D - Barack Obama
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Iraq: Supports capping troop levels, and wants full US withdrawal by March 2008. While not a Senator at the time, he has opposed the war from the start.
Foreign Affairs: Supports more monitoring of nuclear technology to make sure it stays out of terrorist hands. Believes more needs to be done to stop conflict in Africa.
Homeland Security: Wants Homeland Security money targeted more towards high-risk areas. Supports better protection for chemical plants. Wants more tracking of spent nuclear fuel so it doesn't end up in terrorist hands.
Immigration: Supports a fence along Mexican border. Supports tougher laws to keep illegals from finding jobs. Supports granting citizenship to illegals already here as long as they pay fines and back taxes.
Economy: Supports tax incentives to companies that keep jobs in the US. Believes NAFTA needs to be renegotiated to protect American economy.
Education: Supports rewarding good teachers with better pay, and expanding summer learning programs. Wants to increase federal grants for college education.
Energy: Supports more renewable energies, and wants to look into clean coal uses to get the US away from foreign oil dependency. Proposed giving automakers help with health coverage in exchange for more hybrid production.
Climate Change: Believes global warming will bring devastating consequences if it's not stopped. Supports capping emissions with incentives to corporations that cut greenhouse gases.
Health: Supports universal health care, and believes government should buy prescription drugs in bulk to reduce costs. Wants hospitals to be graded on performance and make a switch to cost-effective, computerized record-keeping.
Social Security: Opposes privatization, and believes the system can be fixed with minor changes.
Stem Cell Research: Supports embryonic stem-cell research.
Same Sex Marriage: Supports civil unions, but not same-sex marriage.
Abortion: Pro-choice.
Gun Control: Supports bans on assault weapons and concealed weapons.
R - John McCain
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Iraq: Supports current Administration plan.
Foreign Affairs: Believes Iran's nuclear proliferation is a grave risk, and could further destabilize the region.
Homeland Security: Supports Patriot Act and wants intelligence officials to have all tools they need. Opposes detaining enemy combatants without legal rights.
Immigration: Supports path to citizenship for illegals already in the country, while tightening current border patrol.
Economy: Supports lowering taxes to help small businesses.
Education: Supports sending federal dollars directly to local schools, cutting back on red tape.
Energy: Supports alternative energies, and wants to look at nuclear possibilities.
Climate Change: Believes nation can't ignore global warming. Supports cutting emissions through market forces that will bring about cleaner technology.
Health: Supports importing prescription drugs to lower costs.
Social Security: Says Social Security is failing, partially because it's being unfairly raided to fund other government programs.
Stem Cell Research: Supports embryonic stem-cell research.
Same Sex Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage (believes it's a state issue).
Abortion: Anti-abortion (believes it's a state, not federal issue).
Gun Control: Supports background checks for gun buyers.
R - Ron Paul
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Iraq: Opposes the war. He originally voted against it.
Foreign Affairs: Believes American presence in Middle East has led to higher energy costs. Believes tax dollars should stay at home, not be sent overseas.
Homeland Security: Opposes Patriot Act; believes security cannot replace privacy. Opposed creation of the Department of Homeland Security; believes it creates bureaucracy and wastes funds.
Immigration: Favors strict border enforcement. Opposes citizenship for illegals and wants to repeal citizenship rights for children born to illegals inside the US.
Economy: Self-described "Tax-Payers Best Friend", he favors limited government and lower taxes.
Education: Supports tax credits for families to help pay for education and tax breaks for people who donate to local schools.
Energy: Wants to repeal federal gas tax to cut prices. Supports nuclear energy as a way to solve shortages.
Climate Change: No info.
Health: Believes government regulation has inflated prices. Favors very limited government and wants health care costs to be completely tax deductible.
Social Security: Believes government is unfairly raiding Social Security Trust Fund to fund other programs.
Stem Cell Research: Opposes embryonic stem-cell research. Believes the question of funding is a state issue.
Same Sex Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage (believes it's a state issue).
Abortion: Anti-abortion (believes it's a state, not federal issue).
Gun Control: Opposes gun restrictions.
I - David Michaels
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Iraq: Pro-Peace. Seeks to help Iraq become a stable, independent nation through improved economic and international relations while gradually transitioning military troops out.
Foreign Affairs: Believes America is an important and interdependent member of the Global Community and must act responsibly, ethically, and cooperatively.
Homeland Security: Opposes Patriot Act; seeks to restore rights to privacy. Believes current Administration and certain major media companies are promoting far more fear than is actually justified.
Immigration: Seeks to make immigrants legal citizens more quickly and cost-effectively. Believes that adding to the labor pool stimulates the economy and creates more jobs.
Economy: Supports lower taxes and additional grants for small businesses. Promotes returning the American Dollar to the gold standard and eliminating the Federal Reserve, which is at the root of inflation and the current banking crisis.
Education: Wants to transfer some military funding to improve education. Has set the standard to out-perform worldwide benchmarks by 2015. Also promotes improved financial education and free post-secondary education.
Energy: Supports tax incentives for alternative, cheap, renewable energy sources. Offers greater tax benefits to individuals and corporations that help fund research and development of new technologies and alternative energy.
Climate Change: Supports tougher standards on emissions and other pollutants. Favors pro-environment programs.
Health: Believes healthcare should be privatized to make it more affordable and publicly available. Supports importing drugs to lower costs. Offers tax benefits to alternative medicine and health organizations that can demonstrate their effectiveness. Supports additional health education and preventative solutions.
Social Security: Believes government is unfairly raiding Social Security Trust Fund to fund other programs. Supports phasing out Social Security over the next two generations while providing advanced financial education so future generations can provide for themselves without government dependence.
Stem Cell Research: Supports ethical research practices in all fields of science. Believes funding is a state issue.
Same Sex Marriage: Believes this is a state issue, but personally supports it.
Abortion: Believes this is neither a state nor federal issue, but one of moral and practical consideration for individual families and religious organizations. Supports legalized abortions to prevent desperate individuals from attempting an abortion on their own without medical tools or expertise, which could cause life-threatening harm to the mother as well.
Gun Control: Supports limited selection of publicly available guns and weapons. Supports background checks for gun buyers and a 90-day waiting period.