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Budget & Economy
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.
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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.
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Crime
Mike Huckabee: Carried out death penalty more than any other AR governor.
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Energy & Oil
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.
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Foreign Policy
Bill Richardson: Al Qaida gets stronger while Musharraf governs Pakistan.
Mike Huckabee: Get as many views as possible regarding foreign policy.
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Government Reform
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.
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Health Care
Ralph Nader: Billing fraud and abuse costs $200B.
Fred Thompson: I like mandates; mandates work.
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Homeland Security
Ralph Nader: Hold Bush accountable for torture & illegal war.
Mitt Romney: Best to not say whether waterboarding is torture or not.
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Jobs
Mitt Romney: Take action & we need not give up on any industry's jobs.
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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.
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Tax Reform
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.
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Technology
Mike Huckabee: Every $1B spent on infrastructure creates 47,500 jobs.
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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.
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