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Abortion
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Boozman's pro-life stance puts rapists over victims.
John Boozman: Opposes transporting minors across state lines for abortion.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Take objective approach to judicial confirmation process.
Jim Holt: Would not support any pro-choice judicial candidate.
Mike Huckabee: Supports woman’s right-to-know legislation.
Mike Huckabee: Pro-life, but respects choice as mandated law.
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Civil Rights
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Defer to military decision on Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell.
John Boozman: Keep Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; the policy has worked well.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Oppose amending the federal constitution to ban gay marriage.
Jim Holt: Amend the federal constitution to ban gay marriage.
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Corporations
John Boozman: Tax cuts for higher income helps small business owners.
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Crime
Mike Beebe: Let non-violent offenders repay debt to society productively.
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Drugs
Mike Beebe: Heavier penalties for drug trade; but not for possession.
Mike Huckabee: Treatment for drug use instead of incarceration.
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Education
Mike Beebe: Teach science and math using new, national methods.
Mike Huckabee: First priority: Raise teacher salaries.
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Energy & Oil
Jim Holt: Drilling for oil in Alaska won’t cause environmental damage.
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Environment
Mike Beebe: Important to preserve forests to protect jobs.
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Families & Children
Mike Huckabee: Supports “covenant marriage”.
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Free Trade
Mike Beebe: Cuba's interest in AR exports is good for the state.
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Government Reform
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: No moratorium on earmarks; they fund local projects.
Jim Holt: Campaign reform is incumbency protection.
Mike Huckabee: Not more government, but more efficient government.
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Gun Control
Mike Huckabee: Supports self-defense and ‘castle doctrine’.
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Health Care
Mike Beebe: Provide better care without federal Affordable Care Act.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Fix broken logistics of healthcare delivery.
John Boozman: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
John Boozman: Nothing in healthcare bill controls cost; much escalates it.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Worked to ensure the overhaul helped small businesses.
John Boozman: Solution like overhaul is what's wrong with government.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: I stopped the public option in ObamaCare.
John Boozman: Something needs to be done, but ObamaCare is a job killer.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Can’t get our arms around the uninsured.
Mike Huckabee: ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured.
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Homeland Security
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Seniority concerns shouldn’t outweigh intelligence decisions.
Jim Holt: Trust Bush’s homeland security decisions and recommendations.
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Jobs
Jim Holt: Restrict China trade until they float their currency.
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Principles & Values
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Some say I'm too liberal; some say I'm too conservative.
John Boozman: Arkansas can't afford Blanche Lincoln anymore.
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Social Security
John Boozman: Private accounts should be looked at as an option.
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Tax Reform
Mike Beebe: Cut regressive grocery sales tax now; eliminate it later.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Extend tax cuts for low and middle income.
John Boozman: Support the FairTax; abolish the Internal Revenue Service.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: The ultrawealthy should not receive tax cuts.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: National sales tax of 23% is just a bad idea for Arkansans.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Like to see tax cuts for the lower and middle class.
Jim Holt: Taxes should be cut further.
Wesley Clark: Middle- & working-class tax cuts are an economic-growth tool.
Mike Huckabee: Remove the poorest taxpayers from the tax rolls.
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Technology
Mike Huckabee: Arkansas becoming a leader in e-government.
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Welfare & Poverty
Jim Holt: Separation of church and state cannot be done.
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