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Governor Blagojevich should resign. "We write to insist that you step down as Governor of Illinois..."

The U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. Byrd voted for joint resolution to revise policy on Iraq.

Congress should pass the Webb-Hagel G.I. Bill. Byrd is a co-sponsor of S. 22.

Barack Obama should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. "a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian"

Congress should not place a moratorium on earmarks. "challenges the most basic tenet of our political system"

The Guantanamo detention center should be closed. Cosponser of the S. 1469: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) should not include immunity for telecom companies. Byrd voted to strike immunity provisions for telecom providers

Iraq should be divided into three autonomous regions. Byrd voted for Iraqi federalism

The U.S. should expand coal-to-liquid fuel production. Byrd Co-Sponsored "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007"

The U.S. should not declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization. Byrd voted against the amendment

Iraq is engaged in a civil war. "This Bill Points Us Out Of The Civil War In Iraq"

People residing illegally in the United States should not be offered a path to citizenship. Opposed Bill Granting Citenzenship

Roe v. Wade should not be overturned. Re-Affirmed Vote

There should be more measures restricting the right to own and carry a firearm. Byrd would have extended assault weapons ban

The U.S. should end the embargo against Cuba. Byrd says no to embargo

The government should not be able to access your financial, library, travel, video rental, phone, medical, and religious records without your knowledge or consent. "Values of freedom, justice and equality received a trampling"

The U.S. should build a fence along the Mexican border. Byrd voted to build the fence

The invasion of Iraq has not been successful. "A Failed War"

Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, it was not justified. "This is the Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again."

EVIDENCE: Should gun owners be allowed to carry guns in national parks? Yes

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