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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT MARCO RUBIO IS THAT HE IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN POSITIONED TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON WHAT THAT PARTY DOES VIS-A-VIS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IT IN THE 2012 CYCLE? >> Guest: WELL, HE WAS A
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
BIG SURROGATE FOR MITT ROMNEY. HE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. IT WAS A TERRIFIC WAY TO INTRODUCE HIM TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA. EVEN THOUGH...
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
THERE. >> Guest: AND ALL OF THESE
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Slen, Peter - Host
OTHER SWING STATES. >> Host: SO WHEN IT COMES
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Slen, Peter - Host
TO MARCO RUBIO AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, IS HE GOING TO RUN IN
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
2016? >> Guest: WELL, NOBODY -- >> Host: IS
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Slen, Peter - Host
HE RUNNING? >>
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
Guest: NOBODY TELLS YOU AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME THAT THEY ARE RUNNING, BUT IF YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR SOME CLUES, ON THE WEEKEND OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL...
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| 00:02:04 |
Slen, Peter - Host
WITH MANUEL ROIG-FRANZIA ABOUT MARCO RUBIO. THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE UP ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE MANY THIS CONVERSATION -- IN THIS...
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE BY RECOGNIZING BEFORE HIS OPPONENT DID IN THAT SENATE RACE THAT THE TEA PARTY WAS IMPORTANT. HE CONNECTED WITH THAT GROUP,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
STATE SENATE SERVICE OR STATEHOUSE SERVICE? >> Guest: WELL, HE WAS
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE A ILEY-COVETED AND HOTLY-CONTESTED KIND OF JOB. WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT IS THAT HE WAS THE FIRST CUBAN-AMERICAN. AND HE...
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| 00:04:42 |
Slen, Peter - Host
IS OUR GUEST, "THE RISE OF MARCO RUBIO" IS THE BOOK. DID HE AUTHORIZE, DID HE PARTICIPATE IN THE WRITING OF THIS
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| 00:04:49 |
Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
BOOK? >> Guest: NO. THIS IS AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY, NOT ONE THAT HE PARTICIPATED IN. IT'S A WORK OF JOURNALISM, AND IT'S BUILT ON INTERVIEWS WITH...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU THINK HE TURNED DOWN THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE POSITION? >> Guest: WELL,
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
IT'S A JOB THAT TAKES A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT OF TIME, AND IT ALSO COMES WITH A LOT OF RISK. IF YOU END UP HAVING A BAD CYCLE, IF OTHER SENATORS DON'T...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PASO, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR
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COMMENT. >> Caller: OKAY. WELL, I WAS JUST -- I HAD A QUESTION CONCERNING THE TWO AUTHORS THAT YOU HAD HERE TOGETHER. ONE OF THEM BEING -- WELL, I LIVED...
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION THERE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO ANALYZE MARCO RUBIO, BECAUSE HE'S CUBAN-AMERICAN. CUBAN-AMERICANS REPRESENT A VERY SMALL SEGMENT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE MORMON ASPECT OF MARCO RUBIO'S CHILDHOOD, WHAT DID YOU DISCOVER ABOUT THAT? CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT? >> Guest:
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
IT'S SO INTERESTING THAT HE HAS A MORMON BACKGROUND AT ALL. WHEN HE WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT AS A POSSIBLE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SOME PEOPLE WERE...
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| 00:10:35 |
Slen, Peter - Host
ATTEND CHURCH TODAY, AND IF SO, WHERE? >> Guest: HE SAYS
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
THAT WHEN HE'S IN WASHINGTON, HE ATTENDS CATHOLIC MASS EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN HE CAN. >> Host: DO YOU KNOW
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Slen, Peter - Host
WHICH? ING THE YEAH, THERE'S A CATHOLIC CHURCH JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM HIS OFFICE ON CAPITOL HILL. IT'S VERY EASY TO GET TO FOR HIM. BUT WHEN HE'S...
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Slen, Peter - Host
MEGACHURCH? >>
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
Guest: IT'S A BIG CHURCH, SOMEWHERE AROUND 50,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING IT AND SEVERAL OF ITS SATELLITE CHURCHES IN THE AREA. >> Host:
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Slen, Peter - Host
GLORIA RIGHT HERE IN MIAMI. HI, GLORIA. GLORIA, YOU WITH US? WE WILL TRY TO COME BACK TO GLORIA, IF WE CAN CHECK AND SEE IF SHE IS ON THE LINE. MANUEL...
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
YEAH. UM, THE -- WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT MARCO RUBIO WHEN HE WAS RISING AS A POLITICIAN IN FLORIDA PRESENTED HIMSELF AS THE SON OF EXILES WHO WERE FORCED...
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Slen, Peter - Host
REMEMBER CORRECTLY, YOU BROKE IT, RIGHT? AND HE CHANGED HIS STORY AFTER YOUR REPORTING, IS THAT CORRECT? >> Guest: THE SAME WEEK
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
THAT I WROTE A PIECE ABOUT THIS SITUATION, ABOUT THE DISCREPANCY, ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, ALSO EXCELLENT NEWSPAPER AS YOU KNOW HERE IN FLORIDA, ALSO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR OUR GUEST, MANUEL ROIG-FRANZIA. >> Caller: YES, THANK
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Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU. WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WHAT I'M THINKING IS THAT LATINS CANNOT BE PAYMENTED WITH A BRUSH AS SO MANY -- CANNOT BE PAINTED WITH A BRUSH AS SO MANY PEOPLE...
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
Guest: WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME HAVE SAID THAT THEY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE THAT HIS FAMILY CAME,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
ROIG-FRANZIA, WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND, AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE IN THE STORY? >> Guest: I WAS BORN IN
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
SPAIN, CAME TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN I WAS 2. MY FATHER'S A SPANIARD, AND MY MOTHER'S FROM AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN FAMILY. UM, I WAS INTERESTED IN WRITING...
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: PARALLELS TO BARACK OBAMA? >> Guest: NO DOUBT,
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
HUMBLE CIRCUMSTANCES. NO DOUBT THIS WHOLE QUESTION OF IDENTITY IS SIGNIFICANT, YOU KNOW? IT'S CLEAR THAT FROM THE PEOPLE I SPOKE TO WHO KNEW MARCO WHEN...
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| 00:19:47 |
Slen, Peter - Host
IN MIAMI, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MANUEL ROIG-FRANZIA. "THE RISE OF MARCO RUBIO," AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY, AS YOU SAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING ON BookTV....
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> Host: AND THAT WRAPS
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Roig-Franzia, Manuel - Correspondent
UP OUR COVERAGE FROM THE 2012 MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL. BY THE WAY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE SEEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH ON BookTV.ORG. REMINDER,...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.