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Crippled America,
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United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
The Truths We Hold,
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Smart on Crime,
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Guide to Political Revolution,
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Where We Go From Here,
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Promise Me, Dad ,
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Conscience of a Conservative,
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Two Paths,
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Every Other Monday,
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Courage is Contagious,
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Shortest Way Home,
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The Book of Joe ,
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Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Our Revolution,
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This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Books by and about the 2016 presidential election
What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017)
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014)
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

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South Carolina "first GOP debate" at Peace Concert Hall SC, May 5th, 2011, sponsored by Fox News; moderator: Chris Wallace & Juan Williams; participants: Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, Gary Johnson.


Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC from 9:00-10:30 p.m.. +

Sponsors: South Carolina Republican Party and FOX News.

Candidates: Rep. Ron Paul, Herman Cain, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Sen. Rick Santorum, and former Gov. Gary Johnson.

Moderator: Bret Baier. Panel of reporters—Chris Wallace, Juan Williams, Shannon Bream.

Audience: Peace Center is a 2,100-seat concert hall, although the Carolina Ledger blog reported, "Empty blocks of seats can be seen from the main floor to the second balcony."

Broadcast: Live on the FOX News Channel.
 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Rick Santorum: FactCheck: Under 1/4 of pregnancies end in abortion, not 1/3.
    Gary Johnson: Right to choose up until viability of the fetus.
    Tim Pawlenty: Stem-cell research ok on previous embryos, but not new ones.
Budget & Economy
    Gary Johnson: On verge of financial collapse unless we balance budget.
    Tim Pawlenty: I left MN with a balanced budget, not a $6B deficit.
Civil Rights
    Herman Cain: Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty.
    Ron Paul: Government is totally unnecessary for gay marriage laws.
Drugs
    Gary Johnson: Harm-reduction: health issue rather than criminal issue.
    Ron Paul: We don't need laws to tell us to not use heroin.
Education
    Tim Pawlenty: Let school districts decide on teaching intelligent design.
Energy & Oil
    Herman Cain: Establish real energy independence, with existing resources.
    Tim Pawlenty: I made a mistake in considering cap-and-trade in MN.
Foreign Policy
    Tim Pawlenty: Never subordinate US decisions to UN, as Obama did in Libya.
Health Care
    Ron Paul: Legalizing prostitution is about protecting liberty.
    Tim Pawlenty: No top-down, government-run, limited-choice system.
Homeland Security
    Gary Johnson: No waterboarding under any circumstances.
    Herman Cain: Protect our people by whatever means, even waterboarding.
    Rick Santorum: Waterboarding gets useful info, like on Osama bin Laden.
    Ron Paul: Waterboarding doesn't achieve anything.
    Tim Pawlenty: Enhanced interrogation techniques counter radical jihadists.
Jobs
    Gary Johnson: Long unemployment benefits postpones dealing with problem.
Principles & Values
    Buddy Roemer: Driving across SC and NH to shake hands & start listening.
Tax Reform
    Herman Cain: Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax.
War & Peace
    Gary Johnson: I opposed the Iraq War from the beginning.
    Gary Johnson: No Afghan timetable; start tomorrow & finish in a few months.
    Herman Cain: No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria.


The above quotations are from South Carolina "first GOP debate" at Peace Concert Hall SC, May 5th, 2011, sponsored by Fox News; moderator: Chris Wallace & Juan Williams; participants: Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, Gary Johnson..

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