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It is not appropriate for candidates to accept donations from minors.
The U.S. should not provide additional financial assistance to Mexico's war on drugs.
The U.S. should not intervene with military force if Iran attacks Israel.
The U.S. should play a somewhat active role in the Israel-Palestine peace process. U.S. pressure should be brought to bear only on the side that resists peace.
The EU should not deploy U.S. missile defense shields.
Military experience is not an important qualification for the presidency.
The U.S. should offer incentives to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program.
The U.S. military should award the Purple Heart to soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The current generation of electronic voting machines is not sufficiently secure, reliable and comprehensible to ensure that votes will be counted properly.
Iraq's national oil industry should not be privatized.
The U.S. government should assassinate Osama bin Laden.
Oprah Winfrey's endorsement will have a positive impact on Barack Obama's candidacy.
Michelle Obama will be an asset for her husband in the general election.
Barack Obama will win the 2008 presidential election. I have to believe Obama will win.
Police should not take photo surveillance at public demonstrations.
There is no evidence of any kind of activity that could have been discovered to justify the invasion, justifying evidence has to be obtained PRIOR to invading.
It is not appropriate to compare the War on Terror to World War II.
Gun owners should not be allowed to carry guns in national parks.
John McCain should not be required to release his psychiatric records. Wow, this is a tough call. On the one hand, voters need to know the state of mind of a candidate while these records should remain private.
Congress should not suspend the gas and diesel tax from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2008.
If the U.S. Supreme Court had not intervened, Al Gore would have won the 2000 presidential election. I'm looking forward to seeing the HBO movie "Recount" since it will show a time in our not-so-long-ago political history of how things could have drastically changed the future had Al Gore made it to the White House.
A presidential run in 2012 is not part of Hillary Clinton’s strategy. I don't think it was part of Clinton's original strategy. I believe she felt 2008 was her year until Obama shook that idea up. Maybe, though, it will have to be part of her "new" strategy, if she doesn't exhaust her finances, as well as herself.
George W. Bush's comments to the Knesset were not appropriate. I've yet to hear one appropriate remark from this inept president.
Iran does not pose a significant threat to America's national security. The problem is, Bush & Co. are trying their best to make it appear that Iran is a significant threat, which is where the problem lies.
Cindy McCain should not release her personal income tax returns.
Barack Obama's association with Jeremiah Wright will prevent him from winning the Democratic nomination.
Barack Obama's remark about small-town voters was not elitist.
Undocumented immigrants who file income tax returns should receive tax rebates.
Debates do have a significant impact on voters.
Undecided superdelegates should declare their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee before the convention.
The U.S. should not use video surveillance on public streets.
A wall along the Mexican border will not decrease the likelihood of terrorists entering the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security is necessary. But one that isn't inept.
Racial profiling should not be used in security screenings.
Political officials should boycott the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony.
Hillary Clinton should not drop out of the presidential race. Hillary Clinton should do what she feels is best in this situation. I would prefer that she hand the keys over to Obama, but it is her right to keep running until there's a clear finish.
The U.S. should have a winner-take-all primary system.
Florida and Michigan should restage Democratic presidential primary elections.
John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.
Eliot Spitzer should resign for his involvement in a prostitution ring. It isn't so much the sexual act that would be the reason for Spitzer's need to resign, but for how he paid for his entertainment. Whose money was he using? If Spitzer used his own money, then I would have less reason to want him to resign. The fact that h