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The U.S. military should increase troop levels in Afghanistan. We will send at least 2 additional combat brigades to Afghanistan.

The U.S. should decrease the size of its nuclear arsenal. We will seek reductions in US and Russian nuclear weapons.

The Palestinian government should recognize Israel as a nation. Help secure a viable Palestinian state living in peace side by side with the Jewish State of Israel.

Programs that teach abstinence as well as pregnancy and disease prevention are successful at reducing abortion rates. Comprehensive sex education reduces the need for abortions

The District of Columbia should have a seat in Congress. We support congressional representation for the citizens of our nation's capital

Regulations on campaign contributions do not violate the First Amendment. We support campaign finance reform

Israel should not recognize Hamas as the leaders of the Palestinian Authority. The US and its Quartet partners should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism.

The United States' strategy in Iraq should be to gradually withdraw military forces from Iraq over the next year regardless of the country's political climate. Complete redeployment within 16 months.

Preemptive military strikes can be justified. We will not hesitate to use force whenever we are attacked or imminently threatened.

The Guantanamo detention center should be closed. We will close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay

The U.S. military should not maintain its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. We support the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

The U.S. should not restrict prisoners' access to lawyers at Guantanamo Bay. We will respect habeas corpus, close Gitmo, the location of many of the worst constitutional abuses in recent years.

Iraq should not be the central front in the war on terror. Iraq was a diversion

The Afghanistan-Pakistan region should have the higher priority in the War on Terrorism. The central front is not Iraq...we will defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The U.S. should not set up permanent military bases in Iraq. We will make clear that we seek no permanent bases in Iraq.

Iraq's oil revenue should be used to finance all of the country's reconstruction. Encourage Iraq's government to devote its oil revenues to reconstruction

Nothing today should be done to Social Security. There are no changes now needed or there is time to address the issues in the future. Democrats don't want any changes made to Social Security

Cindy McCain should release her personal income tax returns. "American people have a right to know"

The U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. "setting a timetable to bring them home"

Congress should not eliminate the estate tax. "Republicans should stop playing politics by giving tax cuts to their special interests friends"

The U.S. should have a proportional representation primary system. DNC requires proportional representation.

Diplomatic measures or pressure are the appropriate next steps that the U.S. should take with North Korea. "Any agreement must have rigorous verification."

The U.S. should engage in bilateral talks with North Korea. "We must also be prepared to talk directly with North Korea."

There should be more measures restricting the right to own and carry a firearm. "Reauthoriz[e] the assault weapons ban, and clos[e] the gun show loophole"

The Second Amendment permits restrictions on an individual's right to purchase firearms. Democrats advocate gun restrictions.

President Bush's federal tax cuts should not be made permanent. "We simply cannot afford the massive Bush tax cuts for the very wealthiest."

The U.S. should not increase the minimum age requirement for receiving Social Security benefits. "We oppose . . . raising the retirement age."

Democracy is the most effective political system. "Americans will be safer in a world of democracies."

The U.S. should increase the size of the military. "We will add 40,000 new soldiers."

The DNC should not allow delegates from Michigan and Florida to be seated after the primaries. The DNC has spoken

The debts of highly indebted African countries should be forgiven. Democrats for Jubilee Act

President Bush should not be impeached. Pelosi, Reid reject impeachment

The U.N. should impose sanctions on Iran. 90%+ of Dems vote for sanctions

Social Security should not include private retirement accounts. Dems Call Privatization an "Immoral Burden" on the Next Generation

The U.S. should not end the embargo against Cuba. 'Increase political and diplomatic pressure'

Iraq is engaged in a civil war. Reaching for the dictionary

The U.S. should not deploy more troops to Iraq. Democrats United Against Bush's New Plan

John Bolton's nomination should not be confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 'No point in considering Mr. Bolton's nomination again'

The U.S. should comply with the Geneva Conventions in the interrogation of suspected terrorists. 'A crime of universal jurisdiction'

The U.S. should not institute a national ID card system. H.R. 4844, a bill that would disenfranchise thousands of voters