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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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2007 National Public Radio Presidential Debate for the Democratic candidates, at the Iowa State Historical and was co-sponsored by Iowa Public Radio, moderated by Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel; Dec. 4, 2007
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Budget & Economy
Barack Obama: Take China “to the mat” about currency manipulation.
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Corporations
Hillary Clinton: Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush.
John Edwards: Trade policy caters to interests of big corporate America.
John Edwards: Corporate interests have taken over democracy.
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Education
Chris Dodd: Education is the heart of who we are.
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Energy & Oil
Barack Obama: Aggressively address accelerating climate change.
Joe Biden: FactCheck: Oil did not jump $18/bbl due to Iran Resolution.
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Environment
Chris Dodd: Country-of-origin & ingredient labeling for food imports.
Hillary Clinton: Better track kids’ products for exposures to toxic materials.
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Foreign Policy
Chris Dodd: Gold medal to Tibetan Dalai Lama sends strong message.
Hillary Clinton: China respects us if we call them on human rights breaches.
Hillary Clinton: Deeply involved with Bill Clinton’s foreign policy team.
Hillary Clinton: Operate from a position of strength, but not confrontation.
Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: Chinese did black out Hillary, but DID invite her.
Joe Biden: Hold China accountable; it’s capitulation, not competition.
Mike Gravel: With policy of “beggar thy neighbor,” we all become beggars.
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Free Trade
Joe Biden: Toughest choice: rationalizing competition & trade policy.
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Homeland Security
Barack Obama: Restore habeas corpus to reach Muslims abroad.
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Immigration
Barack Obama: Illegals shouldn’t work; but should have path to citizenship.
Barack Obama: Don’t deputize Americans to turn in illegal immigrants.
Barack Obama: OK to provide government services in Spanish.
Chris Dodd: Hold employers accountable for knowingly hiring illegals.
Dennis Kucinich: No vigilantism & no sending illegals home willy-nilly.
Dennis Kucinich: Encourage the American people to reach out; learn languages.
Hillary Clinton: English unifies us; teach ESL but support other languages.
Joe Biden: H1-B visas only for jobs Americans can’t do.
Joe Biden: FactCheck: 67% of illegal aliens speak Spanish; not 40%.
John Edwards: Loss of middle-class jobs drives down wages, not immigrants.
John Edwards: No short-term solution; need comprehensive reform.
John Edwards: H1-B visas only for jobs Americans can’t do.
Mike Gravel: We’re making a mountain out of a mole hill on immigration.
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Jobs
John Edwards: Trade policy should look out for manufacturing jobs.
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Principles & Values
Dennis Kucinich: I’ve been right all along on Iraq, Iran, & healthcare.
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The above quotations are from 2007 National Public Radio Presidential Debate for the Democratic candidates, at the Iowa State Historical and was co-sponsored by Iowa Public Radio, moderated by Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel; Dec. 4, 2007.
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