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GUEST
DON'T CONFIRM NOMINEES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS IS MY FIRST TIME THROUGH A NOMINATION PROCESS LIKE THIS. IT IS TOO BAD IT HAD TO BE LIKE...
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HOST
ONE AREA YOU REPRESENTED WAS NEWTOWN, CONN. AND YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GUN CONTROL ISSUE. FROM " THE NEW YORK TIMES." WHAT IS HAPPENING BACK IN YOUR...
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GUEST
5500 ACTIVISTS SEEKING STATE LAW CHANGES ON GUN MEASURES. THAT, FRANKLY, IS THE MOST I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY SHORT 15 YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE, SHOWING UP...
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HOST
OF YOUR TOP GOALS? THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITH...
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GUEST
PASS THE STRONGEST BILL POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THESE MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS TO BE ON THE STREET TODAY AND I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THAT...
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HOST
AIR ARE THE SPECIFICS -- -- HERE ARE THE SPECIFICS -- WAYNE LAPIERRE SLAMMED THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. GUEST: HIS BEHAVIOR
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GUEST
HAS BEEN JUST BIZARRE SINCE THIS EPISODE IN NEWTOWN. THE WEEK AFTER, WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT THE GUN LOBBY WOULD COME TO THE TABLE AND TRY TO HELP US PUT...
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HOST
NUMBERS TO CALL -- LET'S GO TO THE PHONES AND HEAR FROM PATRICK, FROM MARYLAND, REPUBLICAN CALLER: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I HAVE...
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GUEST
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THERE IS A PERCEPTION ON BEHALF OF SOME SUPPORTERS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND, FRANKLY, MAYBE SUPPORTERS...
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HOST
MURPHY IS SERVING ON THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE AND THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE AND FOREIGN RELATIONS WHERE HE WAS NAMED CHAIRMAN...
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CALLER
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO BID YOU A HAPPY PRESIDENTS WEEKEND. GUEST: GOOD MORNING. CALLER: CHRIS,
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CALLER
CONGRATULATIONS FOR ASCENDING TO THE SENATE. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS -- I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO WATCH THE MOVIE " LINCOLN." I WOULD...
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GUEST
I AGREE AND YOU MENTION THAT SENATOR HAGEL WOULD BE THE FIRST ENLISTED SOLDIER TO BECOME SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY...
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HOST
ATHENS, GA., INDEPENDENT CALLER -- CALLER: I HAVE
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CALLER
SOMETHING FOR THE SENATOR HERE BASED ON HIS RESEARCH ON THE GUN CONTROL PROBLEM. THERE ARE TWO COMMON THREADS AMONGST ALL THE SHOOTERS AND ALSO INCLUDES...
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GUEST
POINT IS WORTH TALKING ABOUT. THERE IS A COMMON IDENTITY BEHIND MANY OF THE SHOOTERS. THEY TEND TO BE MAN AND THEY TEND TO BE YOUNG MEN AND THEY OBVIOUSLY...
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| 00:18:19 |
HOST
TALKING ABOUT EARLY EDUCATION AND HE IS DOING THIS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK AND DURING THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. THIS IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES "....
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GUEST
INVEST IN EARLY EDUCATION GETS A SIX-$7 RETURN IN THE ECONOMY. MIGHT BE THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE BECAUSE WHEN YOU CONFRONT THE FACT THAT TODAY,...
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| 00:20:11 |
HOST
OF PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD A GEORGIAN SCHOOL, GO TO GEORGIA CALLER, REPUBLICAN BLIND. CALLER: GOD GAVE ME A
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CALLER
RIGHT TO STAND MY GROUND WITH 30 ROUNDS 3 GAVE ME THE RIGHT TO DRINK WATER. HE DID NOT GIVE ME THE RIGHT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC....
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CALLER
THE LITTLE JAUNT IT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? HOST: A GERMAN MENDEZ? CALLER:
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CALLER
THEY SHOULD DO BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THEIR OWN PARTY BEFORE THEY START MESSING WITH ME. GUEST: I APPRECIATE
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GUEST
THAT. I WOULD GO BACK TO THE RESPONSE FROM AN EARLIER CALLER. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT TO OWN A GUN IS A GOD-GIVEN RIGHT. I JUST DON'T...
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HOST
MIAMI HERALD "-- LET'S GO TO DAN, IN EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEMOCRATS A LINE -- CALLER:
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CALLER
GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. I ALWAYS GET A KICK OUT OF THE POLITICIANS WHO GET UP THERE AND SAY THAT YOU DON'T NEED A 30- ROUND CLIP TO KILL A DEER THEY...
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CALLER
FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND HUNTED FOUR OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. GUEST: I THINK
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GUEST
YOU ARE AMONGST THE MAJORITY OF GUN OWNERS IN THIS COUNTRY WHO SUPPORT BACKGROUND CHECKS AND ARE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE OF BANNING THESE...
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HOST
HILL, TENN., INDEPENDENT LINE.
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CALLER
CALLER: GOOD MORNING, CSPAN. ONE LITTLE COMMENT -- MY -- MARSHA BLACKBURN REPRESENTS A STRANGE AREA IN TENNESSEE. SHE REPRESENTS THE SOUTHERN PART OF...
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| 00:27:37 |
HOST
THAT LOOK LIKE TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY PROTECT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT? CALLER:
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CALLER
IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM, THEY PASSED THE PATRIOT ACT. IF ANYONE READ THE PATRIOT ACT, I GET GOOSE BUMPS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I READ IT -- THEY CAN COME...
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| 00:30:38 |
HOST
TWITTER -- AS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN OF 2013, TELLS ABOUT THE EXEMPTIONS.
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GUEST
GUEST: I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO HAS THIS QUESTION TO GO AND READ THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN THAT WE INTRODUCED SOME WEEKS AGO. THAT BILL ACTUALLY LISTS SEVERAL...
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HOST
FROM TENNESSEE, GO AHEAD CALLER: THANK YOU FOR BEING ON HERE. I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE ASSAULT WEAPONS AND THE CAPACITY MAGAZINES. IF YOU TAKE IT AWAY...
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GUEST
ANOTHER GOOD POINT BECAUSE WE CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SUN DID AMENDMENT PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A GUN FOR SELF DEFENSE. I AGREE WITH THAT. WHAT...
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HOST
WITH EMPLOYMENT AND JOB GROWTH? GUEST: WE ARE
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GUEST
IN A MANUFACTURING RENAISSANCE IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE ADDED I THINK ABOUT 200,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL...
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| 00:36:12 |
GUEST
NEVER STOP EVERYONE FROM BUYING AN ILLEGAL GUN. THAT IS ALWAYS THE CASE WITH LAWS WE PASS. IF YOU WANT LAWS THE ONE THAT% AIR TIGHT, WE SHOULD NOT PASS...
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HOST
A DEMOCRAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING THAT'S ALL FOR "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE WILL BE BACK AT 7:00 EASTERN TIME TOMORROW AND NOW...
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