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IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THIS IS AN HOUR. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. PEOPLE WILL BE STRAGGLING IN. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED...
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IN THE CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF A THIRD WAY. ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, SOMEWHERE, NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM, WELCOME. BEFORE I HANDED...
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| 00:04:14 |
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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT WE PUT TOGETHER HERE AT THE THIRD WAY. THAT NEWS LETTER DEALS WITH SOME OTHER SUBJECTS. NOT JUST NATIONAL SECURITY. THE MAIN...
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| 00:06:39 |
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TOUGH. THE PRESIDENT CAN AND WILL BE TOUGH STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN INTERESTS ABROAD. OFF BUT THAT HE WOULD DO THIS IN A SMART WAY. I THINK PEOPLE...
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| 00:09:12 |
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IN THE BENCH. SOME PEOPLE WHO DID NOT SERVE IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ARE SERVING IN SENIOR POSITIONS HERE. I THINK THEY ARE SMART AND UNDERSTAND...
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| 00:09:55 |
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TO WAR, WE WILL. HE HAS SHOWN HE WILL USE FORCE WHEN NECESSARY, BUT HE IS A RELUCTANT WARRIOR. A RELUCTANT WARRIOR IS STILL A WARRIOR. OTHER PRESIDENTS...
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| 00:10:15 |
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OK. NEXT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MICHELLE. SHE SERVED AS UNDERSECRETARY
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| 00:10:22 |
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OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY FROM FEBRUARY 2009 TO FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. PRIOR TO HER CONFIRMATION, SHE HELPED LEAD PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRANSITION TEAM AT THE...
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| 00:11:13 |
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ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT TO THE MINDLESS WAY IN WHICH THE CUTS WOULD BE IMPOSED. IT IS ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS. NO OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT PRIORITIES. CHOOSE...
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| 00:13:35 |
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IN THIS ELECTION. IS THAT CORRECT, BY ABOUT NINE POINTS? >> 12. >> 20. 20 POINTS. THAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST? OK.
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| 00:13:46 |
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| 00:13:47 |
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VETERANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY NOT ENTIRELY MEN. EVERY POLL THAT I HAVE SEEN SHOWS MEN FAVORING MITT ROMNEY. BY ANOTHER POLL, A DIFFERENT DIRECTION....
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| 00:15:00 |
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UNITED STATES HAD AN INTEREST BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE REGION HAD AN INTEREST IN MOVING TOWARDS A MORE JUST, ACCOUNTABLE, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. WE...
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| 00:18:58 |
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ARE OR SHOULD BE RESPONDING? >> IT IS INTERESTING. IF YOU PEEL AWAY GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S POSITION, THERE IS NOT A
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| 00:19:08 |
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LOT OF DIFFERENT SPEECH IN HIM AND PRESIDENT OBAMA. BOTH IRAN AND OBAMA BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING THE OPPOSITION. THE ADMINISTRATION -- BUT ROMNEY AND OBAMA...
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| 00:20:45 |
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ONE OF THE COUNTRY THAT WAS MENTIONED WAS -- I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE IS,
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| 00:20:55 |
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IF OBAMA HAS A SECOND TERM, HOW LONG COULD TO GO BEFORE YOU HAD TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER SANCTIONS ARE DOING THE JOB? I AM WONDERING HOW LONG...
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| 00:21:27 |
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HE WILL REITERATE THAT AT THE UNITED NATIONS TODAY. ALL OPTIONS REMAIN ON THE TABLE TO INCLUDE MILITARY FORCE TO ACHIEVE THAT OUR OBJECTIVE. GOVERNOR...
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| 00:24:24 |
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LEAST, HAS CHALLENGED THE UNITED STATES TO DEFINE A RED LINE OR ELSE IS REAREAL WOULD BE ABLE TO ACT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT CLEARING ANYTHING WITH THE UNITED...
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| 00:25:04 |
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OFFICIALS. WE ARE IN LOCK STEP WITH THEM ON HOW FAR IRAN IS TOWARD GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON CAPABILITY. WE ARE IN STEP WITH THEM ON THE OBJECTIVE OF...
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| 00:27:21 |
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WITH ISRAEL ON THE QUESTION OF IRAN. I THINK BOTH SIDES UNDERSTAND, BOTH PARTNERS UNDERSTAND THE POSITIONS. WE HAVE OF THEIR BACK. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE...
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| 00:29:54 |
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ROMNEY'S TRIP TO ISRAEL AND ALL THE STATEMENTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE TRYING TO DESCRIBE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES UNDER OBAMA,...
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| 00:30:31 |
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IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN. THIS ADMINISTRATION -- WE ARE TAKING OUR FORCES OUT BY 2014. SOME PEOPLE IN MILITARY SAY THAT IT IS PREMATURE. ALONG THE SAME WAY...
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A GOOD HANDLE ON THE PROGRAM. WITH THAT SAID,
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| 00:31:44 |
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THERE IS ALWAYS POTENTIAL FOR SURPRISES. WHAT THIS PRESIDENT HAS INSURED IS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THE NECESSARY PREPARATORY STEPS SO THAT THE OPTIONS ARE...
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| 00:34:17 |
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POINT, FINALLY AFTER-- THERE IS NO COUNTRY THAT RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHAT IT IS DOING THEN IRAN. YOU'RE RIGHT THAT WE HAVE BEEN...
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| 00:35:52 |
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MILITARY ATTACK WOULD ONLY DELAY IN NOT END THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- AND
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| 00:36:00 |
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NOT END THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM. YOU CAN USE NUCLEAR-WEAPONS TO TAKE OUT THE SIGHTS AND THEIR REGIMES. AT WHAT POINT DOES THAT BECOME A VIABLE OPTION? >>...
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| 00:36:25 |
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DOES IT DEFINITELY GET ON THE TABLE? >> I DO NOT THINK THAT IS IN THE LISTED SCENARIO. I DID NOT WANT TO SPECULATE ON
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| 00:36:38 |
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ITS. >>
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| 00:36:42 |
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WHY DAY THINK AFGHANISTAN HAS PLAYED A NON-ROLE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL -- WHY DO YOU THINK AFGHANISTAN HAS PLAYED
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| 00:36:51 |
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IN NON- ROLE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? [INDISCERNIBLE] >> I DO NOT THINK AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN. IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT FORGOTTEN BY THE PRESIDENT....
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| 00:37:20 |
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TALKS ABOUT IT. HE TALKED ABOUT IT EVEN AT THE CONVENTION. IT IS NOT A POLITICALLY POPULAR, ABOUT WINNING TOPIC. THERE IS A CERTAIN COMMANDER IN CHIEF...
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| 00:39:28 |
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TRADITIONALLY REPUBLICAN HAVE ENJOYED AN ADVANTAGE, POLITICALLY, AMONG VETERANS. I THINK THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNGER VETERANS COMING TO THE BATTLEFIELD...
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| 00:41:14 |
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FOR DEMOCRATS ON DEFENSE. IT IS 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE
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| 00:41:20 |
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HAVE NOW REACHED THE POINT OF WHAT THAT SURVEY SHOWED. I AM WONDERING ABOUT THE ROMNEY ADMINISTRATION ATTACKING THE PRESIDENT AND SHOWING THAT HE IS FUMBLING...
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| 00:42:02 |
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IN CHIEF. I DO NOT THINK THAT HAS CHANGED EVEN IN THE MOST RECENT POLLS. I THINK THE DEMOCRATS UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN BE SECURE AND YOU CAN BE SMART...
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| 00:43:06 |
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BEFORE YOUR NAM AIM" COMMENTS. GETTING THE FACTS WRONG AND INSERTING HIMSELF IN A WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE FOUND DISTASTEFUL, IF NOT EMBARRASSING FOR HIM....
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| 00:43:56 |
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LOOK, I WILL EXPLOIT THESE EVENTS AS A GET CLOSER TO THE ELECTION. HE IS TRYING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT. HE IS TRYING TO POLITICIZE THINGS. WHEN HE GETS...
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| 00:46:01 |
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AUDIO] TODAY IN THE TIMES, THERE HAS BEEN ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. >> IT SEEMS THERE IS A POLITICAL VULNERABILITY. MAYBE SOMETHING...
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| 00:46:38 |
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IF THE ROMNEY TEAM HAD NOT PUT THEIR FOOT IN THE MOUTH ABOUT LIBYA, WE MIGHT YOUR STRONGER -- HEAR STRONGER ABOUT ISLAMIST DEMOCRACY IN. IS THAT A CONCERN?...
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| 00:47:06 |
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ATTACK OUR HOMELAND. IF THAT IS THEIR OBJECTIVE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PACE OF THE TRANSITION IS DRIVEN BY THE ABILITY OF THE AFGHANS TO STEPUP,...
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| 00:49:10 |
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AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BANDS THAT OCCURRED AND TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS. WHAT I WOULD QUESTION IS THE ASSUMPTION ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT SOMEHOW THEY COMPLETELY...
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| 00:51:26 |
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IN WHICH HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH COUNTRY IN ITS OWN TERMS.
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| 00:51:30 |
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THIS IS A REGION THAT IS RECONCILING AMONG ITS PEOPLE FOR A MORE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT AND THE CULTURE OF ISLAM. THIS IS NOT NEW. HOW BE MAILED ELEMENTS...
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| 00:53:03 |
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I THINK OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS, EVERY PRESIDENT AND EVERY CANDIDATE HAS SAID THAT ENERGY SECURITY OUR
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| 00:53:10 |
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ENERGY DEPENDENCE WILL HAVE AN IMPORTANCE. LOOK WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS A COHESIVE ENERGY SECURITY...
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| 00:53:49 |
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REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN SOURCES. WE ARE FOCUSING ON PRODUCING ENERGY SOURCES AT HOME AND CLEAN ENERGY AS WELL. AT THE SAME TIME, HE HAS WORKED...
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| 00:54:51 |
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EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES. >> THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE ROMNEY HAS BORROWED THE PRESIDENT OF'S LINE IN ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH TO ENERGY
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| 00:55:04 |
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INDEPENDENCE. ALL ANALYSTS SAY WE WILL BE AN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2020. THE DISTINCTION -- THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS EMOTE COHERENT VIEW. WILL...
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| 00:56:03 |
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STATES? IS THERE A LEGITIMATE DEBATE ABOUT CHINA? >> I THINK THE RISE OF CHINA IN ASIA PACIFIC IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN...
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| 00:56:23 |
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THE REASONS WHY BEEN THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO PUT EMPHASIS ON ASIA PACIFIC. CHINA IS RISING. INDIA IS RISING. AMERICAN JOBS ACT WILL DRIVE SO MUCH OF...
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| 00:58:19 |
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WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS THIS TIME CHOSEN ARE REPUBLICANS REPEATEDLY? THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A NEW WORLD. THIS IS A 21ST CENTURY. THE KIND...
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| 00:59:14 |
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FOR ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS. THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING IN THE CAMPAIGN THAT IS WORTH NOTING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER I HAVE SEEN OF THE COUNTRIES...
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