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McArdle, John - Guest Host
4, 2012. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON TOMORROW'S GUBERNATORIAL RECALL VOTE IN WISCONSIN FOR CLUES ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL...
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| 00:02:44 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HOST: GIVE US A CALL. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THESE PLANS TO POSSIBLY TAX MOTORISTS FOR MILES DRIVEN.
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| 00:03:26 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
A FEW COMMENTS ALREADY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OF THIS MORNING. BARBARA RIGHTS IWRITES IN. "THIS WILL JUST TURN THE WORKING POOR." KENAN FARRELL WRITES...
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| 00:06:01 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
JENNIFER, YOUR THOUGHTS ON HIGHWAY AND ROAD TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. CALLER: I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS ONE THING THAT I BELIEVE THAT
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THEY CANNOT BLAME ON THE PRESIDENT, AND ANOTHER THING -- IF CONGRESS WOULD GO AHEAD AND APPROVE SOME OF THESE THINGS, OUR SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY --...
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| 00:06:44 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
GASOLINE TAX? SHOULD WE RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX? IT HAS OBVIOUSLY FALLEN SHORT. CALLER: THAT WOULD HURT US IF WE RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX. I AM SURE THEY...
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NOT WANT TO WORK TOGETHER. EVERYTHING IS "NO." THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED TO ANOTHEGETHER SINCE OUR PRESIDENT HAS COME IN. I DO NOT EXPECT FOR THEM TO DO...
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CALLER, -
OUTRAGEOUS. WHAT IS GOING TO BE TAXED NEXT? WALKING OR THE AIR THAT WE BREEZE? INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO PUNISH HARD-WORKING AMERICANS -- INSTEAD OF PUNISHING...
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| 00:10:12 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
TODAY" THIS MORNING. "MORE JUMPING ON CITIES' BUSES, RAILS" IS THE HEADLINE. HOST: ALSO, ANOTHER HANDY CHART IN INCREASES.
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| 00:11:19 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
INDIANAPOLIS, AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM 2011. FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, THE SECOND- HIGHEST IN TERMS OF INCREASED PERCENTAGE, AND ON DOWN THE LINE. GIVE US...
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CALLER, -
THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUND OUT WHERE THE MONEY HAS GONE THAT WAS SET ASIDE AND NEVER USED FOR ALL THE THINGS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE IN THE BEGINNING....
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| 00:12:49 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
CALLER: ABSOLUTELY. BRIDGES, ROADS. IT WILL PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. IT WILL GET US GOING. OUR ECONOMY
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CALLER, -
STINKS. WE NEED THE HELP AND THAT'S HOW WE GET IT. HOST: SANDRA ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT CALLING IT IN THIS MORNING FROM
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| 00:13:10 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
GEORGIA, THE STATE ONE OF THE LOWEST GAS TAXES. MATT ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GU I IDENTIFY AS AN INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE. IN...
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CALLER, -
MILES DRIVEN TAXES -- THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE A REVENUE PROBLEM. IT HAS A SPENDING PROBLEM. IF YOU WANT TO PAY FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES, LET THE STATE...
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| 00:14:39 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HOST: THAT IS FROM FACEBOOK THIS MORNING. ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT SHERCHERRY
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| 00:15:04 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
FISHER'S COMMENTS. A FEW COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK. ONE FROM TWITTER THIS MORNING. CHARLES RIGHTS IWRITES IN -- WE WILL CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION ON THE PROPOSAL...
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| 00:15:47 |
CALLER, -
USING THE GAS TAX TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAYS, WHICH THEY'RE NOT DOING. THE ROADWAYS ARE FALLING APART. THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM THEY HAVE IN LOUISVILLE, THEY...
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| 00:16:19 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
CALLER: THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGES -- THE TOLLS. THE TOLLS THEY ARE WANTING TO
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CALLER, -
INTRODUCE OUR VERY HIGH AND VERY OUTRAGEOUS. THEY'RE TALKING $10 FOR A SEMI TO CROSS THE RIVER. I THINK THAT IS OUTRAGEOUST IN. IF IT COMES DOWN TO...
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| 00:17:07 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
TESTING THIS TECHNOLOGY TO FIND OUT HOW MANY MILES PEOPLE DRIVE AND THEN TAX ACCORDINGLY. MINNESOTA AND OREGON ARE ALREADY TESTING THE TECHNOLOGY. OTHER...
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| 00:18:58 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
ABOUT THESE DISMAL JOBS NUMBERS. [VIDEO CLIP] >> FOR DAVID AXELROD TO BE HOLDING SOME SORT OF PUBLIC EVENT IN MASSACHUSETTS -- IS THIS PRESIDENT HAD...
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JOB RECORD, THEY WOULD BE HOLDING A CARNIVAL CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS IS. THERE THEY FAILED SO BADLY. THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT THE...
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| 00:19:41 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
TAX ON MILES DRIVEN. CAROL IS WAITING FROM COLORADO. GOOD MORNING, CAROL. CALLER: THANK YOU. I THINK IT IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE. WE HAVE OIL
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CALLER, -
SUBSIDIES. FARM SUBSIDIES, AS WELL. WE COULD TAKE THAT MONEY AND PUT IT TOWARDS OUR ROADS AND STUFF. WE CAN STOP THE TARIFFS ON SOME OF THE GOODS COMING...
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| 00:20:39 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HAS NOT BEEN RAISED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND MANY OF THE STATES IN A VERY LONG TIME? IS THAT A PLACE TO LOOK TO BOOST SOME OF ITS REVENUE? CALLER:...
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| 00:20:55 |
CALLER, -
SOME TOP-HEAVY AREAS THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN TOUCHED. IN MY PARTY, I AM A RHINO. I AM AN OLD MODERATE. APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT WANT ME IN THE PARTY ANYMORE....
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| 00:21:32 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
SUNDAY SHOWS YESTERDAY. THIS WAS VIRGINIA GOV. ROB MCDONNELL -- [VIDEO CLIP] >> THE ONLY THING I COULD SAY, HE HAD NEARLY $1
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MILLIONTRILLION IN SPENDING. DOES IT HELP US IN THE LONG TERM TO REALLY CUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE? I WOULD SAY NO. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS. DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:22:44 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
Y" YESTERDAY. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I DO NOT THINK IT'S A FAIR THING TO DO TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHO HAVE TO
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CALLER, -
DRIVE, AND DRIVE EVERY DAY TO GO TO THEIR JOBS AND WHATEVER. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TAXES, WE SAY YOU CANNOT TAX THE MILLIONAIRE'S EVERY TIME THAT WE NEED...
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| 00:24:08 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RESCUE OF THE AUTO BAILOUT. WAS ON "FOX NEWS SUNDAY." [VIDEO CLIP] >> WE CONTINUE TO LOSE JOBS FOR SOME MONTHS AS A RESULT OF THE RECESSION...
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ECONOMY JOB PICTURE BEGAN TO RECOVER, WE BATTED OVER 4 MILLION JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY. NO ONE IS HAPPY WITH THE RATE OF JOB CREATION TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT...
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| 00:24:56 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
OF ZOGBY COLUMN IN "THE WASHINGTON TIMES" TODAY. ZOGBY WRITES -- HOST: THAT IS JOHN ZOGBY, POLLSTER, IN "THE WASHINGTON TIMES"
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| 00:26:12 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
THIS MORNING. MARTHA, WHAT DO YOU THINK? CALLER: I THINK IT WOULD BE NOT FAIR TO THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO NOW HAVE TO COMMUTE A GREAT LONG DISTANCE TO GO...
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HOST: MARTHA, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO RAISE REVENUE TO PAY FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES THAT DESPERATELY NEED FUNDING?
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| 00:26:32 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
CALLER: IF LISTENING TO HILLARY CLINTON PROMISING AID TO EVERY COUNTRY SHE STEPS IN, I WOULD THINK THE MONEY MUST BE THERE ALREADY.
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| 00:26:41 |
CALLER, -
OUR GOVERNMENT THINKS WE HAVE MONEY WE CANNOT SPEND. I THINK WE NEED TO END AID TO ALL THE COUNTRIES WE'RE GIVING MONEY TO PREMIERE OF GIVING MONEY TO...
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| 00:27:08 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
WISCONSIN. WHAT TO TAKE YOU TO A HEADLINE FROM "THE WASHINGTON TIMES." "IN WALKER RECALL, ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE RUNS THROUGH WISCONSIN." HOST: YOU...
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| 00:27:56 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
COLUMNISTS IS IN "THE WASHINGTON POST."HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE PRUDENTIALPOTENTIAL BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WILL BE GAINED OR BROKEN. HOST: OTHER PEOPLE NOTED...
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| 00:29:10 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
AND OF COURSE, TOM BARRETT, WHO IS RUNNING AGAINST SCOTT WALKER. YOU CAN RECALL THAT IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" TODAY. SARAH IS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE...
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CALLER, -
MOTORIST TAX IS COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP. THEY ALREADY GET TAXED GAS-WISE. EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO GET JOBS, IT GET THE ECONOMY BACK TO WHERE IT NEEDS...
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| 00:30:30 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
ARE YOU THIS MORNING? HOST: GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: FIRST OF ALL, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE GASOLINE TAX --
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| 00:30:40 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
ONLY TWO STATES ARE TRYING IT. WE HAVE 48
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CALLER, -
OTHER STATES WHO ARE NOT TRYING IT. IT IS NOT REALLY A NATIONAL QUESTION. I WANT TO COME BACK TO SOME OF THE ARTICLES YOU READ. THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT...
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| 00:31:44 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
THE TWO STATES CURRENTLY TESTING MILES DRIVEN. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT IDEA? CALLER: THAT IS GREAT. THAT IS JUST TWO STATES. WE HAVE 48 STATES....
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CALLER, -
IS ONES ON TEACHERS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, THAT'S ALL UNION LABOR. EVERYTHING HE DOES. COAL. YET HALF OF OUR ELECTRICITY FROM COAL. HOST: BOB, THANKS FOR...
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| 00:32:29 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
THAT TOM BARRETT WAS ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS YESTERDAY. TOM BARRETT IS RUNNING AGAINST SCOTT WALKER IN WISCONSIN IN THAT RECALL. HE PREDICTS THAT "I AM GOING...
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| 00:33:37 |
CALLER, -
THEY COULD TAX WHERE IT MAKES MORE SENSE. WHY NOT TAX EVERYBODY EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT OR RUNNING STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS IN AMERICA? I THINK THAT'S...
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| 00:34:07 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
CALLER: THE AVERAGE
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| 00:34:10 |
CALLER, -
SPEED AROUND CHICAGO IS 75 OR 80 MILES PER
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| 00:34:13 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HOUR. I THINK THAT IS NUMBER ONE, WHERE THEY COULD GET MORE REVENUE.
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CALLER, -
HOST: WHAT ELSE? CALLER: LOOK AT THE HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER TRADING. MILLIONS OF SHARES OF STOCK ARE
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| 00:34:26 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
TRADED ON
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| 00:34:29 |
CALLER, -
WALL STREET AND NOT A PENNY TAX IS CHARGED TO THOSE COMPUTERS. WHY NOT START CHARGING TAX ON THOSE STOCKS TRADED? I THINK YOU'LL SEE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT...
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| 00:34:52 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HE WRITES -- ONE OF THE FEW THIS MORNING PUSHING FOR A RAISE IN THE GASOLINE TAX ON FACEBOOK. THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. BRETT IS WAITING ON OUR INDEPENDENT...
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CALLER, -
IDEA OF TRYING TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. HOST: OK. EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT MORE. CALLER: YOU BUY A PRIUS
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| 00:35:36 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
AND THEN YOU GET 45 MILES TO A GALLON AND THEN TAXED ON MILES DRIVEN. HOST: ONE OF THE
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CALLER, -
POINTS FROM A STORY THIS MORNING IS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT USING AS MUCH GASOLINE SO WE ARE NOT USING AS MUCH FROM THE GASOLINE TAX ON
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| 00:35:51 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
PEOPLE FILLING UP THEIR TANKS. WHAT IS A SOLUTION? CALLER: LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I AM NOT A TERRIFIC FAN OF TAXES OR HIGH GAS PRICES. TO TAX PEOPLE ON WHAT...
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CALLER, -
IF IT IS NECESSARY TO RAISE ADDITIONAL MONEY, RAISE THE GAS TAX. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. I AM IN FAVOR OF TRYING TO FIND ANY EFFICIENCIES...
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| 00:36:32 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
VIETNAM MILITARYIES ESGE CLOSER." HOST: THERE'S A PICTURE IN "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" OF DEFENCE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA LEADING WITH OFFICIALS IN VIETNAM.
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| 00:37:26 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
ONE OTHER STORY THIS MORNING I WANT TO POINT OUT FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT WE MENTIONED IS OF THE ASSAD REGIME DENYING THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN A MASSACRE...
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| 00:38:34 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
PATRICK IS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. GOOD MORNING, PATRICK. CALLER: GOOD MORNING YOURSELF. I AM VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO THIS TAX ON MILES DRIVEN.
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CALLER, -
THE PROBLEM IS INFLATION. WE HAVE GOT TO GET INFLATION UNDER CONTROL. THIS IS WHY IT COSTS SO MUCH TO FIX THESE HIGHWAYS AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT NEEDS...
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| 00:39:36 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
ANY WAY YOU TRY TO FIX THE HIGHWAYS. THE SAME PLACE. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS A BAD THING. WE DO NEED TO HAVE GOOD HIGHWAYS. YOU CANNOT
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CALLER, -
HAVE A GOOD ECONOMY WITHOUT GOOD HIGHWAYS. OBAMA, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT MAN. HE SHOULD BE ATTACKING THE GAS PRICES IN GETTING THEM DOWN UNDER $3 AT...
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| 00:40:59 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
HE SAYS -- BACK TO THE PHONES. BEVERLY IS FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON THE DEMOCRATIC POLLING. THANKS FOR CALLING IN THIS MORNING. CALLER: I DO NOT AGREE...
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| 00:41:27 |
CALLER, -
HAD A TAX ON GAS, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PARTICULARLY FOR THE ROADS. I'M SPEAKING FOR ONLY MICHIGAN. IT NEVER GOT TO THE ROADS. THEY SPEND IT THE WAY...
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| 00:42:45 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
JERRY SANDUSKY CRIMINAL TRIAL IS THIS WEEK. THAT TRIAL WILL BEGINNINGBE GETTING UNDERWAY THIS WEEK. ONE OTHER HEADLINE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS A LOT...
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CALLER, -
KEYSTONE -- ON THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE. THE REPRESENTATIVES SAID PIPELINES WERE SUPPOSED TO DELIVER 700 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY. REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH...
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| 00:44:41 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
I WANT TO POINT TO THIS STORY THAT IS ALL OVER ALL THE PAPERS ON THE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S DIAMOND JUBILEE. A LOT OF PICTURES YESTERDAY FROM THE FLOTILLA...
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