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John Edwards on the Issues  
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Here is where democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards stands on the issues.

	Abortion: Right to abortion is constitutionally protected. Expand embryonic stem cell research.
	Budget/Economy: More funds for education, health care, and defense.
	Civil Rights: I support affirmative action. Let each state decide about civil unions and gay marriage.
	Crime: Death penalty OK despite flaws, on state-by-state decision.
	Drugs: Supports drug courts and alternatives to incarceration.
	Education: Pay for college tuition in exchange for part-time work. New Deal for Teachers: more pay & scholarships.
	Energy/Oil: Convert agricultural waste into energy products.
	Environment: Protect ANWR, lead in global warming battle. EPA must do better on mercury clean-up.
	Families/Children: Relief for working parents via taxes & schools.
	Foreign Policy: America should lead by extending a hand, not a fist.
	Free Trade: Renegotiate NAFTA rather than cancel it.
	Gun Control: Hunting is fine, but criminals & kids should have limits.
	Health Care: Double the funding to fight the global AIDS epidemic. Start providing health insurance for every child in America.
	Homeland Security: Improve intelligence capabilities to counter terrorism. Cut off terrorists funds.
	Immigration: Welcome immigrants with earned legalization program.
	Jobs: Provide tax breaks for companies that keep jobs in America.
	Social Security: Federal match for every dollar put into savings.
	Tax Reform: For more tax cuts for middle class, not multimillionaires.
	Technology: Achieve high-speed Internet access for all Americans.
	War: Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now recants his vote.
	Poverty: Fully fund AmeriCorps.

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