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Issue Trackers provide summaries of presidential candidates' positions on an array of foreign policy issues facing the United States. They are updated regularly to reflect changes in candidates' stances. Candidates who have withdrawn from the race continue to be listed in these Issue Trackers, providing an archive of the debate on each subject.
July 11, 2008
With recent controversy over President Bush's domestic surveillance program, candidates must weigh their support for civil liberties against protection from attacks.
May 29, 2008
Democrats stress the need for nuclear disarmament to spur nonproliferation while Republicans argue for maintaining a strong nuclear deterrent.
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April 14, 2008
China's rise and challenge to the United States is a growing preoccupation of U.S. policymakers and, increasingly, presidential candidates.
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