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from The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (number of quotes indicated): |
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Budget & Economy Lisa Murkowski: Against "regionalization" of federal funding. Tony Knowles: Consolidate funding now distributed to Alaska's 230 tribes. |
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Civil Rights Tony Knowles: Marriage definition should be by states, not US Constitution. |
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Corporations Lisa Murkowski: Want to have the Exxon Valdez issue behind us. Lisa Murkowski: Exxon would not benefit from a $6.5 billion tax break at all. Tony Knowles: Exxon must pay fishermen who were harmed by their spill. Tony Knowles: Demand Exxon pay $4 billion in punitive damages to fishermen. |
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Crime Lisa Murkowski: Limit liability by capping non-economic damages. Tony Knowles: Reform the system while protect everyone's right in court. |
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Drugs Lisa Murkowski: Legalizing recreational marijuana is public health risk. |
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Education Lisa Murkowski: Support NCLB but need room to adapt NCLB to local needs. Tony Knowles: No Child Left Behind made our education dream a nightmare. |
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Energy & Oil Lisa Murkowski: Get ANWR with a Republican-led majority. Lisa Murkowski: Need a president who will sign ANWR. Mark Begich: Short term: $2.5B for LIHEAP; 70M bbl from strategic reserve. Mark Begich: Long term: develop ANWR; build renewable energy plants. Tony Knowles: Seek ANWR through a bill that sets tougher mileage standards. Tony Knowles: Support drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Environment Lisa Murkowski: Pay a fee if one's actions place other users in harm's way. Tony Knowles: Appropriate to levy reasonable fees to upkeep public lands. |
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Government Reform Lisa Murkowski: Alaska loses with a Senator who caucuses with the Democrats. Tony Knowles: A one-party strategy for America doesn't work. |
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Gun Control Lisa Murkowski: Oppose reauthorizing the federal assault weapons ban. Tony Knowles: Oppose reauthorizing the federal assault weapons ban. |
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Health Care Bill Walker: Bipartisan compromise on healthcare. |
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Homeland Security Lisa Murkowski: A missile defense system that protects all 50 states. Lisa Murkowski: Alaska is served well by the Alaska Fire Service. Tony Knowles: Supports Powell Doctrine & pre-emptive military action. Tony Knowles: Support a national missile defense system. Tony Knowles: Fairbanksans were not satisfied with the Alaska Fire Service. |
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Principles & Values Dan Sullivan: Involved in Alaska state politics since 1990. Jim Sykes: Qualified candidates for Senate deserve to be heard equally. Joe Miller: OpEd: Murkowski should be challenged by a real conservative. Mead Treadwell: Involved in Alaska state politics since 1978. |
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Tax Reform Lisa Murkowski: The $143 billion corporate tax bill is a "jobs" bill. Lisa Murkowski: Got over $700 million of tax credits for a gas pipeline. Lisa Murkowski: Federal tax cuts are a means to spur economic growth. Tony Knowles: Oppose the $143 billion corporate tax bill as a tax giveaway. Tony Knowles: Offer a tax credit for the industry to build a gas pipeline. Tony Knowles: Support permanent tax cuts for most wage earners. |
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War & Peace Lisa Murkowski: A democratic Iraq will be a role model for the Middle East. Scott Kohlhaas: The Bush doctrine makes a draft is very, very likely. Tony Knowles: Could have assaulted on Al-Qaida and bin Laden on full-scale. |
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Welfare & Poverty Lisa Murkowski: Opposed the federal overtime laws. |
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