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Abortion
Barack Obama: Ok for state to restrict late-term partial birth abortion.
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Budget & Economy
John McCain: Bailing out Bear Stearns necessary to protect economy.
John McCain: Key is to not to bail out homeowners who speculated.
Hillary Clinton: Government action to tackle recession, not tax cuts.
Mike Huckabee: I steered AR from $200M deficit to an $850M surplus.
Mike Huckabee: Recessions "trickle-up"--working class hit first & hardest.
Mitt Romney: Couple short-term stimulus with long-term growth boost.
Rudy Giuliani: US less competitive if we overtax, over-regulate & overspend.
Rudy Giuliani: Tax cut right now would provide stimulus and avoid recession.
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Civil Rights
John McCain: Voted against MLK holiday in 1983; now calls that a mistake.
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Corporations
Mike Huckabee: 80% of all jobs in this country come from small business.
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Education
Barack Obama: Merit pay ok if based on career instead of a single test.
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Energy & Oil
Barack Obama: GOP right on cap-&-trade: guidelines instead of bureaucracy.
Mitt Romney: $20 billion package for energy research & new car technology.
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Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton: Bill made deal with Kazakhs to bring in HIV drugs.
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Government Reform
John McCain: No litmus test for Supreme Court nominees on McCain-Feingold.
Mitt Romney: Washington is broken due to insider lobbyists & politicians.
Mitt Romney: McCain-Feingold hurt our party and hurt the First Amendment.
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Homeland Security
Rudy Giuliani: AdWatch: "Ready" with executive experience in crises.
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Immigration
Rudy Giuliani: Let illegals self-select to sign up & work on the tax rolls.
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Jobs
Mitt Romney: Built long-term pipeline for MA jobs; so job growth is slow.
Mike Huckabee: No class warfare: talk to both rich & poor.
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Principles & Values
Bob Barr: Seeks Ron Paul's supporters based on libertarian message.
Bob Barr: On ballot in 48 states; working on last two.
Bob Barr: Libertarian nominee hopes to be on ballot in all 50 states.
Bob Barr: McCain is big-government; I am small-government.
Barack Obama: Rev. Wright and flag pins re distractions from real issues.
Hillary Clinton: America needs election debate about country's direction.
Hillary Clinton: Bill would be her adviser, and represent US around the world.
John McCain: Disagrees with his mom; he can unite the party.
John McCain: Anticipates spirited debate on differences with Democrats.
Mike Huckabee: Only candidate who's faced Clinton political machine before.
Mitt Romney: Changing views: I've learned from experience & made mistakes.
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Social Security
Barack Obama: Raise cap on payroll tax for 3% of earners over $102,000.
Mitt Romney: No FICA for workers over age 65, so they can stay working.
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Tax Reform
Bob Barr: Lower taxes by dramatically cutting back size of government.
Barack Obama: Under Bill Clinton, rich people didn't feel oppressed.
John McCain: Veto any tax increase; worst thing now is to raise taxes.
John McCain: 2001: tax package with spending restraint, against Bush cuts.
Rudy Giuliani: One-page fast form: 24% to 36% reduction in income tax paid.
Rudy Giuliani: Simplify taxes: plan to file your taxes on one page.
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War & Peace
Barack Obama: President sets Iraq mission; Generals then implement tactics.
John McCain: Quoting "100 years in Iraq" is out-of-context.
John McCain: Despite deserters & Basra loss, Iraqi military doing better.
Hillary Clinton: Calling for troop withdrawal pressures Iraqi government.
Hillary Clinton: Some tactical success in Iraq, but no strategic success yet.
John McCain: Not a matter of how long in Iraq, but a matter of casualties.
Mike Huckabee: Saddam might have had WMD and got them to Syria before 2003.
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Welfare & Poverty
Mitt Romney: Creating jobs helps poorest workers; not cash handouts.
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