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YOU. I ALSO WORK AT THE ONION AND WOULD BE RI MISSED NOT TO TALK ABOUT THE SCIENCE CHANNEL. THE FEATURE. GET CABLE AND GET T.V. AND WATCH ME. WE'LL...
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| 00:04:14 |
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THE PEOPLE STILL USING 20TH CENTURY
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TECHNOLOGY THE QUESTION BREAK-OUT INTO TO THREE FACES. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT QUITE FAMILIAR WITH VALERIE'S WORK AND HOW HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT...
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| 00:06:43 |
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INTERFACE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ENTIRE CAMPAIGN WAS BASED ON INCLUSION AND WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND GIVING THEM A VENUE...
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| 00:09:25 |
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AND WE
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| 00:09:28 |
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HAVE INEQUITIES BUT WE DID PASS LYNNY LEDBETR. SHOUT OUT FOR THAT. LAYING AROUND DORMANT FOR A WHILE BUT WE GOT IT DONE AND THAT'S ONE STEP. PART...
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| 00:11:02 |
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PREVIOUSLY USED BY KARL ROSE, HAS IT BEEN SWEPT FOR BUGS AND MORE
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IMPORTANTLY, DID YOU DE CONTAMINATE IT? GOOD
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| 00:11:13 |
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QUESTION. I TWEAKED IT A LITTLE. >> WELL, FUNNY YOU SAY THAT, WE ACTUALLY DID GET MILD AMUSEMENT BUT IT WAS COUNTER BALANCED. IT WAS ALSO OFFICED BY...
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| 00:11:39 |
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PLAYING FIELD AND GIVE IT THAT ZEN LIKE QUALITY. >> YEAH, OKAY. NOW YOU FIRST MET THE OBAMA'S WHEN YOU HIRED MICHELLE IN 1991. HOW DID THAT TURN INTO...
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| 00:12:05 |
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WELL, BRIEFLY, I WAS MAJOR DAILY'S DEPUTY CHIEF-OF-STAFF. I PRACTICED LAW PROBABLY NINE AND A HALF YEARS TOO LONG. I NEVER LOVED IT AND IRAQI LEFT ...
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| 00:12:29 |
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FEEL SO GOOD. I TELL YOU WHY THAT MAKE PLEASE FEEL GOOD BECAUSE I WAS THINKING TO THE INTERNS OR MAYBE A WEEK AGO I SAID I WORKED HERE AT WASHINGTON,...
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| 00:13:12 |
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THIS BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND I WAS SAD AND I
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| 00:13:16 |
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WAS LIKE I'M DOING EVERYTHING EVERYBODY THINKS I SHOULD. I WAS FORTUNATE MY PARENTS SENT ME TO GREAT SCHOOLS AND I HAD THIS GREAT JOB AND HATED IT....
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| 00:14:50 |
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VOICE. DOESN'T MEAN I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM ANGRY BUT NEVER HEARD HIM RAISE HIS VOICE. I WOULD SAY WHEN HE'S HIS QUIETEST HE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE UNSETTLED,...
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| 00:15:06 |
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TEMPURA MEANT. HIS HIGHS ARE NOT HIGH AND HIS LOWS AREN'T LOW. AND WE ENCOUNTERED THIS IN THE CAMPAIGN, WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST YOU SAW SOMEONE THAT...
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| 00:15:54 |
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THE HEIGHT HOUSE NOW? >> I DON'T FIND IT DIFFICULT AT ALL. I GET THIS QUESTION ALL THE TIME AND HE'S SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH A TEAM OF PEOPLE HE TRUSTS...
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| 00:16:18 |
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WITH ME AND WE HAVE SUCH CHALLENGES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M MAKING SMARTEST POSSIBLE DECISION. SO I THINK THE TEAM ALL HAS THAT PHILOSOPHY. I HAVE...
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| 00:17:38 |
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RON, YOUR ACTUALLY THE NUMBER ONE PERSON THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE CAGE WHERE YOU THROW THE BALL AND THEY FALL DOWN AND GET DUNKED, BUT I HAVE KNOWN...
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| 00:17:54 |
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THE PRESS, PARTICULARLY THE PRESS IN D.C. TRIES TO STIR UP A LITTLE MESS. I'VE NEVER HAD A TEAM OF PEOPLE WHOM I'VE WORKED WITH THAT I'VE HAD SO MUCH...
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| 00:19:04 |
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DOING FOR BLACK AMERICANS, FOR WOMEN OR ANYONE ELSE TRADITION NOT REPRESENTED. >> LY SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH A DIVERSE AND...
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| 00:19:32 |
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADVISORS. MY CHIEF-OF-STAFF IS HERE. RAISE YOUR HAND. DON'T BE SHY. AND SO I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD TEAM OF PEOPLE AND THAT'S AGAIN...
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| 00:20:15 |
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FILTER OF THE A MEDIA THAT COULD HAVE OTHER MOTIVES. WHAT WAS THE TRANSITION FROM CAMPAIGN MODE FROM WANTING POWER TO WIELDING IT AND WHAT BROADLY SPEAKING,...
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| 00:20:52 |
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AND CHANGE, AND THAT CHANCE OF WILLING TO GET IN THERE AND SHAKE THINGS UP, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ORDER IN GOVERNMENT AND YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYBODY...
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| 00:23:27 |
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WE ALL HAVE THIS - JUST EXTRAORDINARY AWE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S NOT A SINGLE DAY I COME TO WORK, THAT I DON'T STOP AND JUST
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| 00:23:37 |
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PINCH MYSELF FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR COUNTRY CHANGE AND TO BE RIGHT UP THERE AND HAVE A FRONT SEAT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE...
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| 00:25:35 |
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AND WORKED WITH HIM IN THE SENATE AND THOUGHT HE WAS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO HEAD THIS HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE TO IT WAS ON A PERSONAL NOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:25:52 |
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SECRETARY AND THE REST OF THE TEAM WORKING ON HEALTH CARE, I THINK WE'RE WELL REPRESENTED AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S STRENGTH IS THAT...
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| 00:26:40 |
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LOOK, YOU GUYS THE REASON HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT WAS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT KIND OF TONE AND THE REASON I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE GOT...
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| 00:27:02 |
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AMERICAN PEOPLE THEY WERE TIRED OF THAT MANIPULATION AND WE'RE SEEING IT NOW IN THE HEALTHCARE DEBATE WITH A SMALL SEGMENT TRYING SCARE PEOPLE PARTICULARLY...
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| 00:29:00 |
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THERE'S NOT A BLACK TABLE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN EAT LUNCH. A FEW OF US WENT OUT TO DINNER AND
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| 00:29:08 |
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NORMALLY I HAVE SERIAL FOR DINNER. MY MOTHER WOULD BE SO PLEASED. WE
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| 00:29:13 |
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RARELY. IF I CAN GRAB LUNCH BY FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S GOOD. SO THERE'S NO BLACK TABLE IN THE
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| 00:29:21 |
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CAFETERIA. >> GOOD JOB. YOU READY FOR PHASE THREE? I SEE THE TWITTER FEED. I KNOW YOUR CHOMPING AT THE BIT. ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT, YOU ARE TRUSTED...
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| 00:29:43 |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA, ON THIS TRANSITIONAL TRO SEES IN GOVERNMENT. THIS WE GOT ON TWITTER. HOW MANY OF THE 300 RESUMES SENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE RECEIVED...
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| 00:30:19 |
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EVERYTHING FROM SENIOR STAFF TO THE MOST JUNIOR PEOPLE AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW PEOPLE AND WE TAKE THOSE RESUMES VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. WE...
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| 00:31:02 |
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THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN AN DISADVANTAGE AT ALL. WE'VE MADE A FEW EXCEPTIONS FOR THOSE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED BUT WHAT WE RAN ON IN THE CAMPAIGN AND IN GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:31:18 |
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AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM AND WE CAN'T LET SPECIAL INTERESTS THAT HAVE A HOLD ON WASHINGTON DICTATE. THIS GIVES YOU A FLAVOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE....
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| 00:32:32 |
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IN LINE OTHERWISE
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| 00:32:35 |
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ANY TIME YOU WANT MONEY IN JUROR DISTRICT YOU CAN ASK JIM DE MINT FOR IT? WOW. MARY ELIZABETH! >> MARY, ELIZABETH. SHE HAS A FAN CLUB. >> I WAS GOING...
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| 00:33:12 |
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I AM CONVINCED THIS PRESIDENT HAS IT RIGHT AND HE IS GOING
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| 00:33:16 |
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TO CONTINUE TO GO ALONG THE WAY HE'S GOING. HE IS NOT ONE TO PUNISH OR DO ANY OF THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT PERHAPS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO IN A MOMENT...
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| 00:34:44 |
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OR CREATING A GOOD HEALTHCARE BILL. YOU CAN READ THEY'RE TWEETS. GIVEN THAT THEY'VE SHOWN SUCH ANIMOSITY IN GOVERNING WHY ATTEMPT TO PLACATE THEM AT...
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| 00:35:26 |
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NOW. IT'S NOT SO MUCH WORKING WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ALL SIDES OF THE AISLE BUT WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE REPUBLICAN OR...
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| 00:37:00 |
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B, RACIST OR,C BOTH. THOSE ARE YOUR OPTIONS. [LAUGHS] >> INTERESTING OPTIONS. I MEAN COME ON YOU GUYS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OF COURSE HE WAS BORN IN...
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| 00:37:28 |
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IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A VOICE. THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND I WASN'T CALLING THEM CRAZY, I WAS JUST SAYING EVERYBODY GETS TO HAVE A VOICE. >> SHE'S GOOD. >>...
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| 00:37:59 |
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TALKING ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND NOT OTHER ISSUES, SO I THINK THAT,
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| 00:38:03 |
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AND IT'S HARD TO BE PATIENT AT A TIME LIKE THIS WHEN EVERY DAY IS SO IMPORTANT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE - BECAUSE THEY'RE SO PERSONALLY VESTED...
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| 00:39:33 |
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IS THE PRESIDENT PREPARED TO VETO A BILL WITHOUT A PUBLIC OPTION? [APPLAUSE] >> WELL. LET ME BE VERY CLEAR AND I TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY...
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| 00:40:03 |
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HAS GONE. BUT - LET'S GO ONE STEP FURTHER TOO. HE WANTS THE PUBLIC OPTION BECAUSE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME COMPETITION. WE HAVE LOOKED WHERE THERE'S TWO...
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| 00:41:11 |
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THAT KNOWING SENIORS HAVE MORE TIME AND INVESTMENT IN THE SYSTEM AS IT IS? >> THAT'S PART OF WHY THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO DO THE TOWN HALL MEETING....
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| 00:41:37 |
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ABOUT THE PLAN. HE WANTS TO BE SURE WE'RE TALKING TO EVERY POSSIBLE AGE GROUP SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THE PLAN. AGAIN, THIS IS A PLACE YOU GUYS...
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| 00:44:19 |
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DON'T TELL POLICY IN THE DEFENSIVE MARRIAGE ACT. >> THIS IS SOMETHING I CARE ABOUT AND SO DOES THE PRESIDENT AND HE'S BEEN CLEAR AND SAID THIS DURING...
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| 00:44:45 |
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CONGRESS. ABSOLUTELY. HE BELIEVES DEFENSIVE MARRIAGE ACT DISCRIMINATES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE UPSET BY THE BRIEF WRITTEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE...
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| 00:45:55 |
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POLICIES. SIGNING STATEMENTS. PROLONGED DETENTION POLICIES, KEEPING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LARGELY IN TACT? WHAT IS, BACK TO THIS INSIDE ASSESSMENT...
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| 00:46:38 |
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COUNTRY I THINK MORE AT RISK THAN IF WE'D NEVER DONE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE MEMOS TALKING ABOUT THE JUSTIFYING OF TORTURE IN THE TRANSITION OF...
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| 00:48:12 |
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BID CONTRACT. THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS ACTUALLY CUT THE PORTIONS OF THEIR BUDGET. SECRETARY GATES CAME IN WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO CUT WASTE AND...
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| 00:48:26 |
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THINK, I HEAR THE FRUSTRATION AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO INSIST, SETTLE DOWN OVER THERE, I HEAR YOU, BUT I THINK THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS THAT YOU ALSO HAVE...
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| 00:49:49 |
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YEA YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOME TRAINING.
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| 00:49:55 |
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IMMIGRATION REFORM? THIS QUESTION CAME VIA E-MAIL AT AMERICA'S VOICE. DURING 2008, LATINO VOTERS PLAYED AND HISTORIC ROLE TURNING FOUR STAGE FROM...
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| 00:50:49 |
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CONGRESS, THOSE WHO ARE SUPPORTED OF IMMIGRATION REFORM AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT, BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND BEGAN TO DIALOGUE....
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| 00:51:51 |
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TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR GOVERNMENT AND HE'S ALL FOR THAT. AND SO, WHEN YOU SAY PRESSURE FROM THE LEFT, WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR IS IDEAS. AND I THINK THAT'S...
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| 00:52:04 |
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HAVE SUGGESTIONS AND YOU HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS HOW TO MOVE HEALTHCARE REFORM FASTER AND IDEAS HOW TO MOVE ENERGY REFORM FASTER THAN WE HAVE, IDEAS...
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| 00:52:49 |
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OF WHITE HOUSE WOMEN AND GIRLS, AN ON-GOING ENGAGEMENT WITH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING A WOMEN'S...
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| 00:53:04 |
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TO MORE BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT. WHOEVER WROTE, FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ABSOLUTELY. >> WE'LL GET MORE CLARIFICATION. COLLECTIVELY YA'LL...
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| 00:53:33 |
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ACTION SEEMS TO BE SPECIAL ENERGY ZOI. WHAT STEPS HAS THE PRESIDENT TAKEN TO END THE LONG RUNNING GENOCIDE AND WAR BY DISPLACEMENT AND STARVATION....
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| 00:54:05 |
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NEED EVERYBODY FOCUSED ON DAR F OR. AND IT'S A TOP PRIORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION. >> DOES PRESIDENT HAVE A PLAN TO WORK TOWARDS PASSAGE OF PAYCHECK...
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| 00:54:38 |
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ANDE AND MEN AS WELL. MORE EASY ONE. >> WE'LL BOUNCE AROUND. DURING HIS CAMPAIGN HE
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| 00:54:45 |
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REPEATEDLY MADE THE COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISH A GLOBAL EDUCATION FUND CAPITALIZED WITH 2 BILLION DOLLARS, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH TO CLOSE A FINANCIAL GAP...
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| 00:55:02 |
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WILL EDUCATION BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT? >> LET ME ASK OR ANSWER THE SECOND QUESTION FIRST. ABSOLUTELY. CLINTON...
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| 00:55:29 |
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AND OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE BETTER THAN A LOT OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD IN EDUCATION BUT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO HERE TO ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO...
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| 00:56:50 |
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THAT KNOWLEDGE BUILT IN SO WE'RE EXPECTING SOME GREAT ANSWERS. WHAT'S THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF TRYING CONTROL DANGEROUS INDUSTRIES LIKE HEALTH INSURANCE,...
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| 00:57:32 |
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ON CREDIT CARDS AND BUSINESSES GOING KIND OF OUT OF CONTROL, OUT OF THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THEY NEED. BE CLEAR, THIS COMES UP WHEN I GET PRESSURE FROM...
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| 01:02:08 |
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INSURANCE ARE MINORITIES IN THIS COUNTRY. WE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE.
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| 01:02:15 |
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SMALL BUSINESSES ARE HAVING TO DROP THEIR INSURANCE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE PAYROLL AND HAD INSURANCE. THE EXCHANGE WILL PROVIDE A MECHANISM...
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| 01:03:22 |
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YOU KNOW DAN JONES? -- VAN JOHNS? [CHEERS
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| 01:03:28 |
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AND APPLAUSE] WE HAD HIM AT THE WHITE HOUSE. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING HIM AS LONG AS HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN OAKLAND AND ALL OF THE WAYS THAT HE HAS, BUT...
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| 01:04:56 |
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READ THE PRESS OF BLOGS -- PROGRESSIVE BLOGS? AND IF SO, WHICH ONES? >> TALK ABOUT STATE SECRETS. HE DOES READ BLOCKS. I AM AMAZED BY HIS ABILITY TO DIGEST...
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| 01:05:28 |
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WRITE HIM EVERY DAY. I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT PROBABLY NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT HE DOES NOT MENTION SOMETHING THAT A PERSON SAID TO HIM IN ONE OF THOSE LETTERS....
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| 01:06:37 |
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OF THIS GROUND FORCE FROM THE CAMPAIGN IS ABLE TO BE ACTIVATED FOR CALLS LIKE HEALTH CARE? >> WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE IN...
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| 01:07:04 |
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WE HAVE HAD A LOT ON OUR PLATE FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS. WE ARE DETERMINED AS WE PUSH IN THE FALL TO GET HEALTH CARE REFORM DONE THIS YEAR. I WILL SAY...
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| 01:07:54 |
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THAT IS A PERFECT SOFT BALL TO YOU. WE'LL ASK HIM. >> THE FINAL QUESTION, YOU TOUCHED ON IT EARLIER, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO EXPAND IF YOU CAN. WHAT...
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| 01:08:15 |
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WHAT WOULD YOU ASK OF US? >> I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT THIS MORNING.
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| 01:08:22 |
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9:00 ON A SATURDAY MORNING ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY IS A LOT. I TAKE YOUR PRESENCE HERE AS AN INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST ON CONTINUING THE ENGAGEMENT OVER...
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| 01:08:39 |
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THAT ENERGY AND WANT YOU TO -- WE SHARE YOUR FRUSTRATION, WE SHARE YOUR SENSE OF URGENCY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO....
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| 01:10:02 |
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READY TO GO! >> WE ARE OUT OF TIME. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2009]...
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| 01:10:24 |
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| 01:10:26 |
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YOU ARE WATCHING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING ON C-SPAN. I NEXT, PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS AT THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS CONVENTION IN PHOENIX. AFTER THAT,
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