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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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Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, hosted by Brit Hume of Fox News, Jan. 22, 2004
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Abortion
Wesley Clark: An issue of human rights, not of Catholic doctrine.
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Budget & Economy
Al Sharpton: Focus on mass employment instead of big business.
Howard Dean: I’m much more conservative with money than Bush is.
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Civil Rights
Al Sharpton: Dangerous precedent to leave gay rights to the states.
John Edwards: Let each state decide about civil unions and gay marriage.
Wesley Clark: Patriot Act was passed in haste-end sneak-and-peek.
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Crime
Al Sharpton: End the death penalty-discriminatory, non-deterrent, wrong.
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Education
Dennis Kucinich: Stop making us a nation of test-takers: free education.
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Energy & Oil
Dennis Kucinich: Journey to planet Earth: renewable energy by 2010.
John Kerry: Ban MBTE and sue companies who make it.
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Foreign Policy
Al Sharpton: Trade & aid over military-super-help over superpower.
Al Sharpton: Use UN & trade to move Iran toward democracy, not military.
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Free Trade
Dennis Kucinich: Bilateral trade structure to support American manufacturing.
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Government Reform
John Edwards: Ban lobbyist campaign donations and disclose activities.
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Gun Control
John Edwards: Hunting is fine, but criminals & kids should have limits.
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Health Care
Joseph Lieberman: National health insurance pool-free for poor and children.
Joseph Lieberman: Pharmaceutical prices are unfair-import drugs from Canada.
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Homeland Security
John Kerry: Increase military by 40,000 troops-but no draft.
Joseph Lieberman: Unwavering support for our troops in battle.
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Principles & Values
Howard Dean: I’m not kidding about what I say-even over-enthusiastically.
Howard Dean: Not just trying to change president, but to steer America.
Joseph Lieberman: The GOP can’t use their normal playbook on me.
Wesley Clark: I’m in the party now and I want to bring in new people.
Wesley Clark: I’ve praised Republicans-I hope they praise me when elected.
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Tax Reform
Howard Dean: There was no middle-class tax cut in this country.
John Kerry: Kerry vs. Bush on taxes is a fight we deserve to have.
Joseph Lieberman: Tax the richest 2% to pay for a tax cut to the other 98%.
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War & Peace
Dennis Kucinich: Democratic Party is divided over the war in Iraq.
Dennis Kucinich: Disavowing Iraqi oil creates entirely different direction.
Howard Dean: Iraq wasn’t about UN permission-it wasn’t an imminent threat.
Howard Dean: Vote by Lieberman, Kerry, & Edwards sent 500 soldiers to die.
John Edwards: Voted for war in Iraq but against $87B-and it’s consistent.
John Kerry: Only go to war if we have to, not because we want to.
John Kerry: Bush went to war the wrong way-I voted for the right way.
Joseph Lieberman: We made the right decision to send soldiers to Iraq.
Wesley Clark: Hold Bush accountable for 9/11.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Edwards: We need to talk about 35 million who live in poverty.
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The above quotations are from Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, hosted by Brit Hume of Fox News, Jan. 22, 2004.
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