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Should the District of Columbia become the 51st U.S. state? ProCon.org sent this question to all the presidential candidates on Apr. 22, 2008. Responses are scheduled to be posted by July 29, 2008.

All Candidate Summary Chart ISSUES Abortion 1. Legal option 2. Parental consent Character 3. Honesty vs. competence China 4. Threat to U.S.? 5. Human rights Criminal Justice 6. Felon voting 7. Rehab vs. incarceration Cuba 8. Embargo Darfur 9. Genocide Death Penalty 10. Legal option Defense 11. Missile defense shield District of Columbia 12. Statehood Economy 13. Outsourcing jobs 14. Free trade regulations 15. NAFTA Education 16. No Child Left Behind 17. Increasing costs 18. School vouchers 19. Abstinence only Election Reform 20. Paper trails 21. Campaign contributions 22. Public financing Eminent Domain 23. Non-government use Energy 24. ANWR drilling 25. Price of U.S. gasoline Environment 26. International agreements 27. Fuel efficiency 28. Global climate change Gun Control 29. Federal regulations Health Care 30. Subsidized care 31. Prescription options 32. Fast food and obesity Immigration 33. Net impact on economy 34. Rights and benefits 35. U.S.-Mexico fence Iran 36. U.S. military force Iraq War 37. Was the attack a mistake? 38. Is America safer? 39. Withdrawal timetable Israel 40. Military and economic aid Israeli-Palestinian conflict 41. Hamas 42. Palestine Kosovo 43. Independence Marriage 44. Constitutional amendment 45. Infidelity Media 46. Protecting sources Medical Marijuana 47. Legalization 48. Raids National I.D. 49. National I.D. card National Service 50. Draft 51. Gays in the military 52. Mandatory service Presidential Power 53. Line item veto 54. Unitary executive theory Religion 55. Faith-based funding 56. Importance to voters Social Security 57. Privatizing Stem Cells 58. Federal funding Taxes 59. Bush tax cuts Turkey 60. Entering Iraq U.S. Constitution 61. Alteration War on Terror 62. Waterboarding 63. Guantanamo Bay 64. PATRIOT Act 65. Warrantless wiretapping

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