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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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Alaska Senate Debates: Lisa Murkowski (R) vs. Tony Knowles (D), Oct. 20 and Oct. 29, 2004
Plus commentary byJim Sykes (Green) and Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Lisa Murkowski: Against “regionalization” of federal funding.
Tony Knowles: Consolidate funding now distributed to Alaska’s 230 tribes.
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Corporations
Lisa Murkowski: Exxon would not benefit from a $6.5 billion tax break at all.
Tony Knowles: Demand Exxon pay $4 billion in punitive damages to fishermen.
Tony Knowles: Force Exxon Mobil to pay punitive damages to Alaskans.
Lisa Murkowski: Want to have the Exxon Valdez issue behind us.
Tony Knowles: Exxon must pay fishermen who were harmed by their spill.
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Crime
Lisa Murkowski: Limit liability by capping non-economic damages.
Tony Knowles: Reform the system while protect everyone’s right in court.
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Education
Lisa Murkowski: Support NCLB but need room to adapt NCLB to local needs.
Tony Knowles: No Child Left Behind made our education dream a nightmare.
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Energy & Oil
Lisa Murkowski: Need a president who will sign ANWR.
Tony Knowles: Support drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Lisa Murkowski: Support fiscal incentives for the natural gas pipeline.
Lisa Murkowski: Get ANWR with a Republican-led majority.
Tony Knowles: Seek ANWR through a bill that sets tougher mileage standards.
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Environment
Lisa Murkowski: Pay a fee if one’s actions place other users in harm’s way.
Tony Knowles: Appropriate to levy reasonable fees to upkeep public lands.
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Government Reform
Scott Kohlhaas: Qualified candidates for Senate deserve to be heard equally.
Lisa Murkowski: Alaska loses with a Senator who caucuses with the Democrats.
Tony Knowles: A one-party strategy for America doesn’t work.
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Gun Control
Lisa Murkowski: Oppose reauthorizing the federal assault weapons ban.
Tony Knowles: Oppose reauthorizing the federal assault weapons ban.
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Homeland Security
Lisa Murkowski: A missile defense system that protects all 50 states.
Lisa Murkowski: Alaska is served well by the Alaska Fire Service.
Tony Knowles: Support a national missile defense system.
Tony Knowles: Fairbanksans were not satisfied with the Alaska Fire Service.
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Principles & Values
Jim Sykes: Qualified candidates for Senate deserve to be heard equally.
Lisa Murkowski: Didn’t ask Alaskans to accept father’s appointment to Senate.
Lisa Murkowski: Didn’t check before sending thousands of campaign e-mails.
Tony Knowles: Should’ve gotten subsistence on the ballot as an issue.
Tony Knowles: Didn’t make nepotism an issue in this campaign.
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Tax Reform
Lisa Murkowski: Got over $700 million of tax credits for a gas pipeline.
Lisa Murkowski: The $143 billion corporate tax bill is a “jobs” bill.
Tony Knowles: Oppose the $143 billion corporate tax bill as a tax giveaway.
Tony Knowles: Offer a tax credit for the industry to build a gas pipeline.
Lisa Murkowski: Federal tax cuts are a means to spur economic growth.
Tony Knowles: Support permanent tax cuts for most wage earners.
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War & Peace
Lisa Murkowski: Prewar Iraq was a safe haven for terrorists.
Scott Kohlhaas: The Bush doctrine makes a draft is very, very likely.
Tony Knowles: We are bogged down as an occupying army in Iraq.
Lisa Murkowski: A democratic Iraq will be a role model for the Middle East.
Tony Knowles: Could have assaulted on Al-Qaida and bin Laden on full-scale.
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Welfare & Poverty
Lisa Murkowski: Opposed the federal overtime laws.
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The above quotations are from Alaska Senate Debates: Lisa Murkowski (R) vs. Tony Knowles (D), Oct. 20 and Oct. 29, 2004
Plus commentary byJim Sykes (Green) and Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian).
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