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FOR RAISING THE DEBT CEILING. DEMOCRATS SAY THAT COULD HURT THE NATION'S CREDIT AND ECONOMY. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS WOULD MEET WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA AT...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
SHOULD GET THE BAILOUT MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE TEACHERS' WAGES?
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Casey, Libby - Host
SHOULD THEY HELP PAY FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR DO OTHER THINGS THAT STATES THE SAY THEY MIGHT NEED HELP WITH? CALLER: I THINK SO, BECAUSE...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
PEOPLE THAT PAID THEIR TAXES SO WHEN THEY GET IN TROUBLE THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE A SAFETY NET. I THINK IT IS JUST THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES...
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Casey, Libby - Host
CASE OF GOVERNMENT REWARDING IRRESPONSIBLE
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
BEHAVIOR. STATES GOING INTO DEBT AND PUNISHING PEOPLE WHO ACT RESPONSIBLY, BY TAKING THEIR MONEY. IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE GOVERNMENT....
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Casey, Libby - Host
TIMES" REPORTER CHRIS MEGERIAN. . CALLER:HI. HOST: YOU HAVE BEEN COVERING THE BUDGET PROCESS IN CALIFORNIA. YOU WROTE A STORY ABOUT THE GOVERNOR BROWN'S...
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Casey, Libby - Host
INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SWITCHING STATE OFFICES TO -- WHAT ELSE IS HE PLANNING TO DO? CALLER: THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG ONES RIGHT THERE. WE ARE TALKING...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
SOME OF THE OTHER BIG CUTS ARE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT. REDUCING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES. ALSO, CUTTING FUNDING...
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Casey, Libby - Host
OFFICE INCLUDING REPUBLICAN ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. DARRICK BROWN IS A DEMOCRAT OF COURSE. WHAT WAS UNEXPECTED ABOUT THE BUDGETING PROCESS? CALLER: PEOPLE...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
ECONOMY WAS REBOUNDING FAST ENOUGH AND TAX REVENUES WOULD COME IN AND A HIGHER RATE. WHAT SURPRISES SOME PEOPLE WITH THE DEFICIT WAS MUCH LARGER, $16...
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Casey, Libby - Host
WEEK. -- $8.3 BILLION IN SPENDING. SPENDING AND WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK FOR KIDS AND THE ELDERLY? CALLER: MEDICARE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
MEDI-CAL. THE STATE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REJECTED SOME CUTS TO ACCOUNMEDI-CAL. THE STATE IS TRYING...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TELL US ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNOR FINDS HIMSELF CAUGHT BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CALLER: SACRAMENTO, LIKE WASHINGTON,...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
NOT SUPPORT TAX INCREASES. THAT MEANS IT BECAUSE HE NEEDS A TWO THIRDS VOTE IN THE LEGISLATURE TO RAISE TAXES, YOU CANNOT BALANCE. THE BALANCE DEMOCRATS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
CALLER: SOMEBODY HAS PROPOSED HAS GOT A PRETTY GOOD RECEPTION. FIRST, NO PART OF THE PROPOSAL
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
HAS GOTTEN A GREAT RECEPTION. HE REALIZES IT IS A DIFFICULT PROPOSAL. NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO SEE THIS LEVEL OF CUTS GO FOR AT. AT THE SAME TIME THERE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE MORTGAGE PROBLEM. BUSY REACHING OUT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR HELP AT ALL? CALLER: THE MAIN PLACE HE WANTS TO GET HELP...
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Megerian, Chris - Correspondent
TO FEDERAL HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS THAT CALIFORNIA ALSO SUPPORTS. BUT HE IS ALSO REACHING FOR EVERY POT OF MONEY THAT HE CAN FIND. THERE WERE SOME LOCAL...
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