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Abortion
M McCain campaign: "Human Dignity and the Sanctity of Life" (johnmccain.com)
O Obama campaign on women's issues (barackobama.com)
» New York Times election guide: Abortion (nytimes.com)
» Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: "The Candidates on Abortion" (pewforum.org)
» CNN election guide: Abortion (cnn.com)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Abortion" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Abortion" (ontheissues.org)
» MSNBC's election guide: Abortion (msnbc.msn.com)
Evangelicals, black and white, are divided by faith, race and politics (thetakeaway.org) Patchwork Nation: Evangelical Epicenters and "The Sarah Palin Effect" (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Reproductive Health" topic page (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Family and Children" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Climate
O Obama campaign on energy and the environment (barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign on climate change (johnmccain.com)
M McCain campaign on natural resources and environmental stewardship (johnmccain.com)
» New York Times election guide: Climate Change (nytimes.com)
» The Brookings Institution's Candidate Issue Index: Climate Change (brookings.edu)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Environment" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Environment" (ontheissues.org)
Where the candidates stand on energy and the environment (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Climate Change" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Consumer Product Safety
O Obama campaign: "Protecting American Families from Harmful Lead-based Toys" (barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign: "Obama vows to protect children from harmful lead-based Toys" (barackobama.com)
The Takeaway's "Health" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Economy
O Obama campaign on the economy(barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign: "Barack Obama's Comprehensive Tax Plan"(barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign: "Comparing the Obama and McCain Tax Plan"(barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign: "The Tax Facts: The Truth about the Obama Tax Plan"(barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign on the Economy(johnmccain.com)
M McCain campaign: "Taxes: Simpler, Fair, Pro-Growth and Competitive"(johnmccain.com)
»New York Times election guide: Economy/Taxes(nytimes.com)
»BBC News compares the candidates' economic plans(bbc.co.uk)
»On the Issues: "John McCain on Budget and Economy"(ontheissues.org)
»On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Budget and Economy"(ontheissues.org)
»On the Issues: "John McCain on Jobs"(ontheissues.org)
»On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Jobs"(ontheissues.org)
»On the Issues: "John McCain on Tax Reform"(ontheissues.org)
»On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Tax Reform"(ontheissues.org)
»MIT professors examine the candidates' tax policies(web.mit.edu)
»The Tax Policy Center analyzes the McCain and Obama tax plans(taxpolicycenter.org)
»The Tax Policy Center lists the tax proposals of McCain and Obama(taxpolicycenter.org)
»MSNBC's election guide: Taxes(msnbc.msn.com)
The economic plans of Barack Obama and John McCain(thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Economy" topic page(thetakeaway.org)Education
M McCain campaign on education (johnmccain.com)
O Obama campaign on education (barackobama.com)
» New York Times election guide: Education (nytimes.com)
» Azcentral.com's guide to the candidates and education (azcentral.com)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Education" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Education" (ontheissues.org)
Patchwork Nation: Race and education issues permeate "Minority Central" (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Education" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Energy
O Obama campaign on energy (barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign: "New Energy for America" (barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign on energy (johnmccain.com)
» CNN lays out the energy plans of the candidates (cnn.com)
» MarketWatch reviews the candidates' ambitious energy goals (marketwatch.com)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Energy & Oil" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Energy & Oil" (ontheissues.org)
» MSNBC's election guide: Energy (msnbc.msn.com)
Where the candidates stand on energy and the environment (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Natural Resources" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Entitlements
M McCain campaign: "Commitment to America's Service Members: Past and Present" (johnmccain.com)
M McCain campaign on Entitlements and Health Care Reform (johnmccain.com)
O Obama campaign on Seniors and Social Security (barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign on veterans (barackobama.com)
» On the Issues: "John McCain and Social Security" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama and Social Security" (ontheissues.org)
» MSNBC's election guide: Medicare and Social Security (msnbc.msn.com)
Patchwork Nation: Income protection is a top concern in "Emptying Nests" (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Employment and the Work Force" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Healthcare
O Obama campaign on healthcare (barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign on healthcare (johnmccain.com)
» New York Times election guide: Healthcare (nytimes.com)
» Analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation (health08.org)
» Analysis from the Lewin Group (lewin.com)
» Analysis from Health Affairs (healthaffairs.org)
» The Brookings Institution's Candidate Issue Index: Health Care (brookings.edu)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Health Care" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Health Care" (ontheissues.org)
The healthcare plans of John McCain and Barack Obama (thetakeaway.org) What the health of the economy means for healthcare (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Health" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Homeland Security
M McCain campaign on Homeland Security (johnmccain.com)
O Obama campaign on Homeland Security (barackobama.com)
O Obama "Strengthening our Common Security by Investing in our Common Humanity" (barackobama.com)
» Arms Control: "How will the next president reduce nuclear dangers?" (armscontrol.org)
» Arms Control: "Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama Shares Views on Arms Control and Nonproliferation Issues" (armscontrol.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Homeland Security" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Homeland Security" (ontheissues.org)
The Takeaway's "Terrorism and Security" topic page (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Security" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Infrastructure
O Obama campaign on infrastructure (barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign on security and infrastructure (barackobama.com)
» McCain and Obama answer questions about transportation issues in travel magazine VIA (viamagazine.com)
» Reuters compares the candidates' infrastructure priorities (reuters.com)
» The Brookings Institution's Candidate Issue Index: Transportation (brookings.edu)
» Green Tech Plans Hide Obama-McCain Disparity on Infrastructure (popularmechanics.com)
America's infrastructure in crisis (thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "Transportation" topic page (thetakeaway.org)Our Image Abroad
O Obama speaks to Chicago Council about foreign policy and America's international reputation (barackobama.org)
O Obama makes speech about global partnership ("A World that Stands as One") in Berlin (barackobama.com)
» The Telegraph: "McCain vows to fix the world's view of the 'Ugly American'" (telegraph.co.uk)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on Foreign Policy" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on Foreign Policy" (ontheissues.org)
The Takeaway's International Electoral College (thetakeaway.org)Privacy
O Obama campaign on technology(barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign: "Ensuring the Personal Security and Privacy of Americans in the Digital Age"(johnmccain.com)
»The Privacy '08 site's list of privacy issues to watch(privacy08.org)
»Pogo Was Right on candidates' stances on surveillance(pogowasright.org)
The Takeaway's "The Internet and Software" topic page(thetakeaway.org)The Supreme Court
M McCain campaign on judicial philosophy(johnmccain.com)
O Obama on Supreme Court appointments in speech to Planned Parenthood(googlepages.com)
»New York Times election guide: Judges(nytimes.com)
»New York Times comparison of ideologies on judges(nytimes.com)
How the presidential candidates may shape the courts(thetakeaway.org) The Takeaway's "The Supreme Court and Judges" topic page(thetakeaway.org)War
O Obama campaign on Iraq (barackobama.com)
O Obama campaign on Defense (barackobama.com)
M McCain campaign on Iraq (johnmccain.com)
M McCain campaign on National Security (johnmccain.com)
» New York Times election guide: Iraq (nytimes.com)
» Cox News Service compares the candidates' plans for defense spending (palmbeachpost.com)
» On the Issues: "Barack Obama on War & Peace" (ontheissues.org)
» On the Issues: "John McCain on War & Peace" (ontheissues.org)
The Takeaway's "Military" topic page (thetakeaway.org)ARCHIVE
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