The presidential candidates, John Kerry and George W. Bush, take substantially different stands on crucial issues for working-class families, students, seniors, women, African Americans, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans. The third presidential debate, Wednesday, Oct. 13, will focus on domestic issues.
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| * Keeping abortion safe and legal |
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| * Reducing domestic violence w/Violence Against Women Act |
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| On civil rights: | ||
| * Affirmative action |
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| * National review of death penalty |
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| * Refuses to write anti-gay discrimination into U.S. Constitution |
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| On jobs & economy: | ||
| * Closing tax loopholes for corporations who move jobs overseas |
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| * Mandatory national minimum wage increase |
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| * Protect Social Security by rejecting risky privatization |
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| On tax breaks for the rich: | ||
| * Roll back huge tax cuts for the wealthy |
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| * Stop tax breaks for corporations that outsource |
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| On health care: | ||
| * Comprehensive Medicare and health care reform plan |
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| * Reforming Bush Medicare plan, which largely benefited drug companies |
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| On environment: | ||
| * Mandatory clean air emissions standards |
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| * Protect the Arctic Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling |
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| On workers’ rights: | ||
| * Employee Free Choice Act, gives workers power to choose whether to have a union, free from employer intimidation |
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