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TO WELCOME KIM GANDY, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF NOW AND NOW THE PRESIDENT AND CRENCH O OF NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AGAIN TAKING UP THE...
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GUEST
IT WILL PASS THE SENATE BY A SIGNIFICANT VOTE. NOT AS HIGH AS IT HAS IN PAST REAUTHORIZATIONS THOUGH, WHICH IS REALLY DISTURBING. THE LAST TWO SENATE...
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HOST
THE CRITICISM? GUEST: THERE'S BEEN A DEBATE
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GUEST
ON ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT HAS COME UP IN THIS CONGRESS THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I THINK WE ALL HOPED THAT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT WOULD ESCAPE...
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HOST
HOST: LET ME SHARE WITH YOU A CRITIC OF THE ACT WITH THE INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM HAD THIS TO SAY. GUEST: SHE OBVIOUSLY
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GUEST
DOESN'T OFFER ANYTHING TO BACK THAT UP. IN FACT, THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT SINCE 1994 HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NATION'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC...
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HOST
LINES THE ACT WAS FIRST SIGNED INTO LAW BACK IN 1994 BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WILL DO THE FOLLOWING. IT WILL STRENGTHEN FEDERAL PEMENT FORCE REPEAT...
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GUEST
THAT IS THIS LAW HAS DONE FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS. THE VERY THING THAT IS YOU DESCRIBED. HOST:
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HOST
DELAYED LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE OF TRIBAL PROSECUTION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE SENATE WAS DEBATING? GUEST: THERE WERE
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GUEST
A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED. BUT I THINK THE PRIMARY CONCERN WAS SOMETHING IN THIS BILL THAT CAME FROM THE SAVE ACT THAT WAS PUT INTO THE VIOLENCE...
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HOST
A COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN? ARE WE BETTER THAN WE WERE IN 1994 THE SAME IS IT GETTING WORSE? GUEST:
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GUEST
SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER SINCE 1994 IN TERMS OF HOMICIDE AT LEAST. THE HOMICIDES HAVE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. THERE'S A RECENT GOVERNMENT STUDY THAT LOOKED...
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HOST
MORE THAN TWO DECADES AT THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT AND NOW IS THE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AT THE NATIONAL >> HOUSE...
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Unidentified Speaker
LEADERS USE PROCEDURAL GIMMICKS AND STALL TACTICS TO BLOCK ITS REAUTHORIZATION. I WOULD REMIND LEADER CANTER AND REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES THE SERIOUSNESS...
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HOST
FLOOR LAST THURSDAY. SO HE BASICALLY SET UP MY QUESTION ABOUT THE HOUSE. WHERE DOES IT STAND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND WHY HAVE SOME BLOCKED...
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GUEST
ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS IN THE HOUSE BOTH ADVOCATES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL ARE WORKING WITH THE BOTH THE REPUBLICANS AND THE DEMOCRATS...
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Unidentified Speaker
POINT. >> HOST: THE BILL
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HOST
IS TITLED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. GUEST: CERTAINLY
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GUEST
THERE ARE MALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 7% AS I RECALL. AND THEY AREN DEED COVERED BY THE ACT. MEN ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY OF THE...
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HOST
WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHAT DO THEY ATTRIBUTE THE ROOT CAUSE OR CAUSES? GUEST: IT'S CHANGED
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GUEST
OVER THE YEARS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER IN NEW ORLEANS, THE WOMEN WOULD SAY, OH, I BURNT...
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HOST
FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER
MORNING. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. I HAVE A SISTER WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE REPUBLICANS...
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HOST
THE CALL. GUEST: CERTAINLY
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GUEST
THE CALLER IS RIGHT THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE UP FOR DISCUSSION. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO DISCUSS AS WE PASS LAWS. BUT THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN...
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HOST
WAYS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION. YOU CAN SEND US A TWEET OR YOU CAN GIVE US A PHONE CALL. AND WE WELCOME OUR LISTENERS ON C-SPAN RADIO....
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GUEST
BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY PASSED. IT WOULD BE IDEAL, OBVIOUSLY, TO HAVE THIS BE PERMANENT, TO NOT HAVE TO COME BACK TO CONGRESS EVERY FIVE...
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HOST
ARE LAWS ON THE BOOK IF ANY MAN ABUSES A WOMAN, IF ANY MAN HITS OR INJURES OR KILLS SOMEBODY THERE ARE LAWS IN THE BOOK TO -- THAT WOULD GO AFTER...
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GUEST
CERTAINLY THERE ARE STATE LAWS ON THE BOOK AS THERE WERE 40 YEARS AGO. THERE WERE ALWAYS LAWS AGAINST ASSAULT AND BATTERY. BUT HAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT...
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HOST
EARLIER EXPERIENCES. ARE WE DOING BETTER IN AS A SOCIETY IN TRAINING YOUNG WOMEN, EDUCATING THEM, THEIR RIGHTS THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES THEIR STRENGTHS?...
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GUEST
COURSE. THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED SO MUCH FROM THE 197 0S WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN THIS. WOMEN ARE MUCH MORE AWARE OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG,...
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HOST
THIS NEXT CALL FROM CONNECTICUT, AGAIN A LOOK AT WHAT IS IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. LISA IS ON THE PHONE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD
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CALLER
MORNING. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS A RECIPIENT OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE WAS MARRIED TO A U.S. CITIZEN WHO ABUSED HER....
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GUEST
FEEL FOR YOUR FRIEND AND WHAT SHE IS GOING THROUGH. THERE ARE REALLY SERIOUS SHORTAGES OF HELP AVAILABLE. FREQUENTLY, AS I SAID, IN THAT ONE 24-HOUR...
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HOST
REGULAR VIEWERS TALKS ABOUT HER OWN ABUSE. GUEST: FOR THOSE OF US WHO
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GUEST
WORK WITH VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE THE FEAR VALLEYLY PALPABLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO AND THEY NEED A PLACE THAT THEY CAN TAKE THEIR...
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HOST
FROM GEORGIA. REPUBLICAN LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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CALLER
GOOD MORNING. MY CONCERN IS THE WARRANTLESS ENTRY INTO HOMES AS A PROVISION OF THIS ACT THAT I JUST HEARD YOU DETAIL. WHAT JUSTIFICATION? WHY CAN'T...
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GUEST
SOMEONE CALLS AND SAYS TO THE POLICE I'M BEING BEATEN, I'M NOT SURE WHY THE POLICE WOULD NEED TO GO AND GET A WARRANT IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO THAT KIND...
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THIS POINT, WHAT ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO USE THE PROCESS BY MAKING FALSE CLAIMS TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND IN DIVORCE CASES? >> I AM NOT SURE WHY USING
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Unidentified Speaker
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT WOULD GIVE THEM AN UPPER HAND. YOU STILL HAVE TO PROVE YOUR CASE, EVEN WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. IT MERELY...
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HOST
WHY NOT JUST GO TO THE NEAREST FIRE STATION AND A CALL THE COPS? GUEST:
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GUEST
MANY WOMEN DO. MANY WOMEN DO CALL THE POLICE. NO QUESTION. THEN THE POLICE COME OUT. MAYBE THEY ARREST HIM AND HE IS OUT ON BAIL IN TWO HOURS. THEN WHAT?...
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HOST
BAN IS JOINING US FROM OHIO. GET -- CALLER: WHY IS THERE SOME MUCH VIOLENCE TODAY AGAINST WOMEN? WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS MY FATHER...
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GUEST
OF THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE CALLER IS ABOUT TEENAGE VIOLENCE. IT HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM. THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING -- THERE WAS ALWAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE....
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HOST
UP THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE WE HEAR IN RAP MUSIC AND OTHER CULTURE. GUEST: THERE IS NO
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GUEST
QUESTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN A COARSENING OF CULTURE IN TERMS OF VIOLENT WORDS AND VIOLENT LYRICS. PARTICULARLY RELATED TO WOMEN. THAT HAS BEEN GOING...
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HOST
ON THIS, HISTORICALLY HAVE MEN ABUSE WOMEN? GUEST: THERE ARE
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GUEST
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE VOLUNTEER AT A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER AND YOU SEE WHAT GOES ON, YOU SEE THE SUFFERING, IT...
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HOST
OF THE NETWORK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. NEW YORK CITY, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I WANTED TO
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CALLER
ASK THIS QUESTION -- WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO THE WOMAN WHO FALSELY REPORTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST INNOCENT MEN? WHY IS IT ALWAYS [INDISCERNIBLE]...
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HOST
RESPONSE? GUEST OF THE CALLER RAISES THE QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO FILES FALSE REPORTS. THERE ARE LAWS IN EVERY JURISDICTION AGAINST...
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HOST
TO OUR EARLIER QUESTION, ONE OF THE VIEWERS ANSWERS -- BECAUSE THEY CAN. JERRY JOINS IS NEXT, FROM A BLANTON. >> GOOD
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Unidentified Speaker
MORNING. MY QUESTION -- HOST:
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HOST
YOU ARE ON THE AIR. GUEST -- CALLER: MY
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GUEST -- CALLER
QUESTION AND COMMENT, WHY WOULD THEY TAKE AWAY A PERSON'S SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT? AND ALSO LABELED IT A MISDEMEANOR? BUT A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE -- YOU MIGHT...
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GUEST
LIKE TO RESPOND PARTICULARLY TO THE ISSUE OF GUNS. THERE IS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GUN BAN THAT HAS BEEN CONVECTED AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THAT YOU...
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HOST
RANDY -- GUEST: CERTAINLY,
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GUEST
THERE ARE FUNDS THAT PROVIDE FOR AND SHOULD, IN FACT, DO WHAT WE CAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO PROTECT WOMEN, WHO ARE FREQUENTLY NOT WELL PROTECTED. TO...
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HOST
IS TAKING OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT TOMORROW. YOU CAN WATCH THE COVERAGE ON C- SPAN 2. LOUISE IS JOINING US FROM HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS....
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CALLER
C-SPAN. MY COMMENT CONCERNS THE CULTURAL PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY. AS ANOTHER CALLER SAID, IT WAS UNTHINKABLE TO RAISE A HAND AGAINST A WOMAN. NOW WE...
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GUEST
CULTURAL PROBLEM OF SUGGESTING THE VIOLENCE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, PARTICULARLY THAT VIOLENCE IS A MANLY RESPONSE TO ANYTHING THE TO OBJECT TO. I THINK...
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HOST
IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS? GUEST: THERE ARE AS MANY
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GUEST
REASONS FOR THAT AS THERE ARE GRAINS OF SAND ON THE BEACH, BUT IN MANY CASES THE ABUSERS THEMSELVES ARE ALMOST LIKE DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. IT IS A...
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HOST
FROM PITTSBURGH. GENE IS ON THE PHONE. CALLER: THIS IS A LOADED
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CALLER
TOPIC COME A VERY INTERESTING. AS AN EMPLOYER I AM SEEING AN EPIDEMIC OF YOUNGER WOMEN COMING TO WORK ABUSE. BROKEN ARMS, BLACK GUYS -- YOU NAME IT,...
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HOST
THESE WOMEN, DO YOU ASK THEM SPECIFICALLY WHAT HAPPENED? ARE THEY OPEN ABOUT THEIR OWN DOMESTIC SITUATION? CALLER: IT IS VERY
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CALLER
CULTURALLY DRIVEN. I SAY THIS AS AN AFRICAN- AMERICAN WOMAN. IBIS HAD A GIRL WHO WAS THROWN OUT OF HER CAR LITERALLY AT WORK. PUSHED OUT OF HER CAR....
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HOST
CALLING AND SHARING YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. GUEST: THE
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GUEST
CALLER BROUGHT UP SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT, THE TREMENDOUS SOCIAL COSTS OF THIS VIOLENCE. FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE PUT INTO PREVENTING VIOLENCE, GETTING...
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HOST
END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, KIM GANDY, CEO, A PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. PLEASE COME AGAIN. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER HEADLINES THE SUNDAY...
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TALK SHOWS, TOPICS INCLUDE THE UPCOMING STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, DRONE STRIKE, NATIONAL SECURITY, WITH C-SPAN AIR -- C- SPAN RADIO REARING THOSE...
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