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from 2007 Democratic primary debate in South Carolina (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Barack Obama: Trust women to make own decisions on partial-birth abortion. Chris Dodd: Courts should decide abortion cases based on woman�s health. Dennis Kucinich: Litmus test on Roe, but as part of a culture of life. Joe Biden: Nominees should agree on constitutional right to privacy. John Edwards: Gov�t should not decide for women on partial-birth abortion. |
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Civil Rights Barack Obama: Put the Confederate flag in a museum, not the state house. Chris Dodd: Supports civil unions but opposes gay marriage. |
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Corporations Hillary Clinton: Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. John Edwards: Hedge fund investors help figure out and reduce poverty. |
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Education Joe Biden: Pay teachers more to get better educational results. Joe Biden: FactCheck: Japan pays teachers more, but not India & China. |
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Energy & Oil Bill Richardson: Sacrifice for Apollo-like program for renewable fuel. Joe Biden: Make every automobile sold be a flex-fuel automobile. John Edwards: Bold transformation to stop importing 12M bbl of oil per day. John Edwards: Cap carbon emissions & invest in carbon sequestration. Mike Gravel: I started the nuclear critique in this country. |
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Foreign Policy Barack Obama: Europe & Japan are allies, but China is a competitor. Barack Obama: Palestinian people suffer-but from not recognizing Israel. Barack Obama: FactCheck: Palestinian suffering from stalled peace effort. Bill Richardson: Strategic interests in Russia: loose nukes & Chechnya. Bill Richardson: Being stubborn isn�t a foreign policy--diplomacy is. Bill Richardson: Re-evaluate embargo for post-Castro Cuba. Joe Biden: Biggest threat to US is from North Korea, Iran, & Russia. John Edwards: Russia has moved from democracy to autocracy. John Edwards: Lead international effort on economic development. Mike Gravel: US has no important enemies, so treat world as equals. |
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Government Reform Barack Obama: First bill ever passed was campaign finance reform. Barack Obama: FactCheck: no lobbyist money, yes from lobbyist spouses. Bill Richardson: Delayed call for Gonzales to resign until failed testimony. Chris Dodd: Supports public campaign finance, despite personal history. Dennis Kucinich: Impeach VP Cheney for taking US into Iraq War based on lies. |
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Gun Control Bill Richardson: The 2nd Amendment is precious. Hillary Clinton: Background check system could prevent Virginia Tech massacre. Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: VA Tech shooter not declared a danger to others. Joe Biden: Keep assault weapons ban; close gun show loophole. |
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Health Care Barack Obama: National insurance pool & catastrophic insurance. Bill Richardson: Focus on preventive healthcare without raising taxes. Dennis Kucinich: Universal not-for-profit health care. Hillary Clinton: Still scarred from �94 failure, but ready for universal care. Hillary Clinton: 1990s plan failed after big pharma & insurance worked on it. John Edwards: Require employer coverage for every single American. |
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Homeland Security Chris Dodd: Stateless terrorism requires a multinational response. Dennis Kucinich: Global war on terror is pretext for aggressive war. Hillary Clinton: Big disconnect between rhetoric and reality on security. Mike Gravel: Threatening nukes is immoral foreign policy. Mike Gravel: Fighting terrorism with a war doesn�t work. Mike Gravel: US is the greatest violator of the non-proliferation treaty. |
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Immigration Hillary Clinton: Comprehensive reform to get 12 million out of shadows. |
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Principles & Values Barack Obama: Biggest mistake was intruding in Terri Schiavo case. Bill Richardson: Biggest mistake is impatience, like pushing minimum wage. Chris Dodd: Biggest professional mistake was the Iraq War. Dennis Kucinich: Biggest mistake was firing police chief on Good Friday. Hillary Clinton: Biggest mistakes: mishandling healthcare; believing in WMDs. Joe Biden: Biggest mistake was thinking he could work with George Bush. John Edwards: Biggest professional mistake was voting for Iraq War. Mike Gravel: Did not plan on presidency, but candidates are frightening. |
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War & Peace Barack Obama: Iraq has distracted us from Taliban in Afghanistan. Barack Obama: War in Iraq is �dumb� but troops still need equipment. Barack Obama: Increase ground forces in Iraq to decrease troop rotations. Barack Obama: Iran with nuclear weapons is a profound security threat. Bill Richardson: Stop funding for Iraq war-it is a disaster and must end. Chris Dodd: Cut off the funding spigot for Iraq in one year. Dennis Kucinich: One cannot be against Iraq war yet still fund it. Dennis Kucinich: Lack of info was no excuse for voting for Iraq war. Dennis Kucinich: 2003 war vote was audition for presidential decision-making. Dennis Kucinich: We�re in Iraq for oil & looking at attacking Iran for oil. Dennis Kucinich: FactCheck: Iraqi oil production has fallen during war. Hillary Clinton: This war is up to Iraqi people to win or lose, not the US. Hillary Clinton: Voted for Iraq war based on available info; now would not. Joe Biden: Change the fundamental premise of Iraq engagement. Joe Biden: Replace pre-emption doctrine with prevention. John Edwards: Apologized for Iraq war vote; others must search conscience. Mike Gravel: Soldiers in Iraq are dying in vain; so just get out. Mike Gravel: Iraq war was lost the day Bush invaded-make it illegal. |
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Welfare & Poverty Chris Dodd: No drug tests for welfare recipients. Hillary Clinton: Hedge funds incentivize risk, but need regulation. John Edwards: Despite mistake on $400 haircut, understands poverty. |
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