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Abortion
Todd Akin: Resisted stepping aside after "legitimate rape" comment.
John Brunner: Pledges support to overthrow of Roe v. Wade.
Sarah Steelman: Life begins at conception; consider Constitutional Amendment.
Todd Akin: Life begins at conception; support Constitutional Amendment.
Nancy Farmer: Make abortions legally available including funding.
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Budget & Economy
Jay Nixon: Missouri has earned its triple-A credit rating.
Robin Carnahan: 2008 bank bailout helped Wall Street, not ordinary people.
Robin Carnahan: 2008 bank bailout helped Wall Street, not ordinary people.
Roy Blunt: Bailout ok; stimulus package a huge mistake.
Roy Blunt: Bailout ok; stimulus package a huge mistake.
Robin Carnahan: TARP financial bailout let banks run wild.
Roy Blunt: TARP was a plan that worked.
Bob Holden: Missouri is and should be fiscally conservative.
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Civil Rights
Claire McCaskill: FactCheck: Akin's female staff are not paid as much as men.
Todd Akin: No policy to pay female staff less than men (but he does).
Claire McCaskill: Women shouldn't get paid less simply because they're women.
Todd Akin: Women's pay should be left to discretion of employers.
Nancy Farmer: Prosecute discrimination and fund desegregation.
Nancy Farmer: Recognize same-sex marriages.
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Corporations
John Brunner: Served as CEO of personal care products manufacturer.
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Crime
Jay Nixon: More DWI arrests save more lives.
Bob Holden: Lower drunk driving limit to .08.
Nancy Farmer: No death penalty, more community policing.
Nancy Farmer: Mandatory sentencing, but fund rehabilitation & alternatives.
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Education
Sarah Steelman: More competition in college loans; end federal monopoly.
Todd Akin: Federal government should be out of the student loan market.
Bob Holden: More resources for student and teachers.
Bob Holden: Cash incentive for National Board Certification for teachers.
Bob Holden: Provide parents with school accountability report cards.
Nancy Farmer: Supports charter schools and privately-run schools.
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Energy & Oil
Jay Nixon: Nuclear power provides reliable, affordable energy.
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Environment
Jay Nixon: State Parks Youth Corps: employ kids in state parks.
Robin Carnahan: Brother's $107M wind project created 1000s of jobs statewide.
Robin Carnahan: Brother's $107M wind project created 1000s of jobs statewide.
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Families & Children
Bob Holden: $3M for more local domestic violence shelters.
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Government Reform
Todd Akin: Get rid of Departments of Energy, Education and Commerce.
Todd Akin: Reversing 17th Amendment gives power back o the states.
Todd Akin: Denounces intrusive government regulations and ObamaCare.
Robin Carnahan: Pledges to not seek earmarks if elected.
Roy Blunt: Took $200K from lobbyists for 2010; tops among House members.
Roy Blunt: Carnahan's $107M wind energy project created only 16 jobs.
Roy Blunt: Took $200K from lobbyists for 2010; tops among House members.
Roy Blunt: Ban earmark requests, but only for this year.
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Gun Control
Nancy Farmer: Supports assault weapon ban and other restrictions.
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Health Care
Sarah Steelman: End intrusive regulations; repeal ObamaCare.
Robin Carnahan: Repeal Congress' healthcare if you want to repeal ObamaCare.
Roy Blunt: Medical liability reform would reduce cost of health care.
Roy Blunt: Missourians know ObamaCare won't work.
Robin Carnahan: To repeal ObamaCare, repeal Congress plan first.
Roy Blunt: Limit health costs by limiting medical malpractice liability.
Bob Holden: Use tobacco settlement to pay for senior prescriptions.
Bob Holden: Healthy Families Initiative: health care access for all.
Nancy Farmer: Citizens have access to basic health care.
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Homeland Security
Jay Nixon: Show-Me Heroes: jobs waiting for returning vets.
Roy Blunt: Amended defense bill for company donating $20,000.
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Immigration
Todd Akin: Illegal immigrants receiving benefits is unacceptable.
John Brunner: Citizenship for veterans; but not for college grads.
Sarah Steelman: Take away all the incentives that are attracting illegals.
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Jobs
Bob Holden: Invest in life sciences to apply farm products.
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Principles & Values
Sarah Steelman: Elected officials are trustees of the people.
Todd Akin: I'm no career politician; I left a safe district.
Todd Akin: Experienced conservative voice in Congress.
Robin Carnahan: Rep. Blunt is an insider Congressman.
Roy Blunt: Married a lobbyist for tobacco giant Phillip Morris.
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Social Security
Robin Carnahan: Accuses opponent of voting to privatize.
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Tax Reform
Jay Nixon: Remove tax credits which are bad returns on investment.
Bob Holden: $2B in tax relief in last 6 years; now tighten our belts.
Nancy Farmer: Opposes flat-tax structure and majority vote on taxes.
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Technology
Jay Nixon: MoBroadbandNow: Bring broadband to every corner of our state.
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War & Peace
Robin Carnahan: No date for Afghan withdrawal, but no open-ended commitment.
Roy Blunt: Huge mistake to announce date for Afghan withdrawal.
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