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Books by and about 2016 presidential candidates |
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Hard Choices, by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Crippled America , by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
American Dreams, by Marco Rubio (2015) |
Taking a Stand, by Rand Paul (2015) |
Unintimidated, by Scott Walker (2013) |
A Time for Truth, by Ted Cruz (2015) |
One Nation, by Ben Carson (2014) |
Trump/Pence vs. Clinton/Kaine On the Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Living History , by Hillary Rodham Clinton (2003) |
Between Hope and History , by Bill Clinton (1996) |
In Harm’s Way , by Dr. Jill Stein (2000) |
Democrat vs. Republican vs. Green vs. Libertarian, Four Party's Presidential Nominees On The Issues (2016) |
Books by and about 2012 presidential candidates |
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Ten Letters
about Pres. Barack Obama (2011)
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Do Not Ask What Good We Do
about Rep. Paul Ryan (2012)
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Julian Castro: Too-tight credit market hurts minority home ownership.
Rahm Emanuel: Economy was in freefall in 2008; we're still recovering.
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Civil Rights
Tom Vilsack: Resolved all USDA discrimination lawsuits.
Thomas Perez: Make good on opportunity for people with disabilities.
Thomas Perez: Expand opportunity for marginalized communities.
Thomas Perez: Women still earn 77 cents on the dollar compared to men.
Arne Duncan: Same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry.
Tom Vilsack: 2011: Gay marriage at state level only, for now.
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Drugs
Tom Vilsack: $51.4 million for opioid abuse clinics in rural communities.
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Education
Hilda Solis: $500M for businesses partnerships at community colleges.
Arne Duncan: Engage innovation community with early learning community.
Kathleen Sebelius: Engage innovation community with early learning community.
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Energy & Oil
Tom Vilsack: Bio-based energy for greater independence and flexibility.
Steven Chu: Increase Efficiency and Conservation of Energy.
Steven Chu: Coal is my worst nightmare.
Steven Chu: Nuclear waste issues are still not fully resolved.
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Environment
Julian Castro: At HUD: $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition.
Julian Castro: More funding for lead-safe regulations in low-income housing.
Thomas Perez: Coal dust: Shouldn't sacrifice your life for your livelihood.
Kathleen Sebelius: Environmental justice strategy: protect polluted communities.
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Families & Children
Tom Vilsack: Born into an orphanage and adopted in 1951.
Thomas Perez: Expand access to paid leave & overtime protections.
Thomas Perez: US Is only industrialized nation without paid family leave.
Thomas Perez: Focus on reducing child labor internationally.
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Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton: Work toward Arab Spring not being hijacked by extremists.
Hillary Clinton: 1% of budget on foreign aid maintains our global leadership.
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Free Trade
Tom Vilsack: Government negotiations facilitate favorable trade.
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Health Care
Thomas Perez: ObamaCare is an important part of anti-poverty efforts.
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Homeland Security
Thomas Perez: DOL helped reduce veteran unemployment from 8.7% to 4.3%.
Hillary Clinton: We responded to Benghazi immediately, and for the long run.
Chuck Hagel: Supports the full repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Chuck Hagel: Hezbollah & Hamas are terrorists; Israeli self-defense ok.
Chuck Hagel: Regrets using the term "Jewish lobby" for pro-Israel groups.
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Immigration
Janet Napolitano: Deferring DREAMer deportations about priorities, not policy.
Thomas Perez: Fixing broken system brings 11M workers out of shadows.
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Jobs
Thomas Perez: Long-overdue increase in the minimum wage, and index it.
Thomas Perez: Include homecare workers in minimum wage & overtime laws.
Thomas Perez: Full-time minimum wage workers should not live in poverty.
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Principles & Values
Thomas Perez: First Latino elected to the Montgomery County Council.
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Social Security
Thomas Perez: Can't cling to defined benefit mentality in modern world.
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Technology
Tom Vilsack: Bio-based products reduce rural American unemployment.
Hillary Clinton: PIPA: When information is stifled, Internet is diminished.
Hillary Clinton: WikiLeaks tears at fabric of government.
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War & Peace
Hillary Clinton: Policy of prevention, not containment, on Iranian nukes.
Chuck Hagel: Keep options beyond containment for Iran.
Hillary Clinton: Agrees with Newt Gingrich that Iraq policy is a mess.
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Welfare & Poverty
Julian Castro: ConnectHome: make HUD the Department of Opportunity.
Thomas Perez: War on Poverty has reduced poor from 30% to 13%.
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