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| Alma Mater: | |
| University of Delaware, Syracuse University |
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| Neilia Hunter (deceased), Jill Tracy Jacobs |
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| Position on Abortion: |
| Would like to have Roe v. Wade overturned. |
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| “Strongly” supports Roe v. Wade, but opposes public funding for abortion. Voted yes to a federal ban on so-called partial-birth abortions. Voted against parental notification for minors who get out-of-state abortions. |
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| Position on gun control: |
| In favor of the right to bear arms. Cheney was also involved in an infamous, unfortunate hunting accident where he shot a close friend of his by mistake. |
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| Introduced bill to renew ban on assault weapons and to close the so-called gun-show loophole by requiring gun show sales to have background checks. |
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| Position on Guantánamo Bay: |
| In favor of keeping the prison at Guantánamo Bay opn. |
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| Wants to close prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, restore habeas corpus and try detainees in federal courts, not military tribunals. Co-sponsored bill that would release all prisoners who have not been charged (nearly all of them). |
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| Position on gay marriage: |
| Opposed to same-sex marriage; but has a daughter who is gay. |
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| Opposes same-sex marriage but supports civil unions. Opposes constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Says he supports the same federal employee benefits for same-sex couples as for married couples. |
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| Position on domestic wiretapping: |
| As Vice President in the Bush administration, Cheney worked towards authorizing warrantless wiretapping. |
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| Has called the warrantless wiretapping program authorized by President George W. Bush “unconstitutional” and “an illegal expansion of presidential power.” |
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| Children: |
| Elizabeth Cheney, Mary Cheney |
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| Beau Biden, Robert Hunter Biden, Naomi Christina Biden, Ashley Blazer Biden |
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| Residence: | |
| Number One Observatory Circle (Official); Wilmington, Delaware (Private) |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia): |
| Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush. |
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| Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States. He was a United States Senator from Delaware from January 3, 1973 until his resignation on Jan 15, 2009. |
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| Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics |
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| Serves on committees: | |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary January 4, 1987 – January 3, 1995. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
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| Position on Healthcare: | |
| Wants to insure all under age 21, allow families to buy into SCHIP, cover children in families up to 3 times the poverty level ($61,950 for family of 4), create a pool of private plans similar to that for federal workers. |
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| Position on Global Warming: | |
| Wants to create a 5-year, $50 billion project for energy and climate change to finance research into discovering alternative energy sources and developing technologies. Opposes domestic drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
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| Position on the Economy: | |
| Wants to repeal the Bush tax cuts for top 1 percent of earners, extend middle-class cuts and freeze estate taxes at 2009 levels. Supports overhauling alternative minimum tax for the middle class but has voted against full repeal. |
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| Position on the death penalty: | |
| Supports death penalty “as a crime-fighting technique.” |
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| Current Position: | |
| Vice President of the United States |
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| Position on Immigration: | |
| Supports a path to legalization for illegal immigrants that includes learning English and paying fines. Wants to toughen penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants. Would create a guest worker program. |
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| Position on Iraq: | |
| Voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing the Iraq war, but now says that was a mistake.Opposed 2007 troop buildup in Iraq, and last September, proposed withdrawing most forces from Iraq by the summer of 2008, while leaving a small force behind. |
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| Position on Iran: | |
| Supports direct engagement with Iran “to exploit fissures within the government and between the government and the people.” Called for “hard-headed diplomacy” with “coordinated international sanctions”. |
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| Position on social security: | |
| Opposes private savings accounts. Supports lifting the ceiling on Social Security payroll taxes, currently $102,000 a year. |
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| Position on judicial nominations: | |
| Would make sure that his nominees for the Supreme Court “shared his values” and understood “that there is a right to privacy in the United States Constitution.” |
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