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AND CONTRASTS THE PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT WITH OUR OWN. >> IT IS THERE ANY WAY TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICANS GOVERN AND THE...
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PEOPLE GOVERN? >> IT IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT IS ALSO SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POLITICAL CULTURE. IT MAY SOON TREACHEROUS TO OUR MEDIA COLLEAGUES...
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DISCUSSION OF THE CRITICAL ISSUES IS SOMEWHAT MORE DOMINATED BY POLICY RATHER THAN TREATING THE MINUTIA OF WASHINGTON LIFE. HERE, WE ARE BOUND UP WITH...
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| 00:01:29 |
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THE PRIME MINISTER AND HE HAS PROPOSED ALL THESE CUTS. WILL YOU GET ALL THESE CUTS?
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IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU'RE NOT SURE UNTIL THE CONGRESS PASSES IT. >> PRETTY AUTOMATICALLY. AND THE BRITISH PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW BRITISH POLITICS THINK...
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YOUR PRESIDENT IS LIKE OUR PRIME MINISTER. -- IS NOT LIKE OUR PRIME MINISTER. YOU HAVE TWO HOUSES OF YOUR PARLIAMENT AND WE HAVE TWO OF OURS. NO. OUR...
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WHO DECIDED THAT GEORGE OSBORNE WOULD BE THE EXCHEQUER? >> THE PRIME MINISTER. ENTIRELY HIS DECISION. >> HOW MANY JOBS DOES THE
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PRIME MINISTER FILL? >>
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ABOUT 100 APPOINTMENTS. >> DO THEY ALL COME FROM MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS? >> YES. >> IF A
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| 00:03:44 |
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PARTICULAR PRIME MINISTER WANTS THEM, HE PUTS THEM INTO
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THE HOUSE OF LORDS, WHICH HE CAN DO QUICKLY. >>
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WHAT IS THE RESTRAINT ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
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YOU CAN PUT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS? >> THERE IS NO REAL RESTRAINT.
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YOU WOULD BE VERY MUCH
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CRITICIZED IF YOU PUT TOO MANY IN, AS MR. BROWN AND MR. BLAIR ARE CRITICIZED TODAY. BUT THERE ARE NO LEGAL CONSTRAINTS. IF THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO DO...
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OF
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THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN MY TIME HAVE BEEN ON A LIMITED TENURE,
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| 00:04:21 |
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THE CHURCH LEADERS. THE BISHOPS HAVE TO GIVE UP WHEN THEY CEASE TO BE BISHOPS. THE JUDGES AS WELL. OUR SUPREME COURT WAS A PART OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS...
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THEY ARE APPOINTED BY AN
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE, OF WHICH THE SENIOR JUDGES HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SAY. >> IS THERE ANY GOOD WITH THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GET RID OF A JUDGE BY...
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| 00:05:07 |
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I CANNOT TELL YOU. I AM SURE THERE MUST BE A WAY. BUT IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED
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| 00:05:11 |
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IN MY LIFETIME. I THINK THE LORD CHANCELLOR OR THE HEAD OF THE JUDICIARY, WHO SCHEDULES THE APPEARANCES, WOULD MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT GET ANY WORK TO...
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| 00:05:39 |
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ONLY IF THE PRIME MINISTER WAS TO. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET RID OF THEM IS BY HAVING A VOTE OF NO- CONFIDENCE IN THE PRIME MINISTER.
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| 00:05:46 |
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IF THE PRIME MINISTER BACKS THEM, YOU CANNOT GET RID OF THEM. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER IS QUITE SENSITIVE TO SOME POLITICAL POSITION. HE WOULD NOT SUPPORT...
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THE ABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE? >> I THINK THE PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY HAS A GREAT DEAL OF POWER, MORE POWER THAN ANYBODY REALIZES.
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| 00:06:25 |
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WHILE THE PRESIDENT DOES HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF POWER, THE PRIME MINISTER IN THIS COUNTRY SKILLFULLY OPERATES AND HAS A GREAT DEAL OF POWER AND CAN GET...
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| 00:06:46 |
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COALITION GOVERNMENT IN THE 1930'S OF A KIND. OF COURSE, DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WE HAD A COALITION GOVERNMENT. DURING THE
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| 00:06:52 |
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1970'S, WE HAD AN INFORMAL WORKING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE LIBERAL PARTY AND THE LABOR PARTY. ALMOST ALL OF THOSE PREVIOUS COALITIONS HAVE BEEN WEAK-KNEED...
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| 00:08:03 |
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THERE IS A SPECTRUM FROM WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSERVATIVE
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PARTY TENDS TO OCCUPY THE RIGHT HAND THIRD OF THAT SPECTRUM, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE WILD EXTREMES ON THE RIGHT WERE NOT IN THE CONSERVATIVE -- WHO ARE...
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TAX LIBERALS AS WELL.
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IT IS THE BELIEF IN FREEDOM, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. >> US SAY YOU HAVE THE IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHAN WAR. IF YOU ARE CONSERVATIVE, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?...
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AGAINST THE WAR ALL ALONG TO
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BE A REALLY ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN FAVOR OF THEM TO THE FEELING THAT THESE WERE RATHER DIFFICULT FOREIGN POLICY VENTURES, MILITARY ADVENTURES, WHERE WE...
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| 00:10:05 |
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CANDIDATES -- EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THEM, THEY HAD THREE DEBATES. I THINK THEY WERE GENERALLY THOUGHT TO BE A SUCCESS....
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| 00:11:44 |
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HERE. WE HAVE AN UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION, FOR ONE THING. THE WAY IT WORKS, KIND OF, WINNER TAKES ALL. THE PRIME MINISTER PROVIDES THE CABINET MINISTERS....
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CAN SPEND IS SET.
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| 00:12:17 |
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IT IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO YOUR POPULATION. NO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OR POLITICAL PARTY IS OUT TO RUN CAMPAIGN ADS. YOU CANNOT BUY TELEVISION...
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RAISE THAT TO? >> THE PARTY
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RAISES IT
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THROUGH BAKE SALES.
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| 00:13:12 |
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THE CAMPAIGNS ARE VERY MUCH DOOR TO DOOR. YOU DON'T HAVE A HUGE BUDGET. IT IS ABOUT USING LITERATURE. YOU CAN HAVE A CAMPAIGN WEBSITE. BUT WE HAVE DISTRICTS...
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| 00:14:02 |
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SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO $110,000. >>
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YES. >> IS THAT ENOUGH TO LIVE ON HERE? >> SURE. >> COMFORTABLY? >>
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FIND WITH IT. >>
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WHAT DOES A IT -- >> I AM FINE
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WITH IT. >> WHAT DOES A LORD MAKE IN A
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| 00:14:21 |
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YEAR? QUESTION DOESN'T GET A PENNY IN SALARY. -- >>
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| 00:14:24 |
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HE DOES NOT GET A PENNY IN SALARY.
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| 00:14:26 |
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HE DOES GET EXPENSES. A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS COULD TURN AND COME INCLUDING ALL HIS EXPENSES AND THINGS, MAYBE $50,000 A YEAR. >> IN THE UNITED...
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| 00:14:53 |
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IS THE RULE HERE? >> YOU CAN DO OUTSIDE WORK, UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT. BUT IF YOU'RE A BACK-BENCHER, AS I AM, YOU CAN DO OUTSIDE WORK.
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| 00:15:06 |
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THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THE HOUSE OF LORDS SHOULD BE FILLED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ...
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| 00:15:47 |
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SOME, BUT I THINK IT IS FAIRLY LIMITED NOW AND EVERY PENNY OF IT HAS TO BE DECLARED.
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| 00:15:53 |
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GRADUALLY, THEY ARE NOT. THAT IS A PITY, TOO. I THINK WE'RE BETTER GOVERNED WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE 1 FOOT IN THE REAL WORLD, AS LONG AS WE KNOW WHERE...
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| 00:16:39 |
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SIMILAR KIND OF CHARACTER. HE IS
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| 00:16:43 |
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VERY MUCH -- HE IS QUITE AN ESTABLISHMENT FIGURE IN TERMS OF HIS BACKGROUND. HE COMES FROM WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS A POSH BACKGROUND. HE IS A TRADITIONAL...
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| 00:18:14 |
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YOU REFER TO CUTBACKS HERE AS JUST PLAIN CUTS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW SEVERE
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| 00:18:23 |
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THE ECONOMIC CUTBACKS ARE HERE? >> THEY HAVE NOT YET WRITTEN, -- THEY TEND -- THEY HAD
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| 00:18:34 |
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NOT YET BITTEN, BUT THEY WILL BITE. PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY WILL BITE. TO EXPLAIN HOW SEVERE THE CUTS WILL NEED TO BE, ONE NEEDS...
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| 00:20:11 |
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UNIQUE POSITION AND HAVING THE
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RESERVE CURRENCY AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT OF THE WORLD, IT GETS SPECIAL TREATMENT, I GUESS. THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH MORE BORROWING THAN WE CAN. THE DEFICIT...
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| 00:22:11 |
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ABSOLUTE INSANITY. GORDON BROWN INTRODUCED --
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| 00:22:16 |
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THERE ARE QUITE A FEW FREEBIES THAT WERE INTRODUCED BY HIM THAT NOW COST A LOT OF MONEY. FREE TV LICENSES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. THAT IS OPTION 0 FOR 70....
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| 00:23:30 |
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IN JOBS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
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| 00:23:33 |
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SOME GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL LOSE 20% TO 30%. IN MY DISTRICT, THOSE WHO WORK WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS....
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| 00:24:02 |
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HAVE BENEFIT PAYMENTS FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY, WE PAY A PENSION
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| 00:24:08 |
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TO THE ELDERLY. AGAIN, THERE IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW THEY WILL MANAGE AND HOW ROUGH THE SITUATION WILL GET. >> HOW MUCH DOES AN...
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| 00:24:29 |
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I THINK IT IS ABOUT 70 POUNDS PER WEEK. >>
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| 00:24:33 |
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SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $110 PER WEEK. >> BUT THEY ALSO GET OTHER PAYMENTS. THEY GET A PAYMENT FOR
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| 00:24:40 |
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FUEL IN
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| 00:24:44 |
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THE WINTER. BUT THE BASIC PAYMENTS ARE ABOUT 70 POUNDS PER WEEK. OTHER PAYMENTS THEY COULD GET, WHETHER THEY ARE PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR HELP...
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| 00:25:08 |
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ARE JUST WORRIED ABOUT HOW THEY WILL MANAGE WITHOUT A JOB. PEOPLE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS
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| 00:25:15 |
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TRIPLED THE FEES THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY. PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE. IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAVE A HIGH TURNOUT. THE HIGHEST TURNOUT I'VE HAD...
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| 00:25:49 |
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500,000 PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, IS THAT LIKE CUTTING A FOURTH OF OUR CIVIL SERVICE? IS IT THE SAME THING? HOW YOU CUT 500,000 CIVIL SERVANTS IN...
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| 00:26:10 |
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BUREAUCRATS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND A LOT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE THE THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT...
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| 00:26:37 |
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WE WILL CUT A MUCH MONEY WE WILL GIVE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT WE WILL GIVE
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| 00:26:42 |
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YOU MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER HOW TO SPEND IT. THEY HATED THE FACT THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO SPEND ON CERTAIN THINGS. IT IS A SIMILAR DEBATE IN THE U.S.....
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| 00:27:31 |
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OF THE EXCHEQUER SAYS THAT WE WILL CUT THE MONEY TO THE STATES -- DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL BE CUT TO? >> IT MEANS IT WILL BE CUT. WHAT THEY SAY IN PARLIAMENT...
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| 00:27:42 |
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THAT IS THE KEY DIFFERENCE. WHEN PARLIAMENT DOES NOT GET ITS WAY, IT IS PRETTY CELEBRATED AND YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT IT EVEN IN THE STATES. THAT WOULD BE...
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| 00:28:32 |
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VERSUS THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF UNITED STATES, WHAT WOULD A DAY BE LIKE? " IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON. -- >> IT DEPENDS ON THE PURPOSE. SOME OF VERY CAREFUL...
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| 00:30:56 |
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PURPOSE, ANOTHER WILL GET THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BACK. LOOKING BACK ON WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE BLAIR YEARS, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, WHAT THE...
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| 00:31:25 |
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GOVERNMENT A VERY PROSPEROUS ECONOMY. THEY HELD THE LINE FOR A BIT. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH SPENDING. WE CRITICIZE THEM PRETTY ROUNDLY AT THE...
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| 00:33:47 |
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BUT IT GENERALLY DOES NOT GO UP BEYOND 10%. THERE IS NO NATIONAL SALES TAX. EXPLAIN THE VAT. >> OF COURSE, WE DO NOT HAVE A STATE SYSTEM IN THE WAY...
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| 00:34:07 |
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THE OVERALL STATE THAT ARE CAPABLE OF ORGANIZING THEIR OWN BUDGETS AND THEIR OWN TAX-RAISING SYSTEM. THERE IS CHARGES OF VARIOUS KINDS, BUT ALL THE EXPENDITURE...
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| 00:35:11 |
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EXCEPT FOOD, CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, CHARITY. THERE ARE A FEW THE ZZ ITEMS. --
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| 00:35:17 |
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THE U.S. EXEMPTED ITEMS. >> IT WAS THE NEW TAX RISES THE THIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED, ALTHOUGH THEY ALL SAID IT
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| 00:35:30 |
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WITH -- OFFSET BY SOME OF THE PAYROLL TAX RISE. INSTEAD, THEY ARE DOING A CONSUMPTION TAX RISE. IN THE 1980'S, MARGARET THATCHER ROSE TO VAT SHARPLY IN...
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| 00:36:10 |
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NOT REALLY. WE HAVE TAXES ON TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY. WHENEVER
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| 00:36:16 |
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YOU TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, YOU PAY A PROPORTION OF THAT AS A TAX. WE ALSO HAVE DOMESTIC RATES, CALLED THE COUNCIL TAX. THIS IS FOR YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY,...
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| 00:36:56 |
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I THINK I PAY ABOUT 1,500 POUNDS A YEAR. I HAVE A HIGH-VALLEY PROPERTY. >> SO THAT -- I HAVE A HIGH- VALUED PART. >> SO THAT IS ABOUT $2,500. >>
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| 00:37:04 |
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YES.
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| 00:37:07 |
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| 00:37:09 |
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| 00:37:10 |
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ON A PROPERTY WORTH ABOUT $2 MILLION. IT IS NOT ENORMOUS. >> IN THE U.S., YOU CAN PAY $15,000 FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHAT OTHER KINDS OF TEXT
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| 00:37:24 |
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YOU -- TAX DO YOU HAVE? HOW MUCH OF THIS WILL GO UP. >> WHO DATE ARE HIGHER -- THEY ARE EXCISE TAXES, LIKE ON TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL.
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| 00:37:36 |
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WE HAVE A VERY HIGH TAX ON FUEL, MORE THAN HALF OF A GALLON OR LITER OF FUEL IS NOW TAX. >> THERE ARE THREE LEADERS OR -- LEADER FOUR LEADERS TO A GALLON?...
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| 00:37:56 |
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THOMAS IS A LEADER? >> NEARLY $4 PER -- >> THERE ARE THREE LITRES OR FOUR LITRES TO A GALLON? >> YES. >>
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| 00:38:01 |
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HOW MUCH IS A LITRE? >> NEARLY $4.
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| 00:38:03 |
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HALF THE COST OF A
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| 00:38:04 |
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BOTTLE OF
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| 00:38:06 |
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WINE IS THE DUTY.
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| 00:38:07 |
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| 00:38:08 |
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THOSE ARE CAUSING DIFFICULTIES FOR THE GOVERNMENT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTEREST CHANNEL IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THEY DO NOT PAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT...
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| 00:39:19 |
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ABORTION IN THIS COUNTRY. PEOPLE CAN DEBATE ABOUT THE TIME. YOU CAN HAVE AN ABORTION IN THIS COUNTRY EASILY IF THE CHILD IN THE WOMB IS TOO FAR ADVANCED....
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| 00:40:46 |
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ARE MATTERS OF CONSCIENCE.
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| 00:40:48 |
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THE MATTER OF ABORTION CAME UP TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. [INAUDIBLE] THERE ARE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO WERE CATHOLIC WHO VOTED AGAINST ABORTION. ...
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| 00:41:18 |
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OF POLITICS. IN THE UNITED STATES THAT MIGHT NOT BE EASY. >> YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE EQUAL CITIZENS AND BELIEVE THAT RELATIONSHIPS
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| 00:41:43 |
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BETWEEN PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX ARE NOT NECESSARILY AN ANTI- SOCIAL, DANGERS, OR PERSONALLY DAMAGING. IT IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH BEING A CONSERVATIVE,...
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| 00:42:27 |
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I THINK IT IS PRETTY COMMON.
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| 00:42:38 |
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LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE CHILDREN BORN IN U.K. WERE BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK. WE THOUGHT THE WE WOULD GET MARRIED, BUT IT WAS...
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| 00:43:13 |
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I DO NOT THINK IT WAS A CONSCIOUS DECISION. IF YOU MEET SOMEONE LATER IN LIFE -- WE
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| 00:43:20 |
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MET EHRLICH-30'S. YOU END UP FEELING A LIP -- WE MET AN HOUR LATE-30'S. YOU END UP FEELING A LITTLE -- I NEVER DREAMED ABOUT WHAT MY WEDDING WOULD LOOK...
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| 00:43:52 |
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SEE TIGHT SECURITY.
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| 00:43:54 |
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HEAR, WHEN YOU RIDE THE
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| 00:43:58 |
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SUBWAY, YOU DO NOT SEE SECURITY. YOU HAD A TRAGIC HIGHWAY -- SUBWAY ACCIDENT. TERRORIST KILLED 150 PEOPLE. WHAT HAS THAT DONE TO THE SOCIETY? I KNOW...
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| 00:44:29 |
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I LIVE IN LONDON AND I TAKE THE SUBWAY. AFTER THE ATTACK, WAS BACK ON THE SUBWAY AND SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE. THERE WAS THIS MUTUAL FEELING, GETTING...
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| 00:45:08 |
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WE GO ANY FURTHER. >> AND IRA BOMB WENT OFF, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO BLOW UP THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. I WAS
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| 00:45:19 |
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UNFORTUNATELY IN A BEDROOM THAT WAS VERY NEAR TO THE BOMB. MY WIFE WAS KILLED THERE INSTANTLY. THERE WERE FOUR OTHER PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY PEOPLE WOUNDED....
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| 00:46:02 |
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I GOT MARRIED AGAIN FAIRLY
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| 00:46:06 |
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SOON, A GREAT FRIEND OF MY FIRST WIFE. I HAVE ONE MORE SUN. SO I HAVE THREE SONS. WE HAVE JUST CELEBRATED OUR SILVER WEDDING. MY SECOND WIFE THE NIGHT....
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| 00:47:10 |
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AS WELL.
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| 00:47:11 |
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SO FAR AS THEY IS CONCERNED, WE TRY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM IN NORTHERN IRELAND. WE HAD SOME SUCCESS. >> ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO MORE OF...
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| 00:47:27 |
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ELEMENT THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO LIKE TO GET THE BOMBING GOING AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT
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| 00:47:32 |
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GOT MUCH POPULAR SUPPORT, EVEN WITH THE ELEMENTS IN IRIS SOCIETY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FAVOR OF A UNITED IRELAND. I THINK SO FAR THINGS ARE REASONABLY...
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| 00:48:01 |
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PIPE -- FIVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE
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| 00:48:04 |
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HOTEL I WAS IN.
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| 00:48:06 |
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BECAUSE I WAS THE GOVERNMENT SHE WHIPPED AT THE TIME,
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| 00:48:09 |
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I WAS IN THE NEXT ROOM TO MRS. THATCHER. IT WAS MRS. THATCHER THEY WERE AFTER. THE BOMB WENT OFF IN THE ROOM ABOVE AND I FELT FOUR STORIES IN THE HOTEL....
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| 00:49:01 |
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YOU HAVE THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SECURITY, NEW YORK TRYING TO FRUSTRATE,
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| 00:49:08 |
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YOU NEED VERY GOOD INTELLIGENCE AND SOME VERY BRAVE MEN, WHO HAD INFILTRATED SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. BUT AT THE SAME...
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| 00:50:04 |
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WHO DID NOT HAVE A VOICE. THERE WERE VERY FEW WOMEN
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| 00:50:09 |
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OUT OF 650. THEREABOUT 20 WOMEN. THERE WERE NO BLACK PEOPLE AT ALL. I WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. I WAS VERY PROUD BECAUSE I SPEAK...
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| 00:50:36 |
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ELECTED 150 YEARS AFTER THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE
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| 00:50:40 |
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BRITISH EMPIRE. IT SHOWS YOU THE PROGRESS. ON BOTH SIDES, THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY HAVE DONE VERY WELL ACTUALLY. THERE HAVE BEEN HALF A DOZEN WHITE MEMBERS...
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| 00:51:13 |
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OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OUT OF 435, THE TOTAL NUMBER IS 3% OF 646 MEMBERS? >> I THINK IT IS ABOUT 20- SOMETHING NOW. >> UNDER YOUR SYSTEM,...
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| 00:51:35 |
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ELECT -- ELECTED? TO
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| 00:51:38 |
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THE IN THE ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE DISTRICTS. UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY WILL ELECT A MINORITY MEMBER. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT HERE. WE'VE HAD A HISTORY...
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| 00:52:38 |
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IN
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| 00:52:40 |
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THE MEDIA, [INAUDIBLE] -- YOU COULD NOT OR YOU COULD? >> YOU COULD. >> SKY NETWORK IS A VERY
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| 00:52:54 |
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DIFFERENT STATION FROM FOX. [INAUDIBLE]
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| 00:52:59 |
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THEY KNEW THEY'D NEED TO BE BALANCED. >> TO YOU FEEL THAT THE NEWS'S BALANCE? >> YES. [INAUDIBLE] >>
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| 00:53:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 00:53:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMERICAN SAY THAT THIS IS FREEDOM TO SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY, FREEDOM TO HAVE A GUN IN YOUR HOUSE IF YOU WANT THAT HAVE
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| 00:53:20 |
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IT, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING HERE. THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECT SPEECH -- YOU WOULD BE ABOUT SAID SPEND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO ONE POLITICIANS....
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| 00:53:44 |
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THE FREEDOM TO SPREAD UNTRUTHS IS EXTRAORDINARY. HOW MANY AMERICANS BELIEVE THE BARACK OBAMA IS A MUSLIM? TO CONTINUE TO SAY THINGS THAT ARE WHOLLY...
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| 00:54:11 |
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THE TIMES, THERE IS A LITTLE
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| 00:54:16 |
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BIT -- A TRUST THEIR JOURNALS MORE ORIGIN AND SAY THEY HAVE MUCH LOWER STANDARDS IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING ELSE. THEY BASICALLY LEAVE THE JOURNALISTS TO...
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| 00:55:20 |
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IT WAS AN ATTEMPT
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| 00:55:22 |
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BY THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAD SET UP A BODY TO SEEK
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TO RAISE PRESS STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY STANDARDS OF INVASION OF PRIVACY AND INACCURATE REPORTING. PARTLY TO STOP EITHER POLITICAL PARTY THAT WON THE...
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| 00:56:43 |
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FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.
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| 00:56:46 |
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I HAD TO BE SUFFICIENTLY RESPECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO SAY THAT I WAS NOT THEIR TOOL BECAUSE I WAS BEING PAID BY THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. >> WHEN DID YOU...
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| 00:57:01 |
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WENT TO 1981 OR 1982. >> BUT TOOK ON
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| 00:57:05 |
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SOMEONE PUBLICLY IN THAT TIME PERIOD, A GUY NAMED PIERRE IS MORGAN. HE IS
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| 00:57:11 |
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GOING TO TAKE OVER THE LARRY KING SHOW. >> I'M VERY FOND OF HIM. HE IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL MAN AND HE WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN AMERICA AND NO HARD
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| 00:57:22 |
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FEELINGS AT ALL. BUT IT WAS WHEN I WAS FIRST GARDEN. -- FIRST STARTING. HE PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FIRST EARL OF SPENCER'S WIFE WHO WAS WALKING...
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| 00:58:33 |
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CONDUCT OF THIS YOUNG MAN IS
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| 00:58:35 |
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UNACCEPTABLE. AND HE SHORTLY AFTERWARD LEFT. HE GOT A BETTER JOB WITH ANOTHER NEWSPAPER. I INVITED HIM TO LUNCH AND WE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER AND WE'RE...
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| 00:59:12 |
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I THINK WE ARE ALL LIKED -- YOU HAVE A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION. THAT WRITTEN CONSTITUTION MEANS THAT YOU
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| 00:59:24 |
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HAVE A SUPREME COURT, THE PRESIDENT, AND THEY'LL BALANCE EACH OTHER. OUR COMMON HISTORY BRINGS US TOGETHER. I THINK YOU HAVE NOT
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.