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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Sought death penalty moratorium; voted not to limit appeals |
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Has backed more funding for treatment, penalties for sales |
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Co-sponsored bill to prohibit concealed weapons |
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Backs rebuilding crumbling schools, raising federal funding |
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Opposes judges who are 'hostages' to right-wing ideology |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Re-evaluate every death row case; states have right to impose |
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Against decriminalizing marijuana |
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Close gun show loophole; ban assault weapons; use gun-buying data |
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Universal preschool; invest in teachers, facilities; tuition grants |
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Lauds Breyer; says he would appoint moderate justices |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Apply only for extreme crimes; calls for inquiry into system |
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Do not decriminalize drugs, but drug use public health issue |
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Keep federal laws; improve enforcement; give states leeway |
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Calls NCLB Act a "huge unfunded mandate" |
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Appoint judges based on experience and merit, not litmus tests |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Supports death penalty |
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Expand treatment for at-risk youth; improve drug sentencing |
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Favors gun show background checks, assault weapons ban |
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Voted for NCLB; proposes federal aid to hire more teachers |
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No public position; member of Senate Judiciary Committee |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Supports death penalty and reforms assuring accused's rights |
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Beef up border patrols to curb drug imports into U.S. |
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Ban assault weapons; test backgrounds; fix gun show loophole |
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Create ROTC-modeled teacher corps, preschool at all schools |
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Pledges diversity, center-left beliefs in judge ap- pointments |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Supports death penalty; pushed executing drug chiefs |
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Supported tougher ecstasy penalties; backs drug-control efforts |
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Supports gun control measures; would close gun show loophole |
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Would boost college aid, fund NCLB, ensure local flexibility |
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Would promote gender, racial, ethnic diversity in courts |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion; planning resources |
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Opposes death penalty |
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More police; aggressively target traffickers; fund treatment |
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Close gun show loophole; require child safety locks |
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Bar vouchers; fully fund NCLB, special ed., school building |
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Appoint judges committed to law, civil and abortion rights |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Opposes death penalty |
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Treat addiction as health issue; allow medical marijuana |
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Co- sponsored bills on gun safety, Gun control enforcement |
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Boost funding; grant incentives for poor to pursue education |
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Open to nominating GLBT, pro-abortion individuals |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Supports death penalty |
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Record favoring tougher approach to drug offenses |
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Co-sponsor Gun Show Loophole Closing and Gun Law Enforcement Act |
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Criticized Bush administration for not fully funding NCLB |
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Name justices who will "protect the rights of all Americans" |
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Supports a woman's right to an abortion |
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Opposes death penalty |
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No public position available |
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Supports licensing and registration of handguns |
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Would fully fund NCLB act |
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No public position available |
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Opposes except cases of rape, incest or to save woman's life |
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Supports death penalty |
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Reduce illegal drug usage by 10 percent over two years |
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Protect gunmakers from lawsuits |
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Signed NCLB; federal budget has not fully funded legislation |
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Has cited Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia as model justices |
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Abortion |
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Drug policy |
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Education reform |
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Supreme Court |
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