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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: WITH 35 DAYS TO STRIKE
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
A DEAL, THE TWO SIDES HAVE YET TO SET UP A FACE TO FACE DISCUSSION THIS WEEK. INSTEAD BOTH SIDES PLAN TO MEET IN SEPARATE MEETINGS. LIBERAL GROUPS LIKE...
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BOEHNER. BY THE WEEKEND AND HE WILL MEET WITH THEM AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AS WELL AS NANCY PELOSI AND MITCH MCCONNELL. SO THE PROCESS THAT HE BEGAN...
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THE WHITE HOUSE. WAS ASKED ABOUT THE IDEA OF GOING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF. ALAN KRUEGER, THE CHAIRMAN OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ECONOMIC ADVISERS, HE SPOKE...
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REMARK ON HOW RELATIVELY QUICKLY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHITE HOUSE IS WILLING TO SELL OUT. YOU KNOW, IF WE GO OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF, AND PRONOUNCE OUR WILLINGNESS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THAT -- DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT IS NOT HOLDING FROM ONE DEMOCRATIC BELIEFS? CALVING I REALLY DO NOT KNOW. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT ED RENDELL IS SUPPOSEDLY...
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ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS, WHAT DO YOU THINK? CALLER: I AM KIND OF
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ANGRY ABOUT ARE PEOPLE THAT WE LACK IN B.C. FOR THE NEXT 35 DAYS TRYING TO MAKE HIS BIG DECISION. THEY CANNOT COME TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HOLD...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WHAT IS YOUR CONFIDENCE LEVEL WAS TO MARK THE BUS ODDS.
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CALLER: 50/50.
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: 50/50. CALLER: ID THEYF THEY
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HAVE SAID THEY ARE READY, WE WILL VILLAIN OF. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, WITH THE WHO STATION YOU ARE ON -- WHATEVER PERAUA SION YOU ARE, IT IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BEEN NO PROGRESS ON BOTH -- MR. OBAMA ASKING THAT THE TOP 2% OF EARNERS PAY MORE. MANY A NEW THAT ARGUMENT. IT IS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOUR WEEKS. WASHINGTON...
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WE SHOULD. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE WHO WANT A BUDGET REDUCTION, IT WOULD SAVE THE COUNTRY 4 TRILLION DOLLARS. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW FAST THE DEMOCRATS ADOPTED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SOME SENTIMENTS YOUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE SPENDING FACE RESISTANCE. THE TWO SENATORS, THE STORY OFTEN NOTES THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT? CALLER: I DO NOT KNOW
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WHY ON EARTH -- I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY. HOST: IN ORDER
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NOT TO TOUCH THOSE PROGRAMS -- CALLER: JUST KIND OF
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OVERHAUL THEM. JUST FIX THEM A TAS -- TAD. HOST: WHAT
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ABOUT RAISING THE ELIGIBILITY AGE? CALLER: DO NOT DO
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THAT. I AM 59. I MIGHT RETIRE RUN 65. HOST: THAT IS
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MARY. ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS, KEVIN, GO AHEAD. . CALLER: I THINK
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THEY SHOULD GO OFF THE CLIFF. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS WE HEARD HOW TERRIBLE THE BUSH TAX CUTS ARE. I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GO TO THE CLINTON...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GO OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF? CALLER:
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YES. IT IS NOT EVEN ENOUGH IN MY OPINION TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. IT IS STILL ABOUT THREE TIMES THE AVERAGE DEFICIT UNDER BUSH. LET US GO BACK TO THE CLINTON...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
OF REPUBLICANS UP ON CAPITOL HILL -- TO SORT OF A BACK OFF THE TAX PLEDGE THAT HE TOOK WHEN HE RAN FOR SENATE, SAYING HE WOULD NOT RAISE TAXES. CALLER:...
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GOING TO RAISE TAXES MY IMPORTANT THING IS RAISING THEM ON EVERYBODY. BECAUSE IF THEY TRY TO STRIKE A COMPROMISE WHERE ONLY THE RICH GET TAXED, THEN...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GRAMM REPRESENTED PETER KING, TALKING PUBLICLY ABANDONING THE PLEDGE OF DEMOCRATS WILL TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT ENTITLEMENT REFORMS. REST IN PEACE, GROVER...
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CALLER: I THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ELECTED TO MAKE THE HARD COSTS.
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HOST: WHAT YOU MEAN? CALLER: HE WAS
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ELECTED TO MAKE A CHOICE FOR THE COUNTRY. THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY. THE REPUBLICANS ARE WRONG AND HE IS RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT HE SHOULD LET US...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU ON MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY? HAVING YES. HOST: CLIP WRANGLERCLIFF WRANGLERS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WAY MEDICARE AGE. CAN THE COUNTRY AFFORD TO CONTINUE ON THIS ROAD? PAYING WHAT WE PAY FOR MEDICARE? CALLER: WE CAN AFFORD
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IT BUT IT IS A NECESSARY EVIL. WE HAVE GOT TO OF THE PEOPLE STAND FIRM AND PUT THE COUNTRY BACK ON A TRACK THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND IT. THERE WILL...
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TAXES ON EVERYONE OR THOSE WHO MAKE MORE THAN $250,000 A YEAR?
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CALLER: ON EVERYONE. IT IS FAIR. WE LIVED THROUGH A BUSH. I THINK WE CAN LIVE THROUGH THIS.
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: OK. THAT IS EDDIE ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THE "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." AND PLANS THIS WEEK OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF....
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WITH THE CALLER FROM TEXAS WHO SAID THAT WE SHOULD RETURN TO THE CLINTON ERA TAX LAW. JUST THINK OF THAT ERA WE HAD. WE HAD A BUDGET SURPLUSES. AND WE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
COMMENTS ON TWITTER. WE SHOULD GO OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF. BECAUSE EVERYONE WOULD HAVE A HORSE IN THE RACE. AND -- WE SHOULD GO OFF THE CLIFF BUT MAKE...
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THE FISCAL CLIFF IS JUST A SLOPE. AND THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING CHICKEN FOR THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS ANYWAY. THIS TIME THE RICH STARTED PAYING THEIR FAIR...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THAT? MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS ECONOMY GETTING WORSE THEY NEED TO HAVE A GRAND BARGAIN. CALLER: IT
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SHOULD BE A GRADUAL UP SLOPE THING. THE POINT IS TO BUILD THE ECONOMY, NOT TO SHATTER IT. THE DEPRESSION WILL BECOME PROFOUND. THANK YOU. HOST: THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BRIAN IN MICHIGAN ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. NEXT CAROLINE ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS, GO AHEAD. CALLER: I THIS
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WANTED TO SAY THAT THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, WERE BOTH DEMOCRATS FOR MANY YEARS. NO BUDGET WAS PASSED THEN. AND OUR SPENDING IS WAY OUT OF CONTROL. AND...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: OK. FISCAL TALKS CONTINUE TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO BE COVERING THE DISCUSSION WITH DICK DURBIN, THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER, DEMOCRAT OF ILLINOIS...
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ALREADY GONE OVER IT A LONG TIME AGO. WE ARE LIKE A FAMILY OR SMALL BUSINESS THAT IS BRINGING IN $200,000 EACH YEAR. THEIR BORROWING IN OTHER $100,000...
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A SLOPE. AND I THINK THAT IS THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE DEFICIT. IT SCARES...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HERE IS THE "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." GROVER NORQUIST IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD GO OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF. GO UP TO $150,000. THE RICH...
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OF THE PROGRAMS?
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CALLER: HEAD START. UM -- TO LIVE FOR FREE, SECTION /. HOST: WHAT DO YOU
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THINK ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS? CALLER: IT SHOULD GO
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BACK TO SIX MONTHS. HOST: DEMOCRATS SEEK
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MORE BENEFITS FOR JOBLESS. THIS STORY BY SETH SAYS MORE THAN TWO MILLION AMERICANS ARE FORCED TO LOSE THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. -- TIME TO COME...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. SPOKE TO SEVERAL YEARS BACK. DO NOT GO TO WAR FOR BUSH. WE ARE SPENDING $1 TRILLION A YEAR ON A WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, WHICH IS SENSELESS....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BOB. I WILL REVIEW SOME OTHER HEADLINES. ON THE RACE TO JESSE JACKSON JR. AS SEED. HE RESIGNED AS MANY OF YOU KNOW. YEARS THE "NEW YORK TIMES." AND ON...
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HAS BEEN A LOT OF GREED HERE IN AMERICA. THERE HAS BEEN AWAY TOO MUCH TO DOUBLE SPENDING, PREPARING FOR OBAMACARE TO BE PUSHED. ALSO, I THINK THERE IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE OPPOSITE TO THAT ISSUE IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED. BUT WHAT AFFECTED THE CLIFF ON THE ECONOMY? AS WE TO DO, ONE OF THE...
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CALLER: NO. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BALANCED BUDGET PLAN. AND THE REASON I AM NOT CALLING IT, I BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE ARE MISINFORMED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
VERY MUCH. PROGRAM NOTE FOR ALL OF YOU, THE INCOMING LEADER OF MEXICO IS SET FOR A WHITE HOUSE VISIT TODAY. LOOK FOR OUR COVERAGE ON C-SPAN .ORG. THEY...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.