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TEXAS, WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE FACING RETIREMENT. THIS IS THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF YOUR TERM FACING THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS. THE FISCAL...
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| 00:00:25 |
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THAT I WANT TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT. I DO NOT THINK MUCH WILL HAPPEN. THE REAL...
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| 00:02:36 |
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TO SPEAK TO CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL, HERE ARE THE NUMBERS TO DIAL. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF THE ISSUES AT STAKE, THE TAX INCREASES THAT COULD HAPPEN...
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| 00:03:54 |
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THE FACT THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THEY GIVE THESE TEMPORARY CUTS ON THE WITHHOLDING TAX. THEY ARE KIDDING THEMSELVES. I THINK THEY WILL PROBABLY CHANGE...
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| 00:05:20 |
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TO THE FUNDS AND SEE WHAT THE VIEWERS HAVE TO SAY TO YOU. -- LET'S GO TO THE TELEPHONES AND SEE WHAT THE VIEWERS HAVE TO SAY. CALLER: I THINK ALL
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| 00:05:30 |
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OF THE BUSH TAX CUTS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AND THOSE DOLLARS BE APPLIED TO THE DEFICIT. FOR THE AREAS UNDER SEQUESTERING, I THINK THEY SHOULD ELIMINATE...
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| 00:06:04 |
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WITH HALF OF WHAT YOU SAY. I THINK THE MILITARY IS A BIG PROBLEM. BOTH SIDES REALLY DID NOT WANT TO TOUCH BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH...
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| 00:07:55 |
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COME TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, WOULD YOU THINK IT WILL BE WILLING TO AGREE ON? CALLER:GUEST:
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| 00:08:04 |
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MY GUESS IS THEY WILL AGREE ON SOME TAX INCREASES AND IT WILL CALL IT TAX REFORM. IT WILL PROBABLY AGREE TO SOME OF THESE SO-CALLED SPENDING CUTS. EVEN...
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| 00:08:53 |
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REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: THANK YOU
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| 00:08:57 |
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FOR YOUR SERVICE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO AFTER YOUR CAREER. I, MYSELF, AND MY HUSBAND ARE BOTH SERVING IN THE MILITARY. BOTH OF...
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| 00:09:54 |
GUEST, -
LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO SORT OUT THERE. FIRST, THE WARS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND WHETHER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CIA. THEY HAVE THE SEX SCANDAL....
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| 00:12:39 |
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ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND HAS THIS QUESTION FOR YOU. >> THEY HAVE
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| 00:12:53 |
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A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. GOVERNMENT REFLECTS THE PEOPLE. GUEST: WE
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| 00:13:06 |
GUEST, -
NEED TO RESTRAIN THE GOVERNMENT. THE CONSTITUTION HAS NO RESTRAINTS ON THE PEOPLE. IT IS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT SELF-RELIANCE IS BETTER...
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| 00:14:26 |
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GO AHEAD. CALLER: CONGRESS
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| 00:14:34 |
CALLER, -
BEMEN, I WOULD SAY YOU'RE A HERO. I WOULD LIKE YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. POSSIBLE ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN...
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| 00:15:00 |
GUEST, -
MESS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE SHOULD NOT TAKE SIDES. IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THAT REGION. I DON'T BELIEVE IN GETTING INVOLVED. HAS BEEN CREATED BY TO MANY...
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| 00:17:01 |
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PAGE OF "THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE." RON JOINS US FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. CALLER:
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| 00:17:13 |
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GOOD MORNING. I AM HONORED TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS MORNING. LIBBY, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS. I HAVE TWO COMMENTS AND I'LL START WITH BENGHAZI. IT...
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| 00:18:56 |
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RESPONSE. GUEST: I
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| 00:19:00 |
GUEST, -
AM MORE BIPARTISAN THAN YOU ARE. DEMOCRATS ARE EXEMPT. I SEE AS LIVING WITH A ONE-PARTY SYSTEM. WHICH CANDIDATE WAS THE GOLDMAN SACHS CANDIDATE? THEY...
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| 00:21:55 |
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WE HAVE A QUESTION ON TWITTER. GUEST: NO, I
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| 00:22:01 |
GUEST, -
DON'T. REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE IN CHARGE. THEY HAVE CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM. WE SEND KIDS TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. WE DO NOT HAVE REAL FREEDOM HERE....
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| 00:24:05 |
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FLORIDA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING,
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| 00:24:08 |
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SIR. IF THE BENGHAZI SITUATION WAS A DEMONSTRATION, WE SAW NO SIGNS OF "DEATH TO AMERICA" OR "DEATH TO ISRAEL." ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF. WHY...
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| 00:24:46 |
GUEST, -
QUESTIONS. I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS, ESPECIALLY IN BENGHAZI. WE SET OURSELVES UP FOR THESE PROBLEMS. SHOULD NOT BE DOING THESE THINGS. THE INVESTIGATION...
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| 00:27:34 |
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IS ROUNDING OUT HIS 12TH TERM AND RETIRING. HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR IN THE REPUBLICAN FIELD. ALSO IT LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE BACK IN 1988. WAS...
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| 00:28:23 |
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HAVE BEEN STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE NEED TO TIGHTEN SECURITY TO PROTECT U.S. DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL. NO ONE HAS SUGGESTED AND OBVIOUS -- WE SHOULD WITHDRAW...
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| 00:29:44 |
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IN 1983. WE FOUND THAT IN THE C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY. GUEST: I AM
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| 00:29:53 |
GUEST, -
AMAZED. I DID NOT REMEMBER THAT PARTICULAR SPEECH. MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME. COULD APPLY TO LIBYA RIGHT NOW. WHY STAY THERE?...
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| 00:31:53 |
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HI, DEVON. CALLER:
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| 00:31:56 |
CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THIS COUNTRY. WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS COUNTRY WILL BE IN ABOUT 10 YEARS? DO YOU PLAN ON RUNNING IN 2016? GUEST: I...
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| 00:32:16 |
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ANY PLANS IN 2016. I'M PRETTY OPTIMISTIC THAT THINGS WILL BE A LOT BETTER. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE RIGOR FIRST. I DO WITH THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND...
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| 00:35:25 |
HOST, -
IN SAN DIEGO, GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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| 00:35:30 |
CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I AM HONORED TO TALK WITH YOU. YOU HAVE ALWAYS WALKED TO THE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUMMER -- OF YOUR OWONN DRUMMER. I HEAR YOU SPEAK OF IT...
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| 00:36:10 |
GUEST, -
BANKS. THIS ARGUMENT HAS GONE FOR A LONG TIME. JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON ARGUED ABOUT THIS. JEFFERSON GOT RID OF IT. OUR CENTRAL BANK HAS TREMENDOUS POWER....
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| 00:38:12 |
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STORY FROM REUTERS. HOST: WE HAVE A
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| 00:38:35 |
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QUESTION FROM FACEBOOK FROM NORMAN. GUEST: WELL, I
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| 00:38:49 |
GUEST, -
DID NOT CALL FOR SECESSION. I CALL FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF SECESSION IN BEING RECOGNIZED. THEY UNDERSTOOD THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER -- THE FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD...
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| 00:40:59 |
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NEXT CALLER. CALL, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CONGRESSMAN PAUL FOR OPENING UP MY EYES THIS YEAR AND EDUCATING ME. MY QUESTION IS ON THE INHERITANCE TAX....
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| 00:41:32 |
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TAX IS A TAX ON CAPITAL. IF YOU ARE TAXING WITH CAPITAL GAINS OR INHERITANCE TAX, YOU HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS MAN THAT GETS UP TO $3 MILLION, AND THEN THE...
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| 00:42:59 |
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TWITTER VIEWERS WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS STORY. MITT ROMNEY ATTRIBUTED OBAMA'S WIN TO GIFTS. HE AND HIS TEAM ATTRIBUTED, LOST TO GENE RIGHTS...
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| 00:43:34 |
GUEST, -
VERY GOOD POLITICAL STATEMENT. THERE WAS A GRAIN OF TRUTH INVOLVED, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT POLITICIANS DO. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, WHEN THEY ARE IN OFFICE,...
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| 00:45:42 |
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IS FROM JOHN IN HOUSTON. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD
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| 00:45:47 |
CALLER, -
MORNING PARA THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY -- I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS ON THE REFORM OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS...
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| 00:47:48 |
GUEST, -
THE PEOPLE WILL SPEND IT PRODUCTIVELY. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS IT, IT IS ALWAYS POLITICALLY. THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE MILITARY. YOU POINT...
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| 00:49:51 |
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CALLER. CALLER: IF YOU CAN
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| 00:49:56 |
CALLER, -
REMEMBER -- HOST: PLEASE TURN
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| 00:50:01 |
HOST, -
DOWN YOUR TV. CALLER: IF YOU CAN REMEMBER
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| 00:50:05 |
CALLER, -
WHEN MITCH MCCONNELL WAS ASKED, WHAT WOULD BE THE REPUBLICANS' TOP AGENDA, AND HE RESPONDED BY SAYING IT WOULD BE TO MAKE PRESIDENT OBAMA A ONE-TERM...
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| 00:50:45 |
GUEST, -
POLITICS WORKS. I REMEMBER WHEN GEORGE BUSH SR. HAD HIS TERM, THE PURPOSE OF DEMOCRAT PARTY WAS TO MAKE HIM A ONE-TERM PRESIDENT. THAT IS THE WAY IT...
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| 00:51:35 |
HOST, -
TO MISS SERVING IN CONGRESS? ADDING ON TO THAT, A TWEET. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO MEMBERS, HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE CONGRESS? GUEST: I HAVE BEEN IN...
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| 00:51:48 |
GUEST, -
OF CONGRESS FOR 25 YEARS. I ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. AS I SAID IN MY SPEECH YESTERDAY, I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I DID NOT SOLVE MANY...
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| 00:52:06 |
HOST, -
SPEECH. GUEST: YES, MY MESSAGE
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| 00:52:10 |
GUEST, -
IS DOING MORE WITH IDEAS, UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS, LEARNING WHAT SELF- RELIANCE IS, READING AND OBEY THE CONSTITUTION. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE SEEING SOME...
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| 00:52:56 |
HOST, -
IN PHILADELPHIA, REPUBLICAN CALLER. CALLER:
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| 00:52:59 |
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I WILL TRY TO BE QUICK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMON PEOPLE, CONGRESSMAN PAUL. HAVE YOU RECOGNIZED JUSTIN'S ANTI-AUTHORIZATION ACT? I WONDER...
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| 00:53:53 |
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WOULD BE A LITTLE EXTREME. JUSTIN IS A VERY GOOD MEMBER OF CONGRESS, VERY DETERMINED TO FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION. I AM SURE HE IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK....
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| 00:55:14 |
HOST, -
HOST: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE RECENT DEBATE ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA? GUEST: ALCOHOL
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| 00:55:21 |
GUEST, -
PROHIBITION WAS A TOTAL DISASTER. AL CAPONE DID QUITE WELL. ALCOHOL IS NOW LEGAL BUT REGULATED. YOU CAN GET MARIJUANA EASIER THAN ALCOHOL BECAUSE OF THE...
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| 00:56:53 |
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HOST: CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL. HE IS FINISHING UP HIS 12TH TERM. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. COMING UP NEXT, INDEPENDENT VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS JOINS...
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| 00:57:15 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES THIS HOUR. SUPERSTORM SANDY DROVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEKING BENEFITS UP TO A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 439,000 LAST WEEK, THE HIGHEST...
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