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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2007 Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum, moderated by NPR, and broadcast on HDNet, from Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1, 2007
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Budget & Economy
Bill Richardson: Balanced Budget Amendment to address $9 trillion debt.
Chris Dodd: People of color lured into sub prime lending.
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Corporations
Chris Dodd: Bankruptcy Reform Act hurt working class families.
John Edwards: I was wrong to vote for Bankruptcy Reform Act.
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Crime
Barack Obama: Lack of enforcement sets tone for more hate crimes.
Hillary Clinton: Address the unacceptable increase in incarceration.
Joe Biden: Bush is impediment to hate crimes legislation.
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Drugs
Chris Dodd: Reduce sentencing disparity for crack cocaine retroactively.
Dennis Kucinich: Reduce sentencing disparity for crack cocaine retroactively.
Hillary Clinton: Reduce sentencing disparity for crack, but not retroactively.
John Edwards: Reduce sentencing disparity for crack cocaine retroactively.
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Education
Bill Richardson: $60 billion plan to make American education #1 in world.
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Families & Children
Barack Obama: Restore dream of making children’s lives better than parents.
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Government Reform
Dennis Kucinich: 14th and 15th Amendment are being shredded.
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Health Care
Barack Obama: Being poor in this country is hazardous to your health.
Hillary Clinton: Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world.
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Homeland Security
Barack Obama: Give 18-year-old women opportunity to serve.
Bill Richardson: 2 years of college tuition for 1 year of national service.
Chris Dodd: Strong advocate of universal national service.
Dennis Kucinich: National service yes; military draft no.
Hillary Clinton: Examine registering 18-year-old women for selective service.
Joe Biden: Universal national service, in military or Peace Corps.
John Edwards: I think we need a president who asks Americans to sacrifice.
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Immigration
Hillary Clinton: Crack down on employers who exploit undocumented workers.
Joe Biden: Americans will do any job if you pay them properly.
John Edwards: End immigrant raids that separate parents from children.
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Jobs
John Edwards: We need a president who’s willing to say the word “union”.
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Principles & Values
Barack Obama: If you join me I promise you we can change America.
Hillary Clinton: Running to continue work I’ve done for 35 years.
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War & Peace
Joe Biden: Iraq war is sucking up a $150B a year.
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Welfare & Poverty
Dennis Kucinich: Address poverty with full employment economy & social reform.
Hillary Clinton: Partner with faith based community in empowerment zones.
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The above quotations are from 2007 Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum, moderated by NPR, and broadcast on HDNet, from Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1, 2007.
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