Where Obama, Clinton stand: The candidates’ policy positions

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Below are listed some of each candidate’s policy positions, as listed on their official Web sites. Consult the candidate Web sites for a more complete list of policy objectives.

BARACK OBAMA’S GOALS

(www.barackobama.com)

Health care:

Universal access

Affordable premiums, co-pays and deductibles

Lower costs through increased insurance and drug

competition

Economy:

Middle-class tax relief and simplification

Promote fair trade with future agreements and by amending existing ones

Expand broadband communications availability

Energy-Environment:

Carbon emissions reductions of 80 percent by 2050

Higher fuel-efficiency standards and investments in renewable energy

Increase renewable energy levels for national

electricity supply to 25 percent by 2025

Immigration:

Secure borders with additional personnel,

infrastructure and technology

Crack down on employers who hire illegal aliens

Promote economic development in Mexico

Iraq:

Start removing troops immediately upon taking office

Work with United Nations to help Iraqis strengthen

self-governance

Provide $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in Middle East

HILLARY CLINTON’S GOALS

(www.hillaryclinton.com )

Health care:

Tax credits for working families and small businesses

No discrimination based upon pre-existing conditions

Portability of health care plans between jobs

Economy:

Make college accessible and affordable

Move toward a balanced federal budget and surpluses

Extend middle-class tax cuts

Energy-Environment:

Cut foreign oil imports by 30 percent from 2030

projected levels

Retrofit and modernize 20 million low-income houses

A $50 billion fund to invest in alternative energy

Immigration:

Develop an improved and efficient documentation

verification system for employers

Create a high-standard legalization process for

law-abiding immigrants in U.S.

Greater border security through technology and

cross-border cooperation

Iraq:

Start bringing troops home within 60 days of inauguration

Deliver aid directly to Iraqi people, rather than propping up Iraqi government

Establish a multinational Middle East stabilization

group through diplomacy