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Homeland security
Candidates have proposed different ways to conduct the war on terror, especially in the areas of gathering intelligence to prevent domestic attacks and how to keep terrorists from entering the country.
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DEMOCRATS
Hillary ClintonVoted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for reauthorization in 2006. Voted against S.1927, the Protect America Act, which amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Said: "There is no better way to combat anti-Americanism than to do our best to demonstrate that America is invested in lifting up people around the world." Believes the U.S. must "…renew those alliances around the world, around a common set of goals including combating genocide, expanding human rights, promoting reconciliation through diplomacy, stopping nuclear proliferation, and addressing global warming." Believes most significant threat to national security is nuclear proliferation. Would close the controversial prison at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which currently holds hundreds of suspected terrorists and other detainees.
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Barack ObamaWill implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations. Provide greater technical assistance to local and state first responders and increase funding for reliable, interoperable communications systems. Develop a meaningful critical infrastructure protection plan. Will secure chemical plants and ensure safe, secure disposal of nuclear waste. Will improve U.S. intelligence system by creating a senior position to coordinate domestic intelligence gathering; establishing a grant program to support thousands more state and local level intelligence analysts and increase U.S. capacity to share intelligence across all levels of government. Voted to reauthorize Patriot Act in 2006, but would revise it. Would update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to provide greater oversight and accountability to the congressional Intelligence Committees to prevent future threats to the rule of law. Would close the controversial prison at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which currently holds hundreds of suspected terrorists and other detainees.
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OUT OF THE RACE: Joe Biden | Chris Dodd | John Edwards | Mike Gravel | Dennis Kucinich | Bill Richardson
REPUBLICANS
John McCainVoted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its reauthorization in 2006. Was not present for vote on amending FISA in August 2006. Would revitalize U.S. public diplomacy and work to recreate an independent agency with the sole purpose of getting America's message to the world. Would set up a new civil-military agency patterned after the Office of Strategic Services in World War II. Said: "The State Department and other agencies need to enhance their ability to send more experts to rebuild war-torn lands -- or, better still, bolster peaceful development to reduce the chances of war breaking out in the first place." Would create an Army Adviser Corps with 20,000 soldiers who would work with friendly militaries abroad. Would increase the number of personnel in information operations, Special Forces, civil affairs, military policing, military intelligence and other disciplines. Would increase numbers in Army and Marines and spend more on defense budget. Would close the controversial prison at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which currently holds hundreds of suspected terrorists and other detainees.
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Ron PaulVoted against the Patriot Act in 2001 and its reauthorization in 2006. Has sponsored a bill to overturn the Patriot Act. Proposed the Terror Immigration Elimination Act (HR 3217) to toughen standards for visas from countries on the State Department's list of terrorist sponsoring countries in addition to Saudi Arabia . Paul's legislation entitled The Marque and Reprisal Act of 2007 (HR 3216) makes the surgical strike option available to the president in United States' mission to capture Bin Laden. Read more about Paul's policies on terrorism:
OUT OF THE RACE: Sam Brownback | Jim Gilmore | Rudy Giuliani | Mike Huckabee | Duncan Hunter | Mitt Romney | Tom Tancredo | Fred Thompson | Tommy Thompson
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