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GUEST, -
ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER THAT HIT IN THAT ACT THAT SO MANY OF THESE CANDIDATES ARE VYING FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION, I WAS SATISFIED THAT THEY COULD MAKE...
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| 00:01:09 |
HOST, -
THE SENATOR HAS BEEN ON OUR PROGRAM MANY TIMES. THIS TIME HE IS COMING TO US FROM DES MOINES, IOWA, TO TALK ABOUT THE SITUATION OUT THERE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT...
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| 00:01:50 |
GUEST, -
SOMEONE WITH GOOD ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING THE NATION. NO. 2, WHO IS THE BEST ONE TO WIN IN NOVEMBER. ODDLY ENOUGH, SOCIAL ISSUES, UNLIKE MOST OF...
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| 00:03:03 |
HOST, -
WE KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT ENDORSE, BUT WHO DO YOU LIKE? WHAT ARE YOU HEARING THE TO LIKE? GUEST: IT WOULD
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| 00:03:15 |
GUEST, -
BE EASIER FOR ME TO SAY THAT ONE ASPECT OF ANY CANDIDATE WOULD BE FINDING DISAGREEMENT, SUCH AS THE FOREIGN POLICY, OR LACK OF FOREIGN POLICY, ON RON...
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| 00:04:38 |
HOST, -
FROM THE SENATOR. THERE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. MICHAEL BARONE RECENTLY WROTE A PIECE IN "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." TALKING ABOUT HOW ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:05:21 |
GUEST, -
ON IOWA, AND I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH HIS STATISTICS, BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PROCESS OF THE ISLAND'S BEING INVOLVED IN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES....
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| 00:06:22 |
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A DEMOCRAT, FIRST CALL, THANK YOU FOR WAITING. HELLO, KAREN.
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| 00:06:29 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: HELLO. MY STATEMENT IS, THE ONLY THING TO COME OUT OF THE MOUTH OF REPUBLICANS, EVERY TIME I HEAR THEM SPEAK, IT IS TO DEFEAT BARACK OBAMA. ...
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| 00:07:25 |
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FROM CHICAGO. SENATOR GRASSLEY? GUEST: I WOULD HAVE
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| 00:07:30 |
GUEST, -
TWO ANSWERS FOR THAT. NUMBER ONE, WE ARE POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE UNITED STATES, OUTSIDE OF BEING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. WHETHER WE ARE GRASSROOTS REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:11:12 |
HOST, -
THE CAUCUSES TAKE PLACE TUESDAY NIGHT. WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE ON THE C-SPAN NETWORKS. MANY MORE CALLS FOR THE SENATOR, INCLUDING EDWARD, AN INDEPENDENT...
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| 00:11:31 |
CALLER, -
IS WHERE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT RON PAUL'S FOR POLICY AND HOW IT IS TERRIBLE, I GUESS. SOMETHING THAT REALLY GETS ME IS I SAW YESTERDAY THAT WE WILL BE...
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| 00:12:19 |
HOST, -
PAUL. GUEST:
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| 00:12:23 |
GUEST, -
IN REGARD TO THE F-15 FIGHTER JETS, AND THIS WAS A RELATIVELY NEW ISSUE, EVIDENTLY IT TAKES PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL, FOR THE SALES TO BE MADE, THE SAUDI...
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| 00:14:33 |
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MOOD INSIDE THE HAWKEYE STATE. I AM NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SEE, BUT WE WILL READ SOME OF THE INFORMATION. THIS JUST CAME OUT THIS WEEK. IT WAS DONE AROUND...
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| 00:15:21 |
GUEST, -
AGO OR MAYBE FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS 70% OF PEOPLE IN IOWA WERE UNDECIDED. IT WAS STILL 30% AS OF YESTERDAY. IT IS STILL VERY FLUID SITUATION. IT DOES...
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| 00:16:45 |
HOST, -
YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK? GUEST: I THINK
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| 00:16:57 |
GUEST, -
HE CAN BE A WINNER, BUT NOT NUMBER ONE. WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ITS FIRST OF ALL HARD WORK PAYS OFF. I HAVE TOWN MEETINGS IN EACH ONE OF OUR 99 COUNTIES...
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| 00:17:53 |
HOST, -
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, REPUBLICAN. CALLER:
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| 00:17:58 |
CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT I CANNOT GET THROUGH MY HEADCOUNT. WHEN YOU GET OLD, YOU CANNOT GET EVERYTHING AS FAST AS THE YOUNGSTERS....
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| 00:19:25 |
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HOST: THANKS FOR CALLING. THERE'S A HEADLINE THAT SAYS "SPENDING CUTS OUR NUMBER-ONE FOR FOLKS AS THEY TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE." HOW ABOUT RESPONDING...
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| 00:19:40 |
GUEST, -
VERY EASY FOR ME TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION, BECAUSE HE HAS DETECTED SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE TALK IN WASHINGTON, TO LEAD HIM TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ONLY TALKING...
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| 00:21:25 |
HOST, -
SENATOR, IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION TO THE SENATOR, OUR ADDRESS IS AT FACEBOOK. HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TAKE A PAY CUT TO...
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| 00:21:45 |
GUEST, -
PERRY GETS ELECTED AND HE MAKES A HALFTIME JOB, THE ANSWER IS YES. AND IF WE DID FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CONGRESS WORKING HALF THE YEAR AND BEING IN...
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| 00:23:11 |
HOST, -
CHUCK GRASSLEY JOINING US FROM DES MOINES WHERE OUR NEXT CALL COMES FROM GARY. CALLER: GOOD
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| 00:23:21 |
CALLER, -
MORNING, SENATOR. RON PAUL STANDS FOR AMERICA. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL CUT THE BUDGET AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR AMERICA. CUTTING BACK FOREIGN BASES...
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| 00:23:44 |
GUEST, -
ONLY THING I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IN REGARD TO THAT IS THERE'S A GENERAL FEELING THAT THE UNITED STATES, FOR INSTANCE, BE -- BY BEING INVOLVED IN EUROPE...
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| 00:26:43 |
HOST, -
LEFT WITH SENATOR GRASSLEY IN DES MOINES. ALL OF OUR GUESTS FROM IOWA TODAY. THE CAUCUSES ARE TUESDAY NIGHT HERE. KENTUCKY IS ON-LINE, JOHNNY ON THE...
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| 00:26:57 |
CALLER, -
HELLO. I HAVE TWO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. RESPECTFULLY SPEAKING, AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND AS A CHRISTIAN, I AM APPALLED BYPASS EVERY DAY THAT THE...
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| 00:28:13 |
GUEST, -
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO TURN THE ECONOMY AROUND, TO GET PEOPLE EMPLOYED, INCREASE THE NUMBER JOBS, DRILL NOW, TO KEEP ENERGY AS CHEAP AS WE CAN,...
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| 00:30:44 |
HOST, -
TIM, REPUBLICAN. CALLER: GOOD
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| 00:30:48 |
CALLER, -
MORNING. AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOU VOTED FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, WHICH IS SHAMEFUL, GIVING ONE PERSON, THE PRESIDENT, OR EVEN THE...
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| 00:31:14 |
HOST, -
WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT AND YOUR VIEWPOINT, SENATOR. GUEST: I
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| 00:31:21 |
GUEST, -
THINK I HAVE EXPLAINED THIS TO A PREVIOUS CALLER. WHETHER IT IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN OR A FOREIGNER, IF PEOPLE ARE AT WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES, AND THEY...
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| 00:33:10 |
HOST, -
WE WANT TO GET THE CONVERSATION BACK SOON IOWA -- BACK TO IOWA. EVANGELICALS. THEY TALK ABOUT A RIFT AND IT COULD CURB THE INFLUENCE VOTERS. IT SAYS THE...
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| 00:33:44 |
GUEST, -
I THINK I KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE EVANGELICALS COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND PARTICULARLY IN IOWA. I ATTENDED THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, SO I AM AN EVANGELICAL...
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| 00:35:44 |
HOST, -
TAMPA, FLORIDA, GARY ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE FOR THE SENATOR. BANKS AWAITING -- THANK YOU FOR WAITING. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO
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| 00:35:55 |
CALLER, -
ASK THE SENATOR A QUESTION AND THEN GIVE SOME BASIC FACTS. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND HIM ON BEING ONE OF THE MOST LONG WINDED SENATORS I HAVE EVER HEARD...
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| 00:36:45 |
GUEST, -
TO ME WHAT HIS QUESTION IS, PAUL. GOING OUT AND GETTING ANOTHER JOB DOES NOT FIT IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE HE SAID. HOST: I'M
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| 00:36:58 |
HOST, -
NOT SURE I CAN ARTICULATE HIS POINT THAT HE WAS MAKING, I GUESS IT WAS AN ECONOMIC ONE. GUEST: 4 A PERSON SAYING
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| 00:37:11 |
GUEST, -
THAT I WAS LONG WINDED AND HITTING EVERY FEAR BUTTON, YOU THINK THAT HE WOULD COME UP WITH ALL MORE CONCISE QUESTION BECAUSE HE IS ENTITLED TO AN ANSWER,...
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| 00:37:28 |
HOST, -
TO ENERGY AND ETHANOL, WHICH HAS BEEN A TOPIC AMONG THE CANDIDATES, THIS QUESTION IS FROM TWITTER. HE IS ASKING WHAT IOWA DO IF IT WERE NOT FOR ETHANOL...
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| 00:37:51 |
GUEST, -
ISSUE PRIOR TO FOUR YEARS AGO USED TO BE PASSIVE VERY HOT TOPIC AT EVERY CAUCUS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. -- USED TO BE A VERY HOT TOPIC. ETHANOL WAS A...
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| 00:39:22 |
HOST, -
HOST: GEORGIA, JACKIE, A DEMOCRAT.
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| 00:39:28 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING, SENATOR GRASSLEY. GUEST: GOOD MORNING,
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| 00:39:33 |
GUEST, -
JACKIE. CALLER: I
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| 00:39:37 |
CALLER, -
WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION. CAN YOU TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHY IT IS OK FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO HAVE GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE THAT IS PAID...
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| 00:40:01 |
GUEST, -
HAVE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE. FIRST OF ALL, WOULD YOU SAY WE HAVE GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH INSURANCE, WE HAVE BLUE CROSS...
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| 00:43:05 |
HOST, -
A CHAPEL HILL, TENNESSEE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING,
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| 00:43:09 |
CALLER, -
SENATOR GRASSLEY. GLAD TO TALK TO YOU. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU. YOU HAVE SOME GOOD COMMON SENSE. HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, WHEN I HEARD...
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| 00:43:56 |
HOST, -
ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE? GUEST: WHAT DID
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| 00:43:59 |
GUEST, -
HE SAY THAT I SAID ABOUT THE ECONOMY? HOST: NO, IT WAS IN
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| 00:44:05 |
HOST, -
YOUR EARLIER COMMENTS ABOUT TERRORISM. GUEST: WELL, ALL I
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| 00:44:11 |
GUEST, -
CAN SAY IS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM THAT IF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN GOES OVERSEAS OR EVEN HERE WORKING WITH FOREIGN ENTITIES DECLARING...
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| 00:45:30 |
HOST, -
QUESTION, SENATOR. WILL YOU ATTEND A CAUCUS MEETING ON TUESDAY? GUEST: I AM GOING TO BE
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| 00:45:39 |
GUEST, -
GOING AROUND TO DIFFERENT CAUCUSES. SO I WILL NOT BE CAUCUSING WITH MY LOCAL PRECINCTS BECAUSE AS A REPUBLICAN LEADER I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GO-AROUND...
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| 00:45:59 |
HOST, -
SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY, REPUBLICAN OF IOWA. SPANX FOR JOINING US FROM DES MOINES GUEST: THANK YOU.
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