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My dad is a veteran receiving medical care from the VA. How are you planning to make considerable changes to provide former soldiers like my Dad adequate care versus the sub-par care he is currently receiving? It saddens me to see him in so much pain and the VA wont do anything about it.
— Cheyenne R., 13, of NV My dad is a veteran receiving medical care from the VA. How are you planning to make... more
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Sir, My Name is Cheneir W., I am 17 years old and from GA. I live in a small community that is already suffering from the economy. With the cutbacks that have happened in the past, my school does not have enough text books for each student to have one to take home and this year Gov. Sonny Perdue cut our schools budget even further. My question is, what are you going to do to ensure I get the quality education I deserve and want, so that one day I might be standing in your shoes?
— Cheneir W., 17, of GA Sir, My Name is Cheneir W., I am 17 years old and from GA. I live in a small community... more
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In your view, how should The Full Faith and Credit Clause in the US Constitution apply to legal marriages of gay and lesbian persons? Should they, as their straight counterparts, have their marriages recognized even in states where it would be illegal for them to obtain a marriage license? And if you become President, how would you help the LGBT community with other issues that are important to us, too, such as health care and discrimination in the work place?
— a combination of two questions from David L., 29, of IN, and from Holly B., 20, of CIn your view, how should The Full Faith and Credit Clause in the US Constitution apply... more
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Senators Obama and McCain - Compared to other developed nations, the United States still continues to have a comparatively high unintentional pregnancy rate that can largely be attributed to both the lack of comprehensive sexual education in most schools as well as the lack of contraceptive/alternative resources to young women and men. Senators, what are your views of reproductive rights in America, and how will you work to provide better sex education as AIDS and other venereal diseases become more prevalent in America.
— Kristan C., 18, of CA Senators Obama and McCain - Compared to other developed nations, the United States... more
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The Brookings Institution-Urban Institute Tax Policy Center has found that Senator Obama's fiscal policy would increase the national debt by $3.5 trillion by 2018, while Senator McCain's policy would increase the national debt by $5 trillion by 2018. This is going to be a huge burden on my generation and the future generations. Would you not agree that fiscal solvency and stable money are far more important in the long run, than keeping taxes low or continuing entitlement policies, as both of you, to differing degrees, have proposed?
— Hady M., 18, of FLThe Brookings Institution-Urban Institute Tax Policy Center has found that Senator... more
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The United States currently has 50 percent of the world's prison population, a disproportionate amount of whom are minority youth with limited access to education and economic opportunities. Yet, in our higher education systems, there is an underrepresentation of minority students. How do you feel about this reality and what proactive policies could alleviate this imbalance?
— Tinbete E., 22, of CAThe United States currently has 50 percent of the world's prison population, a... more
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Chris B. 20, of OH What steps will you take to help end genocides around the world? (Darfur, Burma, etc.) Furthermore, what steps will you take to prevent such atrocities from being started?
— Chris B., 20, of OHChris B. 20, of OH What steps will you take to help end genocides around the world?... more
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If elected, how do you propose to reform the No Child Left Behind Act, which you both have admitted needs a complete overhaul?
— Anjali K., 21, of CAIf elected, how do you propose to reform the No Child Left Behind Act, which you both... more
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"Is there a realistic way for the government to drive a reduction in oil consumption and research in green technologies while still keeping Big Oil as a key economic player and not risking an all-out blockade of any such legislation by their lobbying arms? What incentive can we provide those companies to invest in future technologies without isolating such powerful domestic economic drivers?"
— Chris Nelson, 29, of CA. Co-Moderator of the Walden University Presidential Youth Debate, and Editor of Pop+Politics "Is there a realistic way for the government to drive a reduction in oil... more
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Young people across the country are very worried about the financial crisis. They need to get student loans for school and find jobs after graduation. This Wall Street crisis and bailout happened largely because of a breakdown in oversight, so will you support an independent, government-created agency led by consumers that will protect the public and shareholders to prevent something like this from ever happening again? What additional protections would you propose?
— Rich Williams, 23, of D.C., Co-Moderator of the Walden University Presidential Youth Debate, and Higher Education Advocate, U.S. PIRGYoung people across the country are very worried about the financial crisis. They need... more
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Introduction and candidate guidelines to the Walden University Presidential Youth Debate by Anthony Tedesco, founder of The Presidential Youth Debates and of Portable Heroes, the producer of this eventIntroduction and candidate guidelines to the Walden University Presidential Youth... more
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