Romney in Rochester, NH

Statements:
- He would increase the military budget, from 3.6 percent of our GNP to 4 percent.
- He would increase troop levels.
- He thinks we need to be more alert and potentially responsive to the ‘dangers’ of a ‘nuclear’ Iran.
- He repeatedly referred to the dangers of a world increasing threatened by ‘Jihadists’

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Edwards in Waverly, IA

Question: Edwards was asked if he would reduce our nuclear weapons stockpile from ten thousand to one thousand.
Edwards: “As I have said before, the shift must come from weapons systems, not from our men and women who are already underpaid. The answer is yes, first off in terms of nukes; the last [...]

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Edwards in Keene

Question on handshaking line: When you announced your candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, you stated “The biggest responsibility for the next president of the United States is to re-establish America’s leadership in the world.” When addressing the audience today you referred a number of times to the need for “America’s moral leadership role in [...]

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Biden in Hillsborough, NH

Question: Asked about ending the war immediately by cutting off funding–simply not appropriating any more money for the war.
Answer: He responded “you’ve got to have the votes, and we don’t.” He twice referred to the 67 Senate votes which would be needed to override a presidential veto. “We have to keep the [...]

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