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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS BIOGRAPHY AND TIMELINE .............................................................................................................................................. 3 BRIEF OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 BIOGRAPHICAL TIMELINE ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 TOP HITS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 SOCIAL ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 ABORTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 STEM CELL RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 GAY RIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 26 SECOND AMENDMENT ISSUES .............................................................................................................................................. 31 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 JUDICIAL ISSUES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 CONFEDERATE FLAG/SOUTHERN ISSUES ............................................................................................................................... 44 ECONOMIC ISSUES ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 SPENDING .............................................................................................................................................................................. 45 TAXES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 STATE FEES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 54 BUSH TAX CUTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 59 JOBS AND ECONOMY ............................................................................................................................................................. 60 FOREIGN POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................ 66 EXPERIENCE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 66 IRAQ ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 IRAN ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 TERRORISM ............................................................................................................................................................................ 78 CHINA..................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 CUBA/VENEZUELA ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 GENERAL ISSUES .................................................................................................................................................................... 84 DOMESTIC POLICY .......................................................................................................................................................... 87 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ............................................................................................................................................... 88 IMMIGRATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 92 HEALTH CARE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 100 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 110 EDUCATION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 118 CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................. 121 SOCIAL SECURITY ................................................................................................................................................................. 131 VETERANS ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................................ 133 BUSINESS RECORD ....................................................................................................................................................... 135 GENERAL BAIN OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 135 BAIN CAPITAL AND DREXEL BURNHAM ............................................................................................................................... 138 BAIN & CO. AND IRAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 139 DAMON CLINICAL LABORATORIES ....................................................................................................................................... 140 AMPAD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 142 HAIER GROUP AND MAYTAG ............................................................................................................................................... 143 1 STREAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. ........................................................................................................................................... 147 MODUS MEDIA, INC. ............................................................................................................................................................ 154 DDi CORP. ............................................................................................................................................................................ 160 ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................................................. 161 IMAGITAS INC. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 163 GS INDUSTRIES, INC. ............................................................................................................................................................ 165 FLIP‐FLOPS ................................................................................................................................................................... 168 TOP ROMNEY TURNAROUNDS ............................................................................................................................................ 168 ANALYSTS ON ROMNEY’S SHIFTING VALUES ....................................................................................................................... 175 POLITICAL ISSUES ......................................................................................................................................................... 179 QUESTIONABLE REPUBLICAN CREDENTIALS ........................................................................................................................ 179 ROMNEY VS. HIS ADVISERS .................................................................................................................................................
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