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Legislation and the Law

2008 Presidential Nominees


The nominees for this year’s Presidential election are presumptively set. Barring an extraordinary turn of events, Barack Obama will represent the Democratic Party, and John McCain will represent the Republican Party. It is up to you to decide who is the better candidate to lead our country into the future.

Be an educated voter! Visit each campaign's website to learn more about each candidate's policy positions on the issues that are most important to you.

Barack Obama
www.barackobama.com
Contact the campaign: (866) 675-2008

John McCain
www.johnmccain.com
Contact the campaign: (703) 418-2008

Check out the following web resources to see how the candidates compare on issues that matter to you?

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) 2008 Presidential Election Action Center
www.aapd-dc.org/News/election/peac2008.php
See how the candidates compare on disability-related issues.

Council on Foreign Relations: Issue Tracker
www.cfr.org/campaign2008/trackers.html
Learn how the candidates stand on such Foreign Relations issues as relations and polcies on North Korea, Cuba, India, Iran, Irag, etc., Energy Policy, Domestic Intelligence, Defense Policy, Trade, and much more.

health08.org
www.health08.org/sidebyside.cfm
See a more in depth side by side comparison of the candidate’s positions on health care.

New York Times Election Guide: The Issues
politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/issues/index.html
See a side by side comparison on McCain’s and Obama’s positions on abortion, climate change, economy/taxes, health care, housing, immigration, and Iran/Iraq.

taxpolicycenter.org
www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/election_issues_matrix.cfm
See a more in depth side by side comparison on how the candidates’ stand on tax-related issues.


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