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There are not persuasive non-religious reasons for prohibiting abortions. Costa believes abortions should always be legal

Parental Consent should be required in the abortion decision of a minor. I am pro-choice and support parental consent for minors.

The U.S. should not set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. Costa voted against a timetable.

The District of Columbia should have a seat in Congress. Costa voted for the D.C. House Voting Rights Act

Barack Obama should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. Costa Endorses Obama

EVIDENCE: Should Georgia become a member of NATO? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. have an official language? Yes.

EVIDENCE: Should elections be held on the weekend? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should early voting be permitted? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Kosovo be recognized as an independent state? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress eliminate the estate tax? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. implement a guest-worker program? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should people residing illegally in the United States be offered a path to citizenship? Yes

EVIDENCE: What role should the U.S. play, if any, in the Israel-Palestine peace process? An active role. U.S. leaders should actively pressure both sides to seek a peaceful resolution.

EVIDENCE: Can preemptive military strikes be justified? Yes

EVIDENCE: Does Iran pose a significant threat to America's national security? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. try to prevent nuclear proliferation in other nations? Yes.

EVIDENCE: Should Congress pass a resolution identifying the Armenian killings during World War I as genocide? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress pass President Obama's $819 billion stimulus package? Yes

UNKNOWN: Has the invasion of Iraq been successful?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. negotiate with Iran directly?

UNKNOWN: Has the surge in military troops made progress in Iraq?

UNKNOWN: What should be the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan?

UNKNOWN: What is your view on gun control laws?

UNKNOWN: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be the President of the United States?

UNKNOWN: When should the government permit late term abortions?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.N. impose sanctions on Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should Georgia become a member of NATO?

UNKNOWN: What are the appropriate next steps that the U.S. should take with Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should people residing illegally in the United States be offered a path to citizenship?

UNKNOWN: Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act constitutional?

UNKNOWN: Does Iran pose a significant threat to America's national security?

UNKNOWN: Should Iran be held accountable for Hezbollah's actions?

UNKNOWN: Will the Russia-Georgia conflict lead to another Cold War?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. build a fence along the Mexican border?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, was it justified?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. try to prevent nuclear proliferation in other nations?

UNKNOWN: Should Roe v. Wade be overturned?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available now, was the invasion of Iraq justified?