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2008 presidential primary

McCain-Obama joint appearances:
Aug.16 -Jul.12 -Jun.28 -
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2008 Democratic primary debates
Apr.16 -Apr.13 -Feb.26 -Feb.21 -Feb.11 -Jan.31 -Jan.28 -Jan.21 -Jan.15 -Jan.5
2008 Republican primary debates
Feb.7 -Jan.30 -Jan.28 -Jan.24 -Jan.10 -Jan.6 -Jan.5
2008 Green primary debates
Feb.3 -Jan.13
2007 Republican primary debates
Dec.22 -Dec.12 -Dec.9 -Nov.28 -Oct.21 -Oct.9 -Sep.27 -Sep.17 -Sep.5 -Aug.5 -Jun.5 -May 15 -May 3
2007 Democratic primary debates
Dec.22 -Dec.13 -Dec.4 -Dec.1 -Nov.15 -Oct.30 -Sep.26 -Sep.20 -Sep.13 -Sep.9 -Aug.19 -Aug.9 -Aug.7 -Jul.23 -Jun.28 -Jun.3 -Apr.26 -Apr.10


Excerpts from Books by and about 2008 candidates
Sen. John McCain (R)
Why Courage Matters
Sen. Barack Obama (D)
Dreams From My Father
Sen. Joe Biden (D, VP)
Promises to Keep
Rep. Bob Barr (L)
The Meaning of IS
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (G)
Green Party Debate
Ralph Nader (I)
The Good Fight
Alan Keyes (NAIP)
Our Character, Our Future

Sen. Hillary Clinton
It Takes A Village
Sen. John Edwards
Ending Poverty in America
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Leadership
Sen. Mike Gravel
Citizen Power
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Character Makes A Difference
Amb. Alan Keyes
Our Character, Our Future
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
The Courage to Survive
Rep. Ron Paul
Freedom Under Siege
Gov. Bill Richardson
Leading By Example
Gov. Mitt Romney
Turnaround
Sen. Fred Thompson
Government at the Brink

(click a book cover for excerpts and a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)

CNN "Late Edition" with Wolf Blitzer
Interviews of presidential candidates, throughout 2008



Abortion
   Bobby Jindal: I'm pro-life.
Budget & Economy
   Barack Obama: A different economic approach vs. McCain's 4 more years.
   Mike Huckabee: Infrastructure projects: start immediately, for stimulus.
   Mike Huckabee: Infrastructure investment causes long-term economic stimulus.
   Mitt Romney: Apply Reaganomics to current recession: cut taxes & grow.
   John Edwards: Allow bankruptcy courts to restructure mortgage loans.
   Mitt Romney: Only someone who worked in private sector can fix economy.
   Rudy Giuliani: Include permanent tax cuts in any economic stimulus package.
   Fred Thompson: Address recession with tax cuts & reducing interest rates.
   Fred Thompson: Stimulus package OK, but watch out for pork.
   Mitt Romney: Avoid housing foreclosures to avoid recession.
   John Edwards: National predatory lending law, including payday lending.
Civil Rights
   Bobby Jindal: Supports constitutional amendment to define marriage.
Corporations
   John Edwards: Some corporations lobby against people, but not all are bad.
   Mitt Romney: Reduce corporate tax rate--we have 2nd highest in world.
   Mitt Romney: You don't help the wage-earner by attacking the wage-payer.
Crime
   Bobby Jindal: Capital punishment for rape as well as murder.
   Mike Huckabee: Carried out death penalty more than any other AR governor.
Energy & Oil
   Tim Pawlenty: Increase supply; diversify sources; drill ANWR.
   Hillary Clinton: Get tough with energy speculators and with OPEC cartel.
   Hillary Clinton: Gas tax holiday, paid for by windfall oil tax.
   Mitt Romney: Opposes McCain-Lieberman bill due to $0.50/gal. gas tax.
   Mitt Romney: Need worldwide global warming solutions; not CAFE or US tax.
Families & Children
   Mike Huckabee: Strong government relies on strong families.
Foreign Policy
   Bill Richardson: Al Qaida gets stronger while Musharraf governs Pakistan.
   Mike Huckabee: Get as many views as possible regarding foreign policy.
Government Reform
   Bobby Jindal: Legislator salary increase should be smaller & post-election.
   Mike Huckabee: Fundamental difference with McCain on campaign finance.
   Mitt Romney: Washington thinks "action" means committee meetings & Bills.
   Mitt Romney: Must know how America works, not just how Washington works.
   Ralph Nader: Public funding of campaigns would fight corporate control.
Health Care
   Ralph Nader: Billing fraud and abuse costs $200B.
   Fred Thompson: I like mandates; mandates work.
Homeland Security
   Mike Huckabee: Use everything at president's disposal to keep US safe.
   Ralph Nader: Hold Bush accountable for torture & illegal war.
   Mitt Romney: Best to not say whether waterboarding is torture or not.
Jobs
   Mitt Romney: Take action & we need not give up on any industry's jobs.
Principles & Values
   Ralph Nader: Two parties have been converging; both flunk for the future.
   Ralph Nader: Hillary is a panderer; Obama is too abstract & general.
   Ralph Nader: Ready for Democratic lawsuits against ballot access.
   Ralph Nader: Bloomberg run would add to debate, but not stop a Nader run.
   Rudy Giuliani: Follow Reagan's advice: my 80% friend is not my 20% enemy.
   Fred Thompson: Worked for law firm that worked in Libya; but not personally.
Social Security
   Tim Pawlenty: No increase in the Social Security tax cap.
Tax Reform
   Tim Pawlenty: Bush tax cuts should have been permanent in the first place.
   Barack Obama: I'm running against failed policy of profligate GOP spending.
   Barack Obama: I will raise CEO taxes, no doubt about it.
   Mike Huckabee: Tax system punishes people for working & productivity.
   Mike Huckabee: Supported Bush tax cuts then; I support them now.
   Rudy Giuliani: Cut taxes strategically: only those that bring more revenues.
   Rudy Giuliani: Cut taxes $3,000 for family of four earning $80,000.
   Mitt Romney: Avoid recession with immediate middle-income tax cuts.
Technology
   Mike Huckabee: Every $1B spent on infrastructure creates 47,500 jobs.
War & Peace
   Mike Huckabee: Don't second-guess Iraq; pullout would be bigger mistake.
   Mitt Romney: Timetable for troop reduction ok; but not for withdrawal.
   Mike Huckabee: Never questioned the surge; never supported timed withdrawal.
   Mitt Romney: Supported timed withdrawal, but only by Iraqis and in secret.
   Ron Paul: Bush in 2000 had same humble policy that I propose in Iraq.
   Ron Paul: Terrorists do not attack us because we're free or prosperous.


The above quotations are from CNN "Late Edition" with Wolf Blitzer
Interviews of presidential candidates, throughout 2008.

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