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Abortion
Martin O`Malley: $101M for stem cell research over six years.
Benjamin Cardin: Support the expansion of embryonic stem cell research.
Benjamin Cardin: Make sure there is no human cloning.
Benjamin Cardin: Parents should be notified on abortion choices in most cases.
Michael Steele: Support stem cell research that involves no embryonic cells.
Michael Steele: See embryonic stem cells as lives.
Michael Steele: Set up adoptions for unwanted embryos.
Michael Steele: Roe v. Wade should remain in place.
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Budget & Economy
Rob Sobhani: Morally wrong to spend more than government takes in.
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Civil Rights
Martin O`Malley: Civil marriage rights for all Marylanders.
Eric Wargotz: Uphold DOMA, the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Corrogan Vaughn: Accessible, affordable health care for American citizens.
Benjamin Cardin: Support affirmative action and programs that help minorities.
Michael Steele: Support affirmative action and its improvements.
Parris Glendening: Racial Profiling is immoral and must stop.
Parris Glendening: Do more to foster and support small and minority business.
Parris Glendening: Combat discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Corporations
Dan Bongino: Lessen the tax burden on residents and businesses.
Michael Steele: Expand minority-owned business opportunities.
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Crime
Corrogan Vaughn: Restore the rights to non-violent ex-offenders.
Michael Steele: More focus on victims of violent crime.
Michael Steele: Mandatory sentencing guidelines for child sex offenders.
Michael Steele: Combat the proliferation of gangs.
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Drugs
Michael Steele: More enforcement against Drug Trafficking.
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Education
Martin O`Malley: Complete College Maryland: incentives to finish on time.
Mary Landrieu: Strongly believes in early childhood education.
Michael Steele: Oppose the No Child Left Behind Act.
Parris Glendening: Began the Golden Age of School Construction ($1.6B).
Parris Glendening: Make tuition an anachronism: free college for all.
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Energy & Oil
Ben Cardin: End special breaks to oil industries.
Rob Sobhani: Untangle national security from our need for oil and gas.
Martin O`Malley: Raise gas tax by 2% per year, to rebuild infrastructure.
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Environment
Martin O`Malley: Flush Tax: fund green upgrade to wastewater treatment plants.
Mary Landrieu: Coastal wetlands erosion is an unfolding catastrophe.
Michael Steele: Revitalize the Chesapeake; focus on open space preservation.
Parris Glendening: $955 million for public transit & Smart Growth initiatives.
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Families & Children
Mary Landrieu: Supports adoption and foster care reform.
Corrogan Vaughn: Priority on family and marriage values.
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Foreign Policy
Rob Sobhani: Focus on bringing foreign investment to Maryland.
Rob Sobhani: Peace through strength.
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Free Trade
Rob Sobhani: Free and fair trade plus multilateralism.
Michael Steele: Led trade mission to Ghana and South Africa.
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Government Reform
Rob Sobhani: Public service shouldn't be a life-long career; 2-term limit.
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Gun Control
Martin O`Malley: Further toughen the enforcement of our gun laws.
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Health Care
Ben Cardin: We need to move forward, not repeal ObamaCare.
Dan Bongino: ObamaCare places too much power in the hands of bureaucrats.
Rob Sobhani: Build on ObamaCare so it's not all government controlled.
Rob Sobhani: Invest $500M in Maryland hospitals for R&D.
Mary Landrieu: Supported the creation and expansion of health care for kids.
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Homeland Security
Mary Landrieu: Co-sponsored the 21st Century GI Bill.
Corrogan Vaughn: Strong national defense based on domestic manufacturing base.
Michael Steele: Rumsfeld wouldn’t be my secretary of defense.
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Immigration
Rob Sobhani: Immigration system is broken; enforce our current law.
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Jobs
Rob Sobhani: Find private sector funding for Maryland job initiatives.
Martin O`Malley: We have driven unemployment down to a three-year low.
Martin O`Malley: Recovery & Reinvestment Act creates jobs; spend more locally.
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Principles & Values
Rob Sobhani: Ran in Republican Senate primary in 1992 and 2002.
Rob Sobhani: I'll keep my promises or I won't run for a second term.
Rob Sobhani: OpEd: Major-party candidates afraid of debating Sobhani.
Corrogan Vaughn: Experienced as faith-based leader.
Corrogan Vaughn: Co-hosted two political radio shows in Maryland.
Benjamin Cardin: Would have voted against the Alito nomination.
Michael Steele: Proud to be a Republican and not running away from the party.
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Social Security
Michael Steele: Flexibility for some ownership over retirement choices.
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Tax Reform
Rob Sobhani: 15% flat rate for most workers; high earners pay more.
Michael Steele: Create legacy wealth for future generations.
Parris Glendening: Cut 28 taxes & returned $2.6B to taxpayers.
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Technology
Martin O`Malley: $156M for One Maryland Broadband Network.
Martin O`Malley: 21st Century cyber-infrastructure & rural broadband network.
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War & Peace
Mary Landrieu: New course for our strategy in Iraq, with benchmarks.
Benjamin Cardin: Withdraw troops plus diplomatic solution, but no timetable.
Benjamin Cardin: Never turn our back on our troops.
Benjamin Cardin: Redeploy our troops and focus on the war on terror.
Michael Steele: We need a clear strategy, and to pressure Iraq gov’t.
Michael Steele: Iraq war worth it, to establish beachhead of democracy.
Michael Steele: Would still vote for the Iraq war even there were no weapons.
Michael Steele: Withdrawal is on the table if Iraqis want a civil war.
Michael Steele: Make sure we leave behind in Iraq is an ally.
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