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Abortion     ACLU: Let doctors tell truth: drug-induced abortion not reversible.     Andrew Puzder: Author of controversy: life begins at conception.     Andy Biggs: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.     Doug Ducey: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.     Justin Olson: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.     Katie Hobbs: Don't misinform on drug-induced abortion reversal.     Kelli Ward: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.     Kimberly Yee: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.     Steve Farley: Don't misinform on drug-induced abortion reversal.     Rishi Sunak: Abstained or voted against all English abortion legislation.

Civil Rights     Arne Duncan: Same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry.     Joe Biden: I'm "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage.

Crime     Kamala Harris: Charge online brothels with money laundering, if not pimping.     Donald Trump: FactCheck: Central Park 5 exonerated and got $41M settlement.

Drugs     Corey Stapleton: Making it easier to vote leads to marijuana legalization.

Energy & Oil     Ryan Zinke: Public lands opened for private company energy development.     Scott Pruitt: Staunch advocate for continued use of fossil fuels.     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Climate crisis used to push totalitarian controls on society.     Tim Walz: By 2040, 100% of utility power from carbon-free sources.

Environment     Colin Powell: Address climate change, but Kyoto too stringent.     Colin Powell: Booed for defending Bush's enviro record at World Summit.     Gary Chambers: Increase penalties for emissions violations.     Ryan Zinke: Raise fees & eliminate national park passes for kids.     Tim Walz: $200M for broad ban on PFAS "forever chemicals".

Foreign Policy     Bernie Sanders: Russia has been clear about keeping Ukraine out of NATO.     Donald Trump: Did Saudis kill journalist? World is a dangerous place.     Pope Francis: WWII Holocaust & Armenian genocide were both tragedies.     Donald Trump: Nobody was tougher on Russia than me, and they respected us.

Government Reform     Susan Rice: Create principals committee of domestic cabinet secretaries.

Homeland Security     Bernie Sanders: Cuba is in US sphere of influence; Ukraine is in Russia's.     Hillary Clinton: January 6 insurrection at our capitol was a terrorist attack.     Pope Francis: Weapons manufacturers are duplicitous; don't trust them.     Vladimir Putin: Moscow's strategic objectives include "social turmoil" in US.

Immigration     Joe Biden: No one would be deported who hasn't committed a felony.     Donald Trump: FactCheck: immigrants eating pets is slur from 19th century.     JD Vance: FactCheck: immigrants eating pets is slur from 19th century.

Principles & Values     Donald Trump: OpEd: 1920s law authorizes to get presidential tax returns.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump aides must testify despite "executive privilege".     Jo Rae Perkins: Stands with Trump and QAnon.     Joe Biden: I believe America ready to face difficult crises.     John Bolton: Trump sought help from China in upcoming re-election.     Robert Reich: Refusing Congress' subpoena fits a dictator, not a president.     Robert Reich: When Nixon blocked aides' testifying, Dems threatened jail.     Robert Reich: Removing Trump via 25th amendment may do more damage.     Scott Pruitt: Resigned from EPA in 2018 amid several ethics scandals.     Vladimir Putin: 2016: use 'all possible force' to ensure Trump victory.     Donald Trump: Endorsed by Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.     Tulsi Gabbard: Endorses Donald Trump, after quitting Democratic Party.

Social Security     Steve Mnuchin: Focus of Presidential budget is not cutting entitlements.     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Protect Social Security; needs more study.

Technology     Tim Walz: Boost mass transit & new Amtrak rail line.

War & Peace     Bernie Sanders: Invading Ukraine is wrong, but no need to "get tough".     Donald Rumsfeld: Rumsfeld says there are ties between Iraq & Al-Qaida.     Vladimir Putin: Admit no mistakes in Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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