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Civil Rights Dick Cheney: Gay marriage should be an issue for the states. John Edwards: Allow gay couples to visit each other in the hospital. |
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Corporations Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Cheney profited from Halliburton�s past actions. Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Kerry plan affects 471,000 companies, not 900,000. John Edwards: FactCheck: Halliburton fined for actions while Cheney CEO. |
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Crime Dick Cheney: Cap non-economic damages and limit awards for attorneys. John Edwards: Put more responsibility on the lawyers, not the victims. John Edwards: We shouldn�t take away the right of severely injured victims. |
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Education John Edwards: FactCheck: NCLB might be under-funded, but it grew 58%. Dick Cheney: We are making significant progress with No Child Left Behind. John Edwards: No Child Left Behind is much underfunded. |
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Foreign Policy Dick Cheney: There has to be reform of the Palestinian system. Dick Cheney: Unilateral sanctions on Iran do not work. Dick Cheney: Gadhafi in Libya surrendered all nuclear materials to the US. John Edwards: Strengthen the sanctions on Iran. John Edwards: The Israelis do not have a partner for peace right now. |
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Health Care Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Claimed $15B for AIDS-actually $2B this year. Dick Cheney: We�ve made significant progress on the AIDS epidemic. Dick Cheney: Rising malpractice insurance rates is a devastating problem. Dick Cheney: The Medicare reform bill will help 40 million seniors. John Edwards: Support allowing prescription drugs into the US from Canada. John Edwards: Double the funding to fight the global AIDS epidemic. |
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Homeland Security John Edwards: FactCheck: Bush didn�t lobby for pay cut, just let it expire. Dick Cheney: Deal with Zarqawi by taking him out. Dick Cheney: Captured or killed thousands of Al Qaida members. Dick Cheney: Use a very aggressive policy of going after the terrorists. John Edwards: We weren�t attacked by Saddam Hussein. John Edwards: Attention to bin Laden was diverted because of Iraq. John Edwards: No connection between the attacks of 9/11 and Saddam Hussein. John Edwards: Important things haven�t been done to make America safe. John Edwards: Bush opposed a 9/11 commission and a Homeland Security Dept. |
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Jobs Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Yes, 1.7M jobs added, but still net loss of 0.9M. John Edwards: FactCheck: 1.6 million jobs lost ignores federal employment. Dick Cheney: Deal effectively with tax policy and reduce litigation costs. John Edwards: Get rid of tax cuts for companies sending jobs overseas. John Edwards: Keep tax cuts for middle class and pay down the debt. |
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Principles & Values Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Cheney wrong that he had not met Edwards before. Dick Cheney: The charges against Halliburton are false. John Edwards: We shouldn�t use the Constitution to divide the country. John Edwards: Halliburton paid millions in fines for false financial data. John Edwards: The Bush administration has flip-flopped on many issues. John Edwards: Halliburton got a $7.5 billion no-bid contract in Iraq. |
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Tax Reform Dick Cheney: Small businesses will be hurt without the tax cuts. John Edwards: For more tax cuts for middle class, not multimillionaires. John Edwards: Bush has made millionaires pay a lower tax rate than others. |
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War & Peace Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Oct. 2002 vote for appropriate force, not for war. Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Iraqi portion of losses is 38%, not �almost 50%�. Dick Cheney: FactCheck: Cheney DID suggest connection between Iraq & 9/11. John Edwards: FactCheck: US portion of coalition losses is 88%, not 90%. Dick Cheney: Never suggested there�s a connection between Iraq and 9/11. Dick Cheney: We�ve made significant progress in Iraq. Dick Cheney: Questioned on link between al-Zarqawi and Saddam Hussein. Dick Cheney: Sending more troops won�t solve the problems in Iraq. John Edwards: Cheney has no answer for the failure to have adequate troops. John Edwards: Reports say there are not enough troops to secure Iraq. John Edwards: We were attacked by Osama bin Laden, not Saddam Hussein. John Edwards: Cheney keeps suggesting a connection between Iraq and 9/11. |
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