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2008 presidential race

2009 State of the Union speech
Presidential Debates: Third Obama-McCain Debate - Second Obama-McCain Debate - V.P. debate, Biden vs. Palin - First Obama-McCain Debate
Vice Presidential background materials:

Gov. Sarah Palin: Booklet - Debate - Profile - Wasilla - Governor
Sen. Joe Biden: Bio - Profile - Debates
Convention coverage:
Dems - GOP - McCain - Palin - Obama - Biden - Nader - Barr
McCain-Obama joint appearances:
Aug.16 -Jul.12 -Jun.28 -
Fox -CNN -
MtP -Ads
2008 Democratic primary debates
Apr.16 -Apr.13 -Feb.26 -Feb.21 -Feb.11 -Jan.31 -Jan.28 -Jan.21 -Jan.15 -Jan.5
2008 Republican primary debates
Feb.7 -Jan.30 -Jan.28 -Jan.24 -Jan.10 -Jan.6 -Jan.5
2008 Green primary debates
Feb.3 -Jan.13
2007 Republican primary debates
Dec.22 -Dec.12 -Dec.9 -Nov.28 -Oct.21 -Oct.9 -Sep.27 -Sep.17 -Sep.5 -Aug.5 -Jun.5 -May 15 -May 3
2007 Democratic primary debates
Dec.22 -Dec.13 -Dec.4 -Dec.1 -Nov.15 -Oct.30 -Sep.26 -Sep.20 -Sep.13 -Sep.9 -Aug.19 -Aug.9 -Aug.7 -Jul.23 -Jun.28 -Jun.3 -Apr.26 -Apr.10


Excerpts from Books by and about 2008 candidates
Sen. John McCain (R, AZ)
Why Courage Matters
Sen. Barack Obama(D, IL)
Dreams From My Father
Sen. Joe Biden (D, DE)
Promises to Keep
Gov. Sarah Palin (R, AK)
New Energy for Alaska
Rep. Bob Barr (L)
The Meaning of IS
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (G)
Green Party Debate
Ralph Nader (I)
The Good Fight
Alan Keyes (NAIP)
Our Character, Our Future

Sen. Hillary Clinton
It Takes A Village
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Leadership
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Character Makes A Difference
Amb. Alan Keyes
Our Character, Our Future
Rep. Ron Paul
Freedom Under Siege
Gov. Mitt Romney
Turnaround

(click a book cover for excerpts and a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)

2008 Third Party presidential debates and news features


Budget & Economy
   Bob Barr: Not government’s job to bail out Wall Street.
   Brian Moore: Look what capitalism is doing to our country.
   Chuck Baldwin: Opposes $700B economic bailout; can’t borrow out of debt.
   Brian Moore: Financial crisis is a sign of the failure of capitalism.
Corporations
   Brian Moore: Abolish every form of domination and exploitation.
   Ralph Nader: Long history of pushing for reforms to make consumers safer.
Free Trade
   Chuck Baldwin: Impose a 10 percent tariff on goods coming into US.
Homeland Security
   Bob Barr: Supports both pre-emptive and responsive war.
   Bob Barr: Bush deceived Congress about use of Patriot Act.
Immigration
   Gloria La Riva: Protect full rights of undocumented immigrants.
Jobs
   Brian Moore: No worker should earn more than 10 times another.
Principles & Values
   Bob Barr: We need a builder for this country; I am Bob the Builder.
   Brian Moore: We want a democratic society that is controlled by workers.
   Brian Moore: Don’t have a chance in hell; goal is awareness of positions.
   Chuck Baldwin: Nation is fed up than ever with politics as usual.
   Chuck Baldwin: Return the country to its constitutional structure.
   Cynthia McKinney: Running mate, Rosa Clemente, hip-hop community organizer.
Social Security
   Brian Moore: Eliminate the for-profit sector & redistribute monies.
War & Peace
   Bob Barr: Iraq won’t collapse when we leave; start leaving now.
   Chuck Baldwin: War in Iraq wouldn’t happen if Constitution were followed.


The above quotations are from 2008 Third Party presidential debates and news features.

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