Election 2008 - Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, War in Iraq, Health Care, Global Warming, Education, Abortion

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Quick Facts

Age: 60

Party: Democratic Party

Marital Status:
Married to Bill

Wedding Date:
Saturday, October 11, 1975

Children:
Chelsea, 27

Education:
1969, BA in political science, with honors, at Wellesley College; 1973, Juris Doctor, Yale Law School

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois

Hillary Clinton

Did you know? Chicagoan, Hillary Clinton grew up in a politically conservative family, but as the civil rights movement heated up, she changed her political views. Hillary earned her Juris Doctor degree at Yale Law School and began practicing law in Arkansas, where she married then-Congressional hopeful Bill Clinton.

What did she do as First Lady? During her time as the First Lady, Hillary became known for her health care initiatives, such as the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Her resume? Hillary was elected New York Senator in 2000, making her the first First Lady to be elected to public office and first female Senator from New York. She was reelected in 2006.

Hot issues? Among her oft-talked-about issues are health care reform, the war in Iraq, and energy independence.

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Issue	Position
Abortion	Supports abortion rights.

Education	Wants to improve the education system by increasing teacher salaries and reforming the No Child Left Behind Act.

Environment-Energy	Supports policies that would reduce carbon emissions and other global warming pollution.

Health Care	Wants a health care plan that would provide universal care for all Americans with an emphasis on children’s health care.

Immigration	Supports a guest worker program, which would give a path to citizenship for guest workers, and allow illegal immigrants to participate in Social Security. Wants to create comprehensive immigration reform, which includes tightened borders, a crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers, and allowing illegal immigrants a chance to pay fines, pay back taxes, learn English, and wait in line for legal status.

Iraq War	Voted for use of military force in Iraq, but now says she would have voted differently "if we knew then what we know now." Supports a phased redeployment of the troops, and capping the number of troops in Iraq.

Same-sex Marriage	Supports same-sex civil unions, and opposes same-sex marriage. Says the issue is up to the states. Opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.

Taxes	Opposes the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003.

Women's Rights	Wants to strengthen equal-pay laws and end the pay disparities between men and women.

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