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Harleston, Robb - Host
HOUSE OFFERS A CONTRACEPTIVE OPT OUT. IT IS THE LEAD STORY IN MANY MAJOR NEWSPAPERS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. AS IT BEGAN IN THIS EDITION OF "WASHINGTON...
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Kliff, Sarah - Correspondent
AN AREA THAT HAS CHALLENGED THE MINISTRATION FOR ALL BUT A WEEK -- FOR OVER A YEAR, TRYING TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND ALSO GUARANTEEING...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE RESPONSE FROM SUPPORTERS OF THE PRESIDENT? GUEST: SUPPORTERS OF
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Kliff, Sarah - Correspondent
THE PRESIDENT ARE HAPPY WITH IT. IT SEEMS TO GUARANTEE WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL, REGARDLESS OF WHO YOUR EMPLOYER IS. HOST: OPPONENTS OF
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN AND SAY WHAT? GUEST: SAY IT
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Kliff, Sarah - Correspondent
DOES NOT ANSWER THEIR PROBLEMS, FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THERE IS NO OPT-OUT FOR A PRIVATE EMPLOYER OR A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN RUNS A BUSINESS, HAS A DEEPLY...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
REQUIRE ARE REWRITING OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AND IF SO, WILL IT HAVE TO GO THROUGH CONGRESS AGAIN? GUEST: IT PROBABLY
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Kliff, Sarah - Correspondent
WILL NOT. THERE ARE A LOT OF LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR THIS PART OF THE LAW. OVER 40 LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. THEY ARE ONLY CHALLENGING A SMALL PART OF...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
YOU MENTIONED LAWYERS WORKING ON A LOT. MIGHT THIS HAVE TO BE REVISITED IN THE SUPREME COURT? HOST: YES, THAT IS
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Harleston, Robb - Host
A POSSIBILITY, AND NOW IT IS LOOKING LIKE A LIKELIHOOD, NOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 40 LAWSUITS FILED. IT HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE REGULATION...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WITH SRAH -- SARAH KLIFF. THE PLAN CALLS FOR BIRTH CONTROL OPT-OUT. YOU CAN READ IT IN HARD COPY IF YOU ARE IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA. OR YOU CAN...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. WHAT YOU JUST READ IN THE ARTICLE, IT MAKES THE CASE WHY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS OUGHT NOT TO BE TAX-EXEMPT AND GET ALL THE TAX BREAKS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
FROM FAIRVIEW, TENNESSEE. ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: THIS IS A
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PLOY. SOCIALISTS LIKE THE KENNEDYS AND OBAMA, THEY WILL VILIFY -- IF THEY CANNOT GET IT RIGHT, KRUSCHEV SAID, WE WILL TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD, AND ONE...
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| 00:08:28 |
Harleston, Robb - Host
IN THIS MORNING "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" -- CASTLE IN MICHIGAN, ON OUR LANDS FOR DEMOCRATS. -- ETHEL IN MICHIGAN, ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER:...
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WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE SEPARATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE? I BELIEVE THIS IS MORE OF A LEGAL ISSUE THAN A RELIGIOUS ISSUE. THE RELIGIOUS ISSUE IS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IN THIS MORNING'S "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." THEY WRITE -- THE NEW RULES WOULD REQUIRE INSURERS TO PAY THE UP-FRONT COST. OUR NEXT CALL COMES FROM...
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MORNING. I AM TOTALLY AGAINST WHAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND REPUBLICANS ARE DOING ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL FOR WOMEN. THIS IS AN ATTACK ON WOMEN'S RIGHT TO...
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CALLER: ART MEDICAL RECORDS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF IT? WHAT KIND OF SERVICES WITH A NOTE THAT ARE TAKEN CARE -- WOULD THEY KNOW ARE TAKEN CARE OF? LET'S...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE NEWSPAPERS. THIS IS THE LEAD IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" -- A RIGHT THAT THE PROPOSAL COULD EXPAND THE GROUPS THAT DO NOT NEED TO PAY DIRECTLY FOR BIRTH...
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MUCH A CONSERVATIVE, HOWEVER, BEING A CATHOLIC TAXPAYER, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY, IF I OWN A BUSINESS, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY'S BIRTH...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CALL, RAFAH IN MICHIGAN. YOU'RE ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: I WAS
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WONDERING WHY IT WAS THAT SEIZED AND PLAYED THE CLIP ON THE RIGHT-TO-LIFE MOVEMENT LAST WEEK, BUT THEY CALLED IT THE ANTI-ABORTION MOVEMENT. THE QUESTION...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
HOST: WE WILL LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ON FRIDAY WHERE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY TALKED TO THE MEDIA...
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CLEAR THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO HIM -- WE NEED TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE SERVICES, ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, FOR ALL WOMEN, INCLUDING CONTRACEPTION,...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING OF CONTRACEPTION OPT-OUT. OUR NEXT CALL COMES SOUTH CAROLINA, ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I THINK...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
FROM THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. IT READS IN PART -- YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE STATEMENT FROM THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION? CALLER:
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THINK IF THEY WERE REALISTIC, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE FROWNED UPON IN THE WAY THAT IT IS TALKED ABOUT, THERE ARE MANY CATHOLICS THAT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TO LINDA FROM MICHIGAN, ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING A CONTRACEPTIVE OPT-OUT. CALLER: HONESTLY, I DO NOT
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THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN OPT-OUT. IF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO KEEP THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAW. YOU CAN ADD ON THE ONE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
SUN AND" THIS MORNING -- "THE BALTIMORE SUN" THIS MORNING -- THEY HAVE A CHART -- DENNIS IN COLOMBIA, MISSOURI, ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS. GUESCALLER:...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CANNOT ANSWER SPECIFICALLY, BUT I AM SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF IT EITHER IN THE NEWSPAPERS THIS MORNING OR AT THE WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU...
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NOT REFERRING TO THE PROPOSAL COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. I AM MORE CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE ORIGINAL LAW WAS WRITTEN. MY OPINION WOULD BE THAT I DO NOT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
COUPLE OF TWEETS WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT. @ CSPANWJ IS WHERE YOU CAN SEND YOUR TWEETS. THIS ONE -- ALSO, THIS ONE -- ALSO, THIS ONE -- BACK TO THE PHONES....
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CALLING TO GET MY POINT OF VIEW. PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK WE ARE AGAINST EVERYTHING TO DO NOT LIKE. PEOPLE CANNOT COMPEL -- DO NOT GIVE A FAIR HEARING. PEOPLE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ROBERT IN TENNESSEE, ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS.
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CALLER: I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. THERE NEEDS TO BE CLARIFICATION THAT THAT GOES BOTH WAYS. NOT ONLY DO WE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE CONVERSATION ON FACEBOOK -- THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON FACEBOOK.COM/CSPAN. BACK TO THE PHONES, DENNIS IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, ON OUR LINE FOR...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I AM A FIRST-TIME CALLER. I WATCH YOU ALL THE TIME. I AM A PRETTY ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALIST. ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT WE TEND TO...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TO BEVERLY FROM CHICAGO. CALLER: I AM KIND
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OF TIRED ABOUT ALL OF THE SEPARATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE BUSINESS. NO, THEY DO NOT PAY TAXES. IF THEY WANT TO GET INTO THE DEBATE, TAXES LIKE EVERYBODY...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THIS IS ONE OF THE EDITORIALS THIS MORNING IN THE NEW YORK TIMES -- BACK TO THE PHONES. ROSELLA IN NEW YORK, ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS. YOU ARE ON...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS DEBATE -- IS QUITE CONTROVERSIAL, OBVIOUSLY, REGARDING COVERAGE FOR CONTRACEPTION -- CONTRACEPTION. OVER...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THINK ABOUT THE OPT-OUT OFFER? CALLER: I THINK IT
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IS A GOOD IDEA. MY TWO POINTS -- ID NOT THINK RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, SHOULD HAVE ANY BUSINESS IN THIS TOPIC AS A GROUP, BECAUSE THEY HAVE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TO DO IN TENNESSEE, ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. CALLER: I AM A CATHOLIC
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IN MY 80'S NOW. I REMEMBER BACK -- I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST ABORTION. WHAT GOT ME WAS WHEN I FOUND OUT MY CHURCH ALLOWED ABORTION RIGHT UP UNTIL 1869....
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IN THE NEWS. THIS IS FROM "THE BOSTON GLOBE" -- YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THAT IN THIS MORNING'S "THE "BOSTON GLOBE"." BACK TO OUR PHONES AND OUR DISCUSSION...
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YOU THIS -- IT IS IRONIC THAT EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO GET -- THE CHURCHES, THEY WANT THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT, AND EVERY TIME THERE IS A SITUATION THAT COMES...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CONVERSATION ON FACEBOOK THIS MORNING AT FACEBOOK.COM/C-SPAN.OR -- BACK TO OUR PHONES. OUR DISCUSSION ON THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING CONTRACEPTIVE OPT-OUTS...
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ON THE CONTRACEPTIVE ISSUE IS THAT I GUESS PEOPLE ARE FOCUSED ON ONE THING, AND THAT IS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
MODERN FAMILY, EITHER SHE HAS HER TUBES TIED, OR HE HAS A VASECTOMY. I CANNOT TAKE THE PILL? THIS WAY, YOU CAN SPACE YOUR CHILDREN. I THINK THIS IS RATHER...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IN LONG BEACH, N.Y., ON OUR LIFE FOR INDEPENDENTS. MORE FROM THE PAPERS, IN POLITICO -- THIS IS BY PATRICK REIS -- WE WILL HAVE MORE WITH PATRICK REIS...
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GOOD MORNING. MY COMMENT IS BASICALLY, RAW EVERY YEAR, 50 UNBORN INFANTS ARE KILLED DUE TO ABORTION. AS AWFUL AS IT IS, I SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH....
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IT THERE. WE HAVE THIS FROM "THE FINANCIAL TIMES" -- THE LAST DAY OF SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY RODHAM CLINTON AS OUR SECRETARY OF STATE. THE RIGHT --...
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THAN USUAL. SECOND, THIS WHOLE THING THAT BUGS ME. I DEAL WITH PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION WITH EVERYTHING. KISSELL CONTRACEPTIVE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THINK ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING AN OPT-OUT? CALLER: I THINK IT IS A
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GOOD THING. I THINK IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK IT IS A GOOD THING. HOST: FORMER NEW YORK
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CITY MAYOR ED KOCH PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, AND AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, IN THE NEW YORK PAPERS, IT IS THEIR LEAD STORY. IN "THE DAILY NEWS" -- A FORMER MAYOR...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ON THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING AND OPT-OUT. CALLER: AS CATHOLICS,
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WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN BIRTH CONTROL. IT IS A JOKE. WHEN I HEAR ABOUT CHOICE, PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE A CHOICE, THIS IS HOW WOMEN'S HEALTH -- MY...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
PITTSBURGH. THIS IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" -- THEY WRITE OUT OF ISTANBUL -- AND IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA, ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING, CANNOT BELIEVE THE SELFISHNESS WITH HOW OUR COUNTRY IS BECOMING. I FIND THINGS QUITE IRONIC. THE MERE FACT THAT FOR YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PAYING...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
SUN" -- THIS IS FROM WILLIAM DOUGLAS -- NANCY, ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS, CALLING FROM MAINE. YOUR RON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: HOW ARE YOU TODAY?...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING AND OPT- OUT. CALLER:
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THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. I THINK WE ALL SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE IF WE WANT TO USE CONTRACEPTIVES OR NOT. I KNOW WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I TRIED MANY DIFFERENT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TIMES -- NEXT UP, WARREN IN MICHIGAN, ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERING AND OPT-OUT ON CONTRACEPTION. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
HI. IT SEEMS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE INDEPENDENTS, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO OPT OUT. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP YEARS AGO. THE ARCHBISHOP...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IS WARREN IN MICHIGAN. COMING UP, WE WILL BREAK DOWN THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS FOR JANUARY WITH PATRICK WEIS. HE IS POLITICO'S ECONOMIC AND FINANCE...
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