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John Kasich (2010) Courage is Contagious, by John Kasich (1998) Shortest Way Home, by Pete Buttigieg (2019) Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) Higher Loyalty , by James Comey (2018) Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) Book Reviews (from Amazon.com) (click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) Columns and news articles in Newsweek magazine (Click for external website) Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from Newsweek (number of quotes indicated): Al Gore (4) Democrat Andrew Yang (3) New York Democratic candidate for NYC Mayor Bill Bradley (1) Democratic Senator (Former) New Jersey Bill Clinton (1) Democrat Bill Hagerty (1) Republican Senate challenger Tennessee Blake Masters (1) Republican Challenger Arizona Bob Barr (3) Libertarian Brad Carson (1) 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative Oklahoma Charles Schumer (2) Democratic Sr Senator New York Chris Pappas (1) Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire- 1 Chris Sununu (1) New Hampshire Republican Governor Cory Booker (1) New Jersey Mayor of Newark; N.J. 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Joe Pinion (1) New York Republican challenger Jon Huntsman (4) Utah Ambassador to China Jon Tester (2) Democratic Jr Senator Montana Julia Letlow (1) Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-5 Lincoln Chafee (1) Rhode Island Independent Rhode Island Governor Marjorie Taylor Greene (1) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-14 Mark Meuser (1) Republican Senate Challenger California Mike Bloomberg (1) New York Mayor of NYC Mitt Romney (2) Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) Neil Gorsuch (4) Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Pope Francis (2) Leader of the Catholic Church Richard Nixon (1) Samuel Alito (3) Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Sarah Palin (6) Alaska Former Governor (resigned 2009); V.P. nominee (2008) Wesley Clark (2) Democrat OR click on an issue category below for a subset. Articles from Newsweek magazine: Newsweek, "Senate Candidate Slammed for Comparing Obama and AOC to Trump Raid," by Xander Landen, 8/11/22 Newsweek, "Sununu Slams 'No Exception' Abortion Ban Backed by Fellow GOP Gov. Noem," by Fatma Khaled, 7/10/22 Newsweek, "Stop Weaponizing Climate for Partisan Political Gain | Opinion," by Joe Pinion, 4/25/22 Newsweek magazine, "Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls January 6 Riot Defendants 'Political Prisoners of War'," by Brendan Cole, 11/11/21 On 2022_AZ_Senate: "Blake Masters, Arizona GOP Senate Candidate, Rails Against 'Anti-White Racism'," by Jack Dutton, 8/10/21 On January 6th Capitol Riot, "Chuck Schumer Makes Passionate Call To Renew Capitol Insurrection Commission," by Darragh Roche, 6/9/21 On LA-5 House race: "Julia Letlow, whose husband died from COVID, on GOP vaccine doubters: use my story," by Emily Cazchor. 3/28/2021 On Biden Promises: "Biden Promises 100 Million COVID Vaccine Shots by April 30, Will Cut Federal Red Tape to Do It," by Elizabeth Crisp, 1/15/21 2020_Pres.: "Biden DNC Speech Vows Action on Russia Bounties, China Decoupling," by David Brennan, 8/21/20 SC-Senate: "Jaime Harrison Promises 'New South' in Close Senate Race," by Alexandra Hutzler, 6/8/20 (On Trump Impeachment): "This Is the Third Impeachment I've Worked On. It's by Far the Most Serious," by Zoe Lofgren, 12/13/19 (On 2020 presidential hopefuls): "Former Coal Executive And Prisoner Seeking Constitution Party Nomination For President," by Aila Slisco, 10/22/19 Newsweek," U.S. Ambassador to Canada Mocked for Climate Change Stance--Again," by Kashmira Gander, 12/7/18 (On Charles Schumer & Elaine Chao): Newsweek's Nicole Goodkind on 2018 Trump Administration, 9/24/2018 (On Pope Francis): Newsweek magazine, "Christmas Message", 12/25/2017 On 2022 MO Senate race: "Abortion in America: Missouri's Republican Governor Renews Attempt to Tighten Abortion Laws," by Sofia Lotto Persio, 6/8/17 SCOTUS: Newsweek magazine on Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS confirmation hearings, 1/27/2017 (On Sarah Palin): Newsweek on 2015 Conservative Political Action Conf., 2/27/2015 (On Jon Huntsman): Newsweek magazine, "The Manchurian Candidate", 1/4/2011 (On Jon Tester): Newsweek interview, 8/22/2006 (On Dick Cheney): Newsweek cover story, 11/17/2003 (On Wesley Clark): Newsweek, "The Last Word" interview, 7/9/2003 (On Al Gore): Newsweek, p. 31, 12/20/1999 (On George W. Bush): Newsweek, p. 31, 12/20/1999 (On Bill Bradley): Newsweek, p. 31, 12/20/1999 (On Elizabeth Dole): Newsweek Magazine, p. 32, 4/26/1999 (On Sarah Palin): Q&A with Newsweek’s Brian Braiker, 8/29/2008 (On Brad Carson): Eleanor Clift, Newsweek, 4/30/2004 (On Sarah Palin): Amanda Coyne in Newsweek, 9/22/2008 (On Bob Barr): Daniel Stone in Newsweek magazine, 5/13/2008 (On Samuel Alito): George F. Will, Newsweek, "Three Samples of Alito", 11/21/2005 (On Howard Dean): Michael Isikoff, Newsweek, 12/8/2003 (On Mike Bloomberg): By Michael Bloomberg in Newsweek: "The Changing Gun Debate", 4/30/2007 (On Cory Booker): Andrew Romano interview in Newsweek, 12/20/2010 (On Al Gore & Mitt Romney): 2008 speculation: Eleanor Clift, Newsweek, "Gore Redux", 4/28/2006 (On George W. Bush): Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, Newsweek, p. 43, 4/24/2000

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Abortion     Chris Sununu: Disagrees with states having no exception abortion bans.     Eric Greitens: Overturn law making St. Louis into "abortion sanctuary city".     Neil Gorsuch: Let Hobby Lobby skip contraceptives on religious grounds.

Civil Rights     Marjorie Taylor Greene: Insurrection defendants are political prisoners of war.     Doug Jones: 2000: Got convictions of two involved in 1963 church bombing.     Bob Barr: Threats to liberty in post-9/11 world require libertarianism.     Samuel Alito: Schools cannot limit student speech insulting other students.     George W. Bush: No gay adoptions; but listens to gay GOP group.

Corporations     Elaine Chao: Public-private partnerships for innovating on infrastructure.     Neil Gorsuch: Taught law school courses on anti-trust and legal ethics.     Jon Huntsman: Aggressively pro-business agenda as governor.

Crime     Don Blankenship: Served sentence, called himself a "political prisoner".     Neil Gorsuch: Police tasers aren't excessive force, even if person killed.     Cory Booker: $1,000 reward for crime tips leading to gun recovery.     Samuel Alito: Casinos not responsible for drunken gambling losses.

Drugs     Sarah Palin: Rejected making Wasilla bars close earlier than 5 AM.     Samuel Alito: Alcohol ads cannot be banned from school newspapers.

Education     Blake Masters: Schools are indoctrinating students with anti-white racism.     Doug Jones: Supported integration of his high school in late '60s.

Energy & Oil     Joe Pinion: Capitalism is the solution for developing renewables.     Al Gore: An Inconvenient Truth: Gore’s movie about global warming.     Al Gore: Global warming captured Gore’s interest as student.

Families & Children     Doug Jones: Supported women accusing opponent of sexual misconduct.

Foreign Policy     Joe Biden: The days of cozying up to dictators is over.     Pope Francis: Israel & Palestine should be separate, independent countries.

Free Trade     Bill Hagerty: Biden making us dependent on China for solar & wind.     Joe Biden: Won't be at the mercy of other countries to protect our own.     Jon Tester: Federal farm subsidies are a necessary evil.

Government Reform     Charles Schumer: We need independent commission on insurrection.     Neil Gorsuch: Strict originalist: interpret Constitution as Founders meant.     George W. Bush: Loves government, but keep it restricted.

Gun Control     Lincoln Chafee: 2014: B+ rating from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.     Sarah Palin: Hunts as much as she can; freezer-full of wild game.     Mike Bloomberg: It’s not about gun control, it’s about crime control.

Health Care     Julia Letlow: COVID can touch anyone; get a vaccine and save your life.     Joe Biden: Made 100M vaccination goal, but not 70% goal.     Andrew Yang: Invest in "telehealth" allowing internet access to doctors.     Mitt Romney: State universal coverage plan is national test case.

Homeland Security     Joe Biden: Don't turn a blind eye to Russian bounties on US soldiers.     Sarah Palin: Let veterans apply skills to skip state certification.

Immigration     Pope Francis: Take better care of refugees driven from their land.     Jon Huntsman: 2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration.

Jobs     Sarah Palin: Closed last factory in Wasilla in 2007.

Principles & Values     Mark Meuser: Compared seized Trump documents to raid on Obama.     Jaime Harrison: Not political issues: about doing what is right.     Bill Clinton: Lying about sex is not an abuse of presidential power.     Richard Nixon: Nixon abused powers to improperly influence election.     Sarah Palin: Officiated a marriage in the aisle of Wal-Mart.     Bob Barr: Expects votes to come from those who would sit out election.     Bob Barr: Rejects “spolier” label; expects to win electoral votes.     Jon Tester: Sen. Burns brings scandals like Abramoff & bridge-to-nowhere.     Al Gore: Parallels to Nixon’s comeback from 1960 vs. 1968.     Mitt Romney: Faces questions on Mormonism like Kennedy did on Catholicism.     Brad Carson: Member of Cherokee Nation; descendant of “Trail of Tears”.     Howard Dean: Sealed governorship records for 10 years.     Wesley Clark: Candidacy about national security going wrong.

Social Security     Chris Pappas: No cuts to Social Security & Medicare to sustain tax cuts.

Tax Reform     Jon Huntsman: Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts.

Technology     Andrew Yang: Internet users should have property rights to their data.     Andrew Yang: Allow people to cast ballots through mobile apps.     Charles Schumer: Public-private partnerships allow "Trump tolls" for cronies.     Elaine Chao: Make self-driving cars a reality, and quickly.     Jon Huntsman: Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products.     Al Gore: Cautious moratorium on Internet sales taxes.     Bill Bradley: Cautious moratorium on Internet sales taxes.     George W. Bush: Extend Internet sales tax ban; but wary of Main St. losses.

War & Peace     Sarah Palin: Yes, we can kill our way to victory in the Mideast.     Dick Cheney: Most dire view of terrorist threat of all Bush advisers.     Wesley Clark: Get the Iraqis involved in taking responsibilities.     Elizabeth Dole: We must win, even if it takes ground troops.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Al Gore Democrat Andrew Yang New York Democratic candidate for NYC Mayor Bill Bradley Democratic Senator (Former) New Jersey Bill Clinton Democrat Bill Hagerty Republican Senate challenger Tennessee Blake Masters Republican Challenger Arizona Bob Barr Libertarian Brad Carson 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative Oklahoma Charles Schumer Democratic Sr Senator New York Chris Pappas Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire- 1 Chris Sununu New Hampshire Republican Governor Cory Booker New Jersey Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator Dick Cheney Former Republican Vice President Don Blankenship Constitution Party candidate for President Doug Jones Democratic Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Elaine Chao Kentucky Former DOT Secretary Elizabeth Dole North Carolina Former Cabinet Member (Labor Sec'y) and Senator Eric Greitens Missouri Republican Governor (resigned) George W. Bush Republican Howard Dean Democrat Jaime Harrison Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger South Carolina Joe Biden Democratic V.P. Joe Pinion New York Republican challenger Jon Huntsman Utah Ambassador to China Jon Tester Democratic Jr Senator Montana Julia Letlow Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-5 Lincoln Chafee Rhode Island Independent Rhode Island Governor Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-14 Mark Meuser Republican Senate Challenger California Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) Neil Gorsuch Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Pope Francis Leader of the Catholic Church Richard Nixon Samuel Alito Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Sarah Palin Alaska Former Governor (resigned 2009); V.P. nominee (2008) Wesley Clark Democrat