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610 wordsThe Republican Party: Overall Issues, 1860 - 1868 The Republican party during the 1860 s was known as the party more concerned with civil rights and the common American. This came about through a series of sweeping changes in the party that occurred during two major time periods: the 1860 - 1864 and 1864 - 1868. The changes in the party reflected the attitude in the North as opposed to the confederate, democratic South. The main issue that divided the two was slavery and its implications for con...
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1,232 wordsCheney and Lieberman Debates Republican Dick Cheney and Democrat Joseph Lieberman confronted each other Thursday night in their only vice presidential debate, disagreeing pointedly but politely over taxes, energy and military readiness The vice presidential debate took place on October 06, 2000 at at Centre College in Danville, Ky. The moderator is Bernad Shaw. They covered the positions discussed in the presidential debate and introduced new ones as well? the rights of homosexuals, racial profi...
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