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from 2007 GOP primary debate in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 21 (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Fred Thompson: Lobbied for Planned Parenthood,but always voted against them. |
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Budget & Economy Ron Paul: Maintain the value of the dollar, unlike Federal Reserve. |
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Civil Rights Mitt Romney: MA Constitution, by John Adams, has no same-sex marriage. Ron Paul: Protect all voluntary associations; don�t define marriage. Rudy Giuliani: No Marriage Amendment needed now, but maybe if DOMA fails. |
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Crime Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: NYC crime did drop, but others deserve credit too. |
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Education Fred Thompson: Voted for No Child Left Behind, but critics were right. Fred Thompson: Allow states to experiment with vouchers & charter schools. Rudy Giuliani: Empower parents to decide parochial, charter, or home school. Rudy Giuliani: NYC public school system dysfunctional & should be blown up. |
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Families & Children Rudy Giuliani: Conservative record:I drove pornography out of Times Square. |
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Foreign Policy Mike Huckabee: Law of the Sea Treaty gives away our sovereignty. |
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Government Reform Fred Thompson: Tort reform ok for liability lawsuits; leave rest to states. Fred Thompson: FactCheck: supported some tort reforms; opposed others. Rudy Giuliani: Supports tort reform like �loser pays� rule. Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Thompson with GOP; not obstacle to tort reform. |
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Health Care Duncan Hunter: Romney�s plan has 1,000 mandates; drives up cost by 35%. Fred Thompson: Less benefits for high-income Medicare beneficiaries. John McCain: Give individuals $2500 refundable tax credits for healthcare. Mike Huckabee: We don�t have a healthcare system; it�s a healthcare maze. Mitt Romney: Let states create their own private, market-based insurance. Mitt Romney: Removing most mandates drove down premium cost by half. Mitt Romney: FactCheck: HillaryCare closer to RomneyCare than �all gov�t�. Mitt Romney: FactCheck: MA plan works, but Romney not proposing it for US. Ron Paul: Insurance companies & gov�t make healthcare unaffordable. Ron Paul: Transfer funds from debt & empire-building to healthcare. Ron Paul: Socialized medicine won�t work; nor managed care. Rudy Giuliani: Medicare and Medicaid need a private solution. Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: No evidence that free market would halve premiums. Tom Tancredo: Greater individual opportunity for health savings accounts. |
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Homeland Security John McCain: Consult lawyers on war decisions; no half-cocked war basis. Mitt Romney: Lawyers are the last people to ask about war decisions. Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Bush cut military budget as much as Bill Clinton. |
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Immigration Fred Thompson: Voted for law to abolish sanctuary cities. Rudy Giuliani: Sanctuary city policy helped make NYC most legal city in US. Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: NYC not �sanctuary� but did welcome illegals. Tom Tancredo: FactCheck: no plan exists to pay Social Security to illegals. |
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Principles & Values Fred Thompson: Giuliani sides with Hillary on abortion, guns. & immigration. Fred Thompson: Consistent since reading �Conscience of a Conservative�. Fred Thompson: Free markets, free people, free enterprise. John McCain: I didn�t manage for profit, I led for patriotism. John McCain: Romney is conning people about conservatism of his record. Mitt Romney: Acting like Hillary won�t keep Hillary out of White House. Mitt Romney: Proud of his accomplishments in fighting the Liberal Lion. |
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Social Security Duncan Hunter: Address entitlement programs with trade policy. Fred Thompson: Present mandatory spending cycle is unsustainable. John McCain: We need personal savings accounts. Mike Huckabee: Personalization of retirement funds, not privatization. Mitt Romney: Private accounts work better than extending retirement age. Mitt Romney: Favors private accounts; prepared to be entirely bold. Ron Paul: Allow young people to get out of the system. Rudy Giuliani: Get a consensus behind private accounts. Rudy Giuliani: Supports adding private accounts for Social Security. Tom Tancredo: Give people the ability to control their own money. |
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Tax Reform Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Top 40% do pay 99% of income tax, but not FICA. |
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War & Peace John McCain: I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war. |
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