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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Media coverage of nationwide political races in The Washington Post
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Maya Cummings: Emily's List endorsement.
Mike Huckabee: End Planned Parenthood funding by tying to debt limit vote.
Cory Gardner: Make "the pill" available without a prescription.
Mike McFadden: Make contraceptives available without a prescription.
Ken Cuccinelli: No new abortion restrictions as governor.
Newt Gingrich: Don't discard excess embryos from in vitro fertilization.
Newt Gingrich: Don't discard excess embryos from in vitro fertilization.
Newt Gingrich: Embryonic stem-cell research desensitizes us to kill babies.
Newt Gingrich: Embryonic stem-cell research desensitizes us to kill babies.
Bob McDonnell: Supported 35 restrictive bills, even with rape & incest.
Creigh Deeds: Backs abortion rights without parental consent.
George Pataki: Favors abortion rights.
John Kerry: Life begins at conception, but we can’t legislate that.
Tom Vilsack: A Catholic who supports abortion rights.
Wesley Clark: Partial birth ban ok if exceptions made for woman’s health.
Duke Cunningham: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Gordon Harold Smith: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Orrin Hatch: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Strom Thurmond: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Tommy Thompson: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Zell Miller: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Al Gore: Next president’s Supreme Court nominees will decide abortion.
George W. Bush: Supreme Court is wrong: leave abortion to the states.
Elizabeth Dole: For federal funding only in cases of incest, rape, health.
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Budget & Economy
Elaine Chao: Reckless tax and spend strategy is hazardous for economy.
Pope Francis: Trickle-down theories are structurally perverse economics.
Jerry Brown: Ping-pong budgeting makes no sense.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Deficits cut in half, but still higher than 2008.
Paul Ryan: Bishops deny Ryan's "use of Catholic faith" as budget guide.
Russell Feingold: 41-point plan to help control federal spending.
Russell Feingold: 41-point plan to help control federal spending.
Joe Manchin III: Constitutional amendment requiring balanced budget.
John Raese: Constitutional amendment requiring balanced budget.
Jim Gilmore: More banking oversight, even if it means bigger government.
Mark Warner: Banking crisis caused by too many asleep at the switch in DC.
John McCain: GovWatch: Specified cuts are $10B, not $100B.
Paul O`Neill: Bush team not pushing Reaganite supply-side arguments.
Paul O`Neill: Committed to maintaining strong dollar.
Al Gore: Prosperity itself is on the ballot; keep “new-economy”.
Al Gore: Voters in key states do not credit Gore for prosperity.
Ralph Nader: High gas prices are the fruit of corporate power.
Al Gore: Broad solutions to national debt & maintaining prosperity.
George W. Bush: Make budget biennial; reinstate line-item veto; target pork.
George W. Bush: $46B in new spending on health, education, & defense.
George W. Bush: Simplify tax code to stimulate economic growth.
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Civil Rights
Corey Stewart: Unfair to condemn only white nationalists.
Dwight Eisenhower: 1953: Allowed black kids in White House Easter Egg Roll.
Pope Francis: Met at Vatican Embassy with openly gay man and his partner.
Clarence Thomas: Anti-gay marriage laws not the same as anti-miscegenation.
Jeb Bush: OpEd: "One Florida" scrapped affirmative action.
Kendrick Meek: Sit-in to protest "One Florida" end of affirmative action.
Larry Hogan: Respect state law on same-sex marriage (even if not my view).
Jody Hice: Gays can get married, just not to one another.
Jody Hice: Husband's authority over whether a wife has political power.
David Koch: Donated $25 million to United Negro College Fund.
Bobby Jindal: Find common ground on gay marriage even when we disagree.
Joni Ernst: Endorsed by RightNOW Women PAC to escape "war on women".
Mike McFadden: Gay marriage ok; but I'm personally for traditional marriage.
Mike Lee: Equality means giving citizens the right to define marriage.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Gender wage gap is $0.19, not $0.23.
Ken Cuccinelli: Homosexuality is against nature and harmful to society.
Barbara Buono: Push legislature to legalize gay marriage.
Chris Christie: No legislating gay marriage; but referendum ok.
Jeb Bush: Traditional marriage best; but recognize gay couples.
Marco Rubio: Leave gay marriage to states, but keep DOMA.
Paul Ryan: Supports DOMA; supports constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Rand Paul: Make federal benefits equal for gay couples.
Bob McDonnell: Objects to anti-gay discrimination in principle.
Tim Kaine: No discrimination against nominating gay judges.
Tim Kaine: Same-sex couples should have the same legal rights.
Tim Kaine: 2005: No gay adoption; 2011: gay adoption okay.
Wendy Long: Firefighters don't deserve to be victims of racial quotas.
Mike Bloomberg: Backs same-sex marriage.
George Allen: Tunisian mother did not teach him Tunisian slur “macaca”.
Rudy Giuliani: Pro gay rights.
Russell Feingold: Shouldn’t change the Constitution to ban gay marriage.
John Kerry: Personally believes marriage is between a man & a woman.
Wesley Clark: Homosexuality is not a sin.
George W. Bush: Offices on AIDS and race will remain open.
Ezola Foster: Homosexuality is biologically & psychologically damaging.
Ezola Foster: Racism is out of govt; now focus on people.
Ezola Foster: Supports display of Confederate flag in southern states.
Ezola Foster: Against racial preferences.
Chuck Robb: Soldiers die to protect values; allow flag-burning.
George Allen: Support VA beliefs & pass flag-burning ban amendment.
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Corporations
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Worked as management consultant, not in insurance.
Tom Corbett: Give up on privatizing state lottery program.
George Allen: Encourage corporations to repatriate their foreign earnings.
Neel Kashkari: Corporate rate complexity encourages investment abroad.
George Allen: Focus on small business and job creation.
Ron Johnson: I'd be the only manufacturer in the Senate.
Ron Johnson: I'd be the only manufacturer in the Senate.
Joe Manchin III: Endorsed by U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Rob Portman: More favorable policy: encourage business development.
Howard Dean: AdWatch: “Hold corporations accountable”-but gave incentives.
Dick Cheney: Halliburton receives $7B in no-bid contracts in Iraq.
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Crime
Asa Hutchinson: Four executions in 8 days; keep protocol of lethal injection.
Donald Trump: FactCheck: Stop-&-frisk unconstitutional but NYPD disagrees.
Bill Weld: Prosecute police for civil rights violations.
Gary Johnson: What are some local police doing that others aren't?
John Kasich: Black Lives Matter means the system doesn't work for them.
John Kasich: Police must understand challenges of black community.
Tim Kaine: Opposes death penalty as a Catholic, but upholds VA law.
Jeb Bush: Death penalty a tough call, but victims' families benefit.
Mike Lee: Keep violent predators behind bars, not nonviolent offenders.
Ezola Foster: Defends police action in Rodney King beating.
Jim Gilmore: Three strikes eligibility no grounds for stay of execution.
Jim Gilmore: Death penalty sets standard to not tolerate ghastly murders.
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Drugs
Bill Weld: Tighten opioid prescription rules to keep them off streets.
Gary Johnson: Mass shootings result from War on Drugs "shoot first" notion.
Gary Johnson: Harm reduction strategies for heroin but no legalization.
Elizabeth Warren: Legalizing marijuana will reduce opioid deaths.
Donald Trump: Yes to medical marijuana; otherwise, decide state by state.
Colin Bonini: Decriminalizing marijuana sends young people wrong message.
Jack Markell: Decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Jeff Merkley: Positives of pot legalization outweigh the negatives.
Jerry Brown: How many people can get stoned and still have a great state?
Martin O`Malley: Baltimore recovered from open-air drug markets.
Sharron Angle: No legal marijuana; limit legal alcohol too.
Barack Obama: Admitted marijuana use in high school & college.
Dick Cheney: Was twice convicted of drunk driving charges.
George W. Bush: Never disclosed DUI arrest out of concern for his daughters.
Al Gore: Science doesn’t say medical marijuana is proper.
Al Gore: Did pot when young, like young people do.
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Education
Marco Rubio: Private lenders get percentage of student's income.
Kay Hagan: Repeatedly stressed support for public schools.
George Allen: Froze college tuition while governor.
Bob McDonnell: Supports charter schools.
Creigh Deeds: Don't divert money from schools, even in recession.
Mark Warner: Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids.
Rick Santorum: Expose kids to legitimate debate of evolution & creationism.
Margaret Spellings: NCLB act is modeled after her reforms in Texas.
Ezola Foster: Focus on Constitution: feds out of school funding & control.
Jim Gilmore: More support for traditional African-American universities.
Al Gore: Increase the federal role in education.
Al Gore: Highlights of 10-year $115B education program.
George W. Bush: $5B reading program; mixing phonics & literature.
George W. Bush: $2B for teachers; mandates are optional.
George W. Bush: Apply Texas Reading Initiative to US: all 3rd graders read.
George W. Bush: $400 deductible when teachers spend own money on classrooms.
George W. Bush: $13B on education programs over 5 years.
Elizabeth Dole: Supports CA Prop 187 barring illegal aliens from schools.
George W. Bush: Establish standards, then let school districts meet them.
George W. Bush: Results-oriented systems: OK to link funding to performance.
George W. Bush: Teachers’ unions obstacle to school innovation.
George W. Bush: Vouchers a priority; encourage their spread.
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Energy & Oil
Bill Weld: Carbon capture & sequestration technology for global warming.
Bill Weld: Carbon trading credits but no carbon tax.
Pope Francis: Calls for aggressive climate change action.
Jeb Bush: Why is State Department in permit business for XL pipeline?
Terry McAuliffe: Co-founded GreenTech electric car company, in Mississippi.
Dave Freudenthal: Nation's first state excise tax on wind energy production.
Bob McDonnell: Opposes cap-and-trade as congressional encroachment.
Creigh Deeds: No cap-and-trade during recession.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: $150B for electric car batteries & new technology.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Supports nuclear power if it’s clean & safe.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Opposes Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste storage.
John McCain: GovWatch: No, Obama supported $150B in energy innovation.
John McCain: GovWatch: Build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030.
John McCain: End moratorium on offshore oil drilling.
John McCain: GovWatch: Yes, his cap-and-trade bill is mandatory.
John McCain: GovWatch: Favors wind & solar in ad; favors nuclear in bills.
John McCain: GovWatch: Gas tax cut goes to oil companies, not consumers.
Hillary Clinton: GovWatch: Gas tax holiday saves $8B; but that’s 64 cents/day.
George W. Bush: Use ANWR fees for alternative energy and home oil help.
George W. Bush: Drill ANWR and leave only footprints.
George W. Bush: Bush questions Gore’s tax break for oil interests.
Al Gore: Gore calls for elimination of combustion engine.
Chuck Robb: Keep federal gas tax to maintain VA highway funding.
George Allen: Roll back federal gas tax to lower gas price.
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Environment
Brett Kavanaugh: Dissents on EPA's blocking permit for strip mining operation.
Donald Trump: Eminent domain is a very useful tool for job creation.
Jerry Brown: $25B for water-shortage farmland.
Creigh Deeds: Bring high-speed rail & bus rapid transit to Virginia.
John McCain: GovWatch: Voted for one Congressional Katrina investigation.
George W. Bush: Restrict wetland development, but not arsenic or CO2.
George W. Bush: More lead emission reporting requirements.
Ezola Foster: Eliminate EPA; businesses can take care of themselves.
Al Gore: Supports brownfield cleanup; says Bush did not in Texas.
George W. Bush: Clean up urban brownfields, in US as in Texas.
George W. Bush: Keep fed enviro role but give money & flexibility to states.
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Families & Children
Mike Lee: End hidden double-tax imposed on working parents.
George W. Bush: Fathers’ registry will promote involvement, responsibility.
Al Gore: Elian’s father should decide Elian’s fate; maybe with courts.
Hillary Clinton: Decide Elian’s fate via ongoing INS legal process.
Rudy Giuliani: Give Elian citizenship; decide fate in family court.
Al Gore: Elian’s interests paramount over diplomatic interests.
Al Gore: Move Elian’s case from INS to Florida courts.
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Foreign Policy
Asa Hutchinson: Eradicate North Korean leadership, but no assassinations.
George W. Bush: PEPFAR has saved 12M lives in Africa; let's keep it up.
Bill Weld: Focus on nuclear proliferation & the Sunni-Shia schism.
Pope Francis: Open Cuba; end American embargo.
Gary Locke: Chinese public loved Locke; Beijing government disliked him.
Jim Gilmore: Pursue terrorists into Pakistan, but maintain secrecy.
Mark Warner: Pakistan could emerge as world’s most dangerous nation.
Dick Cheney: Reach out to allies-but advisory role only.
George W. Bush: Bush Doctrine: pre-emptive strikes for US defense.
Joe Moakley: Greatest accomplishment was cutting off aid to El Salvador.
Donald Rumsfeld: Sometimes leaders have to act without public consensus.
George W. Bush: US troops will never be under UN command.
Maria Cantwell: Opposes linking Human Rights to trade with China.
Ezola Foster: American sovereignty is extremely important.
Al Gore: Russia’s transition is accomplishment, if over-optimistic.
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Free Trade
Donald Trump: Put American firms first in federal contracts.
Donald Trump: Review WTO exceptions to federal contract purchases.
Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: Yes, called TPP "gold standard," unambiguously.
Mike Pence: Supports TPP and trade agreements with Pacific Rim and China.
Ted Cruz: End the Export-Import Bank.
Brad Ellsworth: NAFTA has cost Indiana jobs.
Daniel Coats: Trade barriers would hurt Indiana.
Lee Fisher: More stringent policy: discourage companies moving overseas.
George W. Bush: Repeals steel tariffs he imposed in 2002.
Ezola Foster: Bush & Gore both favor free trade; Buchanan/Foster don’t.
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Government Reform
Donald Trump: FactCheck: Removed more regulations than other presidents.
Tom Vilsack: Money is the only reason he left presidential race.
Hillary Clinton: Voter suppression revives old demons of discrimination.
Hillary Clinton: Fight obstacles to voting disguised as election fraud claims.
George Allen: Judges shouldn't invent law or impose their political views.
John Raese: Federal earmarks create career politicians.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Promised public financing, and then retreated.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: No, McCain & RNC don’t get much money from PACs.
Samuel Alito: Courts play limited role in Constitutional system.
Howard Dean: Opts out of campaign finance system.
George W. Bush: Bush’s support of non-severability makes reform vulnerable.
John McCain: Differentiate “electioneering” from real issue ads.
Ralph Nader: Don’t waste your vote: Gore & Bush only marginally differ.
Ezola Foster: Government should stop meddling in people’s lives.
George W. Bush: Streamline government with cuts and competition.
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Gun Control
Larry Hogan: Ban bump stocks and other rapid-trigger devices.
Larry Hogan: Increase age of unsupervised access from 16 to 18.
Gary Johnson: Banning assault weapons just criminalizes the owners.
Ted Strickland: 2010: Pro-gun & NRA endorsed; 2016: end gun epidemic.
Ted Cruz: Obama is coming for our guns.
Lincoln Chafee: Common-ground, commonsense safety legislation.
Ed Gillespie: Fight UN gun ban treaty, & fight bans on guns or ammunition.
Mark Warner: Restrict but don't ban high-capacity magazines.
Steve Stockman: The best gun lubricant around is Liberal Tears.
Steve Stockman: 1993: Opposed federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound.
Mark Warner: Strong defender of the Second Amendment.
Tim Kaine: Prevent gun sales if buyer declared dangerously mentally ill.
Mike Bloomberg: Sued New York City gun dealers to control guns.
Michael Steele: No ban on guns; focus on enforcement instead.
Dick Gephardt: Leading Dems distance themselves from divisive gun debate.
Dick Gephardt: No additional authority for federal gun agency.
Howard Dean: Leading Dems distance themselves from divisive gun debate.
John Edwards: Leading Dems distance themselves from divisive gun debate.
John Edwards: Guns are about independence-don’t mess with that.
Wesley Clark: Supports ban on assault weapons.
Wesley Clark: Supports the Second Amendment and uses guns himself.
John Ashcroft: Unequivocal individual gun rights, but restrictions ok.
Charles Schumer: Cutting record-keeping limits fosters gun sale fraud & abuse.
John Ashcroft: Cut record-keeping to one day for background checks.
Ezola Foster: Focus on Constitution: No infringement of gun rights.
George W. Bush: Assault weapon OK; waiting period not OK.
George W. Bush: Concealed Carry needed in our dangerous society.
Mike Espy: Appeared in advertisement in support of NRA.
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Health Care
Howard Schultz: Single-payer health care is a false promise.
Alec Ross: Favors public option over single payer.
Bill Weld: Likes health savings accounts & more competition.
Gary Johnson: Let states experiment with Medicare & Medicaid rules.
Gary Johnson: Run Medicare and Medicaid via states and municipalities.
Gary Johnson: Free market reduces prices with places like "Stitches R Us".
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No, Cotton won't end Medicare guarantee.
Mike Lee: ObamaCare gives far too much power to government.
Ken Cuccinelli: Opposes ObamaCare and opposes delaying its implementation.
Terry McAuliffe: Supports ObamaCare's expanding the state's Medicaid program.
George Allen: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
Tim Kaine: Inaction was not a solution for healthcare.
Richard Carmona: Indignity of being poor patient in hospital sensitizes me.
Jeff Flake: ObamaCare is a heavy anchor to drag around.
Rick Berg: Advocates repeal of Obama's healthcare because too costly.
Joe Manchin III: Opposes requiring individuals or businesses to buy insurance.
Joe Manchin III: Prohibit denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
John Raese: ObamaCare is worst bill to ever come out of Congress.
John Raese: ObamaCare is pure, unadulterated socialism.
Bob McDonnell: Resist congressional encroachment & socialized medicine.
Barbara Mikulski: Oppose a prescription plan that subsidies the drug companies.
Dick Gephardt: AdWatch: Criticizes Dean for 11-year-old outdated stances.
Wesley Clark: Supports universal health coverage.
Anthony Kennedy: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Antonin Scalia: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Clarence Thomas: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
David Souter: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
John Paul Stevens: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
Sandra Day O`Connor: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Stephen Breyer: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
William Rehnquist: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
George W. Bush: Senior Rx: “Immediate Helping Hand” now; more later.
Ezola Foster: Portable and private affordable Medicare solutions.
Al Gore: Base drug plan on people, not power.
Al Gore: Use Medicare surplus to pay federal debt, not to cut taxes.
Al Gore: Require insurance coverage of experimental cancer trials.
Al Gore: Focus on low-income families who lack insurance.
Bill Bradley: $65B per year for 45 million uninsured.
George W. Bush: Supports subsidized Medicare menu with means testing.
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Homeland Security
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Pay for 65% of Medicare with defense waste (FactCheck: 20%).
Barack Obama: Don't pursue nuclear warheads with new military capabilities.
Donald Trump: Expand US nuclear capability; we're falling behind.
Donald Trump: FactCheck: US spends more than NATO, but only 22% on NATO.
Bill Weld: Take on ISIS with FBI task forces, like we took on the Mafia.
Bill Weld: Pardon Snowden; no one was harmed by what he released.
Bill Weld: Phase down our nuclear stockpile.
Gary Johnson: No-fly lists subject to error; use airport security instead.
Gary Johnson: Turn NSA satellites away from United States.
Gary Johnson: Pardon Snowden; no one was harmed by what he released.
Gary Johnson: Cut 20% of military bases in US and abroad.
Donald Trump: Keep Gitmo open, and load it up with bad dudes.
Pope Francis: Vatican recognizes Palestinian statehood.
Donald Trump: 1964: Deferred Vietnam draft for four years while in college.
Donald Trump: 1968: Classified 1-Y, medically disqualified for Vietnam.
Tim Kaine: Repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell": let gays serve in military.
John McCain: Applying habeas to Guantanamo let 30 terrorists attack US.
John McCain: GovWatch: Only 13 Gitmo recidivists & none attacked US.
Russell Feingold: Al-Qaeda is a priority, not Iraq.
Howard Dean: No SDI deployment until it’s proven to work.
Wesley Clark: Consider cutting defense spending.
Jim Gilmore: Get homeland security money into hands of local governments.
Donald Rumsfeld: Abandon the “two major war” basis for size of military.
Donald Rumsfeld: Agrees with Bush on 21st century military reforms.
Ezola Foster: Sovereignty of nation is a primary concern.
George W. Bush: SDI plan like Bush Sr.’s $63B GPALS & “Brilliant Pebbles”.
Harry S Truman: Purpose of CIA was to avoid departmental intel bias.
Harry S Truman: CIA should not have operations, especially in peacetime.
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Immigration
Howard Schultz: Hire 10,000 refugees from Trump's Muslim-ban countries.
Donald Trump: Revamp H-1B from just a cheap labor program.
Donald Trump: Revamp guest-worker program, even those used in Trump hotels.
Pope Francis: End inhuman conditions when Mexican migrants come to U.S.
Elizabeth Warren: Supports President Obama's immigration reform.
Travis Childers: Signed anti-amnesty pledge: don't reward lawbreakers.
Al Franken: Apologize for stripping citizenship for marrying foreigners.
Ken Cuccinelli: Path to citizenship ok as part of compromise.
Terry McAuliffe: Support the DREAM Act for legalizing minors.
Gabriel Gomez: Make the Senate "Gang of Eight" a "Gang of Nine".
Tim Kaine: Make it easier for foreign students to get green cards.
Neel Kashkari: Expand visa programs for highly skilled workers.
Jeff Flake: Secure the border; then comprehensive reform.
Jeff Flake: SB1070 was imprudent & unconstitutional, but let it stand.
Marco Rubio: GOP DREAM Act: visas for going to college or military.
Richard Carmona: Vitriolic 'deport everybody' message loses Hispanics.
Richard Carmona: I was given an opportunity to succeed; so should others.
John Sanchez: Combat employment of illegals, after caught doing so.
Daniel Coats: Voted for amnesty 26 years ago; against a dozen times since.
Phil Gordon: Reform needed, but based on looks is unconstitutional.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Anti-immigrants fuel xenophobia, but 45% increase.
George W. Bush: New temporary worker program includes illegal aliens.
Howard Dean: Poor treatment of Muslim immigrants is ethnic profiling.
Ezola Foster: Immigration policies should protect Americans.
Elizabeth Dole: Supports CA Prop 187 barring illegal aliens from schools.
George W. Bush: Against the spirit of CA Proposition 187.
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Jobs
Gary Johnson: Why not $75? We can't afford minimum wage.
Donald Trump: How do people make it on $7.25? Raise state minimum wage.
Cory Booker: $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships.
Tim Scott: $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Yes, 8M new jobs, but net 1.2M lost in recession.
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: Workforce participation decline due to Baby Boom.
John Walsh: My dad was a union man, and my roots are in unions.
John Raese: My forte is creating jobs.
Jim Gilmore: Oppose making it easier to organize labor unions.
Orrin Hatch: Ethanol subsidies OK, but no federal gasohol requirements.
Orrin Hatch: Alternative fuels important to our energy security.
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Principles & Values
Thom Tillis: A self-made man who grew up in a trailer park.
Sean Haugh: YouTube-based campaign as Libertarian party nominee.
David Alameel: Defeated LaRouche Democrat in primary.
Bobby Jindal: Parents accepted my conversion; but they are actively Hindu.
Terri Lynn Land: AdWatch: Grew up in a trailer park, then managed motels.
Bob McDonnell: Indicted on corruption charges days after leaving office.
Colleen Hanabusa: OpEd: Too old to build seniority to steer pork to Hawaii.
John Walsh: Washington incumbents are part of a broken system.
Richard Carmona: Seeks to earn the respect of disenfranchised populations.
Joe Miller: "I was beyond stupid" to rig poll with colleagues' computers.
Joe Manchin III: My forte is creating jobs; I'll bring spirit of capitalism.
Joe Manchin III: To Raese: Mr. Obama's name will not be on the ballot!
Scott Brown: $1.3 million in 24 hours via Internet "Money Bomb" appeal.
Jim Gilmore: Will be conservative voice in Democratic-controlled Congress.
Mark Warner: End partisan gridlock; embrace common ground.
Jim Gilmore: Warner is ducking debates; doesn’t want his positions known.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: “Worked his way thru college” meant 2 summer jobs.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Wears flag pin to deflect anti-patriotism critics.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: never a Muslim, but school listed him as Muslim.
Hillary Clinton: GovWatch: Maybe won popular vote, but only delegates count.
Amy Klobuchar: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes.
Arlen Specter: Voted with Republican Party 67.1% of 322 votes.
Barack Obama: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 251 votes.
Barbara Boxer: Voted with Democratic Party 94.9% of 312 votes.
Barbara Mikulski: Voted with Democratic Party 96% of 325 votes.
Ben Nelson: Voted with Democratic Party 77.8% of 325 votes.
Benjamin Cardin: Voted with Democratic Party 97.2% of 324 votes.
Bernie Sanders: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes.
Bill Nelson: Voted with Democratic Party 93.4% of 320 votes.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Voted with Democratic Party 91.5% of 305 votes.
Bob Casey: Voted with Democratic Party 94.5% of 326 votes.
Bob Corker: Voted with Republican Party 89.2% of 324 votes.
Byron Dorgan: Voted with Democratic Party 89.4% of 321 votes.
Carl Levin: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 322 votes.
Charles Grassley: Voted with Republican Party 84.4% of 326 votes.
Charles Schumer: Voted with Democratic Party 96.5% of 315 votes.
Chris Dodd: Voted with Democratic Party 95.8% of 238 votes.
Chuck Hagel: Voted with Republican Party 79.4% of 311 votes.
Claire McCaskill: Voted with Democratic Party 84.6% of 325 votes.
Craig Thomas: Voted with Republican Party 90.9% of 164 votes.
Daniel Akaka: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 325 votes.
Daniel Inouye: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 293 votes.
David Vitter: Voted with Republican Party 87.6% of 306 votes.
Debbie Stabenow: Voted with Democratic Party 94.7% of 323 votes.
Dianne Feinstein: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 320 votes.
Elizabeth Dole: Voted with Republican Party 91.3% of 311 votes.
Evan Bayh: Voted with Democratic Party 86.8% of 319 votes.
Frank Lautenberg: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 322 votes.
George Voinovich: Voted with Republican Party 75.4% of 317 votes.
Gordon Harold Smith: Voted with Republican Party 71.0% of 324 votes.
Harry Reid: Voted with Democratic Party 95.1% of 326 votes.
Herbert Kohl: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 326 votes.
Hillary Clinton: Voted with Democratic Party 96.7% of 304 votes.
Jack Reed: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 322 votes.
James Inhofe: Voted with Republican Party 88.1% of 311 votes.
James Webb: Voted with Democratic Party 90.1% of 324 votes.
Jeff Bingaman: Voted with Democratic Party 95.6% of 320 votes.
Jeff Sessions: Voted with Republican Party 89.3% of 317 votes.
Jim Bunning: Voted with Republican Party 89.4% of 320 votes.
Jim DeMint: Voted with Republican Party 87.3% of 316 votes.
Joe Biden: Voted with Democratic Party 97.0% of 233 votes.
John Barrasso: Voted with Republican Party 94% of 100 votes.
John Cornyn: Voted with Republican Party 93.2% of 322 votes.
John Ensign: Voted with Republican Party 91.7% of 314 votes.
John Kerry: Voted with Democratic Party 93.5% of 306 votes.
John McCain: Voted with Republican Party 87.3% of 165 votes.
John Rockefeller: Voted with Democratic Party 92.1% of 304 votes.
John Sununu: Voted with Republican Party 84.4% of 321 votes.
John Thune: Voted with Republican Party 91.0% of 324 votes.
John Warner: Voted with Republican Party 84.1% of 320 votes.
Johnny Isakson: Voted with Republican Party 94.4% of 323 votes.
Jon Kyl: Voted with Republican Party 88.4% of 318 votes.
Jon Tester: Voted with Democratic Party 88.6% of 324 votes.
Joseph Lieberman: Voted with Democratic Party 88.4% of 320 votes.
Judd Gregg: Voted with Republican Party 82.9% of 316 votes.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Voted with Republican Party 89.7% of 319 votes.
Kenneth Salazar: Voted with Democratic Party 92.6% of 326 votes.
Kent Conrad: Voted with Democratic Party 92.2% of 320 votes.
Kit Bond: Voted with Republican Party 85.0% of 313 votes.
Lamar Alexander: Voted with Republican Party 88.1% of 319 votes.
Larry Craig: Voted with Republican Party 89.5% of 306 votes.
Lindsey Graham: Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes.
Lisa Murkowski: Voted with Republican Party 80.6% of 319 votes.
Maria Cantwell: Voted with Democratic Party 94.7% of 323 votes.
Mark Pryor: Voted with Democratic Party 87.1% of 326 votes.
Mary Landrieu: Voted with Democratic Party 84.7% of 321 votes.
Max Baucus: Voted with Democratic Party 88.3% of 326 votes.
Mel Martinez: Voted with Republican Party 87.8% of 320 votes.
Michael Crapo: Voted with Republican Party 91.2% of 308 votes.
Michael Enzi: Voted with Republican Party 91.2% of 308 votes.
Mitch McConnell: Voted with Republican Party 92.9% of 325 votes.
Norm Coleman: Voted with Republican Party 76.9% of 312 votes.
Olympia Snowe: Voted with Republican Party 62.9% of 326 votes.
Orrin Hatch: Voted with Republican Party 87.1% of 319 votes.
Pat Roberts: Voted with Republican Party 86.9% of 313 votes.
Patrick Leahy: Voted with Democratic Party 94.8% of 324 votes.
Patty Murray: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 322 votes.
Pete Domenici: Voted with Republican Party 80.8% of 317 votes.
Richard Burr: Voted with Republican Party 91.5% of 318 votes.
Richard Durbin: Voted with Democratic Party 97.5% of 323 votes.
Richard Lugar: Voted with Republican Party 76.2% of 324 votes.
Richard Shelby: Voted with Republican Party 89.8% of 324 votes.
Robert Bennett: Voted with Republican Party 88.2% of 322 votes.
Robert Byrd: Voted with Democratic Party 86.8% of 319 votes.
Robert Menendez: Voted with Democratic Party 95.7% of 325 votes.
Ron Wyden: Voted with Democratic Party 95.1% of 324 votes.
Russell Feingold: Voted with Democratic Party 91.7% of 326 votes.
Sam Brownback: Voted with Republican Party 90.0% of 201 votes.
Saxby Chambliss: Voted with Republican Party 94.4% of 319 votes.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 325 votes.
Sherrod Brown: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 318 votes.
Susan Collins: Voted with Republican Party 66.9% of 326 votes.
Ted Kennedy: Voted with Democratic Party 91.3% of 321 votes.
Ted Stevens: Voted with Republican Party 81.6% of 310 votes.
Thad Cochran: Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 321 votes.
Thomas Carper: Voted with Democratic Party 91.6% of 321 votes.
Tim Johnson: Voted with Democratic Party 100% of 15 votes.
Tom Coburn: Voted with Republican Party 82.8% of 290 votes.
Tom Harkin: Voted with Democratic Party 95.3% of 320 votes.
Trent Lott: Voted with Republican Party 88.2% of 304 votes.
Wayne Allard: Voted with Republican Party 92.7% of 317 votes.
Mike Bloomberg: Will decide in early ‘08 on run as self-financed independent.
George Allen: Recently discovered he has Jewish heritage.
George Allen: Raised Christian with Jewish ancestry; religion not relevant.
Rudy Giuliani: Socially liberal stances: weak in primary; strong in general.
Harriet Miers: Low-key but high-precision style.
Harriet Miers: Served one term on Dallas City Council and then bowed out.
Joe Biden: Plans to seek presidential nomination in 2008.
Joseph Lieberman: AdWatch: Fighting extremes of both parties.
Howard Dean: Building a grassroots movement, like a liberal Goldwater.
Wesley Clark: Different kind of Democrat-without strong partisanship.
Wesley Clark: Would not rule out vice presidency.
Wesley Clark: Bush abuses executive power as much as Nixon did.
Howard Dean: Let’s say what we think and get away from being poll-driven.
Jim Jeffords: Party switch gives control of Senate to Democrats.
Robert Reich: Democratic Party: not playing dead, but dead.
George W. Bush: Communitarianism: Society over unfettered individualism.
George W. Bush: Bush ended news conferences in Sept.; Gore now accessible.
Ralph Nader: Nader-Trader: Swap Gore vote with friend in non-swing state.
Ralph Nader: Hold Your Vote: check late polls; vote Nader if not close.
Ralph Nader: Tactical voting: if Gore leads your state by 9%, vote Nader.
Ezola Foster: Left Democrats & GOP because of differences of belief.
Ezola Foster: In the race to win.
Ezola Foster: Encourages attending John Birch chapter meetings.
Ezola Foster: No rift in Reform Party; no change in platform.
Dick Cheney: Praises Bush for decency, integrity, and honor.
Dick Cheney: Opportunity to serve led to acceptance of nomination.
Dick Cheney: Voting record in Congress consistently conservative.
George W. Bush: Bush cultivates a religious language acceptable to most.
Pat Buchanan: Far right support for Buchanan has transformed Reform Party.
Ralph Nader: Spoiled political system spawns spoiled candidates.
Ralph Nader: Uses personal income as societal change agent.
George W. Bush: Theme: change how Washington works & restore moral purpose.
Chuck Robb: Calls himself a centrist Democrat.
George Allen: Calls himself “Common sense” conservative populist.
George W. Bush: “Bully Pulpit” should spur societal change.
Al Gore: At impeachment, defends “one of our greatest presidents”.
Janet Reno: In contempt of Congress over Clinton-Gore fund-raising.
Janet Reno: Dislikes publicity; devoid of affect.
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Social Security
Gary Johnson: Change eligibility rules for Medicare; and age for Soc.Sec.
Bruce Braley: Privatizing Social Security turns it over to Wall Street.
George Allen: Raise retirement age & end benefits to wealthy.
Tim Kaine: Lift the payroll tax cap.
Neel Kashkari: Index for inflation; increase retirement age; means-testing.
Rick Berg: Against privatizing Social Security.
Andrew Cuomo: Expose obscure formulas that cause automatic increases.
Brad Ellsworth: Don't raise the retirement age; put people to work instead.
Daniel Coats: Save Social Security from itself; increase age & more.
Lee Fisher: No benefit cuts; don't raise retirement age.
Rob Portman: Bush's proposal was sound, but I'm not for privatization.
Neel Kashkari: We must cut entitlements, to avoid national insolvency.
Walter Mondale: Chaired commission on privatization, but opposed privatizing.
Ezola Foster: Help people without dependency: transition to IRAs.
Al Gore: Protect Social Security from privacy & ID theft.
Al Gore: More benefits to 8 million mothers and 3 million widows.
Al Gore: Privatization is “stock market roulette”.
George W. Bush: Use political capital to implement private savings accounts.
George W. Bush: Supports subsidized Medicare menu with means testing.
George W. Bush: Lock-box yes; tax increase no; bipartisanship yes.
George W. Bush: Tax-funded private IRA’s under federal guidelines.
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Tax Reform
Ben Jealous: Tax the top 1% earners by 1% to pay for free college.
Ed Gillespie: Use 40% of projected revenue growth for tax relief.
Frank Wagner: More taxes to pay for chronic lack of transportation funding.
Ed Gillespie: Believes in conservative ideas of lower taxes.
Ken Cuccinelli: Cut taxes by $1.4 billion a year.
Tim Kaine: Let Bush tax cuts expire, but do not raise capital gains tax.
Joe Manchin III: Don't mess with or increase taxes during a time of turmoil.
John Raese: Make tax cuts permanent, even for earners over $250K.
Bob McDonnell: Use general funds for transportation bill, not new taxes.
Creigh Deeds: Dedicated funding for transportation, including new taxes.
Bob McDonnell: Opposed tax increases for core government services.
Jim Gilmore: Signature achievement: effort to eliminate Virginia car tax.
Mark Warner: Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: didn’t vote to raise taxes 94 times; at most 54.
Mike Bloomberg: Raised property taxes 18% to pay off budget deficit.
Joseph Lieberman: Fresh Start on tax cuts for 98% of all taxpayers.
Wesley Clark: Freeze Bush tax cuts which haven’t yet taken effect.
Jim Gilmore: Always followed a program of reducing taxes where possible.
Al Gore: $500B to people earning under $100K; via 30 targeted cuts.
George W. Bush: $500B to people earning under $100K; $800B to those richer.
Ezola Foster: End taxes on income, capital gains, gifts, & inheritance.
Al Gore: Don’t eliminate gas tax; ask oil interests to charge less.
George W. Bush: Don’t eliminate gas tax; ask OPEC to increase supply.
George W. Bush: Add targeted cuts to comprehensive tax cut.
George W. Bush: Use the marketplace to encourage people to save and invest.
George W. Bush: $8B tax incentives for charitable contributions.
George W. Bush: Allow IRA withdrawals for charitable contributions.
George W. Bush: Simplify tax code to stimulate economic growth.
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Technology
Charles Schumer: $30B for NYC-NJ Gateway rail tunnel.
Chris Christie: $30B for NYC-NJ Gateway rail tunnel.
Donald Trump: No to $30B for NYC-NJ Gateway rail tunnel.
Elaine Chao: NY-NJ Tunnel means less funding for other projects.
Rodney Frelinghuysen: $30B for NYC-NJ Gateway rail tunnel.
Ted Budd: Don't make 48 other states pay $30B for NY-NJ Tunnel.
George Allen: No online sales tax for out-of-state websites.
Tim Kaine: Force online retailers to collect sales taxes.
Richard Carmona: Criticized Bush for placing politics ahead of science.
Joe Manchin III: States depend on federal government for key infrastructure.
Creigh Deeds: Commission to craft a comprehensive transportation package.
Dick Gephardt: Using raw census numbers disenfranchises minorities.
Donald Evans: Census redistricting will be based on Evan’s (GOP) figures.
George W. Bush: No “virtual people” in census; use raw numbers.
Al Gore: $33B for new R&D tax credit; more privacy protection on-line.
George W. Bush: Fewer strings to obtain technology for schools.
Al Gore: Tighten privacy protections over medical information.
George W. Bush: Census long form is intrusive; not sure he’d fill it out.
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War & Peace
Gary Johnson: Leave Afghanistan now or Taliban comes back when we do leave.
Gary Johnson: North Korea has no conventional threat; China deal on ICBMs.
Pope Francis: Supports the Iran nuclear deal.
Rand Paul: Maintain ambiguous policy on containing nuclear Iran.
Scott Brown: Terrorists are not gone from Afghanistan.
Jim Gilmore: Any kind of timetable in Iraq is not responsible.
Mark Warner: No timetable to end war in Iraq.
Ed Gillespie: As Bush spokesperson, defended Iraqi surge & al Qaeda link.
John Edwards: On voting for Iraq War: “I was wrong”.
E.J. Pipkin: Give the President the benefit of the doubt to fight terror.
Chuck Hagel: US in “deep trouble” in Iraq.
John McCain: Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US mistakes.
Lindsey Graham: We need more troops for long haul, Iraq is like WWII.
George W. Bush: Request of $25 billion for war just the beginning.
Colin Powell: Contradicted Cheney and sought more UN involvement.
Dick Cheney: Biggest threat comes from WMD and from Saddam.
Dick Cheney: UN inspections would not reduce WMD threat.
Dick Cheney: Contradicted Powell and sought to connect Saddam and 9/11.
George W. Bush: $389M in 2002-2003 for CIA to overthrow Saddam.
George W. Bush: CIA report hedged on whether Saddam had WMD.
George W. Bush: CIA chief told Bush “slam dunk” that Saddam had WMD.
Colin Powell: Invading Iraq means “owning” it, for better or worse.
Condoleezza Rice: War stops Saddam from beating international community.
Dick Cheney: Pre-war planning: once the war starts, Saddam is “toast”.
George W. Bush: US could not maintain Iraq inspection regime indefinitely.
John Kerry: Karl Rove: “Kerry gave green light to Bush on Iraq”.
Dick Cheney: Saddam had intent to create WMD.
George W. Bush: Saddam a “madman” who could make WMDs.
Howard Dean: AdWatch: “My opponents voted for war”-negative but true.
Hillary Clinton: Agrees with Newt Gingrich that Iraq policy is a mess.
Newt Gingrich: Iraq policy is a mess.
Howard Dean: Israeli security fence cannot be permanent.
Wesley Clark: Would probably have voted yes on Iraq war authorization.
Wesley Clark: Yes to Iraqi $87B if Bush makes exit strategy.
Jim Gilmore: Iraq does not deplete localities of responders.
George W. Bush: Afghanistan was a “different type of war”.
George W. Bush: Afghanistan model-successful plan first-used for Iraq.
Colin Powell: Favored containment over invasion in both Iraq wars.
Colin Powell: War cabinet split: Rumsfeld & Cheney hawks; Powell dove.
Colin Powell: Predicted Iraq war would suck the oxygen from War on Terror.
Dick Cheney: UN made itself irrelevant by irresoluteness on Iraq.
Barney Frank: Avoid using anti-terrorism power for political purposes.
Bob Barr: Don’t rush to make new anti-terrorism laws.
Patrick Leahy: Caution about applying anti-terrorism laws to others.
Bill Clinton: Legal ban on assassinations doesn’t apply to bin Laden.
Colin Powell: Support Iraqi opposition while maintaining sanctions.
George W. Bush: $4M for Iraqi opposition to work inside Iraq.
John Hagelin: “Coherence-creation” via meditation would reduce stress.
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Welfare & Poverty
Pope Francis: Politicians should be disturbed by the lives of the poor.
Jerry Brown: 1977: Visited tenement & prison to see 1st-hand.
Neel Kashkari: With $40 & no job, economy hasn't improved since 2011.
Paul LePage: Give people in need a hand up; don't give unneeded hand-outs.
David Alameel: I don't see upward mobility for the middle class.
Thom Tillis: No government assistance for those who can help themselves.
Mike Lee: Poverty comes from cronyist privilege at the top.
Lyndon Johnson: After 50 years, War on Poverty has 40 controversial programs.
Lyndon Johnson: Great Society today: Head Start; food stamps; NEA; Job Corps.
Marco Rubio: War on Poverty shows big-government approach fails.
Ronald Reagan: 1964: Early advocate against LBJ's Great Society.
Steve Stockman: 1990s: Homeless in Fort Worth's Water Gardens park.
Richard Carmona: Experienced poverty and homelessness as child in Harlem.
New Testament: Any budget should help "the least of these".
Paul Ryan: Remove anti-poverty programs that dishonor human dignity.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Welfare laws he “passed” were federally mandated.
George W. Bush: Fund faith-based social services, not worship services.
Al Gore: Housing: Keep interest rates low; foster more savings.
George W. Bush: Housing: Help low-income purchasers, and housing developers.
George W. Bush: Housing: Use HUD rental vouchers for first home purchase.
Al Gore: $200B to encourage more savings by low-income workers.
George W. Bush: Invigorate “a Civil Society” to protect vulnerable citizens.
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The above quotations are from Media coverage of nationwide political races in The Washington Post.
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