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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBATES. I'M MIKE NITIKAS FROM NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS. JOINING US TONIGHT ARE THE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR: REPUBLICAN AND FORMER U-S AND STATE SENATOR GORDON HUMPHREY, INDEPENDENT STATE SENATOR MARY BROWN, DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT GOVERNOR JEANNE SHAHEEN AND LIBERTARIAN JOHN BABIARZ. FIRST A WORD ABOUT THE FORMAT. TONIGHT'S DEBATE RUNS ONE HOUR AND IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. DURING OUR FIRST HALF, A PANEL OF JOURNALISTS WILL QUESTION THE CANDIDATES. TONIGHT'S PANELISTS ARE: ALLISON MCNAIR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION AND TOM OF THE UNION LEADER. FOLLOWING A QUICK TWO MINUTE BREAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION EACH OTHER. ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT SEGMENT WILL BE VIDEOTAPED QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS. WE'LL BEGIN WITH OPENING STATEMENTS. THE ORDER WAS DETERMINED BY RANDOM DRAWING. SENATOR HUMPHREY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. |
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THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. AND NOW WE TURN TO OUR PANEL OF JOURNALISTS. THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE QUESTION WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER FOLLOWED A THIRTY SECOND RESPONSE FROM YOUR OPPONENTS. ALLISON MCNAIR HAS THE FIRST QUESTION FOR SENATOR HUMPHREY. |
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AT THIS TIME, WE WILL REVERSE THE ORDER OF THE CANDIDATES. ALLISON MCNAIR BEGINS WITH A QUESTIN FOR MISTER BABIARZ. |
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AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK. WHEN WE RETURN, THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO QUESTION EACH OTHER. STAY WITH US. |
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBATES ARE A PRESENTATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION, THE UNION LEADER AND NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS. |
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WE CONTINUE THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBATES WITH THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR. |
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WELCOME BACK. I'M MIKE NIKITAS. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR. GORDON HUMPHREY, MARY BROWN, JEANNE SHAHEEN AND JOHN BABIARZ. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE CANDIDATES TO QUESTION EACH OTHER. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS TO A BRIEF FIFTEEN SECONDS AND YOUR AND ANSWERS TO FORTY-FIVE SECONDS. SENATOR HUMPHREY WILL BEGIN WITH A QUESTION FOR SENATOR BROWN. |
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OUR NEXT SEGMENT INCLUDES VIDEOTAPED QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS WHO ANSWERED OUR CALL IN THE UNION LEADER. WE'LL TREAT THEM AS A TOSS-UP, SO THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO RAISE HIS OR HER HAND ANSWERS FIRST. WE HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION. THE FIRST QUESTION COMES FROM A GENTLEMAN FROM THE MONADOCK REGION. |
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OUR NEXT CITIZEN QUESTION COMES FROM ROCHESTER. OR WOLFEBORO AND CONCERNS THE STATE PROPERTY TAX. |
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WE'LL END OUR DEBATE THIS EVENING WITH ONE LAST QUESTION - WHAT IS THE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR CAMPAIGN YOU WANT VOTERS TO UNDERSTAND? SENATOR HUMPHREY YOU HAVE TWENTY SECONDS. |
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THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE LEFT. I WANT TO THANK OUR CANDIDATES FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES ALLISON MCNAIR AND TOM. REMEMBER NOVEMBER SEVENTH IS ONLY SEVEN DAYS AWAY. I'M MIKE NIKITAS. GOOD NIGHT. |
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBATES ARE A PARTNERSHIP OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION , THE UINION LEADER AND NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS. |