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To: DMaA who wrote (441912)	8/21/2011 11:00:37 PM
From: Sdgla	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793778

Trip down memory lane.. Barack Obama, one of the leading Democratic candidates for the 2008 US Presidency, promises a new beginning to the American people. His platform rests upon tremendous change in the United States and upon the establishment of a new path for the American government. Here is Obama's platform for the 2008 election on the most central issues in the United States today, according to the Boston Herald. Education 1. He opposes vouchers being used at private schools because he believes they undermine public schools. 2. Calls for higher pay for teachers and pay based on merit as well. Healthcare Fully supports a universal health care plan and has stated that we require a plan with "everybody in, nobody out. A single-payer health care plan, a universal health care plan." Taxes 1. Proposed an $80 million dollar tax cut for the poor and middle class 2. Spoke out against estate tax cuts Budget Deficit 1. Eliminate tax credits that are no longer useful 2. Clost corporate tax loophole 3. Restore the PAYGO policy, which does not allow federal spending without a plan to make up for lost revenue. Foreign Policy 1. Hopes to bring a "responsible" end to the war in Iraq as soon as possible. 2. Rebuild and construct alliances worldwide in order to battle such problems as global warming 3. Invest in "humanity" by providing foreign aid. 4. Called for an expansion on the United States Armed Forces Immigration 1. Implement a guest worker program, providing a path towards citizenship for all undocumented workers. 2. Supports granting drivers licenses to illegal immigrants 3. Voted for the Secure Fence Act, which would allow 700 miles of fence to be built along the United States-Mexico border. Abortion 1. Abortions should be legal according to Roe vs. Wade. 2. Female contraceptives should be covered by health insurance Gun Control 1. Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic weapons while increasing restrictions on purchasing of firearms. 2. Supports child-safety locks on firearms. Iraq 1. Introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007, which calls for a limit on the number of troops in Iraq, wit the hopes of removing all troops by March 31,2008. 2. He has stated that "no amount of American soldiers can solve the political differences at the heart of somebody else's civil war." Barack Obama promises much change in the United States if he is to take the presidency. Highly liberal in all of his policies, he is likely to completey revamp the path the former Republican government has led us down. As the next American president, he promises change and hope for a better future.