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Abortion George W. Bush: Kerry�s abortion stance shows the wrong priorities. John Edwards: Ad: compassion, truth, and hope over fear-mongering. |
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Corporations John Hickenlooper: AdWatch: I'm no politician; I make beer & build restaurants. Amy Klobuchar: I helped avoid closing 28 profitable MN car dealerships. Howard Dean: AdWatch: �Hold corporations accountable�-but gave incentives. |
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Crime John Kerry: Opposes death penalty except for post 9-11 terrorists. |
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Energy & Oil Mike Pence: AdWatch 1990: "Thanks, America, for buying so much Arab Oil". John McCain: AdWatch: Obama is the �Dr. No� of energy security. John McCain: AdWatch: Realistic climate plan that clashes with GOP. |
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Government Reform Barack Obama: AdWatch: I opt out of broken public campaign finance system. |
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Gun Control Brian Kemp: Respect the 2nd Amendment if you want to date my daughter. |
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Health Care Dick Gephardt: AdWatch: Criticizes Dean for 11-year-old outdated stances. |
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Jobs John Kerry: 2.7M manufacturing jobs lost under Bush. Dick Gephardt: AdWatch: claims Bush did worst on jobs-but Reagan did worse. |
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Principles & Values John Kerry: Urban Legend: Kerry did not disparage Reagan at funeral. Ralph Nader: Ad: Nader helped by Republican donors. George W. Bush: Ad: Kerry missed votes in the Senate by campaigning. Joseph Lieberman: AdWatch: Fighting extremes of both parties. |
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Tax Reform Claire McCaskill: Ad-Watch: Supports middle-class tax cuts, not all tax cuts. George W. Bush: Ad: The largest tax relief in history. John Edwards: AdWatch: claims millionaires pay more than cops-not really. |
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Technology Kevin de Leon: Preserve net neutrality in California, if Feds won't. |
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War & Peace John Kerry: Swift Boat Vets attack Kerry�s medals. Howard Dean: AdWatch: �My opponents voted for war�-negative but true. Howard Dean: AdWatch: blames Gephardt for $87B-but Dean�s view evolved. |
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Welfare & Poverty Barack Obama: AdWatch: Fought for workers from college thru Senate. |
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