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MORNING.. THE U.S. CAPITOL AFTER RETURNING TO WASHINGTON FOR THREE DAYS CONGRESS IS OUT FOR THE THANKSGIVING HALL DAY, BUT BACK NEXT WEEK TO WORK...
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BUSINESS STANDPOINT THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BEING A COST BURDEN ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSS SO WE'LL SEE BUT THE FACT OF THE...
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| 00:03:20 |
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BEYOND THE FISCAL CLIFF ANOTHER THING COMING FOR CONGRESS IS THE DEBT LIMIT. TREASURER ESTIMATED WE'LL HIT TATE END OF THE OF YEAR AND HAVE TO EXTEND...
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| 00:03:44 |
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HOPE SO. IN LIGHT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS OVER IN THE FISCAL CLIFF IT WOULD SEEM COMMON SENSE TO JUST INCLUDE THAT IS A PART OF THE LARGER DEAL AND DISCUSSION....
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COMMENTS SUGGESTING MAYBE THAT CONGRESS SHOULDN'T RAISE THE DEBT CEILING BUT THIS TIME AROUND YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH PROMPTLY AND QUICKLY?...
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| 00:04:25 |
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LINES AND PRESSURE BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT, THINGS DRIFT AND THIS IS A FORK IN THE ROAD FOR THEM. LIFTING OF THE DEBT CEILING. AGAIN IT'S...
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| 00:04:51 |
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REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE JOINING US ON NEWS MAKERS AT 10:00 EASTERN TIME. ONE PART OF THE OVERALL DEBATE ABOUT THE SO-CALLED...
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| 00:06:15 |
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WE'VE GOT SO MANY GROUPS AND CAUCUS THEY'RE ALL SAYING NOW YOU HAVE YOUR IT'S TIME FOR ME TO HAVE MINE. ONCE THAT GROUP GETS WHAT THEY WANT THE NEXT...
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| 00:07:19 |
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AND BEING A LOYAL VIEWER AND LISTENER. OF COURSE YOU CAN CHECK OUT THIS PROGRAM ANYTIME AT JOURNAL@CSPAN.ORG THERE'S A PERSPECTIVE AS THE CHART SAYING...
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| 00:07:55 |
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MORNING. CONGRESS IS THE ONE THAT'S BLOCKING EVERYTHING. THEY TRYING TO MAKE THE DEMOCRATS LOOK BAD BUT SEE THE SELECTION OVER. IF THEY DON'T TO TALK...
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| 00:08:39 |
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COURTESYS TO MICHAEL FLETCHER AND ZACHARY AT THE "WASHINGTON POST". AARP AN OPPOSES TO RAISING THE AGE OF MEDICARE COST WHILE IT WILL DRIVE UP...
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| 00:09:35 |
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CLIFF AND DEBT CEILING I THINK WHAT THEY SHOULD DO IS HAVE THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND THE TREASURY GETTING TO AND WAVE A MAGIC WAND OVER IN THE 1.6 TRILLION...
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| 00:10:34 |
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ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY RAISING THE REQUIREMENT OR MEAN'S TESTING? >> THAT IS
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| 00:10:38 |
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A LONGER SOLUTION BUT I'M SAYING RIGHT NOW THEY ARE PRESS ING PRESSING - THEY'RE READY TO GO OVER IN THE FISCAL CLIFF LIKE THELMA AND LUIS AND THEY...
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| 00:11:23 |
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MAKE SACRIFICES. SOCIAL IS RUNNING SURPLUS AND COULD BE MODIFIED LATER BUT MEDICARE MUST BE DEALT WITH NOW. OUR QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK...
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| 00:11:48 |
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LADY. THEY NEED TO CUT THEIR PAY BECAUSE CONGRESS ALREADY HAS TOO MANY AIDS. THOSE GUYS ARE IN THERE FOR YEARS AND THEY SHOULDN'T GET A RETIREMENT....
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| 00:13:04 |
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THANKS. NATHANIEL SAYS IN MY OPINION IF WE'RE GOING TO CUT THE FIRST THING TO GO IS FOREIGN AID. WELL THERE'S ANOTHER SPENDING ITEM. FRONT PAGE OF...
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| 00:14:22 |
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MORNING. YES. I'LL SAY INSTEAD OF CUTTING ENTITLEMENTS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY OR MEDICAID. WITH SOCIAL SECURITY, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT THEY'VE...
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| 00:15:04 |
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CALL. JOHN IN NORTH CAROLINA TWITTER SAYING RUNNING SURPLUS LIKE EVERY PONZI SCHEME DOES AT FIRST. POLITICAL NOTE FROM THE "NEW YORK TIMES". FORMER...
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| 00:16:06 |
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YEARS STANDING IS IN LARGE PART FULFILLED. CIVILIZATION OF THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS WITH IT'S STARTLING INDUSTRIAL CHANGES HAVE TENDED MORE AND MORE...
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| 00:17:50 |
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WHEN FDR SIGNED THE BILL TO LAW. GENERATIONS RELYING NOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS. THIS IS FROM JASON COCHRAK SAYING SOCIAL SECURITY...
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| 00:19:11 |
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YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. >>
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| 00:19:15 |
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CERTAINLY. GO AHEAD, YOU'RE ON THE AIR, OSCAR. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
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| 00:19:20 |
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CALL. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE WE HAVE A AREA ELECTED PRESIDENT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERY TIME I SEE HIM ON T.V., LIKE HE...
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| 00:20:35 |
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CALL. >> FROM OUR TWITTER
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| 00:20:37 |
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PAGE. SORRY BUT THANKS TO OBAMA WE OWE AN EXTRA TRILLION DOLLARS. WE HAVE TO CUT GEEZER WELFARE TO PAY FOR THEM. MARYLAND, DEMOCRAT LINE. >> THANK
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| 00:20:52 |
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YOU. I'M A FIRST TIME CALLER ACTUALLY AND THANK YOU AND ALSO I LISTEN ALL THE TIME ON C-SPAN RADIO. I WANTED TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR YOUR APP. IT'S GREAT...
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| 00:21:09 |
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119. >>
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| 00:21:10 |
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GREAT. OKAY. I WANTED TO SAY I THINK IT'S - AS A DEMOCRAT AND THIS MAY BE LITTLE UNUSUAL, I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT AARP IS TAKING THIS POSITION....
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| 00:22:23 |
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OUR APP IS AVAILABLE FOR MOBILE DEVICE. YOU CAN GET TO C-SPAN RADIO AT C-SPAN RADIO.ORG. THE HEADLINE FROM THE WORKING ON THE POST. AARP FLEXING MUSCLE...
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| 00:23:05 |
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MY TWO CENTS ON THIS. EVERY DISCUSSION AND EVERY EDITORIAL THAT I READ IN THE MAJOR PAPERS TALKS ABOUT EITHER CUTTING SPENDING OR RAISING TAXES...
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| 00:24:06 |
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CALL. AL FROM NEW YORK. INDEPENDENT LINE. THANKS FOR WAITING. >> GOOD MORNING.
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STEVE, HOW YOU DOING? >> FINE
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THANK YOU. >> I SAY ABSOLUTELY
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| 00:24:18 |
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NOT. I PLAN TO RETIRE THIS COMING YEAR AT 65. MY WIFE IS 54 AND SHE IS - SHE'S AFRAID SHE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME OF HER BENEFITS CUT JUST BECAUSE EVEN...
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| 00:26:15 |
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THE CALL JUST OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY. YOU REFERRED THIS IN THE "WASHINGTON POST". THE FOUR STAR LIFESTYLE PROMPTING CRITIQUE OF AGAIN RALS PERKS. EXTENSIVE...
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STEVE AND FELLOW FOLKS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF - I'M AGAINST THAT ANY REDUCTION OF ISSUES WITH BENEFITS. AND THERE WAS - AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS...
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| 00:29:12 |
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FROM ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA. CHARLIE HAS THIS POINT. ADJUST THE SOCIAL CAP. NOT THE AGE. WORKING FOLKS ARE WEARING OUT. PRESIDENT REAGAN MESSED WITH THE...
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| 00:29:40 |
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SIMPLE NOTION. THE WAY TO TURN OUR ECONOMY AROUND IS NOT BY MAKING RICH PEOPLE POORER BUT POOR PEOPLE RICHER. THAT'S HOW WE MOVE OUR COUNTRY FORWARD....
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| 00:30:39 |
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IN FLORIDA FOR A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND HE TALKED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. IF YOU MISSED HIS SPEECH IT'S AVAILABLE AT JOURNAL@CSPAN.ORG. OTHER...
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| 00:31:43 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT WHENEVER SOMEBODY YOU KNOW SUGGESTS PRIVATIZEING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM. DEMONIZE THIS PUSH AND GO PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS...
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| 00:32:10 |
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CALL. THIS FROM ONE OF THE VIEWERS SAYING EVERY TIME WE GIVE CONGRESS MORE MONEY AFTER THEY SPENT WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SAVE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY...
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| 00:32:27 |
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MY SOCIAL SECURITY THEY SHOULD LEAVE IT ALONE. EVERYONE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO PAY. THERE'S A FLAT RATE YOU HAVE TO PAY. PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM HAVE TO PAY...
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| 00:33:05 |
Scully, Steven - Host
THE COUNTRY NOT NEARLY AS RICH AS WE ARE CAN AFFORD TO COVER EVERY CITIZEN'S HEALTHCARE. DAVID. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I'D LIKE TO SAY
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| 00:33:16 |
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THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. MY OPINION IS THAT I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE NO LIMIT ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY TAX AND ALSO THAT THE MONEY THAT THEY ALREADY...
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| 00:33:39 |
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OKAY. AARP OUT WITH AN AD FOCUSING ON ALL THIS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ADVANCEMENT SAYS THEY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE IS PART...
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| 00:33:56 |
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YOU'RE ENTIRE LIFE. PAID YOUR DUES AND RAISED A FAMILY. YOU'VE EARNED A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND. NOW SOME IN CONGRESS WANT TO MAKE HARMFUL CUTS CUTTING...
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| 00:34:27 |
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DEBATE IN A COUPLE OF MOMENTS. HEADLINES FROM "WASHINGTON POST". THE GAZA CLASH WIDENS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHAT MANY ARE CALLING THE IRON DOME...
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| 00:34:59 |
Levinson, Charles - Correspondent
PLEASURE. HOST: FIRST GIVE US
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| 00:35:02 |
Scully, Steven - Host
AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND FEELING IN SIDE ISRAEL? HOST: THERE'S RELAY HOT OF
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| 00:35:10 |
Scully, Steven - Host
SHOCK TO SEETHARAMAN THE SIRENS GOING OFF IN TEL AVIV AND JERUSALEM. FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED SINCE 1991. AND JERUSALEM SINCE A LONG TIME. THAT'S BEEN...
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| 00:36:15 |
Scully, Steven - Host
ARAB LEADERS ARE TRYING TO PREVENT THIS FROM ESCALATING AS WE MOVE INTO DAY FIVE. WHO'S SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED AND WHAT KIND OF BARGAINING DO THEY...
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| 00:36:36 |
Scully, Steven - Host
QUESTION. IT'S NOT NEW SEEING GOVERNMENTS TO TRYING TO PRO MEET SEIZE FIRE BITS NEW IS WE HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW GOVERNMENTS ON THE SCENE NOW. YOU HAVE...
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| 00:38:21 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OF SCENES. AS YOU POINT OUT IN THE STORY AVAILABLE AT THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" WEBSITE. 40 PALESTINIAN DEAD. THREE ISRAEL IS AND WHAT IS HAMAS TARGETING?...
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| 00:38:41 |
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APTLY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO TARGET AS MUCH ACCURACY AND NOW ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE FIRING THEM IN A RUSHED WAY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GET...
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| 00:39:36 |
Scully, Steven - Host
AS WE MOVE INTO A NEW WEEK? GUEST: RIGHT
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| 00:39:40 |
Levinson, Charles - Correspondent
NOW, WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE'RE SORT OF IN BETWEEN WAITING TO SEE IF THE ISRAELIS GO AHEAD WITH THE GROUND INVASION OR THE EFFORTS HERE...
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| 00:40:21 |
Scully, Steven - Host
MIDEAST CORRESPONDENT FOR THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL". THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS SUNDAY. GUEST:
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| 00:40:31 |
Levinson, Charles - Correspondent
THANKS. HOST: FOCUS ON SUZANNE
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| 00:40:34 |
Scully, Steven - Host
RICE. DIP FLAT ON THE RISE. PIECE BY MARK LANDER FOCUSED SHE WAS PLAYING STAND IN ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 16TH APPEARING ON FIVE SUNDAY NEWS...
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| 00:41:52 |
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YOU? I WANT TO SAY EVERYONE BLAMES CONGRESS FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE MESS, BUT IT'S NOT - I MEAN, ALRIGHT. HARRY REID IF THE DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:42:33 |
Scully, Steven - Host
COSTS RISE BECAUSE THERE'S NO PRICE CONTROLS FROM THIS WRITER. TRUMAN AND NIXON WERE SOCIALIST. NEXT IRVINE, KENTUCKY. DEMOCRAT LINE GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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| 00:42:50 |
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YES. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOCIAL SECURITY HAS NO PROBLEM. IT'S WELFARE THAT COMES OUT OF IT AND HANDING OUT AND OUTS TO THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER EARNED...
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| 00:43:42 |
Scully, Steven - Host
IN THAILAND THE FIRST OF A THREE NATION TOUR BEFORE RETURN OKAY WEDNESDAY. ALSO BURMA AND MIRAMAR. OBAMA'S ROAD THERE IS PAVED WITH NEW ASIA INTENTIONS....
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| 00:44:43 |
Levinson, Charles - Correspondent
MORNING. THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE DOESN'T NEED TO BE CUT BECAUSE THERE'S 800 BILLION IN OUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR NOW. THAT'S PART OF THE 1.1 TRILLION...
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| 00:45:15 |
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OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR POINT. DANIEL HAS THIS POINT. NOTHING WRONG WITH SOCIAL SECURITY. MEDICARE IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF WITH AFFORDABLE CARE ACT....
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AS TAXES GO. WHY DON'T THEY DO AWAY WITH ALL THE DEDUCTIONS, RIGHT? AND COME UP WITH A FLAT TAX. START LIKE AT $20,000, RIGHT? YOU PAY 5% AND THEN...
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| 00:46:08 |
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THE CALL. FROM THE "NEW YORK TIMES" BOOK REVIEW. PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF THOSE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY WITH JOSEPH KENNEDY AND ROSE...
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YES. GOOD MORNING. THEY'RE ONLY VOTING MEMBERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WOULD ANY POLITICIAN THAT'S DOWN IN WASHINGTON BE ABLE TO VOTE TO UP THE...
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| 00:47:40 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OKAY. PAUL CLEMENS SAID JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN WORK LONGER. BEFORE LEAVING FOR ASIA THE PRESIDENT DELIVERING THE...
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| 00:48:01 |
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IT COMES TO TAXES THERE'S TWO PATHS AVAILABLE. ONE SAYS IF CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT BY THE END OF THE OF YEAR. EVERYONE'S TAXES AUTOMATICALLY GO UP INCLUDING...
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| 00:49:49 |
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ADDRESS. BEFORE WE SHIFT TO IMMIGRATION. LET ME GO BACK TO KLEIN IN THE "WASHINGTON POST". THESE ARE 2009 NUMBERS AND 2012 AND 13 IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET....
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HI. THIS IS KEN. NOW I'M ON SOCIAL SECURITY. I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND IT'S WORKED GREAT FOR ME. MY COMPLAINT RIGHT NOW IS THE FACT THAT AARP IS COMPLAINING...
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| 00:51:18 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CALL FROM NORTH CAROLINA. IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES WE'LL TURN TO THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION AND BE JOINED BY FORMER CEO OF KELLOGG AND THE GEORGE W....
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| 00:51:54 |
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YOU'RE RIGHT. FISCAL CLIFF IS ONE OF THE ISSUES TALKED ABOUT ON NETWORK T.V. TALK SHOWS INCLUDING THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NATIONAL SECURITY...
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