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TODAY". >>> AT THE SAME TIME THE SITUATION IS OF GRAVE CONSEQUENCE TO THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. >> IN TESTIMONY EARLIER TODAY HERE IN WASHINGTON BY THE...
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SECRETARY, LEON PANETTA ON CAPITOL HILL BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE, THE
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TOPIC, OF COURSE, DOMINATING THE HEADLINES, NO EASY ANSWER NO, SILVER BULLET. WELCOME. I'LL STEVE SCULLY. CNN PUTS IT THIS WAY, THE INTERNATIONAL...
00:03:15
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ESTABLISH HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS. WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON THIS OPTION. HAVE YOU BEEN AWARE OF THAT? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOOKED AT A VARIETY...
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THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS, AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN WE'RE PREPARED TO DO WHATEVER THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ULTIMATELY...
00:03:56
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CAN BE DONE AND WHAT SUCCESS DONE TO ENSURE THAT SYRIA'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STOCKPILES ARE SECURED? >> AT THIS POINT, CHAIRMAN, WE ARE AS I MENTIONED...
00:04:12
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THE AGGREGATE WE FEEL WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISPOSITION, THE CURRENT DISPOSITION OF SYRIA'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS. >> THANK...
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SINCE THIS UPRISING STARTED THAT MR.
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ASSAD'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED AND HE CAN'T LONG LAST BUT I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THAT EVER SINCE I WAS IN ISRAEL LAST SUMMER AND HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS...
00:05:38
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PROBLEM HERE IS THAT ASSAD STILL SEEMS TO MAINTAIN THE LOYALTY OF THE MILITARY, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEFECTIONS THAT THE MILITARY STILL...
00:06:18
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THE ASSAD REGIME? >> OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS A CONCERN WHEN THEY INITIALLY VOTED AGAINST THE SECURITY RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION HERE. BUT...
00:06:27
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COME AROUND. THEY HAVE SUPPORTED THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED, SUPPORTING THE EFFORT TO ACHIEVE A CEASE-FIRE AND DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE IS BEING BROUGHT...
00:07:56
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MARTIN DEMPSEY. QUESTIONS COMING FROM THE REPUBLICAN OF CALIFORNIA CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND CONGRESSMAN ADAM SMITH DEMOCRAT FROM WASHINGTON STATE....
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COMMUNITY? >> IT IS DIFFICULT TO, YOU KNOW, SEE A QUICK END, UNFORTUNATELY, TO THIS CRISIS. THE OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. THERE
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IS NO APPETITE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER MILITARY INTERVENTION. THERE IS A DIVIDED OPPOSITION IN SYRIA AND THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO...
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SYRIA? >> WELL, IN LIBYA THERE WAS SORT OF A IMMINENT ATTACK THAT
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LEFT TENS OF THOUSANDS DEAD. THE ARAB LEAGUE WAS UNITED OVER WHAT TO DO WITH LIBYA AND GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. YOU ALSO HAD THE RUSSIANS...
00:10:56
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SENSE THAT A NEW ROUND OF SANCTIONS WOULD BE ANY MORE EFFECTIVE? >> SANCTIONS ARE CERTAINLY WEAKEN THE REGIME, AFFECTS THE REGIME IN MANY WAYS IN...
00:11:08
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IN ITS ABILITY TO EXPORT ITS PRODUCT, BUT IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT SANCTIONS ON THEIR OWNER NOT GOING TO SUCCEED IN TOPPLING THE REGIME WITHOUT ANY OTHER...
00:11:46
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VILLAGES AND TOWNS LIKE HOMS? >> I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE SYRIAN POPULATION IS AGAINST THE ASSAD REGIME BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE AREN'T...
00:11:58
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THAT STILL SUPPORT IT FOR ONE REASON OR THE OTHER. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE ITS ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND SO FAR YOU KNOW MANY STILL...
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WE'RE TALKING WITH MARWAN MARWAN MUASHER. SO, LET ME CONCLUDE WITH THIS QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN
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NEXT? >> I DO NOT SEE THE REGIME SURVIVING. I THINK THAT IT HAS LOST ALL CREDIBILITY OR LEGITIMACY, PARTICULARLY IN THE
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REGION IN ADDITION TO LOSING, YOU KNOW, WIDE SUPPORT IN SYRIA ITSELF. NO REGIME THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS KILLED ALL THESE MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED IN...
00:13:53
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YOU FOR JOINING US ON C-SPAN. >>> THE HOUSE IN SESSION TODAY, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSING BAY VOTE OF 235 TO 173 A PROPOSAL PUT FORTH BY THE...
00:14:04
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REPUBLICAN LEAD ERIC CANTOR THAT WOULD CUT TAXES ON SMALL BUSINESSES, CUTTING THEM BY AS MUCH AS 20%. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW THE HOUSE IGNORED...
00:14:57
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TAX DEDUCTION. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE ENGINE OF JOB CREATION AND WHILE WE PURSUE COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM THAT WILL GIVE ALL BUSINESSES CERTAINTY...
00:15:35
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FLOOR. GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. >> INSTEAD OF LOWERING UNEMPLOYMENT WE GOT TO LOWER CREDIT RATING. INSTEAD OF MASSIVE JOB CREATION WE HAVE MASSIVE
00:15:44
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AND UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF DEBT. INSTEAD OF HIGHER WAGES FOR WORKING FAMILIES WE HAVE HIGHER GAS PRICES. THIS BILL PROVIDES REAL RELIEF TO AMERICAN...
00:18:07
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A NUMBER OF VOTES, LARGELY PASSING BILLS ALONG PARTY LINES WHILE THE SENATE CONTROLLED BY THE DEMOCRATS TAKING UP THE ISSUE OF THE BUFFETT RULE BUT...
00:18:58
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CREATION. FRANKLY IT IS NOT TARGETED AT ALL. IT WILL PROVIDE 99.6% OF ALL BUSINESSES WITH A TAX BREAK REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY CREATE ONE...
00:21:08
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WORK HARD TO THE END PRACTICE OF
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INCENTIVIZING. DEFEAT THIS BILL. IT IS IMMORAL. WE SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING U.S. TAX DOLLARS IN THIS WAY AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. >>...
00:21:37
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CUTS FOR MOST EMPLOYERS. HOWEVER, DEMOCRATS CLAIMING THAT REPUBLICANS ARE NOT PAYING FOR THIS TAX CUT. REPUBLICANS CLAIM IT WOULD CREATE AS MANY AS...
00:23:03
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UNEMPLOYMENT ADVOCATES WHO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS GO FOR, THEY ARE AFRAID ONCE IT STARTS GOING TORE PROGRAMS...
00:23:25
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DOL.GOV AND GET THAT INFORMATION. SURE WE'RE CONCERNED THAT WANT WE PRESERVE THE SANCTITY OF THE TRUST FUND AND WE KNOW THESE BENEFITS WILL BE PAID...
00:24:17
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PROPOSAL WHERE YOU'RE BLOCK GRANTING MONEY THAT CAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THOSE ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. THIS IS ABOUT GIVING THOSE ON UNEMPLOYMENT...
00:25:29
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WELL, I'LL LET THE SECRETARY TALK ABOUT THAT BUT THERE'S A DEGREE OF INNOVATION HERE SO I THINK THAT WOULD DEPEND ON
00:25:37
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THE OPTIONS AND THE MODELS THAT COME FORWARD BUT ABSOLUTELY IT COULD BE THAT BENEFITS COULD BE SUPPLEMENTING WAGES, YOU KNOW. THIS IS -- YOU KNOW...
00:26:08
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I'M SORRY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? ISN'T THIS -- THE GEORGIA WORK PROGRAM I DON'T BELIEVE THEY GET
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PAID. >> THIS IS NOT THE GEORGIA WORK PROGRAM. WE ARE REVISING AND TAKING WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THAT PROGRAM AND MAKING IT BETTER.
00:26:24
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SO THOSE PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE, THAT WILL HAVE IF THEY END UP HAVING AN EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP WILL GET PAID. DOESN'T MEAN OTHER SERVICES WON'T...
00:26:58
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AND THE, YOU KNOW, SO ONE SHOULD NOT -- THERE ARE IDEAS THAT WERE BORROWED FROM GEORGIA WORKS AND THE OTHER STATE OPTION BUT THE BRIDGE TO WORK MODEL...
00:27:53
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MODELED IN PART BUT NOT COMPLETELY ON THE GEORGIA PROGRAM ALLOWS THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF NETWORK RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE, TAKE TEMPORARY JOBS WHILE...
00:28:33
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SLOWING. WEEKLY APPLICATIONS DIPPED LAST WEEK BY 2,000 TO A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED TO 836,000 BUT LOIN AFTER THE DEPARTMENT REVISED UP THE PREVIOUS WEEK'S...
00:29:52
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OR SO SEEN IN A TYPICAL YEAR. MOST OF THE CASES LAST YEAR WERE IMPORTED EITHER BY FOREIGN VISITORS OR U.S. RESIDENTS WHO PICKED UP THE VIRUS OVERSEAS....
00:30:25
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DECEMBER. A QUOTE IN ADVISOR TO IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER SAID IRAN RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES FOR INFORMATION ON THE RQ-170 CENTENNIAL. MOSCOW...
00:30:51
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OF FREEDOM. PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCING THAT SHE'S AN INSPIRATION AS A COACH THAT HAS WON MORE GAMES THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE NCAA BASKETBALL HISTORY...
00:31:31
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TEXAS HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT LAW. THAT'S THE STORY THE OFFICERS TELL. THEY SAY THAT WAS A VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS LAW AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THAT...
00:32:01
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BACK. THIS IS "WASHINGTON TODAY" ON C-SPAN RADIO A COUPLE OF POLITICAL NOTES. LAST NIGHT THE PRESIDENT IN MICHIGAN CHECK OUT
00:32:08
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A NEW THEME TO HIS CHANGE THEME OF 2008. HE TOLD SUPPORTERS CHANGE IS AND THEN TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE'S HAD OVER THE LAST 3 1/2...
00:33:25
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MITT ROMNEY IN A TRIAL HEAT TOWARDS THE NOVEMBER THE ELECTION. THAT'S VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM WHERE QUINNIPIAC HAD AT ANY TIME LAST TIME AT THE END...
00:36:10
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THE PRESIDENT STILL HAS A SLIGHT LEAD BUT WHEN YOU DRILL DOWN IN THE POLLS IN A COUPLE OF AREAS THE PRESIDENT HAS STRENGTHS ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN....
00:37:10
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I MADE A COMMITMENT TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINE WAY BACK AND I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO LIVE UP TO THE WORD THAT
00:37:16
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I GAVE THAT COLLEAGUE. >> AND WHAT SORT OF -- WHAT HAVE YOU SFLAERND YOU GOT A LOT OF BLOW BACK FROM YOUR CONFERENCE. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THAT?...
00:37:27
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SOMETIMES ARE NOT EASY BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU LIVE UP TO
00:37:33
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YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WORD STAYS GOOD AND THE WORD DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOME DAYS IT'S GOOD AND OTHERS IT'S NOT. >> NOW VERY INTERESTING,...
00:37:51
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DON'T MANZULO OF ILLINOIS SAID ACCORDING TO A HALF-DOZEN REPUBLICAN SOURCES HE ONCE SAID THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE SAVED. WHAT DID YOU TAKE FROM THAT?...
00:38:09
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LIVE UP TO THAT COMMIT PEPT. >> DO YOU BELIEVE HE SAID THAT? >> AGAIN, I'M NOT COMMENTING ON IT. AND I THINK HE'S AN UPSTANDING INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVED
00:38:21
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HIS CONSTITUENTS WELL. >> HAVE YOU DETECTED ANY ANTI-SEMIISM AMONG MEMBERS OF CONGRESS? >> NO. I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE
00:38:31
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REMARKS. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THIS SORT OF
00:38:36
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DARKER SIDE OF SORT OF ANY KIND OF COMMENTS MADE OR WHATEVER. >> SO, YOU'RE SAYING THERE IS A DARKER SIDE. >> WELL, MIKE, I THINK ALL OF US KNOW THAT...
00:38:50
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GOTTEN IT RIGHT IN TERMS OF RACIAL
00:38:53
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MATTERS, RELIGIOUS MATTERS, WHATEVER. WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, EQUAL TREATMENT TO EVERYBODY. BUT TO SIT HERE AND SAY IN AMERICA...
00:39:17
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FROM POLITICO'S MIKE ALLEN WHO COVERED THE EVENT
00:39:20
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IN ITS ENTIRETY. TOOK PLACE AT THE W HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE PLAYBOOK BREAKFAST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT C RESPOND.ORG. >>>...
00:39:38
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IT'S THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTION FOUNDED BY JERRY FALWELL SR.. MITT ROMNEY HAS NEVER STRIFTD COLLEGE. THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT THE MAY 12th...
00:40:00
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COLUMBIA ESCORT AND HOOKER SCANDAL. IT'S AVAILABLE AT NY"DAILY NEWS".COM AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WOMEN TRYING TO GET HER FULL PAYMENT FOR SERVICE....
00:40:44
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BOARD? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC FOR YOU ON THAT KIND OF REVIEW OR FURTHER STEPS THAT MIGHT BE
00:40:54
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TAKEN. RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLETED INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT IN COLOMBIA. >> DOES THE PRESIDENT FEEL THAT WHENEVER...
00:41:10
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NEAR FUTURE THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THE SECRET SERVICE SHOULD BE RUN BY SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THE CULTURE OF THE SECRET SERVICE THE WAY THE FBI IS...
00:41:29
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HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE WITH REGARD TO THIS AGENCY IS, I DON'T THINK PARTICULARLY ILLUMINATING. RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON THIS INVESTIGATION, THIS INCIDENT,...
00:42:28
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HERE HAS A REPORTING INTEREST IN GETTING FACTS AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN WITH REGARDS TO
00:42:34
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THIS INVESTIGATION AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I'VE BEEN THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PREJUDGE OUTCOMES. AND DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THIS...
00:43:43
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ED O'KEEFE FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST" SAYS THEY SUSPECT MORE EMPLOYEES TO DEPART EITHER BY RESIGNATION OR BEING FIRED. AND THE RANKING DEMOCRAT FROM MARYLAND...
00:44:32
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BIG BOOST IN FUNDING TO HELP THE LEARNED CONTAIN SOME OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE EUROZONE DEBT CRISIS NOW THAT EUROPE HAS TAKEN WHAT BLOOMBERG NEWS CALLS...
00:45:32
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FAILURE? >> CAN I HOLD ON THE SECOND ONE? [ LAUGHTER ] WELL, I TRIED BRIEFLY IN THE OPENING SORT OF ANTICIPATING THIS QUESTION TO SAY THAT IN
00:45:44
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MY OWN MIND I'VE SEEN THESE THREE PHASES. SO FIRST WHEN I CAME INTO THE BANK, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT COVERED IT WAS A TUMULTUOUS PERIOD. I HAD THE...
00:49:53
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F AND THE WORLD BANK HOLDING ITS ANNUAL SPRING MEETING. >> (music)(music) (music)(music) >> OZZIE SCHWARTZ CHANTING THE PRAYER FOR THE DEAD ON THIS...
00:50:14
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6 MILLION VICTIMS OF THE NAZI HOLOCAUST. THERE IS A STORY CARRYING THIS HEADLINE HISTORIANS RACING THE ENCLOSE BEING TO COLLECT HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR...
00:51:08
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RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS NOT CONSTRAINED BY THE LIMITS OF HIS FORMAL AUTHORITY. IT DIDN'T MATTER TO MORGANTHOU THAT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT WAS NOT THE...
00:56:36
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THE LONGEST SERVING TREASURY SECRETARY, WHO SERVED DURING THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND HIS EFFORTS IN TRYING TO GET MORE...
00:57:05
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THE MILITARY GENERAL AFTER ALMOST LOSING A WAR IN KOREA THAT SEEMED THAT HE HAD WON, HE WAS DISMISSED BY PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN MAKING HEADLINES AROUND...
00:57:56
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THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, IT WAS THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL MY BOYISH HOPES AND DREAMS. THE WORLD HAS TURNED OVER MANY TIMES SINCE I TOOK THE OATH ON THE...
00:59:27
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DOUGLAS MacARTHUR. HE WAS BORN IN 1880. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1964. THIS IS WASHINGTON TODAY ON C-SPAN RADIO. >> ON Q & A THIS WEEKEND ON C-SPAN RADIO JOURNALIST...
00:59:48
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U.S. TAXPAYERS BANK ROLLED THE TALIBAN. >> WHO IS FUNDING THE TALIBAN? >> YOU ARE IN PART. >> WHO ELSE? >> WELL, I SPENT TIME WITH THE AFGHAN FINANCE...
01:00:06
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IN KABUL, AND ONE OF THEIR SPOKESPERSONS TOLD ME THEY FIGURE THE TOTAL BUDGET IS MAYBE ABOUT 500 MILLION TO A BILLION A YEAR, AND IT COMES FROM A VARIETY...
01:00:44
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CONTINUES. >> OUR BILL PUTS MORE MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO THEY CAN REINVEST THOSE FUNDS TO RETAIN AND CREATE MORE JOBS AND
01:00:57
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GROW THE BUSINESSES. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. >> HOW ABOUT DONALD TRUMP? TRUMP SALES AND LEASING, OR PARIS HILTON ENTERTAINMENT?
01:01:09
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WHAT ABOUT LARRY FLINT PUBLICATIONS? NOT THAT ANY OF THESE LATTER COMPANIES HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO SHOW ME THEIR TAX RETURNS BUT BY ALL ACCOUNTS THESE...
01:01:33
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JAVIERBESHEER AND ERIC CANTOR. WELCOME TO HOUR TWO OF WASHINGTON TODAY HERE ON C-SPAN RADIO. GLAD YOU'RE WITH US. REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE IGNORING...
01:02:54
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EITHER BY RESIGNATION OR TO BE FIRED. THE STORY FROM KEN O'KEEFE OF THE "WASHINGTON POST" WILL BE JOINING US IN A COUPLE OF MOMENTS. >>> A POLITICAL...
01:03:11
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FROM PUBLIC POLICY POLLING AND SHOWING THAT CHRIS CHRISTIE WOULD HELP MITT ROMNEY TIEING THE CAMPAIGN 47% FOR MITT ROMNEY, 48% OF THOSE SURVEYED SAY...
01:03:42
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THAT WOULD CUT TAXES ON SMALL BUSINESSES CUTTING THEM BY ABOUT 20%. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW IGNORING A VETO THREAT FROM THE PRESIDENT PASSING A...
01:04:27
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NEW JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, RED TAPE AND HIGHER TAXES COMING FROM WASHINGTON HAVE SIMPLY MADE IT HARDER FOR SMALL BUSINESS...
01:07:24
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ALONG WITH FELLOW DEMOCRATS, REPRESENTATIVE JAVIER BACERRA FROM CALIFORNIA. >> WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND FIRST, 9 START UP, MY DAUGHTER'S MARTIAL ARTS...
01:07:48
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ABOUT DONALD TRUMP, TRUMP SALES AND LEASING OR PARIS HIMT ON ENTERTAINMENT? WHAT ABOUT LARRY FLINT PUBLICATIONS? NOT THAT ANY OF THESE LATTER UP CANS...
01:10:55
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A DOZEN DEMOCRATS DID SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION AND A HANDFUL OF REPUBLICANS OPPOSING IT. A $46 BILLION TAX CUT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES BUT AS WE SAID EARLIER...
01:11:23
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YOU TALK TO THE WRONG PEOPLE. SENATOR DURBIN SAID THIS IS HELPED MILLIONAIRES TODAY,
01:11:32
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TOMORROW, AND ANY OTHER TIME. THEIR BILL IS, AND I HOPE YOU FOLKS DO A GOOD JOB WRITING ABOUT T IT IS LAUGHABLE. THINK OF THAT. HALF THE BENEFITS GO...
01:12:02
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OF NEVADA. >>> THE SENATE IS STRUGGLING TO PUSH FORWARD WITH A BILL TO RESTRUCTURE THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. ACCORDING TO TOM
01:12:11
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CURRY THE SENATE LACKED IN A COURT ON WHICH A NUMBER OF AMENDMENT IT IS WOULD BE ALLOWED OR OFFERED WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE AND IT IS HEADING FOR FINANCIAL...
01:12:55
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AND IN FACT, MR. PRESIDENT, THE POSTAL SERVICE IS AMERICA. THAT IS WHY WE'RE WILLING TO COME TOGETHER ACROSS PARTY LINES TO FIGHT HARD TO PRESERVE THE...
01:16:33
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IF CONGRESS DOESN'T MEET THE DEADLINE THE POSTMASTER GENERAL IS THREATENING TO CLOSE AS MANY AS 200 PROCESSING PLANTS AND TAKING OTHER COST SAVING STEPS...
01:17:09
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OUT WHICH AMENDMENTS TO THE OVERALL BILL THEY WILL VOTE ON WHEN THEY GET BACK TO TOWN ON TUESDAY. WE WERE
01:17:15
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EXPECTING AN ANNOUNCEMENT AROUND 2:15 THIS AFTERNOON WHAT THEY WOULD DO. I AM TOLD BY SEVERAL THEY'RE STILL TALKING BUT THAT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE, AND...
01:18:25
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BY SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN AND CEO SPONSORED BY SUSAN COLLINS IT WOULD USE ABOUT $11 BILLION FROM THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO OFFER BUYOUTS...
01:18:50
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A BIG CHUNK AND THE REST IS FROM CLOSING FACILITIES AND ENDING SIX-DAY MAIL DELIVERY AND MAKING OTHER CUTS WHILE ALSO GOING OUT AND TRYING TO FIND NEW...
01:19:27
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BILL. >> HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS ATTACHED TO SEVERAL MEASURES AND HE ATTEMPTED VERY QUICKLY TO PUT THIS ONTO THE BILL
01:19:36
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AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BACHED AND SAID NO AND OTHERS CAME TO THE FLOOR LATER AND SAID ALLOW THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED AND THEY PROBABLY SHOULD FOCUS...
01:20:46
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BLOG, THE PRESIDENT IN THIS CASE SUPPORTING REPUBLICANS AND REED NOMINATING A REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION. WHAT'S THIS...
01:21:04
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THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BOILED TO THE SURFACE WHEN THEY HAD GONE TO THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN,...
01:23:00
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YOU POSTED A SHORT WHILE AGO IS LAWMAKERS REQUESTING FULL DETAILS INTO THE SECRET SERVICE
01:23:06
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INVESTIGATION, FULL DETAILS BY MAY 1st. TAKE YOU TO THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING WITH JAKE TAPPER PEPPERING QUESTIONS TO JAKE CARNEY. >> THIS IS THE SECOND...
01:23:26
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LIKE THIS DO THERE HAVE TO BE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT LOSES CONFIDENCE IN THE SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR? >> I WILL RESTATE WHAT I SAID, JAKE, THE PRESIDENT...
01:23:40
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REGARD FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SECRET SERVICE WHO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES ADMIRABLY AND AT RISK TO THEIR OWN LIVES. THAT IS NOT TO EXCUSE ANY BEHAVIOR...
01:25:03
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SEEMS AS THOUGH INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND PEOPLE ARE -- >> I KNOW YOU WERE COVERING THIS YESTERDAY BUT BASED ON THE REPORTS I READ THAT...
01:25:19
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ACCOUNTABLE OR HELD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS VERY INCIDENT THAT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR A FEW DAYS. I THINK THE SWIFT -- >> THE BUCK...
01:25:38
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THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF. >> PERHAPS IT WOULD BE IN THE INTERESTS OF A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH AND FAIR INVESTIGATION
01:25:49
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NOT TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS ABOUT THE CONCLUSIONS OF AN AINVESTIGATION BEFORE THEY HAVE BEEN REACHED. IT IS THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION. I THINK IT IS A...
01:26:21
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ED O'KEEFE ALSO FOLLOWING THE STORY. NEWS FROM THE HILL TODAY, MORE SECRET SERVICE DISMISSALS ARE LIKELY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED...
01:26:39
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MORE REMAINING EIGHT AGENTS LEAVE THE AGENCY BY RESIGNING THEMSELVES OR BY BEING FORCED OUT WITH CAUSE. NECESSITY SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING...
01:28:28
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THE WOMAN THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE SECRET SERVICE AND I AM SURE HIS SITE IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE GSA INVESTIGATION. IS...
01:28:56
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EVEN LAWMAKER ADMIT WE HAVE BEEN AWARE FOR YEARS TO THE TUNE OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND WE HAVE DONE INVESTIGATING AND THEY HAVE WRITTEN REPORTS...
01:30:57
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WHICH HAS AN UPDATE ON ALL OF THESERS TO AND ED O'KEEFE, AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR BEING GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME. THIS IS WASHINGTON TODAY HEARD COAST TO...
01:31:26
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THEM FROM TRADING FOR THEIR OWN PROFIT. FOR A LOCAL RULE EXPECT TO TAKE EFFECT THIS SUMMER AND THE FED CLARIFYING IT WILL NOT ENFORCE IT UNTIL SUMMER...
01:32:38
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STATES. AMERICANS ELECT ANNOUNCING HALFWAY TOWARDS ITS GOAL APPEARING ON THE BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES, A TALL CLAIM AND THEY REQUIRE THE CANDIDATES...
01:33:13
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THE SEARCH FOR HIM LOOKING IN THE BASEMENT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN LOWER MANHATTAN LARGELY UNEXPLAINED DEVELOPMENT, A MILESTONE CASE THAT HELPED...
01:34:08
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HUTCHINSON TO CREATE A REPUBLICAN ALTERNATIVE TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE DEBATED NEXT WEEK ON THE SENATE FLOOR. ...
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SENSE BILL THAT SINCE IT WAS FIRST SIGNED INTO LAW HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WE CAN BUILD A CONSENSUS AROUND BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ALIKE. THE...
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US CAPITOL HILL IS ROSALYN HILDER MAN FOLLOWING THE STORY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> THE NEWS OF THE DAY WE HEARD THAT...
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ALTERNATIVE. WHAT ARE THE DIVISIONS? WHERE ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ON THIS. >> THERE ARE SERIOUS DIVIDING LINES. THEY...
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GRANTS TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND FOR SHELTERS AND FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PROPOSED...
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CALLING IT SAD THAT REPUBLICANS WOULD TRY TO BLOCK THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACCOUNT AND OF COURSE THE COMMENTS MADE LAST WEEK BY A CNN DEMOCRATIC CONTRIBUTOR...
01:39:08
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DEBATE ABOUT CONTRACEPTION. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN CONVINCED THAT THESE WOMEN'S ISSUES HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY WELL FOR THEM AND REPUBLICANS CANNOT...
01:39:52
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OR LISTENING ON C-SPAN RADIO IN THE SENATE DEBATE NEXT WEEK? >> THE REPUBLICANS WILL PUT FORWARD AN ALTERNATIVE. I THINK THEY'RE STILL DISCUSSING WHAT'S...
01:40:03
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THE GRANTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S REALLY THE MEAT OF THE BILL. IT MIGHT DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONS I DISCUSSED EARLIER DIFFERENTLY...
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NEWS ON THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL FRONT WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. SENATOR ROB PORTMAN MAKING AN APPEARANCE ON THE
01:40:50
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JONG KING PROGRAM, OF COURSE ASKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A RUNNING MATE AND AS THE DANCE CONTINUES, THE CANDIDATES SAYING THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED,...
01:42:09
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VICE PRESIDENCY, AND WE GAVE THEM A LARGE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE GETS THE HIGHEST GRADES ON POTENTIAL RUNNING...
01:44:56
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SHOWING THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, $385 BILLION IN TAX MONEY HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED. THAT AVERAGES OUT TO MORE THAN 1,000 PER AMERICAN. IT IS THE AMOUNT OF...
01:45:43
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THAT'S WHAT THE FOR 2006. >> 2006. AND IT IS GROWING. >> YES, IT IS, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A LOW BALL FIGURE
01:45:53
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AND, AGAIN, PART OF THE EARLIER DISCUSSION INDICATED
01:45:57
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ON GOING REVIEW, AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ASPECTS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL TAX GAP. >> UNDERSTOOD. DO YOU THINK THERE COULD BE SOME RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN...
01:46:08
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1995 IN REVENUE OFFICES OR REVENUE AGENTS? >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IF THE IRS HAD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COLLECT
01:46:18
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ADDITIONAL TAX RECEIPTS. >> JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, $450 BILLION IN MONEY OWED THE GOVERNMENT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING. THAT'S WHAT THE TAX GAP...
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ROUGHLY. >> TIMES TEN IS $4.5 TRILLION. HERE WE ARE SWEATING CAN WE GO
01:46:37
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BIG AT 4 TRILLION AND SWEATING SEQUESTRATION THAT WOULD BE 1.2 TRILLION. THIS WOULD BE A BIG DENT IN THE DEBT IF WE SIMPLY PUT THE RESOURCES INTO...
01:46:41
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01:47:35
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ME RESPOND BY SAYING THAT I CAN TELL YOU DEFINITIVELY THAT UNDER THE ADDITIONAL CHILD TAX CREDIT IT IS ESTIMATED AT $4.2
01:47:43
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BILLION A YEAR ALTHOUGH THE IRS UNDER AN INTERPRETATION FROM TREASURY DISPUTES WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S AN ACTUAL IMPROPER PAYMENT, YOU KNOW. WE DON'T...
01:48:12
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ENTIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS $125 BILLION A YEAR. >> YES. THAT OF
01:48:16
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COURSE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, ESTIMATED ABOUT $13 BILLION A YEAR. NO, I DO NOT HAVE A GLOBAL
01:48:22
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NUMBER. >> OUR TAX GAP NUMBERS SAY THAT TAX CREDITS AS PART OF THE UNDER REPORTING GAP ARE ABOUT 28
01:48:32
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BILLION OF THAT 450 OR 6% OF THE GROSS TAX GAP. >> OKAY. >> AND SO THAT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS. >> ALL RIGHT. MR. MILLER? >> SO...
01:48:46
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THING I WOULD CAUTION IS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE IMPROPER PAYMENT
01:48:49
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WHICH IS WHAT WENT OUT THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT AND THE TAX CUTS THAT INCLUDES ALL
01:48:53
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SORTS OF DIFFERENT -- >> I AM MAKING THAT DISTINCTIONS AND TRYING TO GET WHAT IS THE NUMBER FOR THE FORMER. >> I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER. WE CAN COME...
01:49:02
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OF MAKING IT ZERO, UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S
01:49:05
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PROBABLY AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, BACKING
01:49:07
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INTO THAT, WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED? WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THAT $450 BILLION GAP AND TO BETTER GET OUR HANDLE ON THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS BECAUSE...
01:50:23
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GAP AND SOME RECENT FIGURES FROM 2006-2007. THOSE ARE THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS INDICATING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT COLLECT AND SHOULD HAVE COLLECTED...
01:51:56
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ISSUE AS TO COMPARED TO WHERE THEY WERE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND MR. SECRETARY, I THINK THE DATA YOU GAVE US ABOUT THE EXCHANGE RATE FOR THE SYRIAN...
01:52:39
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ORDER TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTIONS, WHAT, IN FACT, DOES MAKE SENSE. YOU KNOW, WHO IS THE OPPOSITION IN HOW CAN WE BEST ASSIST THE OPERATION. HOW DO WE...
01:53:32
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ASSOCIATED WITH A REGIME THAT WAS ILLEGITIMATE IN THAT SENSE. DO YOU THINK THAT ASSAD HAS SIMPLY NOT REACHED THAT POINT WITH HIS OWN PEOPLE YET, OR...
01:53:58
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DOES STILL ENJOY, AS I SAID, THE LOYALTY OF A GOOD CHUNK OF THE ARMY AND THE MILITARY. AND THAT MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING IN TERMS OF TRYING TO UNDERMINE...
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THIS IS C-SPAN RADIO'S "WASHINGTON TODAY." >>> WE'RE JOINED ON THE PHONE BY MARWAN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDIES AT THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL...
01:55:06
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ARAB CENTER, THE PROMISE OF MODERATION." THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. >> SURE. >> WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? WHAT NEXT CAN THE U.S. DO WITH REGARD...
01:55:19
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THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY? >> IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE A QUICK END TO THIS CRISIS. THE OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. THERE IS NO APPETITE IN THE INTERNATIONAL...
01:55:32
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MILITARY INTERVENTION. THERE IS A DIVIDED OPPOSITION IN SYRIA SYRIA, AND THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO ARM THE OPPOSITION OR NOT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE...
01:56:16
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SYRIA? >> WELL, IN LIBYA, THERE WAS SORT OF PROMINENCE -- IMMINENT ATTACK ON BEN GHAZI THAT WOULD HAVE LEFT MAYBE TENS OF THOUSANDS
01:56:27
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DEAD. AT THE TIME, THE ARAB LEAGUE WAS UNITED OVER WHAT TO DO WITH LIBYA AND GAVE A COVER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. YOU ALSO HAD THE RUSSIANS...
01:57:44
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WOULD BE ANY MORE EFFECTIVE. >> SANCTIONS ARE CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WEAKENED THE REGIME. AFFECTED THE REGIME IN MANY WAYS IN ITS ABILITY TO IMPORT
01:57:56
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AND ITS ABILITY TO EXPORT ITS PRODUCTS. BUT IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT SANCTIONS ON THEIR OWN ARE NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, SUCCEED IN TOPPLING THE REGIME...
01:58:34
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UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS LIKE HOMS? >> I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IS AGAINST ASSAD'S REGIME BUT THAT IS...
01:58:47
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STILL SUPPORT IT FOR ONE REASON OR THE OTHER. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE ITS ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND SO FAR, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THEM...
01:59:36
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MARWAN MARWAN MARWAN MARWAN MUASHER, A FELLOW AT THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE. WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL
01:59:45
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HAPPEN NEXT? >> I DO NOT SEE THE REGIME SURVIVING. I THINK THAT IT HAS LOST ALL CREDIBILITY, ALL LEGITIMACY,
01:59:56
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PARTICULARLY IN THE REGION, IN ADDITION TO LOSING, YOU KNOW, WIDE SUPPORT IN SYRIA ITSELF. NO REGIME THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS KILLED ALL THESE MANY PEOPLE...
02:00:40
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ENDOWMENT.ORG. >>> THIS IS C-SPAN RADIO. "WASHINGTON TODAY." >> WE'LL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION TOMORROW MORNING ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." KEN WILL...
02:00:50
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L.A. TIMES." THE NATIONAL SECURITY
02:00:52
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CORRESPONDENT TO TALK ABOUT THE VERY LATEST IN TO THE INVESTIGATION. WE HEARD FROM ED O'KEEFE OF THE "WASHINGTON POST" THAT MORE FIRINGS OR RESIGNATIONS...

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