTI-SPENDING AND ANTI-WASHINGTON AND DETERMINED TO GO BACK TO A CONSTITUTIONAL APPROACH. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ECONOMY...
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THE TABLE? GUEST: THE NORTH KOREAN DICTATORSHIP IS A STRANGE REGIME. THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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AND ROCKETS. IT'S A TERRIBLE DISASTER AT THE HUMAN LEVEL AND ECONOMICALLY. IT'S A PATHETICALLY WEAK COUNTRY. EXCEPT FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. I THINK...
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SHOULD SOBER UP. ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO BEAT A PRESIDENT. GUEST: WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SENATORS. WE HAVE TO MOVE TO
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GUEST, -
COMPLACENT CONSERVATIVE. IN 1980'S, WITH CARTER, 1994 WITH MONDALE. AND IN THE ELECTION OF 2010. REJECTION DOESN'T SOLVE IN THE LONG RUN. THE LEFT GETS...
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DIFFICULT. THOUSANDS OF THE 12,000 MEN DIED. THEY ALL PLAGUED THE ARMY AND THREATENED TO DISSOLVE IT. GUEST: THE BRITISH OCCUPIED OUR BIGGEST CITY,...
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THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS FLED. WASHINGTON HAD BEEN PROMISED THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WOULD SEND FOOD, SUPPLIES AND MONEY. THEY SENT NONE. FOR THE...
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GATES. GUEST: PART OF THE LESSON OF VALLEY FORGE. THERE'S NOTHING NEW. HERE'S WASHINGTON WHO WAS CLEARLY THE DOMINANT FIGURE
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IN THE COLONIES, THE MAN WHOM AROUND THE REVOLUTION AS EVOLVED. YOU HAVE A CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, A LARGE PART IS FRIGHTENED OF WASH. CROMWELL BECAME...
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TODAY PAIL IN COMPARISON. HOST: TO TRUE MEN'S SOULS ABOUT ACROSSING THE DELAWARE ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO SURPRISE THE
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GERMANS AND VALLEY FORGE. WE WOULD PEOPLE TO REALIZE. BEING AN AMERICAN IS A STRENUOUS DIFFICULT THING. WE GIVE CERTIFICATED WHO HAVEN'T DONE HOMEWORK....
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WHOLE POINT OF RAMPING UP OUR TROOP PRESENCE WAS NOT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN A LARGE PRESENCE
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IN AFGHANISTAN. BUT TO IMMEDIATELY BLUNT THE MOMENTUM WE WERE SEEING FROM THE TALIBAN AND CREATE THE SPACE FOR TRAINING OF AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES....
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| 00:11:54 |
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LEAVING NEXT YEAR. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I MEAN, THEY ARE ALL WRAPPED UP IN THESE POLITICAL GAINS. WE ARE STILL IRAQ. WE WILL BE THERE FOR A LONG TIME....
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MODERN PRESIDENCY MAYBE TOO MUCH FOR ONE PERSON. GUEST: I BROKEN DOWN LAUGHING WITH THIS. WE DID A MOVIE WITH SIX MINUTES OF JIMMY CARTER IN
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THERE. THE QUESTION WAS, CAN ANYONE GET THE PRESIDENCY TO WORK? THE FACT WAS, EIGHT YEARS LADDER. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ABSURDITY. RONALD REAGAN GOT...
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C-SPAN. MR. GINGRICH.
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I HAVE HAD THE BENEFIT TO VISIT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE THING I CAME AWAY WITH WHICH I HOPE YOU'LL BRING...
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THE LINE, I HOPE YOU HAVE VISITED MT. VERNON IT HAS A NEW EDUCATION IT FACILITY. IF YOU CAN SPARE AN EXTRA DAY, IT WILL TEACH YOU MORE ABOUT GEORGE...
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I THINK THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST -- HAVE
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ONE OF THE HIGHEST INTELLECTING OF ANY POLITICIANS POLITICIANS. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE ONE OF OUR HISTORY CLASSES. PLEASE DON'T CONSIDER RUNNING FOR...
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| 00:18:43 |
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WE SHOULD BE AWARE THE LEFT WILL ASSAULT THEM. NOBODY HAD RATHER GET IN THE RACE WHO'S NOT PREPARED TO HAVE LEFT BEING REMARKABLE HOSTILE. I THINK OUR...
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| 00:19:11 |
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THEIR GAME? GUEST: THE MEDIA WON'T DRAW LINES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OUTLETS. YOU HAVE TO ASSUME YOUR LIFE IS
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| 00:19:22 |
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AN OPEN BOOK AND PEOPLE HAVE TO RENDER JUDGMENT. WHEN I SAID CLEARLY. THERE ARE PARTS OF MY LIFE THAT I AM NOT PROUD OF. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTALITY...
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GOES THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, POLITICAL AND PERSONAL. GUEST: HARRY TRUE MAN SAID. IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE
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| 00:20:56 |
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KITCHEN. THEY WERE ATTACKING MARTHA WASHINGTON FOR HAVING HIGH TEA. IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO HAVE HIGH TEA. WASHINGTON WAS SO...
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COUNTRY? HOST: I THINK ANYONE WHO ENDS UP AS A CANDIDATE WILL HAVE MOMENTS THAT ARE
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| 00:22:42 |
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UNCOMFORTABLE. YOU DIDN'T SEE IT FROM THEIR ANGLE. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WHEN I FIRST BECAME SPEAKER. I ACCEPTED A $4 MILLION AGREEMENT TO WRITE...
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| 00:23:44 |
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YOU COULD
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| 00:23:45 |
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FOREBEAR. I HAVE A 2-PART QUESTION. HOST: OKAY. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PEOPLE OF VALLEY FORGE AND
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THE AMERICAN
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| 00:23:58 |
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PEOPLE TODAY. THE IDEA OF SELF SACRIFICE AND LIBERTY IN THOSE DAYS IS WITHOUT QUESTION. I WONDER IF WE HAVE THE FORTITUDE TODAY. ONE RECENT POLL CREATED...
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AND NEVER FORGET THE SERVICES YOU PAID. YOU ENDURED ALL. REMEMBER THE MORNING OF CATO. WE ARE FREE. GUEST: FIRST OF ALL, I GET THIS OCCASIONALLY....
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| 00:25:41 |
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NOT ROMANTICIZING THE PAST OR BEING CYNICAL OF THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON CROSSED THE DELAWARE HAD 2500 TROOPS. OUT OF THAT 25001 THIRD DIDN'T HAVE BOOTS...
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| 00:28:02 |
HOST, -
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| 00:28:03 |
CALLER, -
TO ANY TV STATION CAN YOU GET. I'M A GRADUATE FROM 1980. MACHINE TECHNOLOGY. AND I GIVE YOU A LITTLE OF MY HISTORY. I'M RUNNING A 1951 AMERICAN ENERGY...
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| 00:29:02 |
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NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS. GERMAN HAS THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 18 YEARS. GERMANY HAS WORKED VERY HARD AT MANUFACTURING SUCCESSFULLY AND EXPORTING...
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| 00:30:41 |
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JOHN SAID. GOD BLESS YOU NEWT. ANYBODY
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| 00:30:46 |
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THAT
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| 00:30:48 |
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DRIVES DEMOCRATIC ACCURATES NUTS IS A GREAT AMERICAN. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. MR. SPEAKER, I AM AN AMERICAN OF
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| 00:30:59 |
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CUBAN ANCESTRY. I HAVE BEEN ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HISTORY IN CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES. I UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE LADIES OF HAVANA WERE VERY...
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| 00:31:46 |
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WAY, IF YOU'RE FROM MIAMI, WE HAVE A CONFERENCE CALLED THE AMERCANO, A CENTER RIGHT, HISPANIC-AMERICAN WEBSITE TO TALK ABOUT POLICIES. ON OUR CONFERENCE...
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| 00:32:52 |
HOST, -
YOU DESCRIBE THE STAR OF
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| 00:32:55 |
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THE BEAST? WHAT IT ENTAILS? GUEST: THAT GOES BACK TO REAGAN'S THEORY. IF YOU QUIT PAYING FOR THE BUREAUCRACY, IT
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| 00:33:06 |
GUEST, -
WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. I'M NOT SURE BY ITSELF THAT'S GOOD. I HAVE COME OUT WITH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE LIBERAL...
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| 00:34:40 |
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IS JOINING US FROM TENNESSEE. >> GOOD MORNING. HI MR. NEWT GINGRICH. I
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| 00:34:50 |
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WOULD LIKE SO SAY, IN THE 1990'S, MY GRAND MOTHER WAS A HUGE FAN. HOWEVER, I'M A DEMOCRAT. I HAVEN'T HEARD YOU EXPRESS ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ....
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| 00:35:31 |
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WHEN YOU JOINT FORCES CAME
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| 00:35:36 |
GUEST, -
INTO IRAQ AFTER THE WAR, THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. HE SAID. WE WERE RIGHT ON THE EDGE. THE SCIENTISTS DIDN'T WANT TO GET...
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| 00:37:31 |
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MEAN. THE FIRST BIG STEP FORWARD DEFINING THE
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| 00:37:36 |
GUEST, -
MODERN MOVEMENT. IT'S REAGAN'S SPEECH. YOU CAN YOU GET BY GOING TO THE REAGAN LIBRARY ONLINE. IN MANY WAYS, 25 YEARS LATER, WHEN WE GIVES HIS FAREWELL...
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| 00:38:45 |
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GOVERNMENT, SPECIFICALLY OUR FEDERAL
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| 00:38:47 |
CALLER, -
GOVERNMENT. THEY TRY TO BE EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY. IT BASICALLY ENDS UP BEING WORTHLESS TO ANYONE. I THINK WHAT WE'RE MISSING HERE IS IN THE FORM...
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| 00:39:49 |
HOST, -
WHEN WE WANT TO
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| 00:39:54 |
GUEST, -
THE INAUGURAL. I SAW SPEECHES IN VIRGINIA BEFORE THE ELECTION AS THE WINNER ON ELECTION NIGHT AT GRANT PARK, WHICH I THINK IS TRULY A GREAT SPEECH....
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| 00:42:17 |
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WILL ANNOUNCE IN APRIL. I AGREE WITH MIT ROMNEY WHO SAID, LET'S NOT RUSH INTO DEBATES BEFORE SEPTEMBER. LET'S NOT GET ALL INVOLVED IN TANGLED UP IN...
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| 00:44:08 |
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SEVEN TIMES FOR THREE HOURS AND THEY HAD A TIME KEEPER. THAT'S
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| 00:44:12 |
GUEST, -
ALL THEY HAD. AND I WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE, I'M NOT SAYING IF -- IF WE GOT TO THAT POINT. PEOPLE LIKE MITCH DANIELS, SARA PALIN, MIKE HUCKABEE,...
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TERMS WERE. BUT I WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IF IT WAS A
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| 00:44:57 |
HOST, -
HOSTILE REPORTER
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| 00:44:59 |
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ASKING GOTCHA QUESTIONS WITH AN ABSURD TIME LIMIT. HOST: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. BACK TOMORROW MORNING WITH C-SPAN'S WASHINGTON
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| 00:45:10 |
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JOURNAL. WASHINGTON JOURNAL GETS UNDER WAY EVERY DAY AT 7:00 P A.M. EASTERN TIME. AGAIN KNUT GINGRICH'S LATEST BOOK CALLED VALLEY FORGE. THANKS FOR BEING...
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