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Liberty Defined, by Ron Paul (April 19, 2011)

From Hope to Higher Ground, by Gov. Mike Huckabee

Giuliani: Flawed or Flawless?

America's Mayor, America's President?, by Robert Polner

The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump

It Takes a Family, by Rick Santorum (April 30, 2006)

Bill sponsorship archives from the Library of Congress

Contract with America, by Gingrich and Armey

The Real Romney, by Kranish & Helman

Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich

Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani

Leadership and Crisis, by Bobby Jindal

Kids Who Kill, by Mike Huckabee

Character Makes a Difference, by Mike Huckabee

Agenda For America, by Gov. Haley Barbour (R, MS)

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Winning the Future, by Newt Gingrich

Governor Tim Pawlenty: The Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure

Paperback: Romney/Paul/Santorum/Gingrich side-by-side, by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org

No Apology, by Gov. Mitt Romney

Newt! Leader of the Second American Revolution, by Dick Williams

Living History, by Hillary Rodhan Clinton

Courage to Stand, by Tim Pawlenty (Jan. 11, 2011)

Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race

The Battle for America 2008, by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson

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Rocky Anderson on Crime

Justice Party challenger for President; former mayor of Salt Lake City

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Strongly opposes the death penalty. (Feb 2012)
Strongly opposes mandatory sentencing laws. (Feb 2012)

Andre Barnett on Crime

Reform Party nominee for President

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Supports the death penalty. (Jan 2012)
Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws. (Jan 2012)

Roseanne Barr on Crime

Peace and Freedom Party nominee for President

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Prison-military-industrial complex uses slave labor. (Oct 2012)
Opposes death penalty. (Sep 2012)
Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws. (Sep 2012)

Joe Biden on Crime

Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)

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1970: DE Public not receiving needed police protection. (Oct 2010)
1990 crime bill: more police & tougher penalties. (Oct 2010)
Supreme Court wrong to deny federalization of wife-beating. (Oct 2008)
Bush is impediment to hate crimes legislation. (Dec 2007)
Biden Law of 1994 created several new capital offenses. (Nov 2007)
Supports sentencing guidelines to put away violent criminals. (Jul 2007)
Authored the Clinton crime bill & 100,000 cops on the street. (Jul 2007)
Separate juveniles from adults in jail. (Jul 2007)
Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
Rated 71% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
Establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network. (May 2007)
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)

Hillary Clinton on Crime
Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY)
Click here for 16 full quotes by Hillary Clinton OR click here for Hillary Clinton on other issues. Longtime advocate of death penalty, with restrictions. (Jan 2008) Address the unacceptable increase in incarceration. (Dec 2007) Mandatory sentences have been too widely used. (Jun 2007) Pushed to expand AMBER alerts & for stricter sex penalties. (Dec 2006) Police & firemen refused to shake her hand at Ground Zero. (Feb 2004) 2001: police & firemen refused her handshake at Ground Zero. (Feb 2004) 2000: NYPD needs higher pay and better minority relations. (Nov 2003) Tap into churches to avoid more Louima & Diallo cases. (Mar 2000) Led early crusade for rape evidence and crisis centers. (Aug 1999) Supports citizen patrols & 3-Strikes-You�re-Out. (Sep 1996) Supports �Three Strikes� and more prison. (Aug 1994) Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001) Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001) Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007) Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Newt Gingrich on Crime

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

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Supports Prison Fellowship InnerChange Freedom Initiative. (Dec 2007)
3-strike laws are constitutional; enforce courts compliance. (Oct 2005)
Convert decommissioned military bases into prisons. (Jun 1995)
No more endless appeals; make death penalty credible. (Dec 1994)
Fewer appeals; more prisons; victim restitution. (Dec 1994)
Limit habeus corpus appeals; too many frivolous petitions. (Dec 1994)
Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Virgil Goode on Crime

Constitution Party presidential nominee; former Republican Representative (VA-5)

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Supports the Death Penalty. (May 2012)
Supports Three Strikes sentencing laws. (May 2012)
Capital punishment for certain murders. (Apr 2012)
Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Rated 40% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)

Gary Johnson on Crime

Libertarian presidential nominee; former Republican NM Governor

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Vetoed early release of prisoners due to overcrowding. (Aug 2012)
Vetoed hate crime legislation as thought-crime. (Aug 2012)
Built private prisons to replace out-of-state prisoners. (Aug 2012)
Private prisons cost $20 less/day than public control. (Aug 2012)
DNA evidence shows many people are mistakenly convicted. (Aug 2012)
1994: Proponent of death penalty, but willing to debate it. (Jan 2012)
Death penalty as a public policy is flawed. (Jan 2012)
Don't risk putting innocent to death. (Aug 2011)
Half of crime is drug-related; legalizing drugs cuts crime. (Jan 2001)
Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
Zero tolerance for violence against government employees. (Aug 2001)

Barack Obama on Crime

Democratic incumbent President; IL Senator (2004-2008)

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FactCheck:Biden more conservative than Obama on crime issues. (Aug 2012)
Survived vague threats from Ku Klux Klan during campaign. (Jun 2009)
1997: Accomplished bipartisan criminal justice reform. (Aug 2008)
Job training for ex-offenders, to avoid return to crime. (Jul 2008)
We need more cops; but we also need more families. (Jun 2008)
Reduce recidivism by providing ex-offender supports. (Feb 2008)
Ban racial profiling & eliminate disparities in sentencing. (Feb 2008)
Have a civil rights division enforce laws fairly and justly. (Jan 2008)
GovWatch: No, more young black men in college than in prison. (Jan 2008)
Lack of enforcement sets tone for more hate crimes. (Dec 2007)
Legislated protecting police detainees during interrogation. (Nov 2007)
Pushed Illinois bill to videotape all capital interrogations. (Oct 2007)
No extra penalty for gang association. (Oct 2007)
Works on ex-offender laws because it could have been him. (Aug 2007)
Need justice that is not just us, but is everybody. (Jun 2007)
Reformed death penalty by listening & compromising. (Feb 2007)
Some heinous crimes justify the ultimate punishment. (Oct 2006)
Videotape all capital punishment interrogations. (Oct 2006)
Passed 150 laws to toughen penalties for violent crime. (Oct 2004)
Restrict police entry rules, to protect our civil liberties. (Oct 2004)
Death penalty should be enforced fairly and with caution. (Oct 2004)
Death penalty should not discriminate by gang membership. (Oct 2004)
Battles legislatively against the death penalty. (Jul 2004)
Supports alternative sentencing and rehabilitation. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Sarah Palin on Crime
Republican Governor (AK); 2008 nominee for Vice President
Click here for 12 full quotes by Sarah Palin OR click here for Sarah Palin on other issues. Establish �FBI Day� to support fighting global crime. (Jun 2008) Register sex offenders; & investigate internet sex crimes. (Jun 2008) Victims� rights are critical to �justice for all�. (Mar 2008) We are tough on crime and beefing up law enforcement. (Jan 2008) Collect DNA samples from felons. (Jun 2007) Gang members on probation must wear electronic monitors. (Jun 2007) Maximum sentence for first-degree murder by police. (Apr 2007) If legislature passed death penalty law, I would sign it. (Nov 2006) Strong public safety presence, via police, courts & prisons. (Nov 2006) Death penalty for adults who murder children. (Oct 2006) No special hate-crime laws; all heinous crime is hate-based. (Jul 2006) No expansion of gambling in Alaska. (Jul 2006)

Ron Paul on Crime

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

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Constitution even protects terrorists, not just citizens. (Apr 2011)
Replace "hate crime" with equal penalties for equal assaults. (Apr 2011)
Too many capital convictions have been proven errors. (Apr 2011)
Eliminate ultimate penalty & incarcerate for life. (Apr 2011)
Opposes death penalty at state and federal level. (Jan 2008)
Changed opinion to anti-death penalty due to many mistakes. (Sep 2007)
Opposes �hate crimes� legislation. (Sep 2007)
Not appropriate to prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
Opposes the death penalty. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Rated 60% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)

Mitt Romney on Crime

Former Republican Governor (MA); presidential nominee-apparent

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Romney side-by-side against Gingrich, Paul & Santorum. (Mar 2012)
1981: Arrested for fishing without a license. (Jan 2012)
2002: Supported death penalty although it was long abolished. (Jan 2012)
Hire private companies to manage our state prisons. (Mar 2010)
To reduce black on black crime, get more moms and dads. (Nov 2007)
One Strike, You�re Ours: lifetime GPS tracking. (Jul 2007)
Reform sentencing process; appeal too-lenient sentences. (Sep 2002)
Supports death penalty in heinous murders. (Sep 2002)
Favored mandatory sentencing and three strikes. (Mar 2002)
Safe streets will be a campaign theme. (Mar 2002)
Will bring new businesses to urban areas. (Nov 1994)
Supports death penalty and �three strikes� sentencing. (Oct 1994)

Paul Ryan on Crime

Republican nominee for Vice President; U.S. Rep. (WI-1)

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Fight identity theft with New Employee Verification Act. (Aug 2012)
Death penalty only for lethal crimes against minors. (Jan 2006)
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Jill Stein on Crime

Green Party presidential nominee; Former Challenger for MA Governor

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Incarcerating poor & minorities has become big business. (Jan 2012)
Death penalty is ineffective, and also barbaric. (Dec 2011)
Mandatory sentencing: ineffective & racially discriminatory. (Dec 2011)

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