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THIS MORNING WE ARE LOOKING UP PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND HOW FEDERAL DOLLARS HELP TO DEAL WITH THEM. OUR GUEST IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN...
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| 00:00:34 |
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TALK ABOUT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, WHAT DOES THAT REALLY ENCOMPASS? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS LIKE
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| 00:00:42 |
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THE RECENT CASES OF STEROID INJECTIONS CAUSING MENINGITIS? >>GUEST: ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES A DISEASE DETECTIVE. AFTER A TORNADO, HURRICANE, A TERRORIST...
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| 00:00:58 |
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BIG OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES CAN VERY MUCH BE PUBLIC HELP. HOST: KENNEDY SOMETHING LIKE THESE THAT INJECTIONS? -- CAN IT BE SOMETHING LIKE
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| 00:01:16 |
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THESE BAD INJECTIONS? GUEST: YES, IT CAN BE ANYTHING. HOST: TO TALK WITH OUR GUEST, WE HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THE SCREEN. A STORY
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| 00:01:34 |
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FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST." AS THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK SPREAD, PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDS SHRINK. IT SAYS THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL'S AMONG THE FEDERAL...
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| 00:02:22 |
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9/11, AND THE WEST NILE FIRE IS REALLY TRYING TO BUILD UP THE CAPACITY OF THE PUBLIC HELPALTH PROBLEM. TRAGICALLY WE HAVE THE RECESSION AND LOSS OF...
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| 00:02:52 |
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TOWARD STATE AND LOCAL PREPARED THIS. FOR CCDC PREPARED IS IN RESPONSE, 147 MILLION. TALKING ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THESE FUNDS WOULD GO TOWARDS. WHAT IS...
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| 00:03:30 |
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THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A ROBUST FEDERAL PRESENCE AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL PRESENCE. THAT MEANS DISEASE DETECTIVES OF THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL...
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| 00:03:56 |
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HOCALLER: WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF OBESITY AND HOW WE USE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO LIMIT SUGAR CONSUMPTION FOR CHILDREN MUCH LIKE ALCOHOL...
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| 00:04:22 |
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WEIGHT. HAVING SAID THAT, EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD DO THAT. THE FIRST UP IS WHAT WE CAN DO OURSELVES TO TRY TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH. THERE ARE MANY OF THE...
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| 00:05:35 |
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AGO WAS FOR THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE TO THE TUNE OF $486 MILLION. WHAT IS THE STOCKPILE? GUEST: IS ONE OF THE JEWELS OF THE INTERNAL THE EVENTS...
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| 00:05:52 |
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MEDICATIONS, SYRINGES, AND INDEED FROM A MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE IN AN EMERGENCY. HAVING USED IT, THE STATE HEALTH OFFICIAL IN MARYLAND WITH ANTHRAX THREAT...
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| 00:06:30 |
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CDC AND GOVERNMENT IS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF A GLOBAL
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| 00:06:36 |
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PANDEMIC AND HOW IT IS SPENDING MONEY ON TRYING TO PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING OR MITIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF IT AND HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH...
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| 00:07:03 |
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SARS, TO H1N1. THE FIRST THING WE DO IS HAVE SURVEILLANCE OF SYSTEMS THAT GO AROUND THE WORLD AND LOOK FOR NEW ORGANISMS. ALL OF THE LABS AROUND THE VARIOUS...
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| 00:08:20 |
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JOB SINCE 2002. JUST ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. PREVIOUS JOBS INCLUDE SERVICES OF SECRETARY OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE -- A DENTAL...
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| 00:09:12 |
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THEY SAY WHY DO WE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE FROM THE WEATHERING OR DINNER -- WEDDING OR DINNER? THEY NOTIFY THE CDC. HOPEFULLY THERE PUT TOGETHER WITH...
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| 00:10:11 |
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BENJAMIN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RESPOND TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF VACCINATIONS
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| 00:10:16 |
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AND THE COST OF VACCINATIONS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ON ANY GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A FLU VACCINATION AND IT WAS $28. I HAVE NO INSURANCE....
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| 00:11:54 |
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SERVICES, AND UNDER MOST INSURANCE PLANS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND COVERED UNDER THAT. YOU WILL SEE DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN PRICE,...
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| 00:12:49 |
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GUEST: LOOK AT IT AS A POPULATION BASIS. WE LIKE TO LOOK UP BIG NUMBERS. WHEN THE CALLLER TALKED ABOUT OBESITY, BUT CALLLER
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| 00:12:57 |
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POINTED OUT WE HAVE HAD DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER PEOPLE OBESE. IF WE DID NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AND RETARD THE GROWTH, IT WILL COST AS MORE...
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| 00:13:54 |
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NE EMERGENCIES. JOYCE FROM MISSOURI. CALLER: FOLLOWING ON THE QUESTION REGARDING CANCER. I HAVE A NINE-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC GRANDSON. WHEN HE WAS ORIGINALLY
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| 00:14:08 |
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DIAGNOSED 13-14 YEARS AGO, THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN THE AMERICAN POPULATION WERE ONE OUT OF 160 CHILDREN AFFECTED. THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN TO ONE OUT OF...
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| 00:15:20 |
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IS LOOKING AT TRACKING THOSE KINDS OF CASES, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HELP DOING BASIC RESEARCH TO TRY TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF AUTISM....
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| 00:16:24 |
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GENTLEMAN WHO APPLIED FOR THE POSITION, I ASKED HIM WHETHER OR NOT -- IT WAS A TWO- YEAR POSITION. THE IDEA HE GAVE ME IS WHEN THEY WERE ON VACATION...
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| 00:17:27 |
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EMERGENCY SYSTEM. WHEN WE NEED THE PEOPLE, WE NEED THE PEOPLE.
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| 00:17:32 |
GUEST, -
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE LISTENERS TO UNDERSTAND AND SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO YOU. PUBLIC HEALTH HAS A VERY BROAD MISSION. THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE...
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| 00:18:45 |
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GUEST: THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT CUTS. FOR SOME IT IS AS MOVING THE MONEY AROUND, BUT NEVER MIND PEOPLE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
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| 00:19:20 |
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IS EVERYONE'S A GOOD JOB. WAS MILD VIRUS OR THE ANTHRAX LETTERS, I HAD TO PULL PEOPLE FROM OTHER DUTIES WITHIN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT...
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| 00:20:56 |
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RELATED? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE PREVENTIVE MEDICINEMECHANISMS? TOGUEST: THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS...
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| 00:21:59 |
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CALLER: I THINK IT IS RATHER SAD WE HAVE TO CALL IN ON OUR POLITICAL LINES BECAUSE THERE IS NO POLITICS
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| 00:22:08 |
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IN HEALTH. WHAT THIS MAN SAYS, I BELIEVE IN. TWO THINGS TO ASK HIM. NUMBER ONE, I AM 50 YEARS OLD. WHEN I WAS A KID WE HAD DENTISTS AND DENTAL SCHOOL...
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| 00:23:51 |
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HEALTH EACH YEAR GET NOT AS HEALTHY AS WE COULD BE. WE HAVE A FAIRLY ROBUST FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THIS COUNTRY, WHICH INSURES THE DRUGS THAT...
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| 00:25:36 |
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A LIST OF THE PAST SHOW. THANKS TO DR. GEORGES BENJAMIN. LET'S KEEP GOING WITH THE CALLS. DOROTHY AND THE INDEPENDENT LINE. OO-- ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE....
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| 00:26:04 |
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SHOULD KEEP ON HAND? I LIVE BY MYSELF AND NOT AROUND PEOPLE. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A MASK WE COULD GET FROM THE DRUGSTORE OR SOMETHING? GUEST: THAT IS...
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| 00:26:27 |
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PRACTICE GOOD, BASIC TYPES -- AND HYGIENE. ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WASH THEIR HANDS FREQUENTLY IN COVER THEIR NOSE AND MOUTH WHEN THEY CAUGHT IN SNEEZE....
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| 00:28:04 |
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DO IS TELL PEOPLE TO BE PREPARED FOR THREE DAYS. ENOUGH WATER FOR THREE DAYS FOR EACH PERSON.
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| 00:28:12 |
GUEST, -
HIHAVING CANNED FOODS AROUND. WHAT YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU WERE SNOWED IN FOR THREE DAYS OR YOU WERE BLOCKED IN YOUR...
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| 00:29:21 |
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HOW MUCH IS SPENT ON PREVENTION VERSUS THE AFTERMATH OR IMPACT? GUEST: WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT PREVENTION. SIMPLE THINGS. MAKING SURE WE...
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| 00:29:36 |
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NUMBERS. MAKING SURE WE HAVE PHONES AND MECHANISM SO WE CAN TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. MAKING SURE WE HAVE SYSTEMS THAT ARE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT DISEASES ARE...
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| 00:30:11 |
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FUNDING FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS C
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| 00:30:15 |
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PROGRAMS. IN MY STATE WE HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. WHEN WE HAD SIGNIFICANT FUNDING WE FOR ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE....
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| 00:31:00 |
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BASIS WAS TERRIBLE. WE BASICALLY HAVE CONVERTED AIDES TO BE A CHRONIC DISEASE. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS WHAT WE HAVE NORMALIZED SOME PARTS...
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| 00:31:55 |
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HOW CRUCIAL IS VACCINATION AND TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION TO YOU? GUEST: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. HOST: IN LIGHT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES OR PREPARING FOR...
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| 00:32:21 |
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TO BE THE VACCINE POLICE OR HELP POLICE FOR ANYBODY. OUR JOB IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE. WE WANT YOU TO BE
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| 00:32:28 |
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INFORMED SO YOU COULD MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. WE MIGHT NAG YOU BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT DOCTORS AND NURSES DO, BUT THE JOB IS TO MAKE YOU WELL INFORMED....
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| 00:33:44 |
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MORNING DR. BENJAMIN. I WILL TELL YOU A HISTORY AND MY HEALTH
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| 00:33:51 |
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AND WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THAT IF YOU LOSE YOUR HEALTH, YOU COULD GO BANKRUPT. HOST: DOES THIS RELATE TO EMERGENCIES? CALLER: YES, BECAUSE I HAVE...
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| 00:34:12 |
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HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HOW OBAMA'S PLAN WILL HELP PEOPLE PRETTY RICH LIKE BRAZIL. -- PRETTY MUCH LIKE MYSELF. HOST: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PREVENTIVE...
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| 00:34:33 |
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CORTISONE INJECTIONS IN MY SPINE IN SEPTEMBER, SO I AM LEADING
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| 00:34:39 |
CALLER, -
UP TO THAT. THE FACT IS THAT MINNESOTA, I BELIEVE, HAS REALLY GREAT HEALTH CARE. THEY HELPED ME IN A GREAT WAY STARTING FROM 2006-2007. I AM ONE OF...
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| 00:35:25 |
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GETTING EVERYONE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. WE CERTAINLY HOPE YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THE AFFORDABLE CARE AT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU HAVING...
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| 00:35:50 |
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A QUESTION ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND WHETHER THEY POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. WE HAVE THESE LARGE COMPANIES, ARE THEY USING US AS...
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| 00:36:17 |
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A MARVELOUS STRUCTURE WITHIN OUR BODIES AND WITH AN ORGAN -- WITHIN OTHER ORGANISMS. WE ARE ABLE TO LOTS OF THINGS TO CHANGE AND MANIPULATE GENES. I...
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| 00:37:19 |
CALLER, -
WILL START FINING HOSPITALS THAT HAVE TOO MANY PATIENTS ADMITTED -- READMITTED, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DISCHARGE. FOR THE FIRST YEAR THE PENALTY CAPPED AT...
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| 00:38:04 |
GUEST, -
SERVICES IS TRYING TO GET TO. YOU TAKE YOUR CAR INTO THE SHOPPING TO GET SOMETHING FIXED AND THEN YOU LEAVE, IT IS NOT QUITE FIXED. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN...
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| 00:40:06 |
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FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES? GUEST: THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB AND TELLING THEM HOW IT WILL BE THE...
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| 00:40:20 |
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READY LOST 50,000 PUBLIC HEALTH JOBS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO THE RECESSION AND CUTS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. ADD ANOTHER 8-10% TO...
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