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Hillary Clinton would not have beaten John McCain by a wider margin than Barack Obama.

Company-mandated random drug testing is an invasion of privacy. Absolutely, in the worst way. Ridiculous.

Obama's foreign trip will have a positive effect have on his candidacy.

Vice presidential candidates do influence the outcome of elections. Sometimes...

The government agencies should fund gun-related policy research.

KBR should be held responsible for the electrocution deaths of American soldiers.

Military experience is not an important qualification for the presidency. Not necessarily. If the US government ever becomes a military regime, different story.

The U.S. military should not award the Purple Heart to soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

War can be justified.

Congress should pass the Webb-Hagel G.I. Bill.

Michelle Obama will neither be an asset nor a liability for her husband in the general election. Too early to tell. (Republicans are targeting her? What a shock.)

Michael Bloomberg should run for Governor of New York State.

It is not appropriate to compare the War on Terror to World War II.

The U.S. government should not privatize the Postal Service.

George W. Bush's comments to the Knesset were not appropriate.

Gun owners should not be allowed to carry guns in national parks.

Women should be allowed in forward support companies working with combat battalions.

The federal government should subsidize Amtrak.

People convicted of felonies should have voting rights.

Barack Obama's association with Jeremiah Wright will not prevent him from winning the Democratic nomination. No, but it could prevent him from winning the election.

Debates do have a significant impact on voters.

Residents of Puerto Rico should vote in U.S. presidential elections.

Undecided superdelegates should declare their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee before the convention.

Barack Obama's remark about small-town voters was not elitist.

U.S. citizens should be required to pass an exam to own a gun.

Preemptive military strikes can be justified.

Hillary Clinton should not drop out of the presidential race.

The U.S. embargo on Cuba has not been effective.

The Guantanamo detention center should be closed.

The U.S. should have an official language.

The U.S. should end the embargo against Cuba. A lot has changed since 1962. I think this would be beneficial for both countries.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama should run on the same ticket. But it'll only happen if it's Clinton/Obama, not the other way...

Al Gore will not endorse a candidate in the 2008 Democratic primary.

The Afghanistan-Pakistan region should have the higher priority in the War on Terrorism.

Pharmacists should be required to fill birth-control prescriptions. If you have moral problems with a country's (legal) pharmaceutical drugs, don't be a pharmacist in that country.

Hillary Clinton benefits more from John Edwards' departure.

Race will negatively affect Barack Obama's candidacy. Sadly, I think it will lose him more votes than win them. But I'd love to be proven wrong.

Media coverage of Hillary Clinton's candidacy was not fair. I'm not a Hill fan myself, but geez, the media are having a field day with the woman. I don't remember this kind of scrutiny and lack of respect for any man who ever ran for president. At least, in my lifetime.

Oprah Winfrey's endorsement will have a positive impact on Barack Obama's candidacy.

'Waterboarding' should be characterized as torture. What else would you call a technique that simulates drowning and causes extreme psychological distress?