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

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Quick Facts

Age: 65

Party: Democratic Party

Marital Status:
Married to Jill

Children:
Beau, 38; Hunter, 37; Ashley, 26

Education:
BA in History and Political Science from University of Delaware, Syracuse University College of Law

Birthplace:
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Joe Biden

Officially dropped out of the race: January 3, 2008

Where's he from? The son of a car salesman, Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and grew up in suburban Delaware. After graduating from law school, Biden began practicing law, until he was elected Delaware senator in 1972.

What's he bring to the table? Elected at the young age of 29, Biden is Delaware’s longest-serving senator. When his first wife and daughter died in a car accident, Biden became a strong proponent for public transportation. He is an advocate for Amtrak, and, during his time in office, has done extensive work in the area of federal crime laws.

Hot issues? The war in Iraq, foreign policy, and energy security top Biden's priority list.

Issue	Position
Abortion	Supports abortion rights. Supports Roe v. Wade. Opposes public funding for abortion. Supports a partial birth abortion ban.

Education	Wants to create more tax deductions for tuition in order to encourage higher education and make it more accessible. Says No Child Left Behind needs more resources but is also fundamentally flawed.

Environment-Energy	Supports a “cap-and-trade” environmental policy that would regulate emissions and encourage new technologies to reduce greenhouse gases.

Health Care	Supports health care reform and would encourage the states to seek out alternative health care systems.

Immigration	Voted to establish a guest worker program, which would give guest workers a path to citizenship, and allow illegal immigrants to participate in Social Security. Says that it’s impractical to deport 14 million illegal immigrants and wants to do background checks and deport the criminals while giving others the opportunity for earned citizenship.

Iraq War	Voted for military force in Iraq. Opposed to a troop increase. Supports a plan that would decrease troops by the end of 2007.

Same-sex Marriage	Supports same-sex civil unions, and opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage.

Taxes	Opposes 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts, and wants to eliminate tax breaks for those in the top 1% of the income bracket.

Women's Rights	Supports the ratification of the CEDAW.

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