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HOST: WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA, FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH, AND AFRICA WITH DANA PERINO. GUEST: THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. HOST: A COUPLE OF MONTHS...
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WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? WHAT WERE YOU HEARING? WHAT WERE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT? GUEST: WE HAD BUILT UP
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TO THAT MORNING FOR A LONG TIME, EVERY FOUR TO EIGHT
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YEARS. IN SOME WAYS THERE ARE TRADITIONS TO BE FOLLOWED, IN OTHER WAYS IT WAS ALL NEW TO US. WHAT WAS GREAT ABOUT THE TRANSITION WAS A CAMARADERIE THAT...
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PRESIDENT BUSH RELEASED AT THE TOWN. FROM HIS END, PRESIDENT OBAMA -- THEN THE PRESIDENT ELECT, TOLD HIS TEAM TO WORK WITH US AND THEY DID. WE FOUND IT...
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PUBLIC BECAUSE IT DID NOT NEED TO BE. HOST: SINCE YOU HAVE LEFT OFFICE? GUEST: ABOUT THAT I AM NOT SURE. THE PRESIDENT KNEW THAT ONCE JANUARY 20 CAME...
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| 00:02:53 |
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TO STAY. YOU HAVE NOT SEEN HIM TALKING PUBLICLY ABOUT ANY OF THE ISSUES OF THE DAY. 50 DAYS IS A LONG TIME,
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BUT IN SOME WAYS IT IS REALLY NOT.
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HE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRESIDENT OR ANY FUTURE PRESIDENT, BUT I DO NOT ANTICIPATE HIM STEPPING ON THE TOES OF ANYONE ON ANY ISSUE. EVENTUALLY YOU...
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AND HIS DISAPPOINTMENT SHOULD NOT, AS A SURPRISE TO ANYBODY. HE HAS BEEN VOCAL OVER THE YEARS REGARDING SCOOTER LIBBY.
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HOST: PRESIDENT BUSH WILL BE GIVING HIS FIRST SPEECH IN JUNE SINCE LEAVING THE OFFICE. WHAT YOU THINK THAT HE WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT? GUEST: I DO NOT...
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HOST: THIS IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THIS MORNING, "GEORGE BUSH'S PLANS HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL FOR HIS NEW
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LIBRARY, BUT WOULD BE A PLACE FOR SOLACE -- SCHOLARS OR A PLACE FOR THE PAST -- PURSUIT OF
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HIS OWN POLICIES"? GUEST: I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS IT TO BE A NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TO LEARN ABOUT FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY...
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HOST: THERE IS A HEADLINE FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST" THIS MORNING SAYING THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA INHERITED THIS ECONOMY. HOW LONG CAN HE DO THAT? GUEST:...
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| 00:05:35 |
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STOCKS FELL APART. THE QUESTION IS NOT WHO THE BLAME. YOU COULD NOT BLAME THE TECHNOLOGY BAUBLE ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, ABSOLUTELY NOT. --
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BUBBLE ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, ABSOLUTELY NOT. YESTERDAY I HEARD A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT JOURNALISTS DID ENOUGH OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT...
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A PODIUM, HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING ROBERT GIBBS? GUEST: I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TIME, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA. WE WERE FOCUSED ON HELPING THE PEOPLE. BUT I HAVE...
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KNOW. HOST: WAS THAT THE HARDEST PART OF YOUR JOB? GUEST: MANAGING MY SCHEDULE WAS THE HARDEST PART. YOU LEAD A TEAM. YOU ALSO NEEDED TO ADVISE THE PRESIDENT....
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GIVEN DAY YOU CAN
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HAVE POLICY ON MANY ISSUES. THE KEY FOR ME WAS HAVING A GOOD TEAM IN PLACE, I AM SURE THAT ROBERT GIBBS HAS A GOOD TEAM AS WELL. HOST: WE HAVE SOME PICTURES...
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IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 WE WENT AFRICA WITH THE PRESIDENT, VISITING FIVE COUNTRIES IN SEVEN DAYS. I WAS ASTOUNDED AT HOW FAR $1
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CAN GO TO HELP PEOPLE AND HOW SERIOUSLY THEY WERE TAKING IT THERE IN PUTTING THE MONEY TO GOOD USE. I STILL DID NOT FEEL LIKE I HAD LEARNED ENOUGH,...
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PEOPLE LOVE AMERICA. ACTUALLY WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD EVER MET CHRIS BROWN, THE SINGER. EIGHT YEARS IN THE
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WHITE HOUSE I DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT POPULAR CULTURE, BUT I SAID THAT I KNEW PRESIDENT BUSH AND HAD MET PRESIDENT OBAMA -- I WAS TRYING TO GET SOME...
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| 00:14:01 |
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TO HEAR YOUR LOT BETTER. HOST: OK, STEVE. I TALKED TO YOU ON MARCH 2 OF LAST YEAR, MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION. I TALKED TO YOU WITH A CONGRESSMAN FROM...
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| 00:14:19 |
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I POINTED OUT THAT DAY WHAT MY GRANDFATHER HAD TOLD ME
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ABOUT A SNAKE OIL SALESMAN. THE REASON THAT I POINT THIS OUT, AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR GUEST TO COMMENT ON THIS, ABOUT PROMISES AND BROKEN PROMISES.
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| 00:14:37 |
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DURING THE CAMPAIGN WE HEARD PRESIDENT OBAMA BERATE PRESIDENT BUSH ABOUT LOBBYISTS AND TAX FRAUD, ATTORNEY GENERALS, ETC., ETC. IN HIS CAMPAIGN, WHICH...
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WAS SAID WAS SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN. FROM A MESSAGING STANDPOINT, SOME OF THE DECISIONS MAY HAVE LEFT PEOPLE WONDERING ABOUT WHAT COULD BE FOLLOWED...
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CALLER: THERE IS A LOT OF POVERTY OVER THERE IN AFRICA. I HAVE BEEN GOING OVER FOR THREE YEARS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE POVERTY. IS THERE A PROGRAM TO...
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PEOPLE OVER? GUEST: I HAVE NOT HEARD, BUT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS OVER THERE. I WAS THERE ON A FRIDAY IN ONE TOWNSHIP...
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WORKING TOGETHER, LIVING HELL IS AFFILIATED -- LIVING HOPE IS AFFILIATED WITH THE BAPTIST CHURCH, MOSTLY. BUT IT WAS TRADED OFF BETWEEN OTHERS. IN JAMAICA...
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THINGS. I AGREE WITH THIS
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YOUNG LADY, THERE IS POVERTY IN AMERICA. BUT WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH PASSED HIS BIG STIMULUS BILL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO THE BANKS TO HELP THE MIDDLE CLASS,
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MOSTLY IN FORECLOSURE, MOST OF THE HOMES IN FORECLOSURE ARE IN THE MIDDLE CLASS. EL OBAMA IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HE IS -- NOW OBAMA IS IN THE WHITE...
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1-B/8TH OF THE REASONS STIMULUS PACKAGE. LAST FALL THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM WAS TO GO THE BANKS AND MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO HELP THEM...
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| 00:24:35 |
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DETAILS, BUT THE PRESS AIG ON WHETHER OR NOT IT IS FAIR, THEY SAY THAT THESE PAYMENTS MADE WERE DONE BEFORE ANY OF THIS HAPPENED. THE PEOPLE WORKING THERE...
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| 00:24:54 |
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MOTIVATED TO GET THE COMPANY PROFITABLE AGAIN. WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. THE RHETORIC IN WASHINGTON CAN TRY TO MAKE THINGS SO BLACK AND WHITE,...
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| 00:25:43 |
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TO HELP THESE CHILDREN IS A BIG HERO IN MY EYES. I WISH THAT PEOPLE WOULD LOOK. WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GEORGE BUSH AND THE TWO FIRST LADIES COME TOGETHER...
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THEY WERE THERE FOR TWO YEARS. THERE WAS A WOMAN NAMED WENDY, SHE WENT TO LIVING HOPE TO DO A STORY AS A JOURNALIST. NOW SHE IS THEY'RE WORKING AND HELPING...
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ELECTION AND THEY WERE ALL VERY EXCITED.
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MY QUESTION IS, HOW DOES ONE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GO BACK TO SOUTH AFRICA AS A VOLUNTEER. GUEST: A GREAT QUESTION....
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THEM -- SYNAGOGUE, MOSQUE, EVEN OFTEN FIND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEM. HOST: WE HAVE A LINK TO LIVING HOPE ON C-SPAN.ORG. GUEST: YES, AND IT IS FASCINATING....
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| 00:29:02 |
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BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THEY DECIDED TO TAKE ONE YEAR -- IN EUROPE THEY CALL IT THE GAP YEAR -- THEY DECIDED
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TO GO AND HELP. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE BABY BOOMERS OR RETIREES CONSIDER TAKING GAP YEAR. BEFORE TAKING ALL THAT TIME TO TRAVEL AND DO YOUR OWN THING, SPEND...
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HOST:CALLER: THIS IS A CALL OUT FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, WHY DON'T WE LOOK FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS TO FIND A CURE FOR AIDS? AIDS HAS NO COLOR....
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LET'S GET TRUTHFUL ABOUT THIS DISEASE. IT WILL HELP US OUT IN THE LONG RUN. GIVE MORE AID TO AFRICA AND WOULD BE FINE, BUT DO NOT HAVE US AHEAD. IT IS...
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I IMPACTING ANYONE ON THE HEAD. IF WE CAN WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BUT THE FUNDS TOWARD SECURING A CHEVY/AIDS. THERE ARE SCIENTISTS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD...
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TRYING TO SECURE ANDE CURE FOR AIDS. HOST: WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU? GUEST: MY HUSBAND AND I ARE GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AGAIN -- I DID NOT GET TO SEE...
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| 00:32:07 |
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IS THIS. LIKE YOU TO REACT TO -- WITH U.S. FORCES SET TO WITHDRAW OVER THE NEXT
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GUEST, -
18 MONTHS, DOES IT MATTER THAT WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT HOW IRAQIS HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND LIVED THROUGH THE WAR? THE INVISIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
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| 00:32:22 |
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OVERLAPPING EXPERIENCES OF AMERICANS AND IRAQIS AND THE ESTRANGEMENT, BLAME, AND HATRED THAT HAS CHOKED THE AIR BETWEEN THEM AND CARES OUR ABILITY TO...
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GUEST, -
I WOULD ALWAYS LOVE MORE INFORMATION. I LOVE TO KNOW WHAT IRAQIS ARE THINKING. ONE OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHANGING MEDIA IS THAT THE NUMBER OF REPORTERS...
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COME FROM SUSTAINABILITY, BUT SOMEHOW WE NEED TO CHANGE THE PRIMARY FOCUS TO SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU. GUEST: I AGREE. I THINK THAT BOTH CAN BE DONE....
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STORE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DRIVE. THERE'S A MOVEMENT TOWARD THAT WHICH WILL ONE DAY BE EXCITING TO WATCH. YOU CAN HEAR SOME IF PEOPLE TOOK ABOUT GROWTH...
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| 00:35:17 |
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OF HIS POST- PRESIDENCY. THAT IS WHERE HE WANTS TO HAVE THE CENTRAL IDEAS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT DEMOCRACY. IT IS NATURAL THAT IN 2004 YOU...
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WILL BE A PARTISAN PLACE OR ONE WHICH WE'RE JUST TRY TO FURTHER HIS POLICIES, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THAT BINGO IT WILL BE A VERY EXCITING...
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| 00:36:24 |
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LAST YEAR PRESIDENT BUSH READ THREE BOOKS ON GEORGE WASHINGTON AND IF THE FIRST PRESIDENT IS STILL BEING ANALYZED, HISTORIANS WILL HAVE A LONG TIME TO...
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YOU FOR STOPPING BY GUEST: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. HOST: A HEADLINE FROM YESTERDAY, MRS. FROM SATURDAY'S "WASHINGTON POST" ASCNBC WAS ACCUSED...
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ASK YOU, THE TRUST BUSINESS NEWS? HERE IS THE EXCERPT FROM LAST THURSDAY'S COMEDY CENTRAL
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.