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4/7/08 - UPDATED: 2008 Presidential Candidate Speech Transcripts - Read over 300 speeches from the U.S. presidential candidates. 4/3/08 - UPDATED: 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results features results of eight third party primaries. 3/28/08 - UPDATED: Did You Know? - Read 12 little known facts about U.S. Presidential elections. 3/27/08 - Democratic Senator Mike Gravel switches to the Libertarian Party. 3/21/08 - NEW: Read responses from the 2008 presidential candidates to the five most recent questions we asked them: Has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had an overall benefit for the U.S.? Should the U.S. tap into its emergency oil reserves to help bring down the price of gasoline? Are humans substantially responsible for global climate change today? Should the U.S. have supported Kosovo's independence? Should Turkey be able to enter Iraq or other countries unilaterally in search of its enemies? 3/13/08 - NEW: Election History "Did You Know?" section added with 11 fascinating facts about presidents and elections. 3/5/08 - UPDATED: 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results - See the Mar. 4, 2008 primary election outcomes from Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/29/08 - NEW: Read the candidates' positions on five new questions: Should parental consent be required for pregnant minors to have abortions? Should the federal government fund school voucher programs? Should the election campaigns of candidates for public office be publicly financed? Should there be an independent Palestinian state? Should the U.S. President?s powers be expanded to include a line item veto? 2/29/08 - NEW: Subscribe to our free RSS feed and automatically receive the latest news and notices from our 13 ProCon.org websites. To subscribe, click on the RSS button in the top right of the homepage and follow the instructions provided on the screen. It takes a few seconds, and you can unsubscribe whenever you want. 2/19/08 - NEW: History of Waterboarding Prosecutions: Our PDF memo provides additional context for the question we asked the candidates about whether or not waterboarding should be legal. 2/15/08 - UPDATED: Delegates - Guide to understanding the who, what, where, when, why, and how of Democratic, Republican, and Third Party primary and caucus delegates. 2/14/08 - NEW: Presidential Election History from 1789 to 2004 - The presidential candidates and their political parties, number of electoral and popular votes received, and vice presidential candidates for every election in U.S. history. 2/8/08 - UPDATED: The Glossary of Terms has been updated to include 11 new words ranging from Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to Winner Take All Primary/Caucus. 2/6/08 - UPDATED: 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results - Includes the election outcomes of 24 states from Super Tuesday 2008, the biggest coast-to-coast presidential nominating contest in history. 2/5/08 - UPDATED: Candidate Summary Chart - See all the candidates' positions on 42 different issues presented in this printable chart that can be useful especially during primaries. (Also available as a 2-page PDF document.) 2/4/08 - NEW: Read the candidates' positions on ten new questions: Is competence more important than honesty in a President? Should the U.S. impose economic sanctions on China as an incentive to improve its human rights policies? Is outsourcing jobs to other countries good for America? Has the No Child Left Behind Act been effective at improving public education? Are illegal immigrants a net gain to the U.S. economy? Should illegal aliens receive any of the rights or benefits that lawful permanent residents enjoy? Was it a mistake to attack Iraq in 2003? Should Israel continue to receive the current level of military and economic aid from the U.S.? Should the federal government stop raids against people for using medical marijuana in states where medical marijuana use is legal? Should openly gay people be allowed to serve in the U.S. military? 1/28/08 - UPDATED: 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results - See how many votes and delegates the U.S. presidential candidates received in the most recent primaries and caucuses. 1/23/08 - UPDATED: The 2008 Presidential Election Debate Transcripts page has been updated to include the last 11 debates that occurred between Nov. 2007 to Jan. 2008. 1/18/08 - UPDATED: The Summary Chart comparing all the candidates and their views on 42 issues has been updated with new questions and put into a new format. AOL users should no longer have problems accessing the latest version of this document. Also, we asked the candidates 10 more questions, and we expect to post their responses by Feb. 4, 2008 or sooner if possible. 1/18/08 - NEW: 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results - See how many delegates and votes each candidate has received from each state. 1/17/08 - UPDATED: 2008 Presidential Candidate Speech Transcripts - Updated with recent speeches from the candidates. 1/14/08 - NEW: Read the candidates' positions on nine different issues: China, Darfur, the Economy, Election Reform, the Environment, Health Care, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, National Service, and the War on Terror. Compare the candidates' positions on these issues on the updated Candidate Summary Chart (please note that some AOL users may still see an older version of this chart due to caching issues with AOL). 1/8/08 - NEW: Candidate Videos - See over 80 videos of the candidates addressing key issues. 1/4/08 - NEW: Personal Financial Disclosure Reports - Read the candidates' official financial reports from the Federal Election Commission. 12/31/07 - NEW: See the presidential candidates' positions on Immigration, Infidelity, and the Bush tax cuts. 12/12/07 - NEW: U.S. Political Parties - See the history, mission statements, and platforms for the current major U.S. political parties. 11/29/07 - ProCon.org participated in the YouTube Republican Debate contest by creating seven questions for the 2008 Republican Presidential candidates. Of the nearly 5,000 entries, none of our questions were picked. Visit the ProCon.org YouTube page to see what we asked. 11/27/07 - NEW: 2008 Presidential Election Debate Transcripts 11/26/07 - NEW: 2008 Presidential Election Speech Transcripts 10/24/07 ? NEW: Glossary with the definitions of 50 words, from Air Force One to the White House, that relate to the U.S. Presidency. 10/23/07 ? NEW: How to Become U.S. President: A Step-by-Step Guide - Learn about the official role, the entry process, the primaries, the conventions, and the electoral college in our basic tutorial.