barack obama- war in iraq                                 1a

- he wants to immediatley take the troops out of iraq (or at least by 2013)

- he says he wants to be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in

barack obama- abortion                                   2a

- he is pro-choice

- he voted against banning partial birth abortion

- extend presumption of good faith to abortion protesters

barack obama- civil rights                                 3a

- he thinks being gay or lesbian is not a choice. he thinks its OK to tell 6 yr old about gay. "they already know!"

- No black or white America--just United States of America

- he says strengthen the Americans with Disabilities Act

hillary clinton- war in iraq                                 1b

- she sayd within 60 days of taking office, she will begin to withdrawl soldiers

- she wants most troops out by 2013

- she thinks she would have never started the war.

hillary clinton- abortion                                    2b

- she is pro-choice (believes it is up to the women to deciede)

- she says she wants to keep abortion safe, legal and rare

- she respects Roe v. Wade, but make adoptions easier too

hillary clinton- civil rights                                 3b

- she wants to let stated deceide if gay marriage is OK

- Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage

- she says she took blacks to an all-white church.

john edwards- war in iraq                                  1c

- 40,000 troops out by 2009, but no pledge for all out by 2013

- troops not dying in vain if they do their duty

- he said "Never fight a war without enough troops and a plan to win"

john edwards- abortion                                     2c

- government should not decide for women on partial-birth abortion

- Right to abortion is constitutionally protected

john edwards- civil rights                                  3c

- he says its ok to read about same-sex couples to second-graders

- Opposes gay marriage due to his religion; but conflicted

- he says talk about race everywhere and to every American

rudy giuliani- war in iraq                                                   1d

- Iran: Keep military option on table, even if no nukes now

- keep pressure on soldiers; he says pressure works

- No time limit in Iraq; stay until we achieve stability

rudy giuliani- abortion                                                      2d

- he personally opposes abortion; but lets women deceide

-advises women not to abort

rudy giuliani- civil rights                                   3d

- Supports domestic partnerships, but not same-sex marriage

- Free speech for private expression, not publicly-funded art

- Supports affirmative action

mitt romney- war in iraq                                   1e

- Staying in Iraq protects lives of American citizens

- Withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake

- You attack US and we respond; but use nonmilitary too

mitt romney- abortion                                      2e

- No punishment for women who have partial birth abortions

- Outlaw embryo farming, but allow using surplus embryos

- Supreme Court had said feds should stay out of abortion

mitt romney- civil rights                                   3e

- Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman

- opposed gay marriage but played fair and upheld law

- thinks mormons should welcome nativity scenes in public places on holidays

john mccain- war in iraq                                    1f

- The War on Terror is a fight between good and evil

- No direct talk with Iran; talk is over-rated

- Keep military option open against Iran, even if no nukes

john mccain- abortion                                       2f

- Abortion issue shows what kind of country we are

- Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it

- Restrict abortions; no partial-birth; no public funding

john mccain- civil right                                      3f

- Ban on same-sex marriage is unRepublican; leave it to states

- Allow, but not mandate, school prayer

- Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation

barack obama- immagration                              4a

- Give immigrants who are here a rigorous path to citizenship

- Do a better job patrolling the Canadian and Mexican borders

- Reform must include more border security, and border wall

hillary clinton- immagration                              4b

- Sanctuary cities ok; local police can't enforce immigration

- More border patrolling on both Mexican AND Canadian borders

- Immigrant license issue needs federal action on reform

john edwards- immagration                               4c

- More technology at the border, but address underlying causes

- Undocumented workers deserve same rights as American workers

- Hard working immigrants earn right to citizenship

rudy giuliani- immagration                                4d

- Let illegals self-select to sign up & work on the tax rolls

- Let illegals' kids go to school, or they'll be on streets

- BorderStat & virtual fence: just stop people from coming in

mitt romney- immagration                                4e

- Illegal immigrants should go home eventually

- Avoid chain migration; disallow families from one citizen

- Welcome the people who have been standing in line first

john mccain- immagration                                 4f

- Make possible for immigrants to do a job Americans won't do

- Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America

- No official English; Native Americans use own languages