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Was invading Iraq a mistake?
Clinton says no. She voted to authorize the war in Iraq and does not believe that her vote was a mistake.
Clinton quoted by the NY Times: "If the most important thing to any of you is choosing someone who did not cast that vote [authorizing the war] or has said his vote was a mistake, then there are others to choose from"
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How long should American troops be in Iraq?
Clinton will bring the majority of American troops home within 1-2 years.
From Clinton's website: "If President Bush does not end the war, when Hillary Clinton is president, she will. Her three-step plan would bring our troops home, work to bring stability to the region, and replace military force with a new diplomatic initiative to engage countries around the world in securing Iraq's future."
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How should the U.S. deal with the threat of a nuclear Iran?
Clinton favors diplomacy with and possible sanctions against Iran.
Remarks by Clinton during a CNN Presidential Debate: "What I think is most important is that we have aggressive diplomacy with Iran... I think sanctioning them and putting some pressure on them is an important part of getting to the diplomatic table with both carrots and sticks. So oppose the rush to war, but get tough and have a diplomatic approach to Iran."
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Should the U.S. military be expanded or downsized?
Clinton will expand the military.
From an article by Clinton in Foreign Affairs magazine: "To help our forces recover from Iraq and prepare them to confront the full range of twenty-first-century threats, I will work to expand and modernize the military so that fighting wars no longer comes at the expense of deployments for long-term deterrence, military readiness, or responses to urgent needs at home."
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What is the best way to improve the American economy?
Clinton will implement more favorable trade policies and create more high tech jobs.
From Clinton's website: "As president, Hillary will: Harness the power of innovation to create high wage jobs of the 21st Century... She will also ensure that trade policies work for average Americans."
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Who needs tax cuts most: lower, middle, or upper-class Americans?
Clinton favors tax cuts for the middle-class.
From Clinton's website: "As president, Hillary will lower taxes for middle class families by: extending the middle class tax cuts including child tax credit and marriage penalty relief, offering new tax cuts for healthcare, college and retirement, and expanding the EITC and the child care tax credit."
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Should government spending increase or decrease?
Clinton believes government spending should decrease.
From Clinton's website: "As president, Hillary will: Return to fiscal responsibility. After six and a half year of President Bush's fiscal irresponsibility, Hillary wants America to regain control of its destiny."
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How should we deal with illegal immigrants currently living in America?
Clinton believes illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. should be given a path to citizenship.
From Clinton's website: "[Clinton] strongly supports the DREAM Act, which provides a path to citizenship through military service or higher education for children who were brought to the U.S. by their parents."
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Should we build a fence between the U.S. and Mexico?
Clinton says yes.
Clinton voted in favor of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 to build 700 miles of fence between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Should abortion be legal?
Clinton believes abortion should be legal.
From Clinton's website: "Hillary has fought the relentless and insidious efforts by far-right Republicans to limit the protections of Roe v Wade, while also working hard to expand access to family planning services."
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Should gun ownership be more regulated or less regulated?
Clinton will increase gun control regulations.
Clinton quoted by CNN: "We have to do more to stand up to those who refuse to believe the reality that guns do kill and that common-sense gun measures can make a difference. I believe we need a comprehensive plan to stop gun violence."
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Should gay marriage be legal?
Clinton would leave the issue of gay marriage to be decided by individual states.
Remarks by Clinton on CBS's Face the Nation: "Yes, I think that [a ban on gay marriage] be a terrible step backwards. It would be the first time we've ever amended the Constitution to deny rights to people. And I think that should be left to the states... Let the states decide what's in their constitutions, what is in their legislative agendas and let it go forward from there."
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Should the government offer affordable healthcare to all Americans?
Clinton will implement a government health plan that offers insurance to all Americans. The plan allows people to opt out for private health care.
From Clinton's website: "Hillary's American Health Choices Plan covers all Americans and improves health care by lowering costs and improving quality. It speaks to American values, American families, and American jobs."
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What is the best way to save the environment and achieve energy independence?
Clinton will give companies incentives to be energy efficient and fund research to develop alternative fuels.
From Clinton's website: "Centered on a cap and trade system for carbon emissions, stronger energy and auto efficiency standards and a significant increase in green research funding, Hillary's plan will reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and address the looming climate crisis."
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Should the government fund research using embryonic stem cells?
Clinton will fund research using embryonic stem cells.
From a Clinton press release: "Hillary will restore the federal government's commitment to science by signing an Executive Order that rescinds President Bush's ban on ethical embryonic stem cell research and promotes stem cell research that complies with the highest ethical standards."
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Was the No Child Left Behind Act a good idea or should it be reformed or abolished?
Clinton believes the No Child Left Behind Act should be reformed.
From Clinton's website: "Among the issues she has fought for and will make a priority as president are: Reforming the No Child Left Behind Act. This law represented a promise -- more resources for schools in exchange for more accountability -- and that promise has not been kept."
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Should English be designated as America's official language?
Clinton says no.
Remarks by Clinton during a CNN debate: "The problem is that if it becomes official instead of recognized as national -- which indeed it is, it is our national language -- if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language. That means you can't have government pay for translators in hospitals so when somebody comes in with some sort of emergency there's nobody there to help translate what their problem is for the doctor. So many of us -- I did, at least -- voted to say that English was our national language, but not the official language because of the legal consequences of that."
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Should waterboarding, an interrogation procedure that gives the sensation of drowning, or torture be used on suspected terrorists?
Clinton says no.
From a letter by Clinton to President Bush: "I write you today to urge you to stand for American values and remove your threat to veto the FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization Bill (H.R. 2082). I urge you to support the humane and effective standards for interrogation adopted by the U.S. Army; to reverse your opposition to applying these standards to the intelligence agencies, including the CIA and private contractors; and to unequivocally oppose practices like waterboarding, which are immoral, illegal, ineffective, and un-American."
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