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General election debates should include third party candidates. The debates should be broadened to include third party candidates and independents

The U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. Lewis voted for a timetable in Iraq.

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

Political officials should boycott the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony. "It would be clearly inappropriate for [President Bush] to attend the Olympic Games in China, given the increasingly repressive nature of that country’s government."

The U.S. embargo on Cuba has not been effective. Letter From Congress to Secretary of State Rice

Congress should pass a resolution identifying the Armenian killings during World War I as genocide. Co-sponser of Bill to affirm the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution

Barack Obama should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. Lewis Says He's Endorsing Obama

The U.S. should reinstate the draft. Lewis co-sponsored bill to reinstate the draft

Congress should not approve arms sales to Saudi Arabia. John Lewis signed letter opposing earlier sale to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. military should not maintain its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Lewis is a co-sponsor

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. negotiate with Iran directly? Yes

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

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. go to war with Iran if it does not end its nuclear weapons program? No

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: What parental involvement should be required in the abortion decision of a minor?

UNKNOWN: When should the government permit late term abortions?

UNKNOWN: Should Georgia become a member of NATO?

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

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

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

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

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?

UNKNOWN: Can preemptive military strikes be justified?

UNKNOWN: Can the use of torture as an interrogation technique be justified?

UNKNOWN: Should President Bush's federal tax cuts be made permanent?

UNKNOWN: Who will win the 2008 presidential election? (time remaining: 92 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes)

UNKNOWN: Should Social Security include private retirement accounts?