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12. Environmental issues?
B. Reduce pollution from off-road diesel engines.
B. Increase wet lands by 3M.
B. Aggressive program to refurbish inner city slums.
B. Clear skies initiative to reduce SO2 emissions by 70%
B. Conservation reserve program, forest bill.
B. Hydrogen automobile, clean coal.
K. Clear Skies Bill doesn't work.
K. Kyoto Treaty.
B. Kyoto Treaty would have cost many jobs.
B. Quality of air is cleaner in my term.
K. Kyoto Treaty was flawed.

13. Can US be competitive in manufacturing given pay wages needed?
K. Manufacturing jobs credit.
K. Lower cost of health care.
K. Increased education spending.
K. Energy independence.
B. Lower cost of health care with medical liability reform.
B. Allow small businesses to pool together to get health care.
B. Best way to keep jobs here is to have an energy plan.
B. Less regulations, legal reforms, keep taxes low.
B. Most small businesses pay taxes at > $200k level.
K. Can't stop all outsourcing. Create fair playing field.
14. Patriot Act. Why are my rights being watered down?
B. I really don't think your rights are being watered down.
B. Patriot Act frees FBI from compartmentalized information.
K. (List of people against Patriot Act)
K. I believe in Patriot Act, but Patriot Act is wrong?

15. Research w only adult or umbilical cord stem cells. Not embryonic?
K. We need to use embryonic stem cells, ethically of course.
B. Embryonic stem cell research requires destroying lives.
B. I'm first President to fund ESC research.
B. Due to ethics, I've decided to not allocate new funding to ESC.
B. Balance science and concern for life.
K. President has not opened up enough lines of ESC research.
K. I will open up many more lines. (Tacitly admits he's killing life).

16. Vacancy in Supreme Court today. Who would you choose and why?
B. I don't know.
B. Someone who doesn't allow personal opinion before the law.
B. No judge who would strike down pledge of allegiance in school.
B. Strict constructionist.
K. Mark of a good justice is non-biased writings/decisions.
K. Also want law abiding justices.

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