<£lje ©ally ®ar Mwl Tax Relief, Job Growth, Trade, Small Businesses, Homes and Mortgages: What The Presidential Candidates Have To Say U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1986; U.S. Representative, 1982- 1986; Committees: Armed Services, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Indian Affairs H U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-111. Elected to U.S Senate in 2004; Illinois senator, 1996-2004; Committees: Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Government Affairs; Veterans’Affairs SOURCES: WWW.JOHNMCCAIN.COM AND WWW.BARACKOBAMA.COM MCCRORY FROM PAGE 3 “Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliateds agree on one thing: The government should not be run for somebody’s personal property, but for the taxpayers here in North Carolina,” Chilton said. In the final days of a campaign that has been neck-and-neck Perdue leads McCrory 47 to 44 in an Oct. 25 to 26 poll by Raleigh’s Public Policy Polling McCrory criticized the “negative and distort ed” ads of the Perdue campaign. “These last few days I’m going to run a positive, grassroots cam- O AVEDA INSTITUTE CHAPEL HILL | HAIR-SKIN NAILS MAKEUP experience beauty for less. *2pp I ~ ------ 1 ©‘ AVEDA INSTITUTE A\ / p, A ! j AVEDA j I spa | receive 20% off a facial or body treatment* | | nails | receive $5 off a manicure/pedicure combo* | ! hair receive a haircut for sls* .j--~j ! * present coupon at time of service, not vale i with other offers, v.iiid EJJEJEJJJJJJI ! 1 oh services performed, tuesday-thursday. expires 11/30 08. DTH.ao.pB KißSSliliGiaiiS 1 DANIEL WALLACE Thursday, October 30 Reading from "Graveyard Days" Daniel Wallace will read from his soon-to-be-published short story and a short student film based on the story will be screened. 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Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at UNC. § Wilson Library University of North Carolina , at Chapel Hill ■ Reception at 5 p.m. in Lobby Reading at 5:45 p.m. in Pleasants Family Assembly Room Sponsored by Friends of the Library Information . 919-962-4207 or jfjt UNC liza_terll@unc.edu m I UN,VBRS,TY L,BRA * Y Tax relief: Eliminate tax support for real estate speculators and financial market participants; cap the highest tax rate on individuals at its current level of 35 percent; keep the 15 percent tax rate on dividends and capital gains; phase out the Alternative Minimum Tax; cut the corporate tax from 35 percent to 25 percent; establish a permanent tax credit equal to 10 percent of wages spent on research and development; ban Internet taxes; ban new taxes Tax relief: Tax oil companies' windfall profits to provide a SI,OOO energy tax rebate for families; provide each person with a SSOO tax credit or family with a SI,OOO tax credit; eliminate income taxes for senior citizens making less than $50,000 a year; simplify tax filings; make the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable and allow low-income families to have up to 50 percent of their expenses covered Job growth: Give states fund paign,” he said, explaining that he doesn’t have the corporate and party machine money to run nega tive television ads across the state the way Perdue has. He also accused Perdue of being a part of a party machine in Raleigh. “The state government is run by a power elite behind closed doors. They never get out of the beltline in Raleigh,” McCrory said. Supporters of all ages, some proudly displaying “I voted” stickers, shouted “leadership” as McCrory promised to lead an ethi cal government that would be pro active across party lines. News on cell phones; eliminate the 54 cents per gallon tax on ethanol to increase competition among oil companies and bring down the cost of gasoline; roll back corn based ethanol mandates that are a factor in rising food costs Job growth: Improve and expand investment and research incentives to ensure that workers have the most modern technology to work with; develop new nuclear energy plants, which will create a demand for jobs in the construc- ing to prevent cuts in road and bridge maintenance and fund school repair, which will prevent jobs from being cut; create a fund to invest in the best manufactur ing strategies to create jobs; dou ble funding for a manufacturing program that improves efficiency, implement new technology and strengthen growth; invest in clean energy, which will create jobs in the energy industry; increase fund ing for federal workforce training programs; expand federal policies that create and expand jobs, such “There’s not a Republican or Democratic way to fill a pothole,” McCrory said. “I’ve always found a bipartisan coalition to make things happen.” Charlotte residents have seen McCrory reach across the aisle as the Republican mayor of a city with a Democratic city council. “If you look at his record, he has just gotten things done. 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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 energy sector Small businesses: Refrain from raising taxes that impact small business owners; cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent; allow first-year expensing of business equipment and technology investments; allow families to keep their businesses by reducing the estate tax to 15 percent and allowing a $lO million exemption Homes and mortgages: Help ers and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports; reform the North American Free Trade Agreement to protect Americans; improve the frade Adjustment Assistance program, which helps workers laid off because of changes in industry, by extending it to service indus tries, providing flexible education accounts to help workers learn new skills and retraining workers before they are laid off; eliminate tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas; give tax cred its to companies that maintain or SILENT DISCO FROM PAGE 3 hurried by. Other students gently smiled as they watched the wild movements of the dancers. “I mean, I like dancing in clubs and parties,” senior Jennifer Durham said as she walked towards Lenoir. “But I wouldn’t join in. I’d be too embarrassed.” A couple of brave students were encouraged to participate. “I wish this was a weekly event,” sophomore Tyler Lockney said. “I saw everybody out here, and if people are dancing together like I I I HOURS: —nrr ] I M-Sat 11:30AM-11:30PM CJl® lohM , I Sun 12:00-11:30PM UOOURjT iDv 1/ /) ■ : pump t pwp > w : ■ WWW.yogurtpump.com 106 W. Franklin St (Next to He's Not Here) ■ %■■!■■ fITI tlll llfl WIl IT* INTERESTED IN LAW SCHOOL? 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The committees hope to host more silent discos in the future. Most of the dancers Wednesday pledged their support for more mute dances. “These days, we are all really tired of studying,” said junior Courtney Huffines, dancing in a wild circle with two friends. “Everyone should be able to get out and just dance.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. 9