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...repeal the Mexico City ban as one of his first acts in office led many to wonder if the slogan was just empty words. With Bush, his reinstatement of the ban and accompanying explanation signaled from the get-go that "compassionate conservatism" was still very much conservative. (Read "McCain and Obama on Abortion...
...Government to the states, which administer sales taxes. But Obama resisted and finally rejected the idea. "He thought it would provide a temporary benefit, that it had no substantial or lasting policy impact," a senior transition adviser told me. "I think he was remembering the campaign, when Hillary and McCain favored the gas-tax holiday, which he thought was frivolous, and he opposed it for that very reason - if we're going to spend money, let's spend it on investments that will make us stronger in the future...
Earning the military's trust is an obligation that comes when assuming command in the middle of two wars (a nonscientific poll before the election by the independent Army Times newspaper showed GOP nominee John McCain getting three military votes for every one for Obama). But it's also an acknowledgment that while the military's enthusiasm for a new President won't win either wars or votes, a rocky relationship between the President and the military forces under his command can undermine his presidency...
...Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson; he was the one who talked about a loving Jesus, who promised that God had a purpose for your life. "Pastor Rick" took on progressive causes like third-world poverty and sex trafficking, and implored Evangelicals to care about HIV/AIDS. Both Obama and John McCain were comfortable enough with Warren that they agreed to join him for a presidential forum at his Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif...
...Read Barack Obama's and John McCain's essays on faith...