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Election 2008
The Clarion | Feb. 1, 2008
CALLING ALL BE?EVAE?D COLLEGE STUDENTS! ! GET
FEGISIEE5ED TO\OIE!! If you know that you will not
be pre^nt in yxir state to vote this ;year, yxi can still
vote. Ml yxi have to do is fill out an absentee ballot.
It is sinple, easy, and alloAB for yxir voice to count.
If you do not vote then you can not oarplain! So get
out there and get to know the candidates. Be a
conscientious citizen, \OE!
The latest news inpoLitics:
President Bush Addresses to the liiion.
Darocrat John EdAords quit presidential race.
P^3ublican Giuliani predicted to end his presicfential
canpaign soon.
Democrat Cbama takes South Carolina by wide
niargin of 55%.
Earocrat Clinton got Florida's vote in prinaries by
50%.
The House and Senate pass an extension of a
surveillance larf.
Mike Huckabee
B^jubllcan
Abortion: “I am Pro-life and
pro-death penalty, and I see them
as far different.’’-January 2007
Education: Big supporter of
more funding for public schools.
He sent his children to public
schools, and also wants to
maintain art and music programs
within the schools.
Representative Huckabee is
completely against private school
funding and private school
vouchers.
Health Care: Representative
Huckabee believes the United
States should cover individual
health care but not necessarily for
businesses. He also thinks more
attention should be given to
preventative health care and as
opposed to chronic health care.
Immigration: Huge supporter of
border control. He wants to see
our borders sealed and believes
this can be accomplished by
means of extending a fence along
the border and deploying trained
forces to secure it.
Iraq: Representative Huckabee
supports the war. However, he has
admitted there have been ways in
which he thinks situations could
have been handled differently.
LGBT Rights: Very against same
sex marriages, and signed a bill
banning civil unions in Arkansas
in 2002.
HLQaryClintm
Damcrat
Abortion: She is in favor of
abortion rights, and supports Roe
V. Wade. “Throughout my career,
I have fought to ensure that every
woman has the right to make the
most personal of life decisions
with her family and her doctor.”
Education: Believes No Child Left
Behind has potential if it is better
funded, and wants to see much
higher investment in public
schools so that children can meet
their potential.
Health Care: Clinton has plans
to make health care affordable,
available, and of better quality to
all Americans. Her focus is on
preventative health care and to
stream line chronic health care.
Immigration: She would like to
see more enforcement and
technology at the borders.
Clinton also expressed the need to
communicate with our neighbors
and help provide them with
economic opportunities.
Iraq: Does not support the war.
Clinton, if elected, would have
plans to pull all troops out of Iraq
within her first 60 days of being
in office.
LGBT Rights: She believes the
definition of marriage has no
business in the constitution.
Clinton is a supporter of civil
unions, and wants to have equal
rights and benefits for all couples.
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