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Al Gore's views

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Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President, has views roughly those of a populist liberal. Gore is a strong supporter of "a woman's right to choose", free trade, tax cuts for the middle class, and the environment. He was also a vocal opponent of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Abortion

• Gore once received an 84% approval rating from the National Right to Life League
• Gore said in 2000 that his view of abortion has "evolved" since the early 1980's. He went on to say: "Yes, my position has changed. I strongly support a woman's right to choose"
• Gore co-sponsored the Freedom of Choice Act
• Gore supports a ban on so-called partial birth abortions, with an exception for protecting the health of the mother (2000 debates)

Campaign finance reform

• Gore supports a ban on so-called "soft money"
• Gore supports discounted TV and radio time for political campaigns
• Gore supports increased regulation of donations by political action committees and individual contributors

Civil rights

• Gore supports affirmative action: "mend it, don't end it"
• Gore supports a ban on racial profiling
• Gore supports equal pay for women
• Gore opposes same-sex marriage, but favors civil unions
• Gore supports repealing portions of the USA PATRIOT Act
• Gore supports getting rid of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and letting gays serve openly in the military
• Gore supports removing the confederate flag from federal landmarks
• Gore supports removing a felon's right to vote

Crime

• Gore supports gun control, including
  • child safety locks
  • background checks
  • a minimum age of 21
  • zero tolerance at schools
• Gore supports increased sentencing for committing hate crimes
• Gore supports investing in police
• Gore believes there are disparities in the sentencing of blacks
• Gore believes a careful death penalty deters crimes
• Gore feels DNA testing should be used to make the death penalty more fair
• Gore feels three strikes laws should only count truly violent crimes
• Gore strongly supports laws against drugs

Education

• Gore opposes school vouchers
• Gore supports connecting every school to the Internet
• Gore thinks schools should focus on discipline, character and safety
• Gore supports a large federal role in education, including tax deductions
• Gore supports voluntary school prayer as long as teachers aren't involved

Environment

• Gore supports the Kyoto Treaty
• Gore supports national parks
• Gore opposes ANWR drilling
• Gore created the Global Marshall Plan to save the environment
• Gore supports releasing some oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when necessary
• Gore supports funding for research for more fuel efficient vehicles

Immigration

• Gore has supported hiring more immigrants
• Gore says that immigration leads to "diversity and cultural tolerance"

Defense

• Gore supports a smaller more effective military
• Gore supports ratifying the Test Ban Treaty
• Gore supports negotiated bilateral cuts in nuclear arms

Trade

• Gore supports free trade and opposes protectionism
• Gore supports labor and environmental safeguards in trade agreements
• However,
  • Gore supports ethanol subsidies
  • Gore supports the farm safety net
• Gore supports reforming the WTO to make it more open and accountable

2003 invasion of Iraq

• Gore opposed the war in Iraq
• Gore believes the U.S. went to war on "false impressions"
• Gore feels President Bush abused the trust of the American people
• Gore believed Iraq posed no immediate threat
• Gore supported the removal of Saddam Hussein
• Gore feels the U.S. should focus on capturing Osama bin Laden instead

Social programs

• Gore supports a prescription drug benefit for Medicare
• Gore supports allowing 55-65 year olds to buy into Medicare
• Gore supports a lockbox for Medicare and Social Security
• Gore opposes the privatization of Social Security
• Gore supports universal healthcare system which is not run by the government
• Gore supports expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
• Gore supports a patients' bill of rights

Taxes

• Gore, in general, supports raising taxes on the wealthiest 1% and cutting them for the middle class
• Gore supports limiting the estate tax to only the wealthiest Americans
• Gore supports equal tax rates for single and married persons (see marriage penalty)

Radios Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs, 1930-1960		A Thirty-Year History of Programs Carried on National Radio Networks in the United States, 1926-1956.		Radio Drama: A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962		Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972
Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of over 1800 Shows		Media Log: A Guide to Film, Television, and Radio Programs Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Pu		Great Radio Audience Participation Shows: Seventeen Programs from the 1940s and 1950s		Radio Program Ideabook.
Greater than the bomb : the first publication in English of a radio program broadcast internationally in 1950 and repeated many times since