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Swain, Susan - Host
RUSS FEINGOLD OF WISCONSIN. HE HAS A NEW BOOK OUT, "WHILE AMERICA SLEEPS." WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO WITH THIS BOOK, SENATOR? WHAT ARE YOU TELLING AMERICANS...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
FOR HAVING ME ON THE SHOW. DURING THE 10 YEARS AFTER 9/11 WHEN I WAS SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, THE INTELLIGENCE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
QUICKLY INTO PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS. IFSI AM WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THERE IS SUFFICIENT DISCUSSION DURING THIS YEAR ABOUT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
GUEST: IT IS A COMPLETELY INSUFFICIENT DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL MATTERS IN THE CAMPAIGN PARTLY BECAUSE OF THIS MANIPULATION. THE CANDIDATES ON THE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
YOU REFERENCED YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA'S POLICY OBJECTIVES. WE WERE THERE FOR A DECADE. NOW REPUBLICANS ARE CRITICIZING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DECISION...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
OF GOING INTO IRAQ WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA. PRESIDENT BUSH RAN AROUND THE COUNTRY SAYING THAT AL QAEDA WAS OPERATING IN 60 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THAT...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING TWO COMPLEX ISSUES ON THE TABLE. THE OPENING SENTENCE OF YOUR BOOK IS ACTUALLY A ROUND OF THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT BEARS...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE THAT THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN OVERRULED. THE SUPREME COURT OF LIMITED A COUPLE OF THE MORE MINOR PROVISIONS THAT I DID NOT THINK...
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Swain, Susan - Host
FOR YOU. YOU ARE CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR DECIDING THAT HE WILL ACCEPT SUPER PAK'CS. SOME ARE CALLING THIS A GAME CHANGER. WILL YOU EXPLAIN WHY...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
BAD IDEA TO ALLOW HIS PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN SUPER PACS. I AM PROUD TO BE A CO-CHAIR OF HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN. ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES ESPECIALLY...
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Swain, Susan - Host
HOST: THIS IS FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
FIRST-TIME CALLER, LONG TIME LISTENER. THIS IS A GREAT SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING A VOICE DURING THE A CONCEPTION OF THE PATRIOT...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
TO HEAR FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN. OBVIOUSLY, RON PAUL AND I AGREE ON SOME ISSUES. HE WAS WILLING TO CHALLENGE SOME OF OUR ON WISE INTERVENTIONS. HE BELIEVES...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THE FORMER SENATOR IS FROM ILLINOIS. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I THINK YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS BACKGROUND IN TERMS OF HONORING THE CONSTITUTION. I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHALLENGE BECAUSE ONE BOOK...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
COMMENTS. I SHOULD BE READING THAT BOOK MYSELF AS I CONTINUE TO STUDY THIS SUBJECT. YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION AND OUR STEWARDSHIP...
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Swain, Susan - Host
A REPUBLICAN.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING? GUEST: IS IT
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
SNOWING? CALLER: IT IS
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CALLER, -
ACTUALLY WRAPPING UP. GUEST: GOOD
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
TO GET THE REPORT. CALLER: I JUST
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CALLER, -
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I AM A REPUBLICAN MYSELF, BUT I VOTED FOR YOU OVER RON JOHNSON. I AM NOT TOO IMPRESSED FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN FROM...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WHAT WISCONSIN HAS BEEN ABOUT IN THE PAST. HERE IS A REPUBLICAN THAT CALLS ME UP AND DOES NOT AGREE WITH ME ON EVERYTHING AND VOTED FOR ME INDEPENDENTLY....
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Swain, Susan - Host
HIS QUESTION WAS PREDICATED ON FUTURE POLITICAL AMBITIONS. THERE IS A BIT OF A DISCUSSION GOING ON AS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS MIGHT...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE AT ALL. MY FAMILY IS VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT AFTER 28 YEARS IN A ROW BEING IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I AM A PRIVATE CITIZEN. SOME...
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Swain, Susan - Host
SHOULD KNOW THAT THE STYLE OF THE BOOK IS A TICK TOCK OF EVENTS. CURIOUS ABOUT HOW YOU KEPT ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT IN THE BOOK. GUEST:
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
I SHOULD HAVE KEPT A JOURNAL, BUT I DID NOT. I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF DISCIPLINE. A LOT OF IT CAME FROM MEMORY DURING THE BOOK. I HAVE THIS TENDENCY...
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Swain, Susan - Host
BACK FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT REVEALING DETAILS? GUEST: THE GUY THAT WAS
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
GOING TO INTRODUCE MAYE, ONE OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES IN THE BOOK WAS ABOUT HIM. SO FAR, SO GOOD. HOST: NEXT
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Swain, Susan - Host
FOR THE FORMER SENATOR, THE WHITE IS AN INDEPENDENT -- DWIGHT IS AN INDEPENDENT. ARE YOU THERE? CALLER: EVERYONE
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IS TALKING ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST. CORPORATIONS DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY ANYMORE SO THEY MOVED JOBS OVERSEAS WHILE THEY GET TAX BREAKS....
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Swain, Susan - Host
MUCH. MINIMUM WAGE IN THE OVERALL EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY. GUEST: HERE IS A CALLER
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WHO IS SAYING WAIT A MINUTE. YOU CANNOT JUST FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE EAST. WHAT ABOUT CHINA AND ITS INFLUENCE IN AFRICA? WHAT ABOUT THE IRANIAN INFLUENCE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
VIEWERE WOHO WRITES -- GUEST: THE NAFTA DEAL
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WITH CHINA AND OTHER DEALS, CENTRAL AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, THEY ARE ALL OUT OF THIS SAME BROTH. THERE WERE AGREEMENTS THAT PRETENDED TO BE BALANCED...
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Swain, Susan - Host
LOUISIANA, GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE WRONG FOR RUSS FEINGOLD. -- YOU ARE ON. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU DOING
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THIS MORNING? I'M A RON PAUL SUPPORTER. I DO NOT MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I HAVE READ PART OF THE PREVIOUS GUEST, PAT BUCHANAN'S, BOOK. MY QUESTION...
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Swain, Susan - Host
RUSS FEINGOLD? GUEST: IRAN IS NOT JUST
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
A THREAT TO ISRAEL. THEY ARE ALSO A THREAT TO THE U.S. IF THEY GET NUCLEAR WEAPONS. BECAUSE ISRAEL IS AN ALLY AS WELL AS THE THREAT TO OUR SECURITY,...
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Swain, Susan - Host
ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: A HAVE A LOT
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CALLER, -
OF RESPECT FOR YOU, SENATOR FINE GOLD, AND I HOPE YOU RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN. -- ITSENATOR FEINGOLD. THE GENERAL WAS RECENTLY ON ZAKARIA ON CNN. HE WAS...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
I VOTED AGAINST IT. CALLER: SENATOR DURBIN
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CALLER, -
WAS AND VOTED AGAINST IT. DO THINK THOSE OPERATING OUT OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL PLANS IN THE PENTAGON, THOSE WHO CREATED AND DISSEMINATED FALSE INTELLIGENCE,...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THE STORIES I TELL IN MY BOOK HAS TO DO WITH, FRANKLY, MY FIRST EXPERIENCES MEETING WITH A LARGE GROUP OF ISLAMIC AMERICANS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS IN MADISON,...
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Swain, Susan - Host
CAMPAIGN FINANCE, LAST FRIDAY IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES," IF THE HEAD OF THE PROGRESSIVE POLICY INSTITUTE AND FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEMOCRATIC...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
BE MORE WRONG. WE SAW HIS COMMENTS IN "THE N.Y. TIMES." MY DIRECTOR RESPONDED. IT IS LIKE SAYING THERE'S ONE SERIES OF ORGANIZED CRIME'S ALLEGED OPEN...
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Swain, Susan - Host
THIS QUESTION -- GUEST: OF THAT'S WHAT
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
I DO EVERY DAY. IT IS WHAT PROGRESSIVES UNITED IS ALL ABOUT. I POUNDED IT WITH SOME PEOPLE I HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST RIDE AROUND THE ANNIVERSARY...
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Swain, Susan - Host
HOST: ANOTHER CALL FROM WISCONSIN FOR YOU. AN INDEPENDENT.
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CALLER: HELLO, SENATOR. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU GIVE YOUR TAKE ON EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN OUR STATE RIGHT NOW. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU COVERED...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
NOT. HE IS CALLING FROM THE GRANITE CAPITAL IN THE WORLD. OUR STATE HAS BEEN THROWN INTO A HORRIBLE SITUATION. GOV. WALKER GOT ELECTED. HE WON THE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
CALL VIEW IS FROM KANSAS. A REPUBLICAN. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GUEST: FINE,
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THANKS. CALLER: I JUST
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CALLER, -
RECENTLY COMPLETED "THE WORLD AMERICAN MADE." ONE OF THE POINTS HE MAKES IS THAT AMERICANS, WE HAVE AN INVOLVEMENT ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE A SUPERPOWER....
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
ONE OF THE CHAPTERS IN MY BOOK, WHILE AMERICA SLEEPS, TALKING ABOUT IN FOR A PENNY COME IN FOR POUND. ONCE WE GO INTO A SITUATION, WE HAVE THE ATTITUDE...
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Swain, Susan - Host
RUSS FEINGOLD'S NEW BOOK, "WHILE AMERICA SLEEPS." THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK TO C-SPAN THIS MORNING. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH OUR FRIDAY...
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STARTED BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF CONSERVATIVE THINK
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