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Abortion
John Kerry: Partial-birth abortion ban undermine women�s right to choose.
Howard Dean: Government should not make personal medical decisions.
Howard Dean: Rollback restrictions on stem cell research.
Al Sharpton: Women can choose about their life and their body.
Dick Gephardt: Overturn the ban on new stem cell research.
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Civil Rights
John Edwards: Remove Confederate flag from South Carolina state house.
Howard Dean: Apologizes for �Confederate flags in pickup trucks�.
Howard Dean: GOP divides us on race, especially in the south.
Al Sharpton: Confederate flag: speak to whites & be sensitive to blacks.
Wesley Clark: Come up with something better than �Don�t Ask/Don�t Tell�.
Wesley Clark: Confederate flag is a divisive and racist symbol.
Dennis Kucinich: Reparations for slavery should take form of social programs.
Dick Gephardt: Voted for USA Patriot Act, but it�s not balanced now.
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Crime
Carol Moseley-Braun: Executions are a revenge response: impose moratoriums.
Al Sharpton: Tawana Brawley case was about standing up for a victim.
Wesley Clark: Death penalty ok, but needs DNA and equal justice.
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Education
Carol Moseley-Braun: More federal funds to rebuild our crumbling schools.
Howard Dean: Create high standard AND help schools meet them.
Dick Gephardt: Vouchers take needed funds away from public schools.
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Energy & Oil
John Kerry: 20% renewable energy by 2020.
Howard Dean: Global warming is most important enviro problem we face.
Howard Dean: No new nuclear plants until waste disposal is safe.
Joseph Lieberman: Support Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline; opposes drilling ANWR.
Joseph Lieberman: Accept some American responsibility for global warming.
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Environment
Joseph Lieberman: Enforce existing laws & reduce threats to air & water.
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Foreign Policy
Carol Moseley-Braun: Experience as ambassador to New Zealand needed now.
Howard Dean: Repair relations with world by ending Bush arrogance.
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Free Trade
John Edwards: Level the playing field for American workers.
Howard Dean: Globalization is here to stay, but the rules can be changed.
Dennis Kucinich: Push trade deals based on power of US market leverage.
Dick Gephardt: Enact international minimum wage through WTO.
Dick Gephardt: Against protectionism and for trade treaties.
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Government Reform
John Edwards: Hold attorneys accountable for frivolous lawsuits.
Howard Dean: More poll watchers to oversee electronic voting machines.
Howard Dean: Our campaign IS campaign finance reform.
Al Sharpton: Need to monitor touch-screen voting machines.
Al Sharpton: Count the DC primary like other primaries.
Wesley Clark: Raise prominence of art and NEA.
Wesley Clark: National Civil Reserve Corps-beyond AmeriCorps & Peace Corps.
Dennis Kucinich: Public campaign financing yields to public control.
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Gun Control
Howard Dean: Different states need different gun laws.
Dick Gephardt: Sensible gun safety legislation & right to possess firearms.
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Health Care
Howard Dean: No single payer system, since it won�t pass Congress.
Dennis Kucinich: Rally to elect a new Congress to pass new health care deal.
Dennis Kucinich: I�m not selling insurance-switch to not-for-profit system.
Dick Gephardt: Lay aside Bush tax cut to fund healthcare package.
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Homeland Security
Wilbur Ross: Invoke national security to restrict imports on uranium.
John Kerry: Focus more on human intelligence gathering.
Wesley Clark: Focus on technology R&D other than missile defense.
Joseph Lieberman: Reform America�s intelligence system post-9-11.
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Jobs
Dick Gephardt: Supports safe genetically modified food.
Dick Gephardt: My presidency will have three goals: jobs, jobs, jobs.
Joseph Lieberman: To stimulate jobs, repeal tax cuts & support trade.
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Principles & Values
John Kerry: Political heroes: Max Cleland, FDR, JFK, Lincoln.
John Kerry: Despite Zell Miller, Dem Party does speak to southerners.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Contested primaries help energize Dems for general election.
Carol Moseley-Braun: I win elections by building bridges & breaking down barriers.
Howard Dean: We represent change; Bush represents more of the same.
Howard Dean: Neo-conservative movement harms our standing in the world.
Howard Dean: Youth candidate because he listens to young voters.
Howard Dean: Positive agendas win elections despite negative attacks.
Al Sharpton: His activism is all about equal opportunity under the law.
Al Sharpton: Practice religion personally and practice governing publicly.
Al Sharpton: Most important in VP is shared vision and policy agreement.
Al Sharpton: Galvanize the Dem base by registering urban blacks.
Wesley Clark: West Point taught practical leadership.
Wesley Clark: Abandoned Iowa primary because of late entry.
Wesley Clark: As a southerner, can bring the country together.
Dennis Kucinich: His campaign�s lack of media coverage becomes a media story.
Dennis Kucinich: Will run for House and President simultaneously.
Dennis Kucinich: A Green Democrat, but will support Dem nominee over Green.
Dick Gephardt: Keep �under God� in Pledge of Allegiance.
Dick Gephardt: Dems need to beat Bush in Midwestern states.
Joseph Lieberman: Independent minded center out candidate, like Bill Clinton.
Joseph Lieberman: Very different than Republicans-a good Democrat.
Joseph Lieberman: True to the ideals of Bobby Kennedy, where he got started.
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Social Security
Carol Moseley-Braun: Payroll tax is a regressive �working man�s tax�.
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Tax Reform
John Edwards: Repeal tax cuts for earners over $200,000.
John Edwards: Federal match for middle-class savings up to $1000 per year.
Joseph Lieberman: Tax fairness & tax relief for the middle class, not the rich.
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Technology
Howard Dean: Maintain space shuttle & begin manned flights to Mars.
Dennis Kucinich: Rebuild cities to prevent urban sprawl.
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War & Peace
Joe Biden: US should stand up to aggression of dictators.
John Kerry: Get US more deeply involved in Arab-Israeli peace process.
Howard Dean: Bilateral negotiations with North Korea on nukes.
Howard Dean: Bring 100,000 Muslim troops to replace US troops in Iraq.
Howard Dean: Stopping genocide justifies unilateral intervention.
Al Sharpton: UN-based multilateral redevelopment plan for Iraq.
Wesley Clark: Transfer authority to Iraq and UN.
Wesley Clark: Persuade North Koreans to give up nuclear weapons.
Dennis Kucinich: Let the UN rebuild Iraq and develop its governance.
Dennis Kucinich: Stop building Israeli wall; start rebuilding infrastructure.
Dick Gephardt: Two-state solution for Arab-Israeli conflict.
Dick Gephardt: Voted for Iraq war because of intel on WMDs.
Joseph Lieberman: $87B for Iraq was unpopular, but that�s leadership.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Kerry: Desperate need to build more affordable housing.
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