Word: protecters
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...right to go to college. In the '60s he rode the freedom buses, was beaten in Montgomery, Alabama, and led the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. In the House, the five-term incumbent serves as one of four deputy whips, and he speaks out for programs to protect the quality of health care and education for the working poor. It is no wonder Lewis is running unopposed...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "One of the purposes of government is to collectively protect ourselves better than we can do individually...
Though he has never run for office, Mains has made a name for himself in District 14 as an energetic and effective environmentalist. He founded "Save the Rice Farm," which successfully lobbied to preserve a local farm, was the first president of a committee to protect the Danda Forest and is a leader of his local chapter of the Conservation Foundation. The question is whether ecological zeal is enough to unseat one of the most powerful Republicans on the Hill...
Carmichael, an Indiana Gas Co. lobbyist, wants to stop what he sees as a G.O.P. assault on working families. He promises to protect Medicare, Social Security, Head Start, college loans and the environment. But he also pledged not to run a negative campaign, then blasted incumbent McIntosh for his Medicare vote [see issues page] and charged him with taking campaign contributions from "fat cats...
Despite his youth, Clark, 25, is a confident liberal with plenty of ideas to help the working class make a living wage and get quality benefits. He also says he will protect the district's small farmers, charging incumbent Steve Buyer with being a one-issue military congressman in lockstep with Newt Gingrich. Clark may be a long shot in this G.O.P. district--but he can run seven more times before...