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MN Senate debate
Klobuchar v. Kennedy, Oct. 2006
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MI Senate debate
Stabenow v. Bouchard, Oct. 2006
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MO Senate debate
Talent v. McCaskill, Oct. 2006
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TN Senate debate
Corker v. Ford, Oct. 2006
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OH Senate debate
DeWine v. Brown, Oct. 2006
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MA Governor
Patrick v. Healey v. Mihos, Sept. 2006
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VA Senate
Allen v. Webb, Sept. 2006
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MA Dem. Governor primary
Patrick v. Reilly v. Gabrieli, Sept. 2006
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PA Senate
Santorum v. Casey, Sept. 2006
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RI GOP Senate primary
Laffey v. Chafee, Aug. 2006
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CT Dem. Senate primary
Lieberman v. Lamont, July. 2006
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MN Senate primaries
Klobuchar v. Bell v. Kennedy v. Cavlan, March. 2006
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Book Reviews |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Click here for 33 full quotes from Colin Powell in the book My American Journey.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
Budget & Economy
Cut strategic oil stockpile; end Cold War spending.
Government out of free marketplace & it’ll thrive.
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Civil Rights
Skin color is not behavioral; sexual orientation is.
Urged reconciliation in L.A. Rodney King riots.
Wants active government in protecting civil rights.
Equal opportunity without preferential treatment.
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Drugs
Assigned AWACS planes to fight drugs, despite opposition.
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Education
Junior ROTC is a social bargain; expand it in high schools.
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Families & Children
A sense of shame is not a bad moral compass.
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Foreign Policy
Mao’s China had thorough thought control but not paranoia.
Somalia: Feeding hungry OK; national-building not.
Haiti: Imperfect agreements are better than war.
Economic strength more important than military strength.
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Government Reform
Believes in value of many government social programs.
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Homeland Security
SDI is major conceptual breakthrough in nuclear stalemate.
Supports base closures; too many are Congressional pork.
Make military leaner & more efficient.
Originated “Don’t ask, don’t tell” as a compromise solution.
Supports strategy of readiness for 2 near-simultaneous wars.
Oil is a vital interest; humanitarianism is not.
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Jobs
Jobs are the best answer to most of our social ills.
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Principles & Values
Made newly aware of heritage on trip to Nigeria.
Buffalo Soldiers: acknowledge black service in army history.
Fiscal conservative & social conscience; neither party fits.
Would run with a vision; but doesn’t hear call yet.
Colin Powell’s 13 Rules of Life.
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Social Security
Hard reality: reduce entitlements or raise taxes.
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Tax Reform
Tax dollars are better spent if left in private hands.
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War & Peace
Lebanon: providing “presence” not sufficient basis.
Predicted Saddam’s mischief in 1994.
Unapologetic about not taking Baghdad; result spread peace.
When I hear “limited” & “surgical”, I head for the bunker.
Air strikes can’t guarantee changes; only ground troops can.
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