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Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 2000 - 2010 The iH lltop Digital Archive 11-2-2004 The iH lltop 11-2-2004 Magazine Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 11-2-2004 Magazine" (2004). The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010. 199. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010/199 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The iH lltop Digital Archive at Digital Howard @ Howard University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The iH lltop: 2000 - 2010 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Hilltop THE BATTLE: IN AN EPIC BA TILE FOR --:J:n~.r l!liiM1 STANDING BY YOUR MAN: ALWAYS AGREE WITH THEIR RUNNING MATES, BUT THEY MUST STAND BEHIND IHEIR~- . PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND SUPPORT THEM IF THEY WILL BECOME VICE PRESIDENT. Bush and Kerry battle II out for the iob • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • t Kerry and Bush t i J:ompared. •' 'I l •I •I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FILEPHOTO -1<now who else ~ Is on the ballet. •• ••••••••• The second in Charge: THE VICE PRESIDENT FILE PHOTO • • • • • • • • The money Find out how • • Spent on the The Electoral • • Campaign College Vote • • Works • FILE PHOTO • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 't ... • • • • Do you know • • Who your • • Senior is? • • FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Three US Supreme Justices to retire soon MAGAZINE DESIGNED BY ARION JAMERSON I ~ • • • • • •I ,• • • I • I • • • I I • • • • • t .... .. .... FILE PHOTOS The Battle to Become President of the United States ofAme rica • BY NAKIA HILL to the Republican and Democratic Bush had four years to do some Conventions and both candidates thing anything to make life bet Millions of United States positions. This year's election ter for hardworking families. But citizens will march to the vot- means business to the unspoken instead of seizing the moment, he ing booths with sweaty palms, voices in America and both Kerry squandered the opportunity. Then anticipation, and the slogan vote and Bush have folded up their he spent his entire campaign try or die in their minds and hearts sleeves while one candidate runs ing to make us believe the unbe on November 2. This year's to urban churches and the other lievable." Presidential election will be the runs toward Nebraska to let all of Senator John Kerry was born determining factor of the United its supporters know where they in Denver Colorado on December States and its citizen's futures stand. 11 , 1943 at Fitzsimmons Military because it will determine whether It is one thing to say that you Hospital. He graduated from Yale their families receive affordable stand for something that will affect University and received a law health care, jobs, proper educa the lives of millions, turn around, degree from Boston College in tion and safety. do the opposite, and disturb 1976. President George W. Bush the hves of others. Therefore, it Senator Kerry entered the and Senator John F. Kerry have is crucial for the United States Navy where he became a Swift participated in debate forums this citizens to know both President Boat officer, serving on a gunboat , past month addressing their views Bush and Senators Kerry's back in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. on homeland security, the econo grounds and their position on the During his service in the Navy, my, health care, and various other issues that affect you, so you can he received a Silver Star, Bronze issues that may concern choose who will be the 44th Star with Combat V, and three United States citizens, president of the United awards of the Purple Heart for his but do Americans States of America. service in combat. feel secure about President After attending law school the presidential PRESIDENiJ"IAL George Walker Senator Kerry began his public candidate's posi CANDIDA'T"E'S GLOSSY Bush was born career in 1976 as a prosecutor in tions and the CAMPAIGNS, PERSUA on July 4, 1946 Middlesex County District attor information that SIVE JARGON, At\JD INNO in New haven neys office, Massachusetts. He they have fed CENT SMILES HAVE NOT Connecticut, later became the Massachusetts to the world. FOOLED SOME CITIZENS but he spent lieutenant governor in 1982 and Confusion is the OF AMERICA. an enormous was later elected the Senator of word many voters amount of his Massachusetts in 1984. especially first time life in Texas. In Today Senator John Kerry is voters may use when 1968, he received 60 and is serving his fourth term asked so, who are you his Bachelor's degree in the United States Senate and going to vote for. While oth- from Yale University and in was nominated as the Democratic ers might be singing and asking addition, he received his Masters Party's 2004 presidential candi themselves "Why" like JADAKISS, of Business Administration from date. while deciding again who am I Harvard University in 1975. Senator John Kerry is married going to vote for, which president President Bush served his to Teresa Heinz Kerry and has is planning on helping my com time in the military as an F-102 two daughters from his previous munity and the issues that I face fighter pilot in ttie Texas Air marriage. everyday. National Guard. He has an exten Presidential candidate's glossy sive resume including his career campaigns, persuasive jargon, in politics, energy business, and and innocent smiles have not partnered ownership of the Texas fooled some citizens of America. Rangers baseball franchise. In Today with organizations and addition, President Bush is the campaigns such as Citizens first Governor in Texas to be Change lead by Hip Hops own elected four consecutive terms. leaders Russell Simmons and President Bush is married to First Sean "P-Diddy" Combs has Lady Laura Bush and has twin encouraged many youth across daughters. America to vote and pay attention Senator Kerry says, "George The Hilltop 5 KNOW WMA17 IBlJSIH AND KE~~y WllLIL DO IN O~FICE • BUSH KERRY CIVIL RIGHTS • Has both opposed and supports affirmative • Supports affirmative action and received a action 100 percent NAACCCP approval rating in • Bush has appointed five minority cabinet 2002, for his support of civil rights members out of fifteen • Plans to reform immigration laws • Opposes same sex marriages • Opposes the right for gays to adopt children • Supports military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy • Supports Death Penalty . EMPLOYMENT • Supports the idea of providing younger • Supports creating good paying jobs in workers the opportunity to decide on putting America by cutting taxes from businesses part of their payroll tax into personal retire that create job_s overseas instead of America ment accounts, in return for smaller social • Supports cutting middle class taxes to raise security benefits the average Americans incomes • Supports 2001 , 2003 tax cuts because he believes they have helped keep the econo my going ·although there has been 1.2 mil lion job decline in the United States since Bush took office in January 2001 EDUCATION • Supports providing inner city youth with • Supports the no child left behind act but vouchers that would allow them to attend believes it is under funded ' private schools • Supports establishing a National Education • Proposed in his 2004 State of Union Trust Fund to ensure that schools always address adding $33 million to the $12 bil get the funding they need lion Pell Grant college scholarship program, • Supports making colleges more affordable which he previously favored cutting and offering a fully refundable college oppor • Supports and signed on January 2, 2002 No tunity tax credit on the first $4,000 of tuition Child Left Behind Act which holds schools for every year of college and offer aid to accountable for low test scores and violence states that keep tuitions down in public schools and offers students imme diate transfers to better public or charters if failed HEALTH CARE • Opposes a national health care plan but • Plans to make health care affordable to all believes in improving the current health care Americans system in the United States • Wants to provide financial incentives to • Supports reducing drug costs for low-inC"Ome· · lower drug costs patients • Supports allowing patients to sue HMOs to • Supports adding prescription drug benefits collect money for personal damages to ones to health care health • Supports placing limits on patient lawsuits against HMOs ABORTION • Opposes abortion except in special cases • Voted against the 2003 bill president Bush such as rape, incest or if a woman's life is signed making it a federal crime for doctors endangered ~ to perform third trimester abortion proce • Supports the Child Custody Protection Act, dures which makes it illegal to transport minors • Supports women's right to choose abortion across state lines to receive abortions to avoid parental notification laws WAR ON IRAQ • Supported the administrations decision on • Supports prevention of prospective terrorist invading both Afghanistan because it sup attacks on America posedly housed Osama Bin Laden and Iraq • Voted for the 2002 bill that established because there claimed to be weapons of the Department of Homeland Security and mass destruction which were never found or allowed commercial pilots to carry fire arms even exist • Supports improving the countries health sys • Supports keeping over 130, 000 United tem in case of chemical or biological attack States troops in Iraq through the middle of on America 2005 COMPLIED BY NAKIA HILL ' The Hilltop 7 • Ralph Nader- Reform Ralph Nader is probably the only third party can didate that would have candidates of either party worried. Many democrats urged Nader not to run for president, because they feared that he would take desperately needed votes away from John Kerry in a closely divided election race.