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GUEST: THEY ARE TRYING TO BE RELEVANT AS ONE OF THE EARLY- STATE COMPETITIONS. THERE WAS A DOWNSIDE. THE PUBLIC WAS NOT GOING TO APPRECIATE HIS CAMPAIGNING...

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THOUGHT ON THE ISSUE OF LIFE. IT IS A LIBERAL CANARD TO SAY I AM PERSONALLY PRO-LIFE, BUT GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THAT DECISION. IF THAT IS YOUR...

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IOWA, REPUBLICAN ELECTORATE IS DOMINATED, PERHAPS EVEN MORE SO THAN OTHER STATES, BY EVANGELICAL, CHRISTIAN VOTERS. IT IS CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE PRO-LIFE...

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HOST: THE HEADLINE THIS MORNING FROM "THE LAS VEGAS SUN," SPEAKING OUT ON THE CALENDAR ISSUES. HOW DOES THIS FOR IN THE ELECTION AND THE ISSUES FOR CANDIDATES...

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TO LOUISIANA FOR A FUND-RAISER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH, OF COURSE, GOVERNOR JINDAL HAS ENDORSED MR. PERRY, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY...

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ON THIS PROGRAM MANY TIMES. WE HAVE A LOT OF LOYAL VIEWERS, NONE MORE SO THAN JOE MCCUT CHEON. LET ME TAKE A WILD GUESS. YOU ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT...

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NOT. HE STARTED HIS OWN BUSINESS. HE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. HE IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST REPUBLICANS AND INFANTRY -- REPUBLICANS IN THE COUNTRY....

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PUBLICATION PUBLISHED A RESPONSE FROM MARCO RUBIO, TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE DID OR DID NOT KNOW ABOUT HIS PARENTS 10 YEARS BEFORE HE WAS EVEN BORN. GUEST:...

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GUEST: HE HAS MADE IT AN ENORMOUS PART OF HIS BIOGRAPHY THAT HIS PARENTS CAME HERE FOLLOWING THE COMMUNIST TAKEOVER OF CUBA AND THREAT OF COMMUNISM,...

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YET HOW LONG THE LEGS ARE IN THIS STORY. IT DEPENDS ON THE TRAJECTORY OF CENTER RUBIO -- SENATOR RUBIO'S CAREER. ALL EYES ARE ON HIM AND WHERE HE IS GOING...

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WAS DISABLED A FEW YEARS AGO. THEY HAVE BEEN MINIMIZING THE -- A LARGE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAD HEARD ABOUT HIS MESSAGE AND WHAT HE WANTED TO PRESENT TO...

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IS RETIRING FROM CONGRESS NEXT YEAR. GUEST: SO

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I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING JON HAS SAID. THERE IS A CEILING TO CONGRESSMAN PAUL'S REPORTED -- SUPPORT. WE HEARD THIS -- HIS VIEWS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN THE...

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PEOPLE ARE NOTICING -- I AM -- THAT HE IS AGING. HE IS OLDER THAN HE WAS FOUR YEARS AGO, AND IT SHOWS. IT SHOWS IN THE DEBATE PAPRIKA -- DEBATE FORMAT....

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IS ANOTHER INTERESTING DETAIL. HE ACTUALLY WENT UP AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON IN THE MID- 1990'S AT SOME KIND OF A HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL, WHERE HE WAS...

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HIS NINE- NINE-NINE PLANT, BUT CALLED IT 9-0-9 WITH REGARD TO THOSE WHO FAULT -- 9-9-9 PLAN, BUT CALLED IT 9-0-9 WITH REGARD TO THOSE WHO ARE BELOW THE...

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GO TO HURRICANE IN A MOMENT. THAT SETS UP OUR CALLER FROM IOWA -- WE WILL GO TO HERMAN CAIN IN A MOMENT. THAT SETS UP OUR CALLER FROM IOWA. THAT WAS...

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THANK YOU. A SIX-YEAR TERM, ONE TERM FOR THE PRESIDENT, AND A NATIONAL ELECTION. GUESS NOW THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS -- GUEST:...

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WHAT IT WOULD DO TO HAVE DOUBLE NOMINATIONS EVERY SIX YEARS. HOST:, IS JOINING US FROM OHIO -- TOM IS JOINING US FROM IOWA. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING AND HEARING...

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CAUCUS BEGAN IN YOUR STATE IN 1972, YOU HAVE TO EITHER COME IN FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD. NO CANDIDATE WHO HAS RECEIVED THE NOMINATION HAS FAILED TO COME...

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A TIE FOR FOURTH PLACE. TALLER >> I FORGET EXACTLY WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE -- CALLER: I FORGET EXACTLY WHAT THE NUMBERS WORK. THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK...

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HE HAS GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IT WAS NOT NEWSWORTHY, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE KNOW NOW THAT HE IS TURNING THE HEAT UP IN IOWA. HE IS MAKING...

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KNOW THAT RICK PERRY HAS MONEY TO DROP IN IOWA, PERHAPS WITH SOME PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ADS, ESPECIALLY IF ROMNEY IS GOING TO PLAY HARDER THERE. THAT COMMUNITY...

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HER NATIONAL, POLITICAL DIRECTOR REMAINS HEADQUARTERED HERE. GUEST: I ALSO WONDER HOW

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THERE IS THIS UNTAPPED RESERVE OF THE -- IN IOWA. HE AND ROMNEY WILL BE FIGHTING IT OUT FOR THESE ECONOMIC CONSERVATIVES. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE FLAT...

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OF A GRASS- ROOTS STATE, THAN A MONEY STATE. YOU HAVE THOSE WHO FOLLOW POLITICS SO INTENSELY THEY DO NOT JUST GO TO THE POLLS. I WOULD VENTURE IT IS...

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ABOUT ANOTHER SWING STATE. AMY GARDNER OF "THE WASHINGTON POST." JONATHAN MARTIN OF "POLITICO." BERMAN CAME WAS SPEAKING ABOUT HIS 909 -- HERMAN CAIN...

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IT CERTAINLY HAS. IT IS HELPING HERMAN CAIN, BUT HE IS FACING A CHALLENGE NOW, BECAUSE WITH SUCCESS COMES CRITICISM, NOT JUST FROM US IN THE MEDIA, BUT...

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WITH A PLAN. RICHARD IS JOINING US FROM BRISTOL, ENGLAND, ON THE BBC PARLIAMENT CHANNEL. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

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ACTUALLY A VERY SMART QUESTION, I THINK A FEW OF US HAVE THOUGHT OF. THERE ARE -- YOU CAN HAVE THESE WELL-LIT DEBATES, ALL KINDS OF GRAPHICS, TECHNOLOGY....

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INTERESTING TO THAT HEARING WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A LOT MORE -- IT IS INTERESTING. I THINK WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A LOT MORE CLARITY AFTER THIS. I DO...

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A DOZEN IN TOTAL. HOST: THE CALEDNAR --

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FOREIGN- POLICY DEBATE FOR NEXT MONTH. RICK PERRY'S TOP STRATEGIST SAID THERE -- THEY WERE A BIT TIRED, FRANKLY, OF ALL THESE DEBATES. IF THE NEWS OUTLETS...

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BACK TO THE HEADLINE IN "THE WASHINGTON POST." MICHELE BACHMANN WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE, PLEDGING TO SHUT DOWN THE -- IN A TENSE. . I -- MICHELE BACHMANN...

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GUESS IS THE ECONOMY WILL BE THE MAJOR ISSUE. SOCIAL ISSUES PLAYER ROLE IN THE PRIMARY BECAUSE OF THE CONSERVATIVE NATURE OF THE -- PLAY A ROLE IN THE...

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ON THE PHONE FROM NEW JERSEY, ON OUR LINE FROM REPUBLICANS -- FOR REPUBLICANS. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO

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TURNS 46 TODAY. GUEST: HOW DDOO YOU KNOW THAT? HOST: A VIEWER POINTED THAT OUT. CALLER: -- GUEST:

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GUEST: IT IS AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION. HE IS FROM A VERY IMPORTANT STATES. -- STATE. I WOULD BE PRETTY SURPRISED TO SEE HIM EMERGE ON SHORT LISTS, ONLY...

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CLEAR TO ME THERE IS NO BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES. [INAUDIBLE] HOW WE SEE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. LET'S TAKE THAT CAKE [UNINTELLIGIBLE] GUEST:...

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INTERESTING IS WHAT ROMNEY IS DOING ABOUT IT. IF IT IS TRUE, THERE IS A CASE TO BE MADE THAT HE HAS JUMPED THROUGH SOME HOOPS, MAKING SURE HE WILL...

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COVERING HOW MANY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS? CALLER: SINCE 1980 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOST: MITT

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HE VISITED CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN MANCHESTER. AS YOUR GUESTS KNOW, YOU LIKE TO FIND A PLACE TO GO WHEN YOU DO NOT WANT BE SOMEWHERE ELSE. HE DID NOT...

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THE ONLY ONE WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE ACTIVIST CORE. PAUL HAS SUPPORT. HE DRAWS LARGE CROWDS WHEREVER HE GOES AND...

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HER CAMPAIGN STAFFERS QUIT, SORT OF THE FEARED OR FORCED -- SORT OF THE THIRD OR FOURTH ITERATION OF THIS STORY. THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT HOW...

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CALLER: IT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND WE STILL REALLY DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER YET. AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN SO MANY CAMPAIGNS AND THE PAST, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE-ONLY...

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IT WILL BE THE --- - CALLER: I THINK YOU'LL BE BEFORE THE FILING DEADLINE -- I THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THE FILING DEADLINE. ONE OF THE POINTS THAT SHOULD...

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HOUSE, UNDER MICHAEL BENNET, HE DID WIN -- THERE ARE CLUES FOR HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA HIMSELF CAN GET REELECTED DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. HOST: DO

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ME ON THE SPOT. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT MY PRO FRIEND, BETSY, -- GIRLFRIEND BETSY AND I ARE NOW ENGAGED. SHE, OF COURSE, WORKS OUT FOR A RIVAL NETWORK....

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HOST: WE WILL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, FOCUSING ON OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN. CRAIG CRAWFORD AND MARK PINSKY WILL BE JOINING US. AND NIRVI SHAH WILL BE JOINING...