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The following Resources, Candidate Biographies, and Issues collectively map the
content supporting our core question: "Which candidate would make the best U.S. President?"

RESOURCES
(In order of appearance on site)
1. 1-Minute Overview

2. Candidate Summary Chart

3. Did You Know?

4. 2008 State Primary and Caucus Results

5. Presidential Election History from 1789 to 2004

6. How to Become U.S. President: A Step-by-Step Guide

7. Candidate Videos

8. Candidate Speeches

9. Candidate Debates

10. U.S. Political Parties

11. Personal Financial Disclosure Reports

12. Contact the Candidates

13. Content in Development

14. Readers' Comments

15. Glossary

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES & POSITION STATEMENTS
(In alphabetical order)
1. Biden, Joe

2. Brownback, Sam

3. Clinton, Hillary

4. Dodd, Chris

5. Edwards, John

6. Gilmore, Jim

7. Giuliani, Rudy

8. Gravel, Mike

9. Huckabee, Mike

10. Hunter, Duncan

11. Imperato, Daniel

12. Keyes, Alan

13. Kubby, Steve

14. Kucinich, Dennis

15. McCain, John

16. McEnulty, Frank

17. McKinney, Cynthia

18. Nader, Ralph

19. Obama, Barack

20. Paul, Ron

21. Richardson, Bill

22. Romney, Mitt

23. Smith, Christine

24. Tancredo, Tom

25. Thompson, Fred

26. Thompson, Tommy

27. Vilsack, Tom

ISSUES AND QUESTIONS
(In alphabetical order by topic)
1. Abortion - Should abortion remain a legal option in America?

2. Abortion - Should parental consent be required for pregnant minors to have abortions?

3. Character - Is competence more important than honesty in a President?

4. China - Is China a threat to the U.S.?

5. China - Should the U.S. impose economic sanctions on China as an incentive to improve its human rights policies?

6. Cuba - Should the U.S. continue to support an embargo against Cuba?

7. Darfur - Should the U.S. send any American forces, with or without the U.N., to the Darfur region of Sudan to stop the genocide?

8. Death Penalty - Should the death penalty remain a legal option in America?

9. Economy - Is outsourcing jobs to other countries good for America?

10. Economy - Should the U.S. include mandatory regulations for labor rights in free trade agreements?

11. Economy - Has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had an overall benefit for the U.S.?

12. Education - Has the No Child Left Behind Act been effective at improving public education?

13. Education - Is the increasing cost of college and university tuition pricing America's middle class out of higher education?

14. Education - Should the federal government fund school voucher programs?

15. Election Reform - Should voter verified paper audit trails (VVPAT) be mandatory in elections?

16. Election Reform - Should there be restrictions on campaign contributions?

17. Election Reform - Should the election campaigns of candidates for public office be publicly financed?

18. Energy - Should drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) be allowed?

19. Energy - Should the U.S. tap into its emergency oil reserves to help bring down the price of gasoline?

20. Environment - Should the U.S. ratify an international environmental agreement (such as the Kyoto Protocol) that mandates reductions in carbon emissions?

21. Environment - Should the federal government mandate an increase in fuel efficiency standards for automobiles?

22. Environment - Are humans substantially responsible for global climate change today?

23. Gun Control - Are more federal regulations on guns and ammunition needed?

24. Health Care - Should all Americans have a right to government or employer subsidized basic health care?

25. Health Care - Should Americans be allowed to purchase their prescription drugs from other countries?

26. Immigration - Are illegal immigrants a net gain to the U.S. economy?

27. Immigration - Should illegal aliens receive any of the rights or benefits that lawful permanent residents enjoy?

28. Immigration - Should the U.S. build a physical barrier, such as a fence, along the U.S.-Mexico border?

29. Iran - Should the U.S. use military force against Iran if Iran does not dismantle its nuclear program?

30. Iraq - Was it a mistake to attack Iraq in 2003?

31. Iraq - Has the war in Iraq made America safer?

32. Iraq - Should the U.S. set a timetable for troop withdrawal in Iraq?

33. Israel - Should Israel continue to receive the current level of military and economic aid from the U.S.?

34. Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Should the U.S. allow Hamas to join future Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?

35. Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Should there be an independent Palestinian state?

36. Kosovo - Should the U.S. have supported Kosovo's independence?

37. Marriage - Should there be a Constitutional amendment or federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman?

38. Marriage - Should an affair outside of marriage disqualify a candidate for public office?

39. Medical Marijuana - Should marijuana be a medical option?

40. Medical Marijuana - Should the federal government stop raids against people for using medical marijuana in states where medical marijuana use is legal?

41. National Service - Should the U.S. institute a military draft?

42. National Service - Should openly gay people be allowed to serve in the U.S. military?

43. Presidential Power - Should the U.S. President's powers be expanded to include a line item veto?

44. Religion - Should federal funds be given to faith-based (religious) organizations and initiatives?

45. Religion - Should a candidate's religion matter to voters?

46. Social Security - Should Social Security be privatized?

47. Stem Cells - Should the federal government fund embryonic stem cell research?

48. Taxes - Should the Bush tax cuts be made permanent?

49. Turkey - Should Turkey be able to enter Iraq or other countries unilaterally in search of its enemies?

50. U.S. Constitution - Should the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights be altered or updated in any way?

51. War on Terror - Should interrogation techniques that some consider torture, such as waterboarding, be a legal option?

52. War on Terror - Should the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba be closed?

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