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from 2010 California Senate Debates (number of quotes indicated):
- Barbara Boxer (7)
- Carly Fiorina (22)
- Tom Campbell (8)
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Abortion
Carly Fiorina: Exceptions for rape, incest, and maternal endangerment.
Barbara Boxer: Don't go back to criminalizing women and doctors.
Carly Fiorina: Overturn the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion.
Carly Fiorina: Embryonic stem cell research ok if not created for purpose.
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Budget & Economy
Carly Fiorina: Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead.
Carly Fiorina: Key to recovery is less government, taxation, & regulation.
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Civil Rights
Barbara Boxer: Full equality only with same-sex marriage.
Carly Fiorina: Marriage is between a man and a woman; but civil unions ok.
Carly Fiorina: No same-sex marriage; yes civil unions; repeal DADT.
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Education
Barbara Boxer: $1.2 billion to save the jobs of 16,500 California teachers.
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Energy & Oil
Barbara Boxer: Prop. 23: California clean energy policy creates jobs here.
Carly Fiorina: Examine the science; US can't act alone on global warming.
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Foreign Policy
Tom Campbell: Unwaveringly pro-Israel, despite votes against aid.
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Government Reform
Carly Fiorina: American dream is perishable, if government keeps growing.
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Gun Control
Carly Fiorina: Opposed 1994 assault weapon ban; opposes no-fly list gun ban.
Carly Fiorina: Let people on no-fly list purchase guns; it's poorly managed.
Barbara Boxer: Assault weapon ban has kept people safe.
Carly Fiorina: Assault weapon ban is arbitrary about which weapons qualify.
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Homeland Security
Carly Fiorina: Campaign donations from jihadists should be returned.
Carly Fiorina: Guantanamo Bay isn't broken, so don't fix it.
Tom Campbell: 2000 campaign donor later convicted of terrorism.
Tom Campbell: Execute terrorists without trial nor Miranda rights.
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Immigration
Barbara Boxer: Cosponsored DREAM Act: legal status from college or military.
Carly Fiorina: No comprehensive reform; but yes to DREAM Act.
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Jobs
Barbara Boxer: TV ad: Fiorina fired thousands and moved their jobs to China.
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Principles & Values
Carly Fiorina: I'll work across the aisle, including with Sen. Feinstein.
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Tax Reform
Carly Fiorina: Tax burden is already too high.
Carly Fiorina: I will vote against every tax increase; cut waste instead.
Tom Campbell: $600 billion to cut in Obama's budget; don't increase taxes.
Tom Campbell: Won't sign taxpayer protection pledge; we need flexibility.
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Technology
Carly Fiorina: Taxation on the internet would be disastrous.
Tom Campbell: Equalize internet sales taxes with bricks-and-mortar.
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War & Peace
Carly Fiorina: Impose crippling sanctions against Iran.
Carly Fiorina: Impose sanctions on Iran: no refined petroleum imports.
Carly Fiorina: Two-state solution with Jerusalem as undivided capital.
Tom Campbell: Stand by Israel if they attack Iranian nukes.
Tom Campbell: Consider but don't insist on Jerusalem as undivided capital.
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