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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SERVER -- TO RECOGNIZE HER. WE'RE JOINED BY ARLEN SPECTER. WAS A REPRESENTATIVE OF PENNSYLVANIA. WROTE A BOOK, "LIFE AMONG THE CANNIBALS." HOW DID YOU...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TO MAKE A FAREWELL ADDRESS. I MADE A CLOSING ARGUMENT. VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEADLOCK, PARTISANSHIP, AND ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY WERE CANNIBALIZING...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DIDN'DEMINT. I WILL NOT BE BASHFUL.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY HE WOULD CHANGE HIS WAYS AND NOT SUPPORT PEOPLE AGAINST THE PARTY. HE FOUGHT POLICE OF RAKOWSKILISA MURKOSKY IN ALASKA. HE GAVE...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HOST: THE TWO-PARTY GROUP LED
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
BEA PARTY GROUP LED BY
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DICK ARMY. HE WRITES YESTERDAY IN "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" -- GUEST: ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, BUT ONLY IF I COULD VOTE MY CONSCIENCE....
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
DOWNTURN OCHERED AND WE WERE HEADING FOR A DEPRESSION, I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE. I TOOK THE LEAD ROLE IN GETTING THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DO NOT KNOW THAT. THIS IS A PRETTY SOPHISTICATED AUDIENCE YOU HAVE.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAD DEFEATED TARP, AUTO BAILOUT. DICK CHENNEY TALK TO THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AND SAID HE DID NOT SUPPORT THIS MEASURE, YOU...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
INTO BOB BENNETT, AND HE SAID WHAT? GUEST: HE SAID I AM PROUD OF YOU. I SENTAID THANKS.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I SAID WILL YOU VOTE WITH ME? HE SAID I CANNOT DO THAT. THE KEY IS FOR SENATORS TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE, AND NOT BE BOUND BY PARTY LOYALTY. THIS IS A...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
I AM NOW IN A DIFFERENT POSITION.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HOST: WILL YOU WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION? GUEST: I THINK I WILL DECIDE OCTOBER 25. HOST:
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WOULD YOU VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN THEN? GUEST:
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
ABSOLUTELY. I WILL VOTE FOR THE BETTER MAN IN MY OPINION. I WILL
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
NOT BE BOUND BY PARTY LOYALTY. HOST:
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
YOU RIGHT IN THE BOOK PART OF THE REASON YOU LOST THE PRIMARY AND 2010 WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT CAMPAIGN FOR YOU AS MUCH AS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HE HAD PROMISED TO DO SO, AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP IN THE SENATE. ARE YOU HOLDING OUT THE VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR HIM BECAUSE...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH IT WRONGLY. FRANKLY I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA. I THINK HIS POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN IS DEAD WRONG. 30,000 ADDITIONAL...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THINK IT WRONGLY IS. AS THAT I DOI SAID
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I'M NOT SURE. THE DIFFERENCE IS I NOTE RICK SANTORUM VERY WELL. I WORK WITH HIM FOR 12 YEARS IN THE SENATE. I HELPED HIM WIN HIS ELECTION BACK IN 1994....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
A GREAT RESONATE AND GREAT CREDENTIALS. -- I SAID HE HAS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GREAT RESOURCES AND GREAT CREDENTIALS. GINGRICH HAS A LOT OF QUALIFICATIONS. FIVE YEARS AGO I WAS IN THE CELEBRITY, THE PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON AND HAD...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
UNFORTUNATELY EVERYONE DOES NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
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CALLER, -
TO CHANGE TYPES LIKE SENATOR SPECTER. GUEST: I DID NOT CHANGE MY STRIPES. IF YOU TALK SENSIBLY, I WILL NOT INTERRUPT. I AM ON CAMERA, TOO.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
CALLER: SENATOR, CAN I FINISH MY POINT? THE SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT PASSED ANY BUDGET BILL AT ALL.
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CALLER, -
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. ALL OF THESE CANNIBAL ORGANIZATIONS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS OFF THIS SUBJECT. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU ARE NOT LISTENING, MR.. I SAID THE DEMOCRATS WOULD
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
NOT ELECT A SENATOR LIKE JOE LIEBERMAN. THAT IS WHAT I SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO. WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TAX STRUCTURE, I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
BECAUSE IT IS A LEGITIMATE EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY. HOST: YOUR TEACHING A CLASS
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF CONGRESS AND THE SUPREME COURT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING YOUR STUDENTS? >>GUEST:
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YES. I AM TELLING THEM THE SAME THING I AM TELLING YOU. HOST:
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Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU HAVE WORKED WITH MANY JUSTICES IN YOUR CAREER. GUEST: ALL OF THEM. I DID NOT VOTE FOR MARSHALL. HOST:
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOW
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
DO YOU THINK THE CURRENT JUSTICES WILL VOTE? GUEST: THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THEY WILL DECLARE THEM CONSTITUTIONAL. WE HAVE GOT OF AN IDEOLOGICAL CORE.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
WE HAVE AN ACCORD THAT IS DIVIDED VERY SHARPLY. BUSH VS. GORE IN THE SUPREME COURT ELECTED GEORGE BUSH BY ONE VOTE ON A VERY FAR-FETCHED VERY OF IRREPARABLE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE FACTS.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE BIG ISSUE IS WHETHER THEY FOLLOW FACTUAL INFORMATION. WHEN CHIEF ROBERTS TESTIFIED, HE SAID IT WAS CONGRESS' JOB UP TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS, AND THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
A VIETNAM VET, AND I REALLY --
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CALLER, -
IT WAS 97 PERCENT SIGNED WHITE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THE GOP. -- 97% WHITE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THE GOP. IT WILL START IN NOVEMBER WITH THE VOTE THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
JUSTICE HAS MOVED INTO MANY OF THOSE
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
SITUATIONS ON VOTER IDEA. -- VOTER I.D.. GUEST: IN THE REDISTRICTING THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES IT IS TILTED ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. THERE HAS TO...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
CLARENCE AND THE VOTING RIGHTS WAS PACKED TO GIVE STANDING TO EVERY CITIZENS. . THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS ENFORCING IT. IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP UP...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HONOR TO TALK TO YOU. I HAVE A HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO, IF
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CALLER, -
I CAN. LET'S SAY THERE WAS A BROKERED CONVENTION AND A DROP DID YOU AND YOU BECAME THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE FOR YOUR TALKOP FEW FIGHTS...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I WOULD FIGHT AL QAEDA, BUT I WOULD NOT SPEND TIME IN AFGHANISTAN ON FOREIGN POLICY. I WOULD BE MUCH MORE INTO DIPLOMACY. DURING MY TENURE IN THE SENATE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST ALWAYS LOOKS LOVELY, AND THAT IS A GOOD THING, AS FAR AS POLITICS GOES, I WANTED TO GO OFF
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CALLER, -
THE SUBJECT, BUT CANNIBALISM IS A PART OF POLITICS. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER OF TED STEVENS? IS JEREMY ROCKEFELLER STILL IN THE SENATE? GUEST: J. ROCKEFELLER...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
AN HONEST MAN. DID A LOT FOR HIS STATE OF ALASKA AND DID A LOT FOR AMERICA. WHEN HE WAS BEING PERSECUTED, WHICH IS WHAT WAS HAPPENING, NOT PROSECUTED,...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GROVER NORQUIST HAS EXERTED INTEREST. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RAISING TAXES, IT IS VERY UNPOPULAR POLITICALLY. HE HAS SET A LOT OF INFLUENCE. DO REMEMBER...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
CALLER: MITT ROMNEY ACCUSED RICK SANTORUM
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
OF SUPPORTING YOU, WHICH LED TO THE OBAMA-CARE. THAT
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CALLER, -
WAS ONE THING THAT I WANTED YOU TO ADDRESS. 10 YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN IN THE TEA PARTY BECAUSE I WAS AN INDEPENDENT IN THE REPUBLICAN...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TO BE FOR 30 YEARS. I CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. THE REPUBLICANS AND I DEVELOPED, AS I CALLED IT, IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES. MY VOTES HAVE BEEN MORE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: I DO NOT REGRET IT.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I INHERITED MY POLITICS.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I WAS THE ASSISTANT AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY -- I WAS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN PHILADELPHIA. I WANTED TO RUN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. I WENT TO SEE...
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| 00:32:13 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TWICE THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT WON AN
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
ELECTION IN A LONG TIME. THEY OFFERED ME THE NOMINATION, WHICH WAS NOT WORTH VERY MUCH IRAN A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN, CALLED THE BIG UPSET, AND WAS ELECTED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
QUESTION. THERE IS A BILL IN THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE THAT SAYS
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CALLER, -
EVERYONE SHOULD BE PAYING TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD, EVEN PEOPLE ON WELFARE SHOULD BE PAYING SOMETHING. I CANNOT SEE WHY OUR COUNTRY CAN NOT ALLOW EVERY...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
RELIEFS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A DECISION THAT PEOPLE WILL GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON WELFARE. IT IS NOT REALLY VERY MUCH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT
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CALLER, -
YOU THINK YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF, COLIN POWELL, AND REPUBLICANS HAVE A MORE MODERATE IN VIEW? >> GUEST: THE ANSWER -- GUEST: THE...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HAPPENED TO LISA MURKOWSKI IN ALASKA. SHE WAS CHALLENGED BY THE TEA PARTY AND THEY BEAT HER IN THE PRIMARY. SHE -- SHE DECIDED TO RUN AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE....
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CALLER, -
A WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE LADY WHO CALLED HIM ABOUT SEND STUFF. IS BURNING MADOFF HAD BEEN IN THE SENATE, HE WOULD STILL BE IN THE -- WALKING THE...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
AND YOU CAN GET IT NEXT TUESDAY, THE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE. WE ARE PROMOTING IT PRETTY HARD. WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND PRINTING. ORDER IT NOW....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SENATOR SPECTER. I WANT YOUR OPINION. I AM IN MY 60'S. I WATCH YOUR COLLEAGUES SOMETIMES.
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CALLER, -
I AM A DEMOCRAT, BUT THERE ARE MANY REPUBLICANS WHO I MAY HAVE DISAGREED WITH, BUT I ALWAYS RESPECTED THEM. WITH THE STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOW,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU SAID IT ALL. THEY FOLLOW
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE PARTY LINE. THERE IS A LOT OF WISDOM IN THE SENATE, IF ONLY THEY SPEAK THEIR MINDS. WHEN I JOINED THE SENATE, I AM AS COLLEGE CHANGED -- IT HAS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TAXES? GUEST: WELL, BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC CYCLE THAT WAS WITH HIM. THE RAISING OF
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TAXES, THAT WAS ONE FACTOR, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS. THE ECONOMY IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL BY THE EXTERNAL FORCES. IT HAS A CYCLE AND WE...
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| 00:43:01 |
Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
KERREY RETURNING TO NEBRASKA. HE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS OF HIM? GUEST: HE IS AN OUTSTANDING MAN. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
COMMITTEE IN 1995 AND 1996. HE WAS THE VICE CHAIRMAN. I SAW HIM RECENTLY. HE HAS BEEN AWAY FROM NEBRASKA FOR A WHILE. HE IS INDEPENDENT. HE IS SMART,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION. THE LAST TIME HE RAN IN PENNSYLVANIA HE WAS BEATEN VERY BADLY, 59-41.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM BEST HANDED DOWN THAT VERDICT. THAT IS WHAT THE JURY SAID. IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE, THERE IS A LOT OF LOCAL PRIDE. MY HUNCH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
TO PRAISE YOU FOR A SECOND. GUEST: TAKE YOUR TIME. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT IN A SECOND. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GREAT.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
YOUR LEADERSHIP RESEARCH FOR BIOMEDICAL
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CALLER, -
RESEARCH MAKES ME GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DAY IN THE REST OF MY LIFE. YOUR LEADERSHIP IN TRYING TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSITIONAL RESEARCH IS JUST...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
LEAD AS CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE TO RAISE ANNUAL FUNDING FROM $12 MILLION, TO $30 MILLION, IN THE STIMULUS PACKAGE, I OFFERED THE AMENDMENT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THE SELLING OF THE GUNS SUPPOSEDLY TO DRUG CARTELS IN MEXICO? GUEST: THAT ENDED UP IN A SCANDAL, MISDIRECTED, AND A LACK OF SUPERVISION. THE ISSUE IS...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HIMSELF. THEY ARE TERRIBLE MISTAKES THAT HAVE TO BE CORRECTED. IF IT DID GO -- HOST: IF IT DID GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DO YOU...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HE HAS A LOT TO SUPERVISE. YOU CANNOT SIT IN A CHAIR AT A DISTANCE AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HAVING HIM STEP DOWN WITHOUT KNOWING MUCH MORE THAN I KNOW....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MORNING. VOTE FOR DICK LUGAR. CALLER: I GOT A CALL FROM HIS
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
OFFICE HOST: ARE YOU PLANNING TO VOTE FOR -- OFFICE.
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CALLER, -
HOST: ARE YOU PLANNING TO VOTE FOR DICK LUGAR? GUEST: I AM. I'M STILL TREADING ON THE PARTY
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
LINE, AS SENATOR SPECTER HAS FOR HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I COMMEND YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT BIPARTISANSHIP IS POSSIBLE IN THIS NATION AND IT OPENS UP THE SYSTEM FOR ALL PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
DICK LUGAR, I CANNOT SAY YES RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL MOST LIKELY VOTE FOR HIM. I
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CALLER, -
ALSO CALLED TO ESCAPE, DO YOU THINK THE PEOPLE IN? -- ASK YOU, DO YOU THINK THE PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN ARE STILL FACING A CRITICAL THREAT FROM THE TALIBAN,...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THERE WAS -- I WAS PART OF A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THAT VISITED IN AFGHANISTAN LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO, AND MET WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI. I THINK...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THANK YOU, SENATOR SPECTER. YOU HAVE DONE FANTASTIC WORK.
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CALLER, -
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR MANY YEARS. WHAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IS THE CENTER. LIKE YOU, SENATOR SIMPSON, EVERYONE IS GIVING UP. . I WISH EVERYONE GETS...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IT SEEMS TO ME THE BIGGEST SINGLE ISSUE IS THE DEBT. SENATOR SPECTER, YOU WERE PART OF THAT PROBLEM. AN INFORMED ELECTORATE DEPOSE THE. THEN YOU CHANGED...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
AMENDMENT FOR A BALANCED BUDGET SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN ITS
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
MEANS JUST LIKE THE CITIES AND STATES, AND JUST LIKE ORDINARY CITIZENS. IN THE SENATE, I WORKED VERY HARD TO ELIMINATE FRAUD FROM MY WORK ON THE JUDICIARY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOST: YOU WRITE IN YOUR BOOK ABOUT SYRIA AND IRAN, AND YOU WRITE ABOUT HOW YOU SPOKE TO PRESIDENT BUSH ABOUT
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
SYRIA AND AROUND, ENCOURAGING HIM TO TALK TO THEM. DO YOU THINK IF HE HAD DONE SO THE SITUATION WOULD BE DIFFERENT? GUEST: IT IS PRETTY HARD TO CHANGE...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TRY. I TOOK A SPECIAL INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I FIRST WENT THERE IN 1984. I MADE 20 TRIPS. I KNEW PRESIDENT ASSAD'S FATHER. I MET THE CURRENT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HIM A BARBARIAN. HE IS WORSE THAN A TENABLE. HE
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
IS A BARBARIAN. -- THAN A TENABLE. HE IS A BARBARIAN. WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR -- WHAT IS SHOCKING TO ME, IS I SET AS CLOSE AS YOU AND I ARE. HE IS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GOOD MORNING. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR BOOK. I WONDER IF YOU INCLUDED ANYTHING ABOUT
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CALLER, -
THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS OF CLARENCE THOMAS? I WATCHED THOSE JUDICIARY HEARINGS DURING THE TIME THAT ANITA HILLS WAS TESTIFY / -- HILL WAS TESTIFYING....
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TRUTH," WHICH WAS PUBLISHED 12 YEARS AGO. THERE IS GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THOSE HEARINGS. I HAVE ACTUALLY WRITTEN THREE BOOKS -- "PASSION FOR TRUTH," WHICH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GET. HOST: ARE YOU STILL WORKING OUT? GUEST: I PLAY
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
SQUASH. I WILL BE PLAYING SQUASH THIS
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
AFTERNOON. I CONSIDER A TRIP TO THE SQUASH COURT
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
A TRIP TO THE HOUSE BANK, AND EVERY TIME I GO I MAKE A DEPOSIT, AND I HAVE MADE BIG WITHDRAWALS. HOST: COLORADO. AN INDEPENDENT. CALLER: I WATCH FOX...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
DAY AND LISTEN TO RUSH LIMBAUGH, AND GROVER
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CALLER, -
NORQUIST, AND ALL OF THIS STUFF, AND I HEAR THESE REPUBLICANS PARROT WHAT IS COMING OFF OF THE MEDIA, AND IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE ANY VOICE OF...
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
DRACONIANS. YOU ARE INSULTING THE DRACONIAN WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM TO RICK SANTORUM. WE JUST LOST OLYMPIA SNOWE. THAT IS A BIG LOSS ON TOP OF BOB BENNETT....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GUEST: THANK YOU. HOST: NEXT, WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS, BUT FIRST A NEWS UPDATE. >> IT IS
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
IT
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
A CRACK 30 5:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME. -- WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS HAVE A
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOUR-YEAR LULL WITH JOBLESS NUMBERS COMING IN AT 348,000, SHOWING THE JOB MARKET STRENGTHENING. MORE BACKGROUND ON THE DECISION TO ALLOW FORMER DEMOCRATIC...
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