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BACK ON THE "WASHINGTON
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JOURNAL" FOR A DISCUSSION ON FACT CHECKING. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF POLITIFACT? GUEST: POLITIFACT IS A FACT CHECKING WEBSITE....
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CANDIDATES, POLITICAL GROUPS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND RATE THEIR ACCURACY ON A TRUTH-O- METER FROM TRUE TO FALSE. HAVE OUR LOWEST RATING, PANTS ON FIRE,...
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THAT THE PRIMARY IS OVER. YOU WERE HERE DURING THE PRIMARY TO DISCUSS SOME TRENDS. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING NOW? GUEST: THE POLITICAL GROUPS -- I ALWAYS HAVE...
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PACS, SUPERPACS, THE 501-C4 GROUPS. THEY'RE ALL LAYING DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. THEY ARE USING MANY OF THE SAME TALKING...
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QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE OR FACTS THAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST FOR POLITIFACT LOOK INTO. WE WILL TAKE ALL OF THOSE CALLS. LET'S LOOK AT AN AS...
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MADE. WE WERE NOT RICH, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY DAUGHTER THROUGH COLLEGE. >> A GOOD PAYING JOB THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT AND RAISE A FAMILY ON IS HUGELY...
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CAPITAL. >> BAIN CAPITAL WAS THE MAJORITY
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OWNER. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE. MITT ROMNEY WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE INFLUENCE THAT HE EXERCISED OVER THESE
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COMPANIES. >> TAKE US THROUGH YOUR FACT CHECKING FOR THAT AD. GUEST: IT
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WAS TRICKY. IT WAS NOT ONE SINGLE FACT STATED IN THAT. WE TOOK THE PRESS RELEASE ABOUT
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THIS AD THEN WE TOOK A STATEMENT FROM IT THAT AFTER THEY BOUGHT SGT, MITT ROMNEY LOADED IT WITH DEBT, AND WALK AWAY WITH A HEALTHY PROFIT. WE TOOK THAT...
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CLIP] >> SAME-SEX COUPLES SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED. >> I INDICATED MY VIEW, WHICH IS I DO NOT FAVOR MARRIAGE BETWEEN
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PEOPLE OF THE SAME GENDER. I DO NOT FAVOR CIVIL UNIONS, IF THEY
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ARE IDENTICAL TO MARRIAGE, OTHER THAN BY NAME. HOST: TAKE US THROUGH THE FACT CHECKING ON THAT ONE. GUEST: THE FACT WE CHECKED IS THAT MITT ROMNEY WOULD
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DENY GAY PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO ADOPT CHILDREN. WE RAIDED THAT FALSE. WE FOUND THAT
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THERE JUST WAS NOTHING IN WHAT ROMNEY HAD SAID TO SUPPORT THAT CLAIM THAT -- EDDIE HAD BEEN CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED TO GAY MARRIAGE, BUT ALSO SAID HE RESPECTED...
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MORNING, RICHARD. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WAS WONDERING -- I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS WEBSITE --
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THE REAL DELICATE TOWN. THEY HAVE ROMNEY AT 627 AND RON PAUL AT 156. A LONG WAY TO TAMPA OF. IS ANYBODY INVESTIGATING -- RON PAUL SAYS HE HAS MORE DONATIONS...
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DONATIONS, WE HAVE FACT CHECKED THAT. WE HAVE GIVEN THAT
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A TRUE. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HAVE GIVEN HIM MORE CONTRIBUTIONS THAN BARACK OBAMA AND MORE THAN TWICE WHAT THEY SEND OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. WE...
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TYPE OF POLITIFACT STORY THAT WE DID OVER THE WEEKEND. ONE OF OUR WRITERS WHO SPECIALIZES IN ECONOMICS, WE DECIDED THAT
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INSTEAD OF TELLING THE STORY THROUGH FACT CHECKS, THAT WE WOULD JUST LAID OUT THE NUMBERS FOR PEOPLE. OUR LEAD STORY ON POLITIFACT.COM RIGHT NOW IS THE...
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ABOUT, TAKING A LOOK AT A LOAF OF WHITE BREAD, A HALF POUND OF GROUND CHUCK, AND THE CHANGES OVER THE YEARS FROM 2008 THROUGH TODAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT...
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BETTER. MORTGAGE RATES ARE DOWN TO 3.9%. 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO, WHO COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED MORTGAGE RATES THAT LOW? OTHER NUMBERS HAVE NOT GONE SO WELL....
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AHEAD, BILL. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, C-SPAN. I RECENTLY READ IN A MAGAZINE THAT POLITIFACT
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AND YOUR NEAREST COMPETITOR HAD LISTED IN GENERAL PRESS THE OF STATEMENTS AND ALMOST SEVEN OUT OF 10 PANTS ON FIRE WERE GIVEN TO REPUBLICANS AS OPPOSED...
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UMPIRE WHO IS OUT AT HOME MORE, THE YANKEES OR THE RED SOX? I DO NOT KNOW. WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING INDEPENDENTLY. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO SORT OF PAIN ONE PARTY...
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A BUSINESS UNIT OF IT. THESE ARE
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REPORTERS AND WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. WE ARE INDEPENDENT. EVERYDAY WE CHOOSE TWO OR THREE OF THE MOST INTERESTING CLAIMS THAT...
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COMPLEXITY. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT WORK. SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN STUDYING
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FACT CHECKING IF SAID RECENTLY, WHY DON'T MORE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS DO THIS? BECAUSE IT'S HARD. IT TAKES A REAL COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES AND THE TAMPA BAY...
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AS THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, WE ARE IN VERY IMPORTANT STATES SUCH AS FLORIDA, OHIO,
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WISCONSIN, VIRGINIA. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE JUST OPENED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE WEEKEND. SO THERE IS A STATE THAT IS NOT ALWAYS PREDICTABLE IN...
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TEN TO 15. WE HAVE CHECKED MORE THAN 5000 POLITICAL CLAIMS OVER THE YEARS. HOST:
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GARY IS ON THE LINE FROM LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA. YOU ARE ON THE LINE WITH BILL ADAIR. CALLER: 2 THAT
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OBAMA IS NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THE THING IS EVERY TIME HE
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TRIES TO PASS SOMETHING FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE GOP AND JOHN BOEHNER ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING UP WE CANNOT PASS IT IF YOU ARE GOING TO INCREASE THE TAXES...
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| 00:15:53 |
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PEOPLE VOTE IN ROMNEY, THIS COUNTRY WILL BE IN BAD SHAPE. IF OBAMA DID NOT
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BREAK ANY PROMISES. HE JUST CANNOT GET ANYTHING PASSED WITH THE GOP. HOST: YOU HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE PRESIDENT THOSE PROMISES SINCE THE 2008 CAMPAIGN....
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IN 2008 WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD CREATE A NEW DEVICE, A METER THAT WOULD TRACK THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES
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GUEST, -
THAT BARACK OBAMA MADE IN THE 2008 CAMPAIGN. HE HAS MADE MORE THAN 500 PROMISES FROM VERY SPECIFIC PROMISES TO INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENCIES. EVERYTHING...
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PROMISES KEPT, YOU CAN SEE THAT AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROMISES THAT HE HAS BROKEN. WE SAW OUR GOP PLEDGE-OMETER. POLITIFACT IS ALL ABOUT HOLDING ELECTED...
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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AGENDA PROMISED SO MUCH. >> WE MUST TELL MILLIONS OF HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE. >> A PROMISE BROKEN. ONE IN
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FIVE MORTGAGES ARE STILL UNDER WATER. >> IF YOU
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ARE A
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FAMILY MAKING LESS THAN $250,000 A YEAR, YOU WILL NOT SEE
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YOUR TAXES GO UP. >> BROKEN. OBAMACARE RAISES 18 DIFFERENT TAXES. CALLER: WHAT IS YOUR RATING ON
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THAT AD? GUEST: WE LOOKED AT THE FORECLOSURE
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CALLER, -
CRISIS CLAIM, SPECIFICALLY THAT HE BROKE HIS PROMISE TO
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GUEST, -
HELP HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE. WE RATED THAT MOSTLY TRUE. DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS. ONE OF OUR RIDERS SPENT ABOUT A WEEK STUDYING WHAT HE HAD...
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CALLER: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NEWSPEOPLE NOT DOING ANY FAST CHECKING -- FACT CHECKING. NBC DOES IT EVERY DAY. THE ONLY SEE
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THINGS WITH THEIR LEFT EYE. A PERSON LIKE YOURSELF, IF YOU'RE NOT TRULY INDEPENDENT OR BIPARTISAN, YOU CAN GET ON A PROGRAM LIKE THIS AND VERIFY THINGS...
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THAT YOU BROUGHT ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE,
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THE MAIN FOCUS OF THAT ARTICLE IS GAY MARRIAGE AND ROMNEY IS AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE, BUT YOU CHOSE -- I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE MORMON RELIGION. IS...
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| 00:23:42 |
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THERE, WE TRY TO FACT CHECKED IT. WE DO A LOT OF FACT CHECKING OF CHANGE E-MAILS, WHICH
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OFTEN PASS ALONG THESE KIND OF CLAIMS ABOUT RELIGION AND MORE PERSONAL THINGS. WE SPENT A LOT OF ENERGY IN THE 2008 CAMPAIGN. WE CHECKED SOME OF THE...
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| 00:24:50 |
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TOPIC, BUT I JUST WANT --
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I'M FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA, BUT I WOULD LIKE HIM TO CHECK A COUPLE. OF COUPLE THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION SAYS TO SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY....
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| 00:25:50 |
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TRY TO FACT CHECK IT. THESE THINGS ARE OFTEN MATTERS OF
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GUEST, -
OPINION. WHERE WE CAN BRING SOME VALUE IS IF SOMEBODY CHARACTERIZED AS A COURT OPINION OR A JUDGE'S -- AND SAYS A JUDGE SAYS THIS, THEN WE WILL FACT CHECK...
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THE CLOSED SOLYNDRA PLANT LAST WEEK AND IT BEING IN THE HEADLINES. GGUEST: WE HAVE DONE HAVEOR FOURTHREE OR FOUR ON THIS. ONE OF THEM SAID THAT SOLYNDRA...
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| 00:27:15 |
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WHICH IS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRYING TO YOUR ORIGINAL RESEARCH. WE DO TRY TO YOUR ORIGINAL RESEARCH WHERE POSSIBLE. WE DON'T
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TYPICALLY HAVE TO LEAVE THE OFFICE TO VERIFY A LOT OF THESE THINGS. WE CAN LOOK AT GOVERNMENT REPORTS AND OTHER NEWS REPORTS. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WE LIKE...
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SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE SAYING ALL KINDS OF THINGS ON C-SPAN THAT ARE QUESTIONABLE.
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THE ONLY NEWS SOURCE THAT YOU CAN GET THE TRUTH IS FOX NEWS. A LOT OF PEOPLE COME ON HERE AND SAY THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE. I WONDER IF MAYBE FOR ONE...
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CALLER: I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE DYSFUNCTIONALITY OF THE CONGRESS.
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THEY TRY TO HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS,
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BUT THE POSTAL BILL WHERE THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE RETIREES HEALTH BENEFITS AND THE RESULT HAS BEEN THAT IT IS BANKRUPTING THE POST OFFICE....
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GUEST, -
SEARCH BOX AND TIEPINS FILIBUSTER. I DON'T RECALL SPECIFICALLY THAT WE HAVE DONE IT, BUT THAT IS AN INTERESTING ONE. HOST: HAVE YOU DONE WORK ON THE DODD-FRANK...
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HOST, -
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GUEST, -
THE SCOPE OF FACTS OUT THERE. ON ANY GIVEN DAY IS THERE ARE A THOUSAND THINGS WE COULD CHECK. IF WE WERE TO SAY, TAKE A DAY OF C-SPAN, YOU WOULD BE LOOKING...
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THE MYSTERY OF FLIGHT 427, CRASH INVESTIGATION FROM 2000 TO. THAT'S WHEN IT WAS PUBLIC SPIRIT AND HE'S THE WINNER OF AN AWARD FOR COVERAGE OF CONGRESS....
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAD TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THEY ARE THE MOST CONSERVATIVE SPENDING PRESIDENTS IN YEARS. THE THING THAT STUCK IN MY BRAIN IS THIS,...
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| 00:31:43 |
GUEST, -
PARTICULARLY AMONG BUDGET ANALYSTS OVER THE PAST WEEK OR TWO. THIS ORIGINATED WITH A COMMENTARY ON A FINANCIAL WEB SITE CALLED MARKET WATCH. IT CLAIMED...
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| 00:34:05 |
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STREET SUPPORTS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THEN GET YOUR THOUGHTS AFTERWARDS. >> I DID NOT RUN FOR OFFICE TO BE HELPING OUT A BUNCH OF FAT CAT BANKERS ON WALL...
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OBAMA'S LAST CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WALL STREET BANKERS AND FINANCIAL INSIDERS,
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MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE IN HISTORY. >> HELPING OUT A BUNCH OF FAT CAT BANKERS ON WALL STREET. >> BUT OBAMA VOTED FOR THE WALL STREET BAILOUT. >>...
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WHITE HOUSE IS
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FULL WALL STREET FAT CATS.
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HIS FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, AMBASSADOR TO
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| 00:34:43 |
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TGERMANY, TREASURY SECRETARY. JON CORZINE, LOST $1.2 BILLION OF INVESTORS' MONEY ON WALL STREET, WAS OBAMA'S ADVISOR ON THE STIMULUS. HOST: WHY WAS...
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| 00:35:05 |
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THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE OF WALL STREET.
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GUEST, -
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS, WHICH IS A GREAT WEB SITE THAT KEEPS THIS DATA AND REALLY ARRANGES IT IN WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE SENSE...
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| 00:35:56 |
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IT INCREDULOUS THAT THE FIRST AD THAT OBAMA TRIED TO BLAME
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ROMNEY FOR ACCESS BAIN CAPITAL WHEN HE HAD NOT EVEN BEEN THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND YOU SAID THAT WAS MOSTLY TRUE. AND THE LATEST THING YOU SAID...
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GUEST, -
MOMENT AGO, I DON'T EXPECT YOU AGREE WITH EVERY RATING THAT WE MAKE. IN THE SAME WAY THAT IF YOU ARE YANKEES FAN OR RED SOX FAN, YOU'LL NOT AGREE WITH...
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| 00:37:44 |
HOST, -
KICHI. IRVING IS WAITING ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. DID WE LOSE YOU? WE WILL GO TO MICHELLE ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE FROM NEW JERSEY....
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| 00:38:10 |
CALLER, -
GLOBAL LISTS VERSUS NATIONALISTS. BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES ARE BLESS -- ARE GLOBALISTS. THERE WAS A FOREIGN STUDENT WHO GOT INTO IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS....
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| 00:38:54 |
HOST, -
I CAN RECALL, THERE WAS A CLAIM ABOUT HIS REFUSAL FOR A LONG TIME TO RELEASE HIS TAX RETURN. I KNOW THAT HE HAS RELEASED
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| 00:39:01 |
GUEST, -
AT LEAST ONE YEAR. THAT MAY BE ALL. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF FACT CHECKS ON THAT. WE TEND TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE MAKES A CLAIM ABOUT...
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COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THEY
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CALLER, -
HAVEDON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING ANY INDEPENDENT AUDIO OR RECORDING DEVICES DIVORCE COURT OR FAMILY COURT. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CHECKED? GUEST:...
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AND ALDERMAN OR SOMEONE MADE A CLAIM ABOUT IT, AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE A PARTNER IN ILLINOIS. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO...
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| 00:40:53 |
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EARLY. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A CLEAR FAVORITE AT THIS TIME. WE
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| 00:41:00 |
GUEST, -
ARE HEARING RERUNS OF PREVIOUS LIES OF THE YEAR. ONE THAT WE HEARD IN OHIO THE OTHER DAY WAS THE CLAIM THAT THE DEMOCRATIC HEALTH CARE LAW IS A GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:41:33 |
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IN LATER SEGMENTS GUEST: THANKS FOR HAVING ME. HOST: A DISCUSSION ON CHINESE INVESTMENT IN THE U.S. UP NEXT WITH DANIEL ROSEN OF THE PETERSON INSTITUTE...
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| 00:41:43 |
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LATER, A WEEKLY MONEY SEGMENT WITH A LOOK AT AN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICARE PROGRAM THAT COSTS A BILLION DOLLARS OVER 10 YEARS. FIRST, A NEWS UPDATE FROM C-SPAN...
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| 00:42:02 |
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LONG-HELD ARTIFACTS COLLECTED DURING THE WAR WITH HIS VIETNAMESE COUNTERPART. THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO OPEN THREE NEW SITES IN THE COUNTRY...
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