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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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Budget & Economy
Al Sharpton: Job development is critical to economy.
Bob Graham: "Opportunity For All" program is critical to economy.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Balanced budget follows from job creation & prosperity.
Dennis Kucinich: $435B trade deficit is critical to economy.
Dick Gephardt: Return to Clinton economic policy from Bush's failed policy.
Dick Gephardt: Healthcare reform is critical to economy.
Howard Dean: Politicians promising everything causes budget deficit.
Howard Dean: Balance budget, even if unpopular.
John Kerry: Bush policy kept economy afloat in recession-keep some of it.
Wesley Clark: Home ownership is critical to economy.
Wesley Clark: Push deficit reduction, even if unpopular.
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Civil Rights
Al Sharpton: Discuss racial differences, even if unpopular.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Publicize women's military rapes, even if unpopular.
Howard Dean: Passed civil unions, despite it being unpopular.
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Corporations
Al Sharpton: Corporate misdeeds came from runaway deregulation.
Al Sharpton: Favors fines when companies export jobs.
Al Sharpton: People are told to serve country-companies should do same.
Dennis Kucinich: Democracy fails without corporate regulation.
Dick Gephardt: Greed can kill democracy and capitalism.
Howard Dean: Corporate America is insensitive to plight of middle class.
John Edwards: Tax incentives to companies to keep jobs in America.
John Kerry: Democratize the process of corporate boards.
Joseph Lieberman: Foxes guard the foxes & middle-class hens get plucked.
Wesley Clark: Independent corporate boards needed for transparency.
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Crime
Dennis Kucinich: Terminate the federal death penalty, even if unpopular.
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Energy & Oil
Bob Graham: Pay for Iraqi reconstruction with Iraqi oil revenue.
John Kerry: ANWR won't provide any oil for 20 years.
John Kerry: Invent our way out of oil dependency-don't drill our way out.
Joseph Lieberman: Declaration of Energy Independence.
Joseph Lieberman: Raise mileage standard to 40 mpg.
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Foreign Policy
Bob Graham: Respect of world requires world participation.
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Free Trade
Al Sharpton: Disagreed with NAFTA under Clinton AND under Bush.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Lack of labor standards passes along worker exploitation.
Dennis Kucinich: Against China MFN because of $100B trade deficit.
Dick Gephardt: Fair trade saves jobs-globalization with fairness.
Dick Gephardt: Progressive trade policy helps every worker in the world.
Howard Dean: I support NAFTA & WTO-but they need revision.
Howard Dean: Support NAFTA & WTO with level labor standards.
John Edwards: I supported steel tariffs, but now ease off.
John Kerry: Dean's trade policy is protectionist.
Joseph Lieberman: Can't build walls and still create jobs.
Joseph Lieberman: I'm for "Made in the USA" and sold abroad.
Wesley Clark: Reciprocal trade with enforcement against dumping.
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Health Care
Al Sharpton: Forget half-a-loaf--support single-payer.
Bob Graham: Open pharmaceutical competition with generics & re-imports.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Private & public healthcare are not reconcilable.
Dennis Kucinich: Single-payer for alternative medicine, mental health, more.
Dennis Kucinich: 7.7% tax to pay for full coverage.
Dick Gephardt: Dean sided with Gingrich against Medicare Plan.
Howard Dean: Build senior Rx program on Vermont program.
Howard Dean: Bush's Rx program is a political trap: looks good, bad plan.
Howard Dean: Wrong to compare any Dem to Gingrich: I support Medicare.
Joseph Lieberman: Allow reimport of drugs with FDA approval & price decontrols.
Joseph Lieberman: Rx drug costs whack seniors.
Wesley Clark: Build on existing programs and stretch them.
Wesley Clark: Comprehensive preventive wellness program.
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Homeland Security
Al Sharpton: Cut defense budget, even if unpopular.
Dennis Kucinich: $550B defense budget implies more taxes.
Dennis Kucinich: Cut defense budget by 15%, even if unpopular.
John Edwards: Protect civil rights from Ashcroft, even if unpopular.
Joseph Lieberman: Prosecute War on Terror, even if unpopular.
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Jobs
Bob Graham: I am the jobs candidate-I created 1.4M jobs in Florida.
Bob Graham: Invest in our people & our workforce.
Dick Gephardt: Fight for unions & working families is in my bones.
Howard Dean: Trade helps some but has hammered the Midwest.
John Edwards: Stand by our farmers-but end millionaire farmer subsidies.
John Edwards: Ban hiring permanent replacement workers for strikers.
John Kerry: Trade grows jobs.
Joseph Lieberman: Build on Clinton-Gore record on taxes and jobs.
Joseph Lieberman: Lifetime opportunity for training.
Joseph Lieberman: Trade creates jobs, despite it being unpopular to unions.
Wesley Clark: Better job plan in 8 days than Bush made in 3 years.
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Principles & Values
Al Sharpton: Better to be a new Democrat than an old GOP-like Democrat.
Bob Graham: Bush divides Americans.
Howard Dean: This campaign is about patriotism-flag belongs to everyone.
John Edwards: Every person should get opportunity they're entitled to.
Wesley Clark: Incredible journey from Bush supporter to Democrat.
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Social Security
Carol Moseley-Braun: Our children must have same security as us.
Dennis Kucinich: Privatization is off the table-I'll block it.
Dennis Kucinich: Return retirement age to 65-we're solid thru 2041.
Dick Gephardt: Don't raise retirement age over 67.
Howard Dean: Considered raising retirement age to 70-now keep it at 67.
John Edwards: Keep stock market out of Social Security.
John Edwards: Federal match for every dollar put into savings.
John Kerry: Guarantee Social Security soundness, even if unpopular.
Wesley Clark: Protect Social Security system to ensure senior income.
Wesley Clark: Stock market is for individuals, not for Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Al Sharpton: We've read Bush's lips-he lied, and hiked taxes.
Bob Graham: Irresponsible to promise no new taxes.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Trickle-down shrinks middle class & entrenches wealth.
Dennis Kucinich: Top 272,000 taxpayers got as much benefit as bottom 129M.
Dick Gephardt: Supported Clinton 1993 tax plan, despite it being unpopular.
Howard Dean: Middle class received no benefit from Bush tax cut.
Howard Dean: Tell the truth on taxes: can't afford tax cuts.
John Edwards: Shift tax burden from taxing work to taxing wealth.
John Edwards: Revise the capital gains tax rate.
John Kerry: 10% bracket in Bush tax cuts was Democrats' idea.
John Kerry: Bush tax cuts reach 32 million in middle class.
Joseph Lieberman: Repeal Bush tax cuts on highest income Americans.
Wesley Clark: Repeal tax cut on top 2%--make tax code progressive.
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Technology
Al Sharpton: $50B annually to address needed infrastructure decay.
Bob Graham: Infrastructure repair creates 3 million jobs.
Bob Graham: Massive rebuilding of transportation and electric system.
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War & Peace
Al Sharpton: No on $87B for Iraq-don't chase bad investment with more.
Bob Graham: Yes on $87B for Iraq-but not one dime for Halliburton.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Yes on at least some of $87B for Iraq-don't cut and run.
Dennis Kucinich: No on $87B for Iraq-bring the troops home before it's $245B.
Dick Gephardt: No on $87B for Iraq-until Bush answers some hard questions.
Howard Dean: Yes on $87B for Iraq-repeal Bush tax cut to pay it.
John Edwards: Partial yes on $87B-irresponsible to not support troops.
John Kerry: Maybe on $87B for Iraq-repeal Bush tax cut to pay it, if yes.
Joseph Lieberman: Yes on $87B for Iraq-we must support troops.
Wesley Clark: Ask Bush where's the $87B for Iraq coming from?.
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