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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WITH FRANK OLIVERI FROM "CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY." THIS IS YOUR PIECE ABOUT THE NOMINATION OF CHUCK HAGEL. YOU NOTE CHUCK HAGEL HAS A LONG RECORD OF BEING...
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
GUEST: HE HAS VOTED AGAINST EVERY BILL. HE VOTED TO SUPPORT SPENDING BILLS ACROSS THE BOARD DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. HE HAS BACKED THE ADMINISTRATION...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THOSE MORNINGS. GUEST: HE STOOD
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
PRETTY HAWKISH WLY SOME OF THOSE. HOST: WHAT HAS BEEN
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HIS RECORD ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET? GUEST: HE USED THE TERM
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
LOA BLOATED. THERE IS SOME CONCERN IN SOME SECTORS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. SOME BELIEVE THERE ARE PLACES IN THE DEFENSE BUDGET THAT NEED TO BE TIGHTENED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IS UP FIRST FOR THE PENTAGON? GUEST: THEY GOT THROUGH A
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
TOUGH DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. THAT SETS POLICY. THEY HAVE BEEN REDUCING SPENDING. THIS WAS PART OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT. HOST: IS THAT PLAN
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SET? GUEST:
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
AFTER 2013, THEY WILL HAVE MORE DISCRETION AS TO HOW CUTS WILL BE APPLIED. THERE IS STILL THE THREAT OF SEQUESTER. THEY GAVE THEMSELVES ABOUT TWO MONTHS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL HAD AUTHORIZED A BUDGET OF $633 BILLION FOR DEFENSE. $80 BILLION FOR THE AFGHANISTAN WAR. DOES THAT ADDRESS THOSE...
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
SET ASIDE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUND, THE WAR FUNDING. THE OVERSEAS FUNDING DOES FALL. BUT THOSE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HAGEL HAS SAID ABOUT SEQUESTRATION? GUEST: I
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
THINK HE THINKS SEQUESTRATION IS BAD. HIS COMMENTS WERE MORE BROAD. "IT IS BLOATED." THERE ARE REPUBLICANS WHO VIEW THERE ARE ERRORS. THERE IS A LOT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ON THE LARGE EQUIPMENT, WHAT IS BEING EYED? GUEST: A COMBAT SHIP
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
IS A NAVY PROGRAM. IT IS A SMALL TYPE SHIPS. THE MISSIONS ARE SOMEWHAT MODELUDDLED. THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING THAT WORK. THE F-35 PROGRAM IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TWITTER. GUEST: THE DEFENSE BUDGET --
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
WE CANNOT NECESSARILY SHAPE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S. AND MANY WAYS WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE THREATS ARE GOING TO BE. AFFORDABILITY DRIVES A LOT OF WHAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
C-SPAN JUNKY. GUEST: THAT IS PROBABLY
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
TRUE. THIS IS A 10-YEAR BUDGET. THE OUT YEARS OF THE PLACE WHERE ALL OF OUR DREAMS COME TRUE. A DECISION CAN BE REVERSED AT ANYTIME BY CONGRESS. SOME...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
LIKE FOR THE HAGEL NOMINATION? GUEST: IT LOOKS
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
LIKE HE WILL GET HIS HEARING. A LOT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT HE SAYS IN THE HEARING. IF HE SAYS THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AND UNDERLINES THEM,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE TALKING WITH FRANK OLIVERI ABOUT THE NOMINATION OF CHUCK HAGEL AND THE PENTAGON'S BUDGET. DEMOCRATS, 202-585-3880. REPUBLICANS, 202-585-3881. INDEPENDENTS...
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
HAVE SOME KEY DEMOCRATS WEIGHING IN HIS FAVOR. HARRY REID WILL BE STRONG FOR HIM. DEMOCRATS WILL BE STRONG FOR HIM. YOU WILL SEE A BROAD BRUSH OF DEMOCRATS....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TODAY," TALKING ABOUT THE ISRAEL AND IRAN COMMENTS. HOST: IS IT
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
10 DEMOCRATS THAT COULD OPPOSE? GUEST: DEMOCRATS
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS COMMENTS ON EIGHT PEOPLE. THEY WANT TO HEAR HIM OUT. I DID NOT SEE ANY DEMOCRATS TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND ABOUT CHUCK HAGEL....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN IS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES AND MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT ON FRIDAY. GUEST: THE
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
INTEREST IS TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF THE DRAWDOWN. IT'S TIME TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY ON AFGHANISTAN. THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO DRAW DOWN MORE QUICKLY. CARL LEVIN...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I WATCHED YOUR
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CALLER, -
SHOW EVERY MORNING. I DON'T APPROVE OF HAGEL. I KNOW WHAT WAR DOES TO PEOPLE. HE IS AGAINST A LOT OF THINGS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY PEOPLE THINK...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE CHUCK HAGEL IS A VIETNAM VET THAT HE WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO GO TO WAR?
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CALLER, -
CALLER: YES. GUEST: THERE IS A HISTORY
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
OF POWERFUL LAWMAKERS THAT WERE EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN WARTIME THAT WERE WARRIORS THEMSELVES. DANIEL INOUYE LOST HIS ARM IN COMBAT. NOBODY WOULD VIEW HIM...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THAT MEAN FOR THE RANK-AND-FILE? GUEST: I THINK
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THIS GUY IS LIKE THEM. HERE IS A PERSON THAT STARTED AS AN ENLISTED PERSON IN THE MILITARY. IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT HE WILL CARE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BILL ILNN CHICAGO. CALLER: I AGREE WITH
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CALLER, -
EVERYTHING YOUR GUEST JUST SAID ABOUT HAGEL. HE BRINGS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE THOSE WHO THINK ISRAEL SHOULD HAVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ISRAEL SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? CALLER: I DON'T
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CALLER, -
THINK ISRAEL SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. HOST: NATE IN
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. CALLER: I HAVE NO PROBLEM
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CALLER, -
WITH CHUCK HAGEL SHOULD BE THE DEFENSE SECRETARY. I THINK HIS BACKGROUND IN THE MILITARY IS HELPFUL. HE KNOWS WHAT IT IS TO BE IN WAR AND THE PRICE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
VETERANS AND WHAT ROLE CHUCK HAGEL HAVE. GUEST:
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
HE HAS A ROLE IN SETTING POLICY. WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HEADS UP THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. THERE ARE THINGS HE WILL IMPACT. THINGS LIKE RETIREE BENEFITS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT WEIGHED IN ON THE NOMINATION OF CHUCK HAGEL? GUEST: WHAT WE'RE TALKING
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
ABOUT IS A LOBBYING -- A GROUP OF INTEREST GROUPS THAT ARE PRO ISRAEL THAT HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT CHUCK HAGEL. THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL HAS NOT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FROM "THE BALTIMORE SUN." HOST: ABOUT THE
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COMMENTS ON THAT, THIS IS FROM "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" ABOUT THE COMMENTS THAT CHUCK HAGEL AS MADE THAT HIS CRITICS HAVE BEEN REFERENCING. THIS IS FROM...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WEIGHS IN IN HIS PIECE IN "THE WASHINGTON POST." HOST: REBECCA
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IN OHIO. THANK YOU FOR WAITING. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. HOW WELL IS HE BEING VETTING? I HAVE WATCHED HIM ON TV. HE IS ANTI-SEMITIC. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOTHING FOR THE AMERICAN...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING FROM THE FORMER SENATOR? CALLER: I
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CALLER, -
WATCH ON FOX NEWS AND MSNBC. IT ISN'T JUST FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. HE HAS BEEN A SENATOR FOR A LOT OF YEARS. HE IS NOT NEW ON THIS PAGE. HOST: HER COMMENTS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ABOUT HOW HE VIEWS MEN AND WOMEN IN THE MILITARY. GUEST: HE WAS A
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
PROMINENT MEMBER ON THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE. I STRUGGLE WITH PEOPLE WHO THROW AROUND TERMS SAYING HE IS ANTI- SEMITIC. I DO NOT KNOW IF...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: JODI ON TWITTER. AND THEN BARKED BUSH SAYS NO DEMOCRATS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE? GUEST: YOU
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
HAVE REPUBLICANS POINTING TO DEMOCRATS SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE, AT EAST IN RECENT ADMINISTRATIONS. I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE AMONG THE DEMOCRATS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WE WILL GO NEXT TO NEBRASKA. REPUBLICAN COLLAR.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT JOHN KEIKO, THE PRESIDENT'S CHOICE IN NOMINATING HIM. I THINK HE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. FIRST...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HEARTS, IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT? CALLER: YES,
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CALLER, -
HE WAS DECORATED. I THINK HE IS A -- AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: WE WILL GO TO ILLINOIS. CALLER: SOME OF YOU
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CALLER, -
FOLKS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE CODE WORDS BEING USED BY ANTI-SEMITES. JEWISH LOBBY, THAT IS A CODE WORD. LET'S GROW UP A LITTLE BIT. MAYOR ED KOCH THROUGHOUT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
LOUISIANA, YOUR NEXT. -- YOU ARE NEXT. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE
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CALLER, -
TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY TIME THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO DO SOMETHING, THE REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO BLOCK HIM. HE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THERE POLITICS GOING ON HERE? GUEST: YES, THERE
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
IS DEFINITELY POLITICS GOING ON. BY THE WAY, THE PREVIOUS CALLER MADE A CALLER MADEHAGEL'S VIETNAM SERVICE. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY QUALIFY HIM, BUT IT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SENATOR IS CONFIRMED BY THE PENTAGON -- IS CONFIRMED, DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SHAKE UP AT THE PENTAGON? GUEST: I DO
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
NOT THINK YOU'LL SEE A HUGE TURNOVER. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE LEAVING PUBLIC SERVICE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL CHANGE OVER POSITIONS, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR IRAQ?
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
GUEST: FOR IRAQ? WELL, THEY ARE ACTING ON THEIR OWN AT THIS POINT. THEY ARE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION IN THAT THEY BORDER IRAN AND SYRIA. THERE ARE TOUGH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SOME U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE THERE? GUEST:
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
WE HAVE SOLD THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND BELIEVE WE PROVIDE SOME VERY LOW-KEY MILITARY TRAINING FOR THE WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
INDIANA, A DEMOCRATIC COLLAR.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. BURT REPUBLICANS ARE AGAINST EVERYTHING OBAMA -- REPUBLICANS ARE AGAINST EVERYTHING OBAMA HAS DONE. EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE RIGHT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR THE COMMENT. GO AHEAD. GUEST: I WOULD DIFFER
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS NOMINATED JOHN KERRY AND HE IS BROADLY VIEWED AS NOT CHRIST. HE HAS BROAD SUPPORT ON CAPITOL HILL. THERE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COMMENT ON TWITTER. GUEST: HE IS WORKING
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
AT THE PLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IF HE HAS A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT, HE CAN CERTAINLY EXPRESS THAT. THERE WAS A BOOK OUT ON THE ...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
RUBY, VIRGINIA BEACH. INDEPENDENT COLOR.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: EHRLICH -- INDEPENDENT CALLER.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: EARLIER, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PAYING FOR DEFENSE. I AGREE WE NEED TO PAY FOR DEFENSE. THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A BILLION OUT OF DEFENSE. AND WITH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE LINE. I WILL HAVE FRANK OLIVERI TO CLARIFY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PENTAGON, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. GUEST: IN PURE
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
NUMBERS SENSE, YOU HAVE SEEN A REAL CUT IN DEFENSE THAT IS ON THE ORDER OF TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS. WHAT WE ARE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ARE YOU STILL THERE? CALLER:
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CALLER, -
THAT IS A LITTLE BIT PLAYER, BUT I CAN STILL NOT UNDERSTAND WHY 18% ROUGHLY IS WHAT WE SPENT ON MILITARY BUDGET AND 84% IS WHAT WE SPEND ON THOSE OTHER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: FRANK OLIVERI? GUEST: TO PUT THE
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
NUMBERS INTO PERSPECTIVE -- AND I HATE TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS ALL APPLES AND ORANGES. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS MANDATORY SPENDING AND THEN THERE IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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Oliveri, Frank - Correspondent
GUEST: MY PLEASURE. HOST:
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COMING UP, WE'LL TURN OUR ATTENTION TO AFGHANISTAN AND THAT PRESIDENT'S VISIT THIS WEEK. BUT FIRST, A NEWS UPDATE FROM C- SPAN RADIO. >> MORE REACTION...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SHOCK HAGEL'S NOMINATION. -- CHOCKUCH HAGEL'S NATION. THERE ARE ISSUES ON WHICH I HAVE DISAGREED WITH HIM, SUCH AS THE 2007 SURGE IN IRAQ, HE IS A MAN...
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