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MN Senate debate
Klobuchar v. Kennedy, Oct. 2006
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MI Senate debate
Stabenow v. Bouchard, Oct. 2006
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MO Senate debate
Talent v. McCaskill, Oct. 2006
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TN Senate debate
Corker v. Ford, Oct. 2006
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OH Senate debate
DeWine v. Brown, Oct. 2006
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MA Governor
Patrick v. Healey v. Mihos, Sept. 2006
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VA Senate
Allen v. Webb, Sept. 2006
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MA Dem. Governor primary
Patrick v. Reilly v. Gabrieli, Sept. 2006
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PA Senate
Santorum v. Casey, Sept. 2006
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RI GOP Senate primary
Laffey v. Chafee, Aug. 2006
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CT Dem. Senate primary
Lieberman v. Lamont, July. 2006
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MN Senate primaries
Klobuchar v. Bell v. Kennedy v. Cavlan, March. 2006
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Book Reviews |
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Click here for 58 full quotes from Democratic Party in the book The Democratic Platform for America.
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Abortion
Pursue embryonic stem cell research.
Support right to choose even if mother cannot pay.
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Budget & Economy
Cut the deficit in half over the next four years.
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Civil Rights
Strengthen some parts of Patriot Act and change other parts.
Support affirmative action to redress discrimination.
Racial and religious profiling is wrong.
Keep marriage at state level; no federal gay marriage ban.
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Corporations
Tax credits and investment support for small business.
Transparency in corporate accounting.
End corporate welfare as we know.
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Crime
Crack down on gangs and drugs.
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Drugs
Bring to justice those bringing drugs to America.
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Education
Support lifelong learning and Distance Learning.
Bush broke promise of NCLB by not funding it.
Standardized tests to advance learning, not bureaucracy.
Charter schools OK, vouchers not.
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Energy & Oil
Energy independence to avoid dealing with repressive regimes.
Develop renewable energy and efficient vehicles.
We cannot drill our way to energy independence.
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Environment
Reject choice of healthy economy vs. healthy environment.
Honor hunting & fishing heritage via more conservation lands.
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Families & Children
Family is the center of American life.
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Foreign Policy
Bush bullies when he should instead persuade.
US leadership in Africa for economic & humanitarian goals.
Commit to "One China" policy but support Taiwan.
Asia: Enhance relations with Japan, S.Korea, India, Pakistan.
Community of the Americas for US-Latin American relations.
End Castro regime, but allow travel.
Russia: work on nukes, human rights, and democracy.
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Free Trade
Knock down barriers to free, fair and balanced trade.
Review all trade agreements; investigate China rights abuses.
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Government Reform
Line-item veto to root out pork-barrel spending.
Ensure accessible, independently auditable, accurate voting.
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Gun Control
Reauthorize assault weapons ban, close gun show loophole.
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Health Care
Bush's Medicare Rx program helps companies more than seniors.
Expand coverage and cut healthcare costs.
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Homeland Security
We respect and honor our veterans.
3 challenges: War on Terror; WMDs, stable world democracy.
Reform intelligence community internationally and locally.
Safeguard nuclear material and stop creating new material.
Add 40,000 new soldiers and keep military all-volunteer.
Focus on cargo containers and border security.
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Immigration
Path for undocumented aliens to earn citizenship.
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Jobs
A strong America begins with good jobs that support families.
Change tax system to not encourage shipping jobs overseas.
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Principles & Values
New vision for America: strong at home, respected abroad.
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Social Security
Bar practice of keeping retirement funds in company stock.
Oppose privatization and oppose raising retirement age.
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Tax Reform
Cut taxes for middle class, not the wealthy.
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Technology
Put science ahead of ideology in research and policymaking.
Vigorous federal highway and transit initiatives.
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War & Peace
"Name and shame" terrorist sponsors, tough on Saudi Arabia.
Focus on Afghanistan to avoid renewing terrorist haven.
Focus on preventing terrorism by education in Muslim world.
Need a plan to "win the peace" in Iraq.
Internationalize Iraqi military and political presence.
Committed to Israel but support Palestinian state.
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Welfare & Poverty
Raise EITC & minimum wage to $7 & expand middle class.
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