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MAJOR PAUL KREMER. HE TEACHES MILITARY SCIENCE AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD AND THE MISSION OF THE ROTC. WHEN WAS IT FOUND IT?...
00:00:18
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FEDERALLY FOUNDED IN 1916. IT BECASTARTED WITH PRESIDENT WILSON THAT AUTHORIZED THE ROTC NATIONWIDE. THE MISSION OF THE ROTC, AND IT IS TO RECRUIT YOUNG...
00:00:55
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HOW DOES IT WORK? GUEST:
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THEY COME INTO THE OFFICE, CONTACT US ON OUR WEBSITE, AND EXPRESS SOME SORT OF INTEREST. WE LOOK AT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. WE GET THEM INTO A CLASS AND...
00:01:15
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REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18- 26. A MINIMUM SCORE OF 920 ON THE SAT. WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL STANDARDS?...
00:01:35
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TWO-MILE RUN, SAID UPS, PUSHUPS. HOST: AND HAVE TO SERVE FOR
00:01:42
HOST, -
HOW LONG? GUEST: THE CONTRACT IS
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A STANDARD EIGHT YEARS. DEPENDING ON SCHOLARSHIPS OR JUST A COMMISSION, THAT DETERMINES ON HOW MANY YEARS TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO SERVE. HOST: ARE YOU
00:01:56
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JOINING THE ARMY WHEN YOU BECOME INVOLVED IN THE RTC?
00:02:00
GUEST, -
GUEST: WE HAVE STUDENTS TO HAVE A NO INTENTION OF JOINING ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE AND IT JUST WANT TO TAKE THE CLASS. IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS, WE DO NOT...
00:02:23
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THE RTC NEEDED? -- ROTC NEEDED? GUEST: WE NEEDED FUTURE
00:02:32
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LEADERS FOR THE ARMY. IT IS PRODUCING ABOUT 5000 OFFICERS PER YEAR. THE BOTTOM LINE, WE NEED THOSE LEADERS IN THE FORMATION. HOST: WHY DO
00:02:43
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YOU GO TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO FIND THESE TYPES OF OFFICERS? GUEST: WE WANT A DIVERSE SET
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OF INDIVIDUALS TO THE THE ARMY. JUST LIKE OUR SOLDIERS ARE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, WE WANT OUR LEADERS THAT THE SAME DIVERSITY IN OUR RANKS. HOST:...
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DO YOU GO TO? GUEST: WE ARE
00:03:06
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NATIONWIDE. VIRGINIA TECH, GEORGETOWN, PRETTY MUCH EVERY COLLEGE OUT THERE. THERE ARE 273 HOST SCHOOLS INCLUDING ALASKA, HAWAII, GUAM, PUERTO RICO. HOST:...
00:03:21
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THE TEACHER AT GEORGE MASON? -- WHAT TO DO YOU TEACH AT GEORGE MASON? GUEST: IT IS STANDARDIZED BUT
00:03:30
GUEST, -
WE HAVE TO TEACH TO COMMISSION SOMEONE AS AN OFFICER. WE TEACH THEM A LITTLE ABOUT THE ARMY, HOW THE RIGHT STRUCTURE WORKED, HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED. WE...
00:04:12
HOST, -
WHAT CAN STUDENT'S MAJOR IN? GUEST: WITH THE ARMY, THEY
00:04:17
GUEST, -
CAN MAJOR IN ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE. WE WANT A DIVERSE SET OF PEOPLE. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING MAJORS. THERE ARE VERY INTENSE OPERATIONS AROUND...
00:04:43
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THAN A DIFFERENT ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE? GUEST: THEY CAN
00:04:47
GUEST, -
ENROLL IN OUR KOSES -- CLASSES THE SAME AS AN ENGLISH 101. AGAIN, THERE IS NO CONTRACT. THEY JUST SIGN UP FOR THE CLASS AS THEY WOULD ANY OTHER. HOST:
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HOST, -
ARE THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE? GUEST: THEY ARE MERIT
00:05:08
GUEST, -
BASED. NOT EVERYONE GETS THEM. MY UNIT IS 40% ON SCHOLARSHIP. THE REST ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE LEADERS IN THE ARMY. THERE ARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS....
00:05:53
HOST, -
WITH MAJOR PAUL KREMER, FROM GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS. THE NUMBERS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN. WE WILL...
00:06:24
GUEST, -
GUEST: WITH A LOT OF SIMILAR TASKS. I WENT TO BASIC TRAINING IN 1990. WE TAKE THE ENLISTED SOLDIERS AND IN AND WEEK "BONOWN" THEM. ROTC, YOU CAN ONLY...
00:06:57
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ONLY SHOP FOR ONE HOUR, AND DO YOU OWE TIME IN THE END?
00:07:02
GUEST, -
GUEST: NO. IT IS JUST AN ORIENTATION IN THE BEGINNING. FOR THOSE WHO GIVE AN INDICATION THAT THEY WANT TO SERVE, THEY SPEND MANY MORE HOURS. THE AVERAGE...
00:07:21
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IS IN EIGHT YEARS' SERVICE AFTER YOU GRADUATE. YOU CERVICAL TIME FOR FOUR YEARS. FOUR YEARS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE AND THEY CANNOT CHOOSE...
00:07:39
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DO NOT WANT TO GO INTO ACTIVE DUTY AND HAVE DAVE CIVILIAN CAREER IN MIND. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WANT TO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT AS A GS CIVILIAN. HOST:...
00:08:01
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FLA., ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: CAN YOU
00:08:05
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HEAR ME? I HAD NOT HEARD OF THE ROTC, SO I WANTED MORE INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. YOU ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR THE NEW LEADERS OF AMERICA? GUEST: THAT
00:08:20
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IS CORRECT. THOSE WHO WANT TO BE OUT THERE AND LEAD THE TROOPS. CALLER: AND
00:08:26
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THIS IS NOT RELATED TO PRESERVING THE FEDERAL RESERVE? HOST:
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HOST, -
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO. CALLER: WHEN I WAS AN
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ELITE -- IN THE ROTC IN THE 1950'S, THE FIRST TWO YEARS WERE MANDATORY AT MY UNIVERSITY. THAT CREATED AN AWKWARD SITUATION FOR THE OLDER CADETS WHO HAD...
00:09:14
GUEST, -
TO THE CADETS HAVE NOT SIGNED UP. ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS IN A ROLE IN THE CLASS. THAT IS ALL VOLUNTARY. THEY JUST SHOW UP FOR CLASS AND THAT IS ALL THEY...
00:10:03
HOST, -
ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I WAS CALLING
00:10:07
CALLER, -
BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE ROTC AND IT TURNED ME COMPLETELY AGAINST THE MILITARY. WE SPENT OUR FIRST YEARS LEARNING HOW TO READ MAPS. WE SPENT...
00:10:36
HOST, -
THE ISSUE WITH THAT? CAN YOU TURN YOUR TELEVISION DOWN? CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? GUEST: I'M NOT SURE
00:10:46
GUEST, -
HOW MANY YEARS AGO THAT WAS. THE ARMY HAS BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL SINCE I JOINED IN 1990. WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING CURRICULUM. WE FOLLOW IT VERY STRICTLY...
00:11:30
HOST, -
ARMY? GUEST: THE NAVY
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AND THE AIR FORCE ALSO HAVE ROTC. HOST: THE TOTAL TO
00:11:41
HOST, -
THAT NUMBER FOR 2008, THERE ARE OVER 36,000 -- 46,000. THESE OF THE NUMBERS FROM 2008. DEMOCRATIC LINE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING TO AND
00:11:59
CALLER, -
C- SPAN AND I THINK THE YOUNG MAN FOR HIS SERVICE. ARE WE EQUALLY RECRUITING YOUNG MEN AND THAN YOUNG WOMEN? THAT IS MY FIRST QUESTION. THE SECOND PART...
00:13:13
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I WILL TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS. FOR RECRUITING, WE WANT OUR LEADERS AND SOLDIERS TO MIRROR AMERICA. WE ACTIVELY RECRUIT MEN, WOMEN, ALL RACES. WE WANT...
00:14:45
HOST, -
THE ROTC TRIES TO LOOK LIKE AMERICA. HERE IS AN ARTICLE FROM "THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR." I AM WONDERING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF NOT HAVING ROTC ON CERTAIN...
00:15:31
GUEST, -
CERTAIN BUDGETS AND THEREFORE DUE TO PERSONNEL AND BUDGETARY MEANS, WE CANNOT BE ON EVERY CAMPUS NATIONWIDE. WE ARE ONLY AT 273 SCHOOLS CURRENTLY. COMMAND...
00:16:22
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HOST: REPUBLICAN IN PENNSYLVANIA. YOU ARE ON THE AIR. GO AHEAD. CALLER: MY NEPHEW
00:16:45
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GRADUATED ROTC FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND IS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. HE SAVED THE LIFE OF A BRIGADIER GENERAL AND SPENT 1.5 YEARS IN IRAQ. ANYONE WHO...
00:17:29
GUEST, -
MANY SUCCESS STORIES THROUGH THE ROTC. WITH COMMISSIONED OVER 5000 OTHER TENANTS FOR THE ARMY. SUCCESS STORIES, THERE ARE PLENTY OF GENERALS OUT THERE....
00:17:57
HOST, -
REPUBLICAN LINE FROM GEORGIA. CALLER: IT IS
00:18:01
CALLER, -
INTERESTING THIS IS YOUR SUBJECT. MY HUSBAND TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE HE LEFT THE HOUSE AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DONALD RUMSFELD BOOK. HE WAS TELLING...
00:18:55
HOST, -
TO YOUR OWN STORY? GUEST: I STARTED
00:18:58
GUEST, -
OUT IN THE AIR FORCE ROTC. I DID NOT KNOW WHICH OF SERVICE WAS BEST FOR ME. I TRIED THAT FOR ONE YEAR, THOUGHT IT DID NOT WORK. IT DID NOT FIT WHAT I...
00:19:33
HOST, -
DOES IT PAY FOR THE COLLEGE EDUCATION? GUEST: IF YOU ARE
00:19:37
GUEST, -
A SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, IT CAN PAY YOUR FULL TUITION AT THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE. BACK THEN, IT WAS ABOUT $8,000 PER YEAR, BUT NOW IT CAN BE UP TO FULL...
00:20:02
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SCIENCE MONITOR" HAS SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ROTC. ALABAMA HAS THE 10 PROGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE LOS ANGELES HAS JUST 4. THE ARMY LIKES TO KEEP...
00:20:57
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I HAVE A SON IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS A STRAIGHT "A' STUDENT AND HE WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR. HOW SHOULD HE PURSUE GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID? THANK...
00:21:18
GUEST, -
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS STRUGGLE TRYING TO MEET THOSE BILLS, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. IF THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, THE DEADLINE FOR...
00:22:37
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU TODAY,
00:22:41
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SIR? I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT RIGHT NOW AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM PROUD WHEN I SEE ROTC STUDENTS WALKING AROUND IN A UNIFORM...
00:23:12
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FROM MASSACHUSETTS. CALLER: MY TWO SONS WENT
00:23:19
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THROUGH WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIPS. ONE WENT TO TULANE. THE BOVE COMPLETED THEIR SERVICES AND THEY BOTH ENJOY THEIR TIME IN THE NAVY. ONE WENT ON A SECOND...
00:24:04
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SONS WOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE IF THEY HAD NOT GONE INTO THE ROTC PROGRAM? CALLER: WE COULD
00:24:12
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NOT HAVE AFFORDED TO SEND THEM TO SUCH GOOD COLLEGES. MY GRANDSON ALSO WENT THROUGH ROTC PARTIAL TRAINING AND SPENT TIME IN KOREA. HE THEN WENT ON TO...
00:24:31
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INDEPENDENCE CALLER FROM CONNECTICUT. CALLER: MY WIFE HAS
00:24:36
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BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME YEARS FOR SUPERVISING THEY'VE -- THE ROTC PROGRAM AT A SCHOOL IN PR. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY IMPRESSED AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES...
00:25:46
GUEST, -
NO FACTS TO BACK THAT UP. I DID NOT KNOW OF ANY STATE THAT IS OVER REPRESENTED IN THE WAR EFFORTS. BOTTOM LINE, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBERS COME EVERYONE...
00:26:33
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TO THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, WHAT HAS SURPRISED YOU ABOUT IT? GUEST: LOU HOLTZ IS A
00:26:45
GUEST, -
GRADUATE. THAT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE. SOME OF THE GENERALS, YOU DO NOT REALIZE THAT IS WHERE THEY ORIGINATED FROM. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ROTC, WHEN YOU...
00:27:04
HOST, -
HOST: AND YOU ARE ALL EQUAL? GUEST: YOU ARE BASED UPON
00:27:08
GUEST, -
THE MERITS AND CAPABILITIES. IT IS NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU CAME FROM, RACE, GENDER, BUT WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF IN THE FUTURE. HOST: ALBUQUERQUE,
00:27:20
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NEW MEXICO, ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR
00:27:25
CALLER, -
C-SPAN. YOU SAID ROTC WAS CREATED WHEN IT? GUEST: FEDERAL LAW WAS
00:27:35
GUEST, -
PASSED IN 1916. CALLER: WE CANNOT CUT
00:27:40
CALLER, -
DEFENSE SPENDING AT ALL. WE HAVE NOT WON A WAR SINCE THE 1940'S. I AM WONDERING WHY WE ARE WASTING MONEY GOING TO COLLEGES WHEN WE CANNOT WIN WAR. WHAT...
00:28:13
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THE POINT? THE BENEFIT OF THE SPENDING, I THINK. THEY SAY STARTUP COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $1.60 MILLION. GUEST: FOR
00:28:30
GUEST, -
STARTING UP A NEW PROGRAM? WHEN YOU START ANY NEW DEPARTMENT AT ANY UNIVERSITY, THERE WILL BE COST FOR OFFICE SPACE, AND EMPLOYEES COME EQUIPMENT. ...
00:29:12
HOST, -
TO HAYMARKET, VIRGINIA, REPUBLICAN. CALLER: MAJOR, I HAVE
00:29:18
CALLER, -
A DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING FOR THE NEIGHBOR -- NAVAL JROTC. SHE WOULD LIKE TO GO ON TO MAYBE THE NAVAL ACADEMY. HOW HARD DO YOU THINK IT IS FOR A FEMALE...
00:29:50
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IS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE THAN AN EMAIL TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE PROGRAM. I HAVE FOUR DAUGHTERS OF MY OWN. IF THEY WANTED TO PURSUE ROTC, I WOULD WELCOME...
00:30:40
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CALLER, INDEPENDENCE FROM SCOTTS VALLEY -- SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. CALLER: WHAT IS
00:30:49
CALLER, -
THE PURPOSE WHEN YOU HAVE MILITARY ACADEMY? GUEST: THEY PRODUCE
00:30:55
GUEST, -
ROUGHLY 1000 OFFICERS PER YEAR FOR THE ACTIVE-DUTY ARMY. ROTC HAS PRODUCED AN ADDITIONAL 5000 EVERY YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMY....
00:31:36
HOST, -
TALKING TO OUR VIEWERS ABOUT THE ROTC PROGRAM -- THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO OUR VIEWERS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, ANYTHING YOU SEE OUT THERE...
00:33:26
CALLER, -
DAVETHE ROTC PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN TEACHING ROTC SINCE I RETIRED FROM THE ARMY. MY COMMENT IS WITH THE GENTLEMAN ABOUT THE CALLER A FEW MINUTES AGO WANTING...
00:33:48
HOST, -
HOST: WE ARE LISTENING. CALLER: LIKE THIS SAID,
00:33:53
CALLER, -
I HAVE TALKED ROTC -- TAUGHT ROTC FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. OUR PROGRAM IN MEMPHIS HELPS STUDENTS BECOME BETTER CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. IT IS NOT...
00:34:18
HOST, -
ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST DEBATES? THE HOUSE IS BACK IN SESSION THIS WEEK. AROUND 6:00...
00:35:23
CALLER, -
BANKS AREN'T EATING THIS? THEY RAISE THE PRICES. BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, REALTORS ARE THE ONES WHO DID THIS. THE BANKS ARE SITTING THERE RICH. HOST:
00:35:42
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. CALLER: PRAIS THEE
00:35:46
CALLER, -
THE LORD. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROTC ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. I LOVE IT. I LOVED IT. THEN I WENT IN LATE AS A CHAPLAIN...
00:36:11
HOST, -
VICE-PRESIDENT BY DOWNPLAYING DEAL MAKER THIS WEEK. -- VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN PLAYING DEALMAKER. THERE ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING MORE AMBITIOUS. ALL...
00:37:25
CALLER, -
THE HOUSING PROBLEM, A LOT OF HOMES ARE ON THE MARKET AT A VERY CHEAP PRICE, BUT THE CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS WHO BUT THE TAXES ON THE HOUSES, THEY DO NOT...
00:38:03
HOST, -
FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, YOU ARE NEXT. CALLER:
00:38:09
CALLER, -
THEY CANNOT BALANCE THE BUDGET OR CUT THE DEFICIT WITHOUT DEALING WITH THE TRADE DEFICIT. WE HAVE A $300 BILLION TRADE DEFICIT WITH CHINA. WE HAVE A...
00:39:14
HOST, -
IN "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." THE SOUTH PRESIDENT SAYS TO BE READY FOR TROOPS. -- FOR TRUCE. HE MET WITH THE LIBYAN LEADER ON MONDAY. ALSO, COULD THE...
00:39:50
CALLER, -
CALLER: MIDMORNING.
00:39:53
HOST, -
HOST: GO AHEAD. CALLER: THE WAY OUR
00:40:01
CALLER, -
ECONOMY IS, IT STARTED WITH THE REAGAN AND IT ENDED UP WITH BUSH. NOW OBAMA IS TRYING TO GET EVERYONE OUT OF TROUBLE. MORE PEOPLE COME IN, WE SUPPORT...
00:40:40
HOST, -
ILLINOIS. CALLER: IF
00:40:45
CALLER, -
YOU LOOK THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, WHY ARE WE BEING MOVED TO A SOCIALIST-TYPE GOVERNMENT ALIKE OF THE U.S.S.R.? IT DOES NOT WORK. IT...
00:41:14
HOST, -
HAVE CHOSEN TO CLOSE NUCLEAR PLANTS. THEY WILL CLOSE 17 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WHICH GENERATE 25% OF THEIR POWER BY 2022. INSIDE "THE FINANCIAL TIMES,"...
00:42:03
CALLER, -
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THE MONEY WE ARE IN DEBT WITH THE DOES NOT REALLY EXIST, DOES IT? HOW DO THEY EXPECT US TO PAY BACK...
00:42:48
HOST, -
SECTION OF "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" HAS THIS STORY ABOUT HACKERS GOING AFTER LOCKHEED MARTIN AND PBS WHICH HAVE BOTH HAD INCIDENTS. THIS UNDERLINES...

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