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Candidate Debates
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St. Anselm NH debate
June 13, 2011 |
Faith & Freedom Conference
June 4, 2011 |
South Carolina debate
May 5, 2011 |
NRA Conference
May 1, 2011 |
CPAC Conference
Feb. 11, 2011 |
Candidate Books
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Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
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Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich
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The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, published April 2008
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Tim Pawlenty: The Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure
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The Audacity of Hope,
by Sen. Barack Obama (D, IL)
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics, by Joe Biden
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Withdrawn Candidates
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The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump
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Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
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Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani
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America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
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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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Democratic debate in Des Moines, Jan. 4, 2004, immediately prior to the Iowa caucuses on Jan 19
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Budget & Economy
Dennis Kucinich: Social cuts redistribute wealth upwards.
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Free Trade
Carol Moseley-Braun: We need balance between trade and labor protection.
Dennis Kucinich: President has authority to cancel NAFTA and WTO-I will.
Dick Gephardt: I'm for labor rights and NAFTA supporters are not.
Dick Gephardt: Walk the walk of labor and environmental standards-by voting.
Howard Dean: We need China trade as a national security issue.
Howard Dean: We've globalized corporations; now globalize worker rights.
John Edwards: Against NAFTA, against Chile trade, against Singapore trade.
John Kerry: Veto FTAA and CAFTA until they have stronger standards.
Joseph Lieberman: Avoid pro-business extremism and protectionist extremism.
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Government Reform
Dick Gephardt: Fact Check: Would ban lobbyist donations, but took $4.4 M.
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Health Care
Dick Gephardt: Fact Check: Dean agreed with Clinton on cuts, not Gingrich.
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Homeland Security
Dennis Kucinich: Weapons in outer space and missile shields are DOD waste.
Howard Dean: Saddam is a distraction; focus on Al Qaeda.
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Jobs
Carol Moseley-Braun: Focus on troubled fundamentals despite good short-term trend.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Fact Check: Claims Bush cost US 6M jobs - really only 3.2M.
Howard Dean: Support farming via family farms, not corporate farms.
Joseph Lieberman: For counter-cyclical farm subsides, despite criticism abroad.
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Principles & Values
Howard Dean: Constitution says power belongs to the people-not to Bush.
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Social Security
John Kerry: I will never privatize, extend retirement age, nor cut SS.
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Tax Reform
Dennis Kucinich: Fact Check: Says $40K earners pay same as $400K -not really.
Howard Dean: Fact Check: Dean says 60% got $304-really 50% got over $470.
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War & Peace
Carol Moseley-Braun: Saddam capture has little to do with keeping Americans safe.
Dick Gephardt: Helped initiate Iraqi war resolution because of CIA support.
Howard Dean: Supported Afghan war & not Iraq, but always supports troops.
Howard Dean: US is no safer with Saddam gone-we're still losing troops.
Howard Dean: Fact Check: Fighter jet escorts since 9/11-not 12/2004.
John Edwards: Saddam's trial will reveal atrocities, but won't end terror.
John Edwards: Don't negotiate with Arafat, but build trust with envoy.
John Kerry: Pre-emptive strike ok only when US survival at stake.
Joseph Lieberman: Iraq victory opens door to Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Joseph Lieberman: US and world are safer with homicidal maniac Saddam gone.
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The above quotations are from Democratic debate in Des Moines, Jan. 4, 2004, immediately prior to the Iowa caucuses on Jan 19.
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