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Candidate Debates
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St. Anselm NH debate
June 13, 2011 |
Faith & Freedom Conference
June 4, 2011 |
South Carolina debate
May 5, 2011 |
NRA Conference
May 1, 2011 |
CPAC Conference
Feb. 11, 2011 |
Candidate Books
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Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
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Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich
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The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, published April 2008
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Tim Pawlenty: The Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure
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The Audacity of Hope,
by Sen. Barack Obama (D, IL)
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics, by Joe Biden
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Withdrawn Candidates
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The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump
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Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
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Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani
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America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
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Book Reviews |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House, by David Frum
(Click for Amazon book review)
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Abortion
Dick Cheney: Supports stem-cell research.
George W. Bush: Supports adult stem-cell research but limits on embryos.
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Budget & Economy
George W. Bush: Reframed Clinton from economic prosperity to moral failing.
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Civil Rights
George W. Bush: Instinct on gay issues: do not touch them.
George W. Bush: On Patriot Act, willing to defy ethnic lobbies.
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Corporations
George W. Bush: Enron news hit White House like a death in the family.
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Drugs
George W. Bush: Turned from alcoholism by power of prayer.
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Education
George W. Bush: Favors rigorous testing over school choice.
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Energy & Oil
Dick Cheney: Energy use outstrips growth-so conserve AND drill.
George W. Bush: Energy plan is about reducing oil imports, not cheap energy.
George W. Bush: Rejected CO2 trading permits as solution to global warming.
George W. Bush: Solution to global warming is safe & clean nuclear power.
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Foreign Policy
George W. Bush: Abandoned ambiguity with China to horror of own diplomats.
George W. Bush: Focus on Russia as part of Europe.
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Homeland Security
George W. Bush: Pro-Muslim post-9-11 message failed.
George W. Bush: "Axis of Evil" means US uses strength without remorse.
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Immigration
George W. Bush: Mexico: immigration reform in exchange for oil development.
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Principles & Values
Dick Cheney: Gave up any independent political existence from Bush.
George W. Bush: "Compassionate conservatism" disliked by conservatives.
George W. Bush: Bush elected as the un-Clinton.
George W. Bush: Glad to sign a law "love thy neighbor".
George W. Bush: Conspicuous intelligence unwelcome in Bush White House.
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Tax Reform
George W. Bush: Not too big, not too small, tax cut was just the right size.
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War & Peace
Condoleezza Rice: Supported large-scale war on terror over limited war.
George W. Bush: Bush to Arab World: terrorism must stop, or else.
George W. Bush: "Axis of Evil" links Saddam with 9/11.
Ted Kennedy: Bush squandered world goodwill in rush to Iraq war.
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The above quotations are from The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House, by David Frum.
Related books, debates, and candidates:
- Decision Points, by George W. Bush
- Shrub, by Molly Ivins
- Fortunate Son, by J. H. Hatfield
- Worse Than Watergate, by John Dean
- The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House, by David Frum
- The Price of Loyalty: The Education of Paul O'Neill, by Ron Suskind
- Bush At War, Part I, by Bob Woodward (2002)
- Plan of Attack, Part II, by Bob Woodward (2004)
- State of Denial, Part III, by Bob Woodward (2006)
- A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush, by Ronald Kessler
- Lessons From a Father to His Son, by John Ashcroft
- Winning Modern Wars
- Hegemony or Survival, by Noam Chomsky
- 2006 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Tim Kaine (D, VA)
- A Charge To Keep, by George W. Bush
- The Assault on Reason, by Al Gore
- Against All Enemies:Inside America's War on Terror, by Richard A. Clarke
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