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Ron Paul for Horoscopes..............9 Classifi ed................12 Republican presidential nomination See page 6 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 74 ● SINCE 1908 ROMNEY VISITS CAMPUS Fresh from win in Mich., former governor shifts Here’s a glimpse at focus to Palmetto state the GOP candidates in S.C. primary Halley Nani THE DAILY GAMECOCK Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Former Massachusetts Age: 71 Current job: U.S. Gov. Mitt Romney spoke senator from Arizona on family, military and War in Iraq: He opposes an economic issues to students immediate troop withdrawal and supporters Wednesday and opposes a timetable for night in the Russell House withdrawal. Ballroom. Abortion: He opposes “It was a big night last abortion rights except in night in Michigan,” Romney cases of rape, incest or to said. “Only a week ago we protect the life of the mother were down in polls. We and believes abortion laws came back strong.” should be left up to state The Republican governments. presidential candidate said Immigration: He supports he hoped to experience a the construction of a similar victory this weekend 700-mile southern border in the South Carolina fence and “a legal path to primary. citizenship for some illegals” In front of a sign that currently living in the U.S. read “America Is Broken,” Health care: He promotes Romney said the American open health care markets people wanted a president to encourage competition that kept his promises. and lower costs to American “People have been families. promised action on issues Higher Education: He like social security and has supported legislation illegal immigration,” but lowering student loan lawmakers have not stood interest rates and supports up for them, Romney said. increasing the amount of “It’s time for us to take money families can save for action,” he said, “because their children’s education. Washington as it is cannot get the job done.” Romney acknowledged Former New York City that top Democratic Mayor Rudy Giuliani candidates such as Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, Age: 63 Current job: Lawyer D-Ill., want to bring change and consultant to the government, just not War in Iraq: He stresses the kind average Americans “expanding security want. capabilities” within U.S. Marlowe Leverette / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Touching on the ongoing borders. He opposes a War in Iraq, Romney said timetable for withdrawal and Immigration: He supports care. He also supports more Higher Education: He said a scholarship program giving the military needs better supports a troop surge. a 700-mile southern border competition “across state he would “abolish the U.S. high achieving students care and weapons for Abortion: He supports fence and opposes both lines” and increased public Department of Education a tuition-free education at fi ghting militant jihadists. abortion rights as well as amnesty and sanctuary for disclosure of different plans. and make undergraduate any public Mass. college or Romney said “our programs that increased illegal immigrants. Higher Education: He voted tuition, fees and living university. In 2006, he used president has kept our adoption rates in New York Health care: He says he against the Higher Education expenses tax deductible.” “emergency fiscal powers” country safe” and Americans City. would make health care Access Act of 2007, which to cut over $37 million from should want to keep the Immigration: He supports the affordable by improving would have lowered the the Mass. state budget that troops safe. construction of a 700-mile medical liability factors and cost of higher education by Former Mass. Gov. Mitt would have benefited state Aside from strengthening southern border fence. He electronic record keeping. cutting loan subsidies by colleges. Romney the military, Romney supports a path to citizenship He would also make health billions of dollars. stressed the need to but says immigrants must care tax deductible. Age: 60 Current job: Ter m strengthen America’s pay back-taxes, penalties and Higher Education: He made Former Tenn. Sen. Fred as Massachusetts’s governor families. learn English. an attempt to pass a $250 Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas ended Jan. 2007 Thompson Romney pointed out that Health care: He opposes million higher education War in Iraq: He is opposed all Americans need some federal mandated health bond towards Arkansas Age: 72 Current job: U.S. to a timetable of withdrawal Age: 65 Current job: Actor form of healthcare, and care and aims to increase community colleges and representative from Texas and supports a troop surge. War in Iraq: He supports the amount of uninsured competition between public universities. War in Iraq: He is against He believes an additional Bush Iraq policy, but says Americans was causing a providers and driving down military force in Iraq and 100,000 troops and tens of U.S. entered war with wrong problem. costs through tax cuts. supports troop withdrawal. billions of dollars needed to strategy. He said Americans paying Higher Education: He thinks Rep. Duncan Hunter, He says military victory in improve national security. Abortion: He opposes for the healthcare of other the federal government R-Calif. Iraq is “unattainable.” Abortion: He was in favor of abortion rights and calls Americans “is not good for should help with scholarships Abortion: He favors a ban an abortion rights bill when abortion “bad medical us, and it is not good for and loans. Age: 59 Current job: on partial-birth abortion he ran for senate in 1994, science.” them.” U.S. representative from and supports a return of the but is currently opposed to Immigration: He supports He also said schools in Former Ark. Gov. Mike California decision to individual state abortion rights. He believes stricter immigration policies America do not perform as War in Iraq: He supports a governments. the issue should be left up to and opposes amnesty. He well as those in Europe and Huckabee troop surge and increased use Immigration: He supports the states. supports expanding the visa said teachers deserve better of Iraqi forces and opposes a a 700-mile southern border Immigration: He opposes program for skilled workers. treatment. Age: 52 Current job: Ter m as timetable for withdrawal. fence, strict visa regulations a guest worker plan and Health care: He opposes a Lastly, Romney spoke Arkansas governor ended in Abortion: He supports and rejects amnesty and supports testing new universal health-care plan about the economy, an Jan. 2007 a constitutional ban on welfare. He also supports an methods to more effectively and supports competition area familiar to the former War in Iraq: He supports abortion. end to birthright citizenship verify workers’ legal status. among providers. management consultant. additional spending on Immigration: He supports for illegal immigrants. Health care: He supports Higher Education: He gives no He said in order to have the war and opposes a a 700-mile southern border Health care: He supports financial aid for the detailed plan to lower college strong military, plentiful timetable for withdrawal. He fence and is opposed making health care costs uninsured and promotes costs but said “colleges and jobs and healthcare, the emphasizes “diplomacy and to amnesty for illegal tax deductible and promotes individual states developing universities must work to economy in America needs inclusion” in his Iraq policy. immigrants. discussion between doctors their own plans to cover the control costs.” to change. Abortion: He supports Health care: He supports tax and insurance companies to uninsured. -Compiled by Brad “We must fi ght for every a constitutional ban on cuts strengthening private make health insurance less Higher Education: As Maxwell and Halley Nani abortion. sector investments in health expensive. governor of Mass., he created ROMNEY ● 5 PAGE 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008 WEATHER Local National [ WEATHER [ [ [ [ CAMPUS AIKEN (AP) — Authorities NEW YORK - Don’t Crime Report TODAY say a former Aiken County try to spray with regular HIGHLIGHTS jail guard has been arrested roach killer. Do seek out and charged with giving professional help. SEPT. 15 mountain bike from the This Week alcohol to his underage Don’t pick up couches Grand larceny, 8 a.m. rack. neighbor. off the street. Do make Coker Life Science, 715 Estimated value: $200 The State Law sure your new mattress is Sumter St. Reporting officer: J. 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Enforcement Division says wrapped in plastic when it’s Someone took a Dupree Poster Sale in Russell 35-year-old William J. delivered. parasitology slide box, House lobby Morrissey of New Ellenton Faced with thousands of containing 55 slides gave a case of beer to an complaints about bedbugs and an Olympus CX31 SUNDAY, JAN. 13 43 35 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 18-year-old last week. in the past few years, the microscope. Larceny, 5:30 p.m. MLK Day of Service Lieutenant Michael Frank city announced a series of Estimated value: $2,600 Bates House, 1423 Whaley Tomorrow Registration in Russell says Morrissey was charged seminars Wednesday to Reporting offi cer: N.