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GOOD MORNING. ON NEWSMAKERS THIS MORNING, WE HAVE CATHERINE RODGERS. >> I FOUND IT ENCOURAGING
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| 00:00:35 |
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THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS SPEAKING WITH SPEAKER BOEHNER AND HAVING THE TALKS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS TO DATE. THE CLOCK IS...
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| 00:01:42 |
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HAS BEEN MADE OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS? I THINK THE SPEAKER AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE TRIED TO HAVE A FRANK DISCUSSION BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY TANGIBLE...
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| 00:01:59 |
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HEARD THE DETAILS. IN WHAT THE SPEAKER HAS TOLD ME, HE HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTED THAT THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO BE HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS FAR...
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| 00:03:27 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN, YOU SAID SOMETHING AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR ANSWER SAYING, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS. THAT IS A PHRASE WE HAVE HEARD FROM ABOUT 434 MEMBERS...
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| 00:03:53 |
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SURE. THE SPEAKER MEETS WITH US REGULARLY. HE MEETS WITH THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE...
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| 00:05:12 |
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THINGS THE PRESIDENT HAS BASICALLY SAID, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN THE CONGRESS HAVE MINIMUMICED THIS ARGUMENT, THEY HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW, REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:05:51 |
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AGREED THAT THE WEALTHIEST IN THIS COUNTRY WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE BY CLOSING LOOPHOLES AND ELIMINATING THOSE TAX DETUXES. RAISING RATES, IN OUR CONCERN,...
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| 00:07:19 |
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THIS WEEK THAT SHOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT YOU, YOUR CAUCUS, TO START TALKING TO THE PRESIDENT MORE SERIOUSLY ABOUT RAISING TAXES ON THE UPPER INCOME...
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| 00:08:04 |
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WHAT I SEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANTING AND WHAT THOSE POLLS SUGGEST IS THAT'S AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT US TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. THEY WANT US TO COME...
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| 00:08:36 |
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IT? >> BECAUSE
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| 00:08:37 |
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AMERICA WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SACRIFICE AS WELL. >> AREN'T PLANS FOR THAT ON
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| 00:08:43 |
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THE TABLE? YOU PUT FORWARD ENTITLEMENT PLANS. WHY NOT DO IT? >> THE PRESIDENT
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| 00:08:49 |
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IS CALLING FOR ANOTHER STIMULUS, A $450 BILLION STIMULUS. HE'S CALLING FOR UNLIMITED DEBT CEILING INCREASES. HE IS NOT -- UNFORTUNATELY THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:09:47 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, THERE SEEM TO BE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET TO JANUARY 1 AND THERE ISN'T A DEAL. ...
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| 00:10:26 |
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SO. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING IF WE GO OVER THE CLIFF AS SUCH. IF TAXES ARE ALLOWED TO INCREASE. IF WE SEE THE SEQUESTRATION TAKE...
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| 00:12:15 |
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TO BE A BAND AID THAT THE PRESIDENT PROME -- PROPOSED? >> WELL, A BAND AID
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| 00:12:21 |
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WOULD BE SUGGESTING THAT SOMEHOW JUST ADDRESSING THE TAX SITUATION AND NOT ADDRESSING THE LARGER ISSUE OF THE SPENDING, THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM,...
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| 00:12:48 |
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ON UPPER INCOME AMERICANS WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT COME THE NEW YEAR WE WOULD SORT IT OUT. YES, IT WOULD BE A BAND AID, BUT IT WOULD HOLD US OVER FOR...
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| 00:13:06 |
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HAVE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS THE DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE. >> BUT YOUR CONFERENCE
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| 00:13:14 |
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DOES NOT AGREE TO THIS. >> MY CONFERENCE
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| 00:13:17 |
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BELIEVES AMERICA NEEDS TAX REFORM, MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES NEED TAX REFORM. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT FRAME WORK FOR TAX REFORM. REPUBLICANS ALSO BELIEVE...
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| 00:13:50 |
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PRACTICAL QUESTIONS WE'RE ASKING AROUND CAPITOL HILL HERE, WITH THE FACT CHRISTMAS IS ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY, IF THINGS CONTINUE AS THEY...
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| 00:14:26 |
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IN THE COMING DAYS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE LEADERSHIP FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE LEADERS IN THE HOUSE TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE KNEW THIS...
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| 00:14:48 |
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WOULD RATHER SPEND CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON STATE AS OPPOSED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., CORRECT? >>
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ABSOLUTELY. >> WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
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| 00:15:00 |
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YOU SEE A DEAL GETTING DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS? >> I REMAIN
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| 00:15:14 |
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HOPEFUL. WE CAN LAY OUT THAT FRAMEWORK AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> THERE HAVE BEEN A
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| 00:15:26 |
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FEW DIFFERENT MEASURES PASSED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS OF VOTING. THERE HAVE -- THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE ISSUES THAT REMAIN. YOUR...
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| 00:16:05 |
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PLAN. >> WHY DID YOU SEND THEM HOME
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| 00:16:08 |
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ON THURSDAY? >>
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| 00:16:09 |
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THEY ARE COMING BACK ON MONDAY TO BE HERE ALL WEEK LONG. I COME FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON WHERE THE FARM BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT IN GETTING SOME KIND OF...
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| 00:17:13 |
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NEXT WEEK,
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| 00:17:15 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN? >> YES. >> AND WHAT
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| 00:17:17 |
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ABOUT, CONGRESSWOMAN, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR ROLE, IN YOUR NEW ROLE AS CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT ROLE AND HOW YOU VIEW IT AS YOUR...
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| 00:17:33 |
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SURE. >> THE CONFERENCE
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| 00:17:34 |
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CHAIR IS THE CHAIR FOR THE REPUBLICANS AND THE HOUSE. WE MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO I GET TO CHAIR THOSE MEETINGS, BUT THAT IS PROBABLY THE LEAST EXCITING...
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| 00:18:09 |
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CONTESTED RACE FOR THAT POSITION. I'M WONDERING -- I KNOW FORMER VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN ACTUALLY ENDORSED YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT...
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| 00:18:31 |
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GOOD FRIENDS WITH TOM PRICE AND HE MADE THAT DECISION LONG BEFORE HE WAS TAPPED TO BE THE V.P. NOMINEE FOR THE REPUBLICANS. WE ALSO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP....
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| 00:19:37 |
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DE FACTO COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT THEN. I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU ARE COUNSELING YOUR COLLEAGUES TO BROADEN THE FIELD. THERE HAS BEEN A POOR JOB OF COMMUNICATING...
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| 00:20:08 |
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POSITION ON ANY ISSUE, I BELIEVE A LOT OF IT IS IN THE MESSENGER AND MAKING SURE WE ARE CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE THE -- WITH PEOPLE. THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN...
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| 00:21:19 |
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A LIGHT-HEARTED MOMENT WHEN CONGRESSMAN JENKINS MADE A COMMENT HOW IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE TEENAGERS RIGHT NOW, PARENTS TALKING TO TEENAGERS AND TALKING...
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| 00:21:52 |
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ARE MAKING AN EFFORT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEBATE WE ARE HAVING IN CONGRESS TODAY OVER DEBT AND THE DEFICIT AND HOW IT IMPACTS THEM AND...
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| 00:23:30 |
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MINUTES LEFT. CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT THE SHOOTING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DO YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO HAVE A DEBATE ABOUT GUN CONTROL? >> LIKE EVERYONE,...
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| 00:23:46 |
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DEAF STATED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. IT IS AWFUL. IT IS SO SAD. I AM A MOM. I HAVE TWO KIDS. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE. I THINK WE HAVE TO -- WE NEED TO ...
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| 00:24:28 |
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BEEN GIVEN BY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ALIKE AFTER THE SHOOTING IN COLORADO AND MORE RECENTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING IN PORTLAND. IF IT IS NOT GUN CONTROL,...
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| 00:24:59 |
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NEED TO SEARCH FOR THE ANSWERS. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IN CONGRESS. MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES CAN HOLD THE HEARINGS AND DIG DEEPER ...
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| 00:25:30 |
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WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR JOINING US ON "NEWSMAKERS." >> THANK
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| 00:25:38 |
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YOU. >> AND WE
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| 00:25:40 |
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RETURN TO OUR TWO REPORTERS HERE FOR A QUICK WRAP-UP. LET'S RETURN TO THE TALKS THAT WE HEARD. >> IT DOES
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| 00:25:53 |
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NOT SOUND LIKE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. CONGRESSMAN BOEHNER IS HEADED HOME TO OHIO TODAY, OR THIS WEEKEND, AND SO HE WILL BE THERE. THE PRESIDENT WILL...
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| 00:26:24 |
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SPEAKER TALK ON THE PHONE, THEY GET TOGETHER. WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON? >> WE UNDERSTAND
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| 00:26:30 |
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THERE ARE STAFF LEVEL DISCUSSIONS GOING ON. THE PRESIDENT'S LEGISLATIVE LIASON BASICALLY. SECRETARY GEITHNER AND JACK LOU AND MITCH MCCONNELL AS WELL...
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| 00:27:41 |
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DIVIDE THERE. I THINK BOEHNER IS ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING FIGURES IN THIS. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HE WAS PRESSED ON WHETHER HE WOULD ACCEPT AN INCREASE...
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| 00:28:25 |
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FROM CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS ON THAT? >> THEY HAVEN'T EVEN
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| 00:28:31 |
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SET THE TABLE AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF FIGHTING ON THIS. >> THAT'S
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| 00:28:37 |
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RIGHT. >> I NOTICE A
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| 00:28:40 |
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PATTERN. THE HOUSE WILL LEAVE AT THE END OF THE WEEK. BY MONDAY MORNING WE'RE THINKING, OH, THIS IS THE WEEK IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BY THURSDAY, THE...
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| 00:29:10 |
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WHAT DO YOU -- >> AS WE UNDERSTAND IT,
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| 00:29:13 |
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MITCH MCCONNELL IS TRYING TO PASS SOMETHING REGARDING TAXES. RAISE RATES ON UPPER INCOME AMERICANS, AS MANY AMERICANS ARE WILLING TO DO, AND AGREE BY...
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| 00:29:45 |
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PRESSURE ON THE TABLE. >>
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| 00:29:47 |
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YES. >> THE HOUSE WAS FORCEFUL
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| 00:29:50 |
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IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS, AND I THINK IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE, ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2011 WHEN THEY WERE DEALING WITH THE...
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| 00:30:16 |
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FOR THESE DAYS OF RE-ELECTION IN 2014, IF HE DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS, HE WOULD BE VERY TALENTED. IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THIS SITUATION. >>...
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