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Romney on the state of the nation

Romney on the state of the nation

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“I'm not running on President Bush's record. President Bush can talk about his record. Washington is badly broken.”

McCain on the state of the nation

McCain on the state of the nation

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“Senator McCain, are Americans better off than they were eight years ago?”

Huckabee on the state of the nation

Huckabee on the state of the nation

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“Governor Huckabee, if you can, briefly: Are we better off than we were eight years ago?”

Paul on the state of the nation

Paul on the state of the nation

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“Are we better off than we were eight years ago?”

Romney on McCain's conservative record

Romney on McCain's conservative record

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“you've spent the last several days warning voters that John McCain as president would follow, quote, "a liberal, Democratic course." But doesn't he have a pretty mainstream conservative record?”

McCain on his conservative record & Romney's time as Massachusetts governor

McCain on his conservative record & Romney's time as Massachusetts governor

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“Let me just say I'm proud of my conservative record. It's one of reaching across the aisle to get things done for Americans.”

Romney on his record as Massachusetts governor

Romney on his record as Massachusetts governor

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“A lot of people talk about health care. I'm the only one that got the job done. I got health insurance for all our citizens.”

Huckabee on his conservative record

Huckabee on his conservative record

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“Rush Limbaugh says if you or Senator McCain were nominated, would be the nominee, you would "destroy the Republican Party." Your reaction?”

Romney on Massachusetts state fees

Romney on Massachusetts state fees

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“How do you reconcile your policies as governor with your claim to be the authentic conservative?”

McCain on California's environmental policies

McCain on California's environmental policies

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“Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed that California be allowed to implement much tougher environmental regulations than the rest of the country. The Bush administration rejected California's request. Do you side with the governor or with the president?”

Romney on California's environmental policies

Romney on California's environmental policies

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“Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed that California be allowed to implement much tougher environmental regulations than the rest of the country. The Bush administration rejected California's request. Do you side with the governor or with the president?”

Huckabee on California's environmental policies

Huckabee on California's environmental policies

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“Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed that California be allowed to implement much tougher environmental regulations than the rest of the country. The Bush administration rejected California's request. Do you side with the governor or with the president?”

Paul on California's environmental policies

Paul on California's environmental policies

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“Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed that California be allowed to implement much tougher environmental regulations than the rest of the country. The Bush administration rejected California's request. Do you side with the governor or with the president?”

Huckabee on his plan for the economy

Huckabee on his plan for the economy

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“You've suggested that spending federal highway money to widen I-95 from Bangor to Miami would do more to help the nation's economy. How is that idea different from the big- government projects that we usually associate with Democrats?”

Romney on Huckabee's plan for the economy

Romney on Huckabee's plan for the economy

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“What do you think of Governor Huckabee's economic stimulus proposal?”

Paul on Huckabee's plan for the economy

Paul on Huckabee's plan for the economy

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“What do you think of Governor Huckabee's economic stimulus proposal?”

McCain on avoiding foreclosure

McCain on avoiding foreclosure

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“Do you have a plan to help people with bad credit get lower interest rates so they can keep those homes and avoid foreclosure?”

McCain on his tax cut record

McCain on his tax cut record

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“Recently you've been saying that you opposed the tax cuts because they weren't offset by spending cuts. But back when you actually voted against the cuts, you said you opposed them because they favored the wealthy too much. So which is it?”

Romney on tax cuts

Romney on tax cuts

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“Governor Romney, what do you think of Senator McCain's response?”

Huckabee on immigration

Huckabee on immigration

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“In order to curb illegal immigration, do you support making changes in the law that would give citizenship only to children who are born to parents who are legally in this country at the time the child is born?”

Romney on immigration

Romney on immigration

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“You've said that under your plan, a lot of illegal immigrants could be deported within 90 days. How could that happen? How could we do it that quickly?”

McCain on immigration

McCain on immigration

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“Your original immigration proposal back in 2006 was much broader and included a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who were already here. At this point, if your original proposal came to a vote on the Senate floor, would you vote for it?”

Huckabee on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

Huckabee on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

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“Was Sandra Day O'Connor the right choice for Supreme Court justice?”

Paul on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

Paul on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

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“Was Sandra Day O'Connor the right choice for Supreme Court justice?”

McCain on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

McCain on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

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“Was Sandra Day O'Connor the right choice for Supreme Court justice?”

Romney on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

Romney on Sandra Day O'Connor and Supreme Court nominees

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“Was Sandra Day O'Connor the right choice for Supreme Court justice?”

Romney on the state of the Republican Party

Romney on the state of the Republican Party

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“Is the Republican Party better off than it was eight years ago?”

Romney on Iraq and timelines

Romney on Iraq and timelines

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“Senator McCain has said over and over again that you supported a timetable for a phased withdrawal from Iraq. Is that true?”

McCain on Romney's endorsement of a timed withdrawal from Iraq

McCain on Romney's endorsement of a timed withdrawal from Iraq

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“Well, of course, he said he wanted a timetable. ”

Romney on McCain's claim that he endorses Iraq timetables

Romney on McCain's claim that he endorses Iraq timetables

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“'Bush and Maliki need to set up a number of timetables and milestones but that these should not be announced to the world because we dont want them (the terrorists) just lying in the weeds and waiting for us to leave.' What did you mean by that statement?”

McCain on Romney's endorsement of timetables part 2

McCain on Romney's endorsement of timetables part 2

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“The debate after the election of 2006 was whether we were going to have timetables for withdrawal or not. Your answer should have been no.”

Paul on the future of Iraq and US foreign policy

Paul on the future of Iraq and US foreign policy

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“Do you agree with Senator McCain's statement that the United States might need to have U.S. troops in Iraq for as long as even 100 years?”

Huckabee on the future of Iraq

Huckabee on the future of Iraq

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“Do you agree with Senator McCain's statement that the United States might need to have U.S. troops in Iraq for as long as even 100 years?”

McCain on the future number of U.S. troops in Iraq

McCain on the future number of U.S. troops in Iraq

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“It's a false argument.”

Huckabee on Russia

Huckabee on Russia

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“When you look at President Putin, what do you see?”

Romney on Russia

Romney on Russia

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“Governor Romney, your thoughts on Vladimir Putin?”

McCain on his ability to restore the economy

McCain on his ability to restore the economy

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“What makes you more qualified than Mitt Romney, a successful CEO and businessman, to manage our economy?”

Romney on why he's better than McCain on the economy

Romney on why he's better than McCain on the economy

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“Is Senator McCain a better leader in terms of the economy?”

Romney on leadership and the job of Commander-in-Chief

Romney on leadership and the job of Commander-in-Chief

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“What makes you more qualified than John McCain to run the military as commander-in-chief?”

McCain on leadership and the job of Commander-in-Chief

McCain on leadership and the job of Commander-in-Chief

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“Is Governor Romney ready to be a military commander?”

Paul on leadership, management, and fixing the economy

Paul on leadership, management, and fixing the economy

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“Congressman Paul, what makes you capable of being a leader both on the economy and the military?”

Huckabee on governorship, leadership and states' rights

Huckabee on governorship, leadership and states' rights

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“Governor Huckabee, what makes you qualified on economic issues, on the military?”

Romney on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

Romney on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

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“Would Ronald Reagan endorse you? And if so, why?”

McCain on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

McCain on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

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“Would Ronald Reagan endorse you? And if so, why?”

Paul on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

Paul on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

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“Would Ronald Reagan endorse you? And if so, why?”

Huckabee on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

Huckabee on whether Reagan would have endorsed him

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“Would Ronald Reagan endorse you? And if so, why?”

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