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Abortion Steve Forbes: Restrictions now; persuasion to make them disappear. |
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Budget & Economy George Bush Sr.: Profile in Courage for establishing pay-as-you-go rule. Karen Bass: Profile in Courage for addressing CA financial crisis. Martin O`Malley: Concentration of wealth leads to worse economy for all. Steve Forbes: Set money supply via gold prices to lower interest rates. |
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Civil Rights Caroline Kennedy: In male-dominated Japan, support as first female ambassador. Christie Todd Whitman: Do not allow president�s power to corrupt feminist values. Jim Gilmore: Never allow terrorists limit our commitment to liberty. Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech. Gary Bauer: Encourages converting gays to straight marriage. Gary Bauer: Gay agenda opposed when it involves the rest of the public. Gary Bauer: Let states make gay laws-majority wants traditional values. |
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Corporations Martin O`Malley: Break up too-big-to-fail banks before they break us. |
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Drugs Rudy Giuliani: Drug policy should be an integral part of foreign policy. Steve Forbes: Societal self-help is like 1820s Temperance Movement. |
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Education Steve Forbes: Inner city schools: Parental choice over bureaucracy. Steve Forbes: Parental control will work even in inner cities. |
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Energy & Oil Bob Inglis: Profile in Courage for reversing position on climate change. Christie Todd Whitman: Don't say "no" to drilling nor wind farms. Christie Todd Whitman: There should be a mandatory cap on emissions. Christie Todd Whitman: Practical to require car companies to increase gas mileage. |
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Environment Christie Todd Whitman: Expect $500B to repair aging water infrastructure. |
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Families & Children Caroline Kennedy: Praises Japan for reproductive rights & family leave. Hillary Clinton: "It Takes a Village" is about relationships, not geography. |
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Foreign Policy Gary Bauer: America should advance & protect freedom worldwide. Gary Bauer: End of Cold War does not end US involvement abroad. Gary Bauer: Moral obligation to speak out for Chinese Christians. Gary Bauer: Three principles of a moral foreign policy. |
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Free Trade Gary Bauer: Chinese policy should be based on morality, not trade. Gary Bauer: Corporations should serve America as well as shareholders. Gary Bauer: Free trade with China makes us forget our deepest values. Gary Bauer: Target sanctions against companies owned by Chinese Army. Gary Bauer: When we invest in China, they play us for suckers. |
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Government Reform Andrew Cuomo: I believe in a collective vision, not individual outcomes. Doris Haddock: Democracy is the antidote for corruption. Bill Bradley: Airwaves are public property; use them as public forum. Bill Bradley: Amendment: political spending is not free speech. Bill Bradley: Citizen distrust of gov�t is based on money in politics. Steve Forbes: Eliminate Commerce Dept, FCC, & other �alphabet agencies'. Steve Forbes: Term limits needed to open system to citizens. Bill Bradley: To qualify for funding, candidates must debate. Martin Luther King: One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. |
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Gun Control Gabby Giffords: Profile in Courage for promoting responsible gun ownership. |
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Health Care Nancy Pelosi: Profile in Courage: passed ObamaCare & lost Speakership. Susan Collins: Multi-year increase for NIH funding for biomedical research. Steve Forbes: Medicare reform: Power to consumers, not bureaucracy. |
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Homeland Security Jim Gilmore: Fighting terrorism too important for partisan politics. Jim Gilmore: Was Governor of Virginia during 9/11 Pentagon attack. Madeleine Albright: Use civilians where possible; military reserves predictably. Susan Rice: Use civilians where possible; military reserves predictably. Wesley Clark: Use civilians where possible; military reserves predictably. Gary Bauer: Build SDI - don't leave our citizens defenseless. Gary Bauer: Expand NATO; stay engaged abroad; stop defense cuts. |
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Immigration Andrew Cuomo: Post-9/11 anxiety causes demonization of immigrants. Dan Malloy: Profile in Courage for welcoming Syrian refugees. |
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Principles & Values Barack Obama: Profile in Courage Award for grace under pressure. Jesse Ventura: Tried to set ground rules for interviews, limiting questions. Jesse Ventura: Religion a "crutch for weak-minded people". Mitt Romney: Profile in Courage for cross-party impeachment. Susan Collins: Partisanship is a pendulum; parties will move back to center. Steve Forbes: For 80 years, we focused on war; now focus at home. Gary Bauer: Freedom requires virtue; freedom means "liberty under God". Gary Bauer: It's the "American Century" because of America's values. Steve Forbes: Spending contributions is like spending taxes; Steve won't. Steve Forbes: Values and economics are one and the same. Steve Forbes: We won the Cold War; why isn't US a better place to live? Sherrod Brown: Don't compromise the things we stand for as a nation. |
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Tax Reform Martin O`Malley: Trickle-Down tax cuts underinvest in our nation. Paul Ryan: OpEd: plenty of tax loopholes; but mostly for middle class. Steve Forbes: Bible has 700,000 words; Tax Code has 7 million. Junk it. Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not. Steve Forbes: Flat income tax with large exemptions; no savings taxes. Steve Forbes: Income taxes simple enough to file on a postcard. Steve Forbes: Tax system fosters corruption and moral breakdown. |
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Technology Doris Haddock: Internet creates people-powered democracy. Steve Forbes: Market ensures people won't get left behind with high tech. Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor. |
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War & Peace Gary Bauer: Mideast: Bring message of freedom to Arab world. Joe Biden: Iran has some fissile material, but no nuclear weapons. Madeleine Albright: Military should convert from conventional war to new needs. Susan Rice: Military should convert from conventional war to new needs. Wesley Clark: Military should convert from conventional war to new needs. Gary Bauer: Mideast peace requires a strong and viable Israel. |
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Welfare & Poverty Martin O`Malley: Core of American character is economic opportunity for all. Rudy Giuliani: Govt stabilizes business; businesses provide jobs. Steve Forbes: �Homestead Act' for tenants to own projects. Steve Forbes: Free economy will make PCs available to the poor. Steve Forbes: Charitable deduction gone under Flat Tax; but giving is not. Steve Forbes: Supports Enterprise Zones as welfare opportunity. |
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