THE CANDIDATES ON THE ISSUES

ABORTION

OBAMA/BIDEN: Yes on Roe vs. Wade; Yes on stem cells

McCAIN/PALIN: Strictly pro-life

NADER/GONZALEZ: Woman's choice

EDUCATION

OBAMA/BIDEN: Merit pay; free college; invest in early childhood

McCAIN/PALIN: More testing; more prayer; more vouchers

NADER/GONZALEZ: Invest in public education; teach citizenship

WAR

OBAMA/BIDEN: Leave Iraq carefully but quickly

McCAIN/PALIN: Yes on Iraq

NADER/GONZALEZ: Iraq war was a lie, it is for oil

ECONOMY/JOBS

OBAMA/BIDEN: Pay-as-you-go; regulate mortgages
Living wage, support of unions

McCAIN/PALIN: Balance budget; lockbox
No subsidies; yes workfare

NADER/GONZALEZ: Reduce pay gap

FOREIGN POLICY

OBAMA/BIDEN: Strengthen NATO; more foreign aid

McCAIN/PALIN: Assertive multilateralism

NADER/GONZALEZ: Intervention with support, not arms

HOMELAND SECURITY

OBAMA/BIDEN: Close Gitmo; address VA; grow military

McCAIN/PALIN: More pay; SDI; more engaged

NADER/GONZALEZ: Reduce weapons & overseas troops

TAXES

OBAMA/BIDEN: End Bush tax cuts; keep estate tax

McCAIN/PALIN: Simplify, not raise taxes

NADER/GONZALEZ: Keep progressivity; raise corporate taxes

GUN CONTROL

OBAMA/BIDEN: Restrict guns; allow suing gunmakers

McCAIN/PALIN: More gun rights

NADER/GONZALEZ: More restrictions; some bans

HEALTHCARE

OBAMA/BIDEN: Focus on affordability; focus on AIDS

McCAIN/PALIN: Patient rights; limit HMOs

NADER/GONZALEZ: Cradle-to-grave non-profit system

ADDITIONAL ISSUES

CIVIL RIGHTS

CRIME

DRUGS

ENERGY & OIL

ENVIRONMENT

FREE TRADE

IMMIGRATION

SOCIAL SECURITY

WELFARE & POVERTY

EXPERIENSD

CAMPAIGNIN

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