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BOB. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I'M SO ENORMOUSLY FLATTERED THAT YOU DECIDED TO TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO COME AND...
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| 00:26:10 |
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I THINK WHAT WE JUST LEARNED IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES IN ADDITION TO LEARNING A LOT MORE ABOUT HOW OUR CITIES DEVELOPED IS THAT NO ONE SLEEPS IN HIS CLASSES...
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BE SIGNING BOOKS IN THE LOBBY OF THE AUDITORIUM UP ABOUT ONCE WE'RE DONE. LET ME INTRODUCE OUR PANEL. IN ADDITION TO EDIT, AYANNA, GOOD AFTERNOON SPENT...
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SEE. >> AND SENIOR ADVISOR TO
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MAYOR MENINO, BARBARA BURKE. BARBARA, GOOD AFTERNOON. [APPLAUSE] >> AND I WANT YOU TO
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| 00:26:51 |
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TAKE US, LET ME START THIS WITH THE I WANT YOU TO TAKE AS LITTLE FURTHER BACK, BECAUSE IN THE BOOK YOU SAY THAT BOSTON'S REBIRTH HAS AS MUCH TO DO WITH...
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| 00:27:07 |
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THINK ABOUT WHERE BOSTON, HOW BOSTON CAME BACK, IT'S HARD NOT TO PLACE AN OUTSIZED ROLE FOR THE EDUCATION THAT THE CITY HAS ALWAYS INVESTED IN. AND,...
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| 00:29:06 |
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CENTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BEAR FRUIT FOR US, CONTINUES TO REPORT US, DOES THE MERE PRESENCE, LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION, DOES THE...
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REST GUARANTEE, DO YOU THINK THAT WE SAY THAT WEIGHT IN THE FUTURE? >> THERE'S CERTAINLY NEVER
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ANY GUARANTEE. I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE BEST ECONOMIC DEVELOP A STRATEGY IS TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN SMART PEOPLE IN A MORE LET'S GET OUT OF THE WAY. SO...
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WANTS TO WEIGH IN. >>
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YES. SO, WE SIMPLY GO TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN JANE CLARKE REMINDED THERE WITH ALL THE TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY THAT WE DON'T LIVE IN...
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| 00:33:37 |
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BURKE SPEAK WELL, I WAS GOING TO BUILD ON THAT POINT, WHAT NEIGHBORS DO FOR THE HOOD, BECAUSE COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED A LOT TO GET USED TO BE WHEN PEOPLE...
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| 00:35:33 |
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I WAS 12. AND MY DAD USED TO GIVE ME TWO BOXES AND TO GO TO DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, THE COST OF QUARTER TO TAKE THE TRAIN DOWNTOWN, GET LUNCH. I FEEL REALLY...
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| 00:36:49 |
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TALK ABOUT HOW WE KEEP -- THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE AND SO GLAD YOU HERE THIS AFTERNOON. PUBLIC POLICY MAKERS HAVE BEEN TALKING...
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| 00:37:53 |
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THAT. IN MY '20s. 20 YEARS AGO. SPENT FIRST WHEN I READ THIS, I KIND OF CHUCKLED A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHEN I SAW THESE COMMENTS REPEATED BY THE HUNDREDS...
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YOU KNOW, THESE ARE SUCH A GREAT SET OF COMMENTS BUT I THINK THEY MAKE ONE CRITICAL CENTRAL POINT WHICH IS REAL CITIES, THE REAL HEART OF THE CITY, THE...
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| 00:41:54 |
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JUST GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. WANTED TO LIVE IN A CITY. I'VE BEEN HEARING TRAIN STOP EARLY, CABINET TOO EXPENSIVE, THE BARS CLOSE EARLY OR IF I DID AT...
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| 00:43:07 |
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I THINK I CAN SPEAK TO THIS PERSONALLY. I ORIGINALLY HAIL FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I'M SURE THAT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE TO PEOPLE HERE, BECAUSE I'M...
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ATTEND BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO MY CAMPUS COMMUNITY BUT TO CONNECT TO THE LARGER CITY. IN FACT, THAT WAS...
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I APPRECIATE THE APPLAUSE, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT. I THINK REALLY IT'S A COLLECTIVE AND SHARED VICTORY FOR ALL OF US. ...
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STAY ON REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, IF WE CAN, BUT LET'S GO BIGGER, BIGGER THAN BRICKS AND MORTAR, LET'S TALK ABOUT STEEL GIRDERS AND GLASS. HERE'S THE...
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IF I CAN SPEAK FOR A LITTLE
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BIT. >> YES, PLEASE. >> I AGREE WITH WHAT
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| 00:48:55 |
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HE'S SAYING. YOU CANNOT BUILD YOUR WAY OUT OF A PROBLEM WITH A LACK OF COMPETITIVENESS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH THE...
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RIGHT. >> THAT WASN'T GOING
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| 00:49:35 |
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TO FIX IT. IT WASN'T GOING TO BE BUILDING A NEW WALLED CONVENTION CENTER THAT HAD ITS BACK TO THE CITY. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TRANSFORM A CITY IS WITH...
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| 00:53:43 |
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ABSOLUTELY. >> I ASK
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| 00:53:44 |
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THE DEVELOPMENT QUESTION BECAUSE I FEEL COMPELLED TO ASK A NEWS-ORIENTED QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW WHY. [LAUGHTER] >> BOB, CAN I SAY
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ONE THING? >> I'LL GET YOU WEIGHING IN IN
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| 00:53:55 |
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A SECOND. THE BIGGEST DEVELOPMENT ON THE HORIZON FOR BOSTON IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A BILLION DOLLAR CASINO COMPLEX BEING BUILT IN EAST BOSTON AT THE...
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| 00:54:45 |
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ON CASINOS. I'M ENOUGH OF A LIBERTARIAN NOT TO THINK THAT GAMBLING IS A GREAT SIN, AND I THINK IT'S NOT A TERRIBLE THING. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S UNLIKELY...
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| 00:55:20 |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE GREATEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW IS THE WORK BEING DONE TO RESTRUCTURE THE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT...
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WROTE MY LAST COLUMN ON IT. I'M HAPPY -- I'VE GOT MUCH STRONGER VIEWS ON THAT THAN I DO ON THE CASINOS. [LAUGHTER] >>
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YEAH. HOWEVER WE SOLVE IT, BEING ABLE TO CREATE A STRONGER EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT SERVES PEOPLE -- >> LET ME ASK AYANNA ABOUT
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THE CASINO. [LAUGHTER] >>
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YOU SHOULD ANSWER THE INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTION THOUGH. [LAUGHTER] >>
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| 00:55:55 |
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YEAH. ARE YOU GIVING THAT TO ME BECAUSE YOU FELT I WAS JUST CLAMORING TO COMMENT? [LAUGHTER] WELL, IT'S NO SECRET I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF CASINOS. BUT...
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| 00:57:02 |
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VIOLENCE. >> DOMESTIC
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| 00:57:03 |
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VIOLENCE. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DEMONIZE OR VILIFY ANY ONE INDUSTRY, BUT THE DATA DOES SHOW THAT THERE ARE A CONFLUENCE OF THINGS THAT...
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| 00:59:09 |
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AND I SEE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ONLY ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES FROM THE END OF THE PROGRAM, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS YOU...
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| 00:59:47 |
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SAM, AND I WORK WITH CITI HERE IN BOSTON. >>
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OH, YEAH. [APPLAUSE] >> SO I'M GLAD THAT
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| 00:59:56 |
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YOU TOUCHED ON EDUCATION. OBVIOUSLY, THE HEADQUARTERS ARE HERE IN BOSTON, BUT THEY'RE ALSO IN 22 OTHER CITIES IN AMERICA, TWO OTHERS OVERSEAS, AND MY...
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BOSTON THING. OVERALL, THE BOSTON SCHOOLS ARE DOING QUITE WELL COMPARED TO THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS, ALTHOUGH THAT IS A STATEMENT THAT'S LACED WITH...
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| 01:04:46 |
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THAT. I WOULD JUST ALSO ADD IT REALLY IS THE SYMBIOTIC PARTNERSHIP OF MANY THINGS, THE CONFLUENCE OF THINGS. I THINK PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT IS INCREDIBLY...
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MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL POINT THAT I THINK IS AN INTERESTING ONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY IMMIGRANTS AND NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS THAT IS...
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RIGHT. >> UNTIL WE CAN REACH BACK
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| 01:07:31 |
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INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD, CAN WE REACH BACK TO SUPPORT PARENTING LIKE WE ARE WITH THRIVE AND FIVE, UNTIL WE CAN REACH BACK WITH PARENT UNIVERSITY AND THE...
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| 01:07:57 |
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ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME. JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. PANELISTS, ALL THE WAY HERE ON YOUR LEFT. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> PAUL DUFFY,
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MOTHER FROM -- [INAUDIBLE] FATHER FROM HYDE PARK, LIVED IN -- [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] BEACON HILL AND NOW SOUTH SIDE. I FIND THAT IN ADDITION TO ITS ...
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| 01:09:10 |
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THAT VIEW. I MEAN, I HAVE ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, AND I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT CITIES NEED...
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ME ASK ONE LAST QUESTION. WE ARE 15 DAYS AWAY AS OF TODAY FROM WHAT HAS BEEN WIDELY CALLED THE MOST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIMES GIVEN THAT...
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| 01:11:06 |
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OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WITH CITIES IS VERY, VERY WEAK, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S TRUE UNDER BOTH PARTIES. OCCASIONALLY, VERY WELL MEANING BUT WEAK,...
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GETS THE LAST WORD. >> WELL, I THINK THE
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INTERESTING THING TO REMEMBER RACE TO THE TOP STARTED WITH BUSH, IT'S BEEN ADVANCED DEEPLY BY OBAMA. WE ARE DOING THINGS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO...
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COUNSELOR. >> YES, I WOULD CONCUR
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WITH MANY OF THOSE POINTS. I AM GRATEFUL THAT I LIVE IN A STATE THAT HAS A GOVERNOR IN DEVAL PATRICK AND LIVING IN A COUNTRY WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA....
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FOR OUR PANEL. [APPLAUSE] >> UP
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