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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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2008 Democratic debate in Las Vegas, Jan. 15, 2008, last debate prior to the Nevada primaryDennis Kucinich sued the TV network to appear, and won; the TV network appealed and excluded Kucinich.
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Budget & Economy
Barack Obama: Lack of an energy policy is a financial burden.
Barack Obama: Release people in bankruptcy due to health care problems.
Barack Obama: I opposed both the 2001 and 2005 bankruptcy bills.
Barack Obama: Accountability and oversight over the financial markets.
Barack Obama: Modify some of the fraudulent & predatory lending practices.
Hillary Clinton: 90-day moratorium on foreclosures; freeze interest rates.
Hillary Clinton: Call for a moratorium on housing foreclosures for 90 days.
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Corporations
Hillary Clinton: World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds.
John Edwards: Big multinationals account for all current economic growth.
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Education
Barack Obama: Put billions of dollars into early childhood education.
Barack Obama: Need after-school and summer programs with good parenting.
Hillary Clinton: Parents are a child’s first teachers.
John Edwards: Provide work-study programs for students to afford college.
John Edwards: Need universal pre-K, child care, and second chance schools.
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Energy & Oil
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Self-contradictory on Bush’s clean-energy plan.
Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: Oil & gas giveaways stripped from final 2005 Bill.
John Edwards: FactCheck: Changed to anti-Yucca before forged documents.
Barack Obama: Reduce the consumption of energy and be more efficient.
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Environment
Barack Obama: Will end the notion of Yucca Mountain nuclear storage.
Hillary Clinton: Voted against and consistently opposed to Yucca Mountain.
Hillary Clinton: A comprehensive energy plan as our Apollo moon shot.
John Edwards: Opposed to Yucca Mountain and new nuclear power plants.
John Edwards: Need a moratorium on any more coal-fired power plants.
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Government Reform
Barack Obama: No lobbyist money; no PAC money; fund campaigns instead.
John Edwards: I should not have voted for that bankruptcy law.
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Gun Control
Barack Obama: Provide some common-sense enforcement on gun licensing.
Hillary Clinton: Against illegal guns, crack down on illegal gun dealers.
Hillary Clinton: Backed off a national licensing registration plan on guns.
John Edwards: Against gun licensing but support the assault weapons ban.
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Homeland Security
Barack Obama: Put forward a national service program.
Barack Obama: Colleges must allow military recruiters for ROTC on campus.
Hillary Clinton: Passed legislation to treat veterans’ traumatic brain injury.
John Edwards: Appropriate to talk to Musharraf after Bhutto assassination.
John Edwards: Provide medical care and job training for veterans.
John Edwards: Colleges must allow military recruiters for ROTC on campus.
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Immigration
John Edwards: Create a path to citizenship for the undocumented immigrants.
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Principles & Values
Dennis Kucinich: Excluded from debate by Nevada Supreme Court ruling.
Barack Obama: Despite attack email, pledges Allegiance & uses Bible.
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