Con: "[Charlie] Gibson: Roe v. Wade, do you think it should be reversed?

[Sarah] Palin: I think it should and I think that states should be able to decide that issue... I am pro-life. I do respect other people's opinion on this, also, and I think that a culture of life is best for America... What I want to do, when elected vice president, with John McCain, hopefully, be able to reach out and work with those who are on the other side of this issue, because I know that we can all agree on the need for and the desire for fewer abortions in America and greater support for adoption, for other alternatives that women can and should be empowered to embrace, to allow that culture of life. That's my personal opinion on this, Charlie.

Gibson: John McCain would allow abortion in cases of rape and incest. Do you believe in it only in the case where the life of the mother is in danger?

Palin: That is my personal opinion."

"EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson Interviews GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin," www.abcnews.com, Sep. 12, 2008

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Pro: "If the legislature passed a death penalty law, I would sign it. We have a right to know that someone who rapes and murders a child or kills an innocent person in a drive by shooting will never be able to do that again."

"Sarah on Issues," Sarah Palin's Governor website (accessed Sep. 15, 2008)

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Pro: "[Charlie] Gibson: ANWR. You favor drilling in the Arctic National Refuge. [John McCain] does not.

[Sarah] Palin: I sure do.

Gibson: You changed him on that? He changing you?

Palin: I'm going to keep working on that one with him. ANWR, of course, is a 2,000-acre swath of land in the middle of about a 20 million-acre swath of land. Two-thousand acres that we're asking the feds to unlock so that there can be exploration and development."

"EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson's Second Interview with Sarah Palin," www.abcnews.com, Sep. 11, 2008

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Con: "[Charlie] Gibson: Guns, 70 percent of this country supports a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. Do you?

[Sarah] Palin: I do not and, you know, here again, life being an open book here, as a candidate, I'm a lifetime member of the NRA. I believe strongly in our Second Amendment rights. That's kind of inherent in the people of my state who rely on guns for not just self-protection, but also for our hunting and for sports, also. It's a part of a culture here in Alaska. I've just grown up with that.

Gibson: Isn't gun violence in America a health issue? We spend billions of dollars a year every year treating people who are victims of gun violence. Nothing we can do about that?

Palin: Do I think that all of that gun violence, though, is caused by people pulling a trigger who would have followed any law anyway? No. You start banning guns and you start taking away guns from people who will use them responsibly and use them ethically.

You put more and more laws on guns and you start taking away a Second Amendment right, it's going to be, Charlie, the bad guys who have the guns, not those who are law-abiding citizens."

"EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson Interviews GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin," www.abcnews.com, Sep. 12, 2008

Not Clearly Pro or Con: "I support flexibility in government regulations that allow competition in health care that is needed, and is proven to be good for the consumer, which will drive down health care costs and reduce the need for government subsidies."

"Sarah on Issues," Sarah Palin's Governor website (accessed Sep. 16, 2008)

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Not Clearly Pro or Con: "[Sarah Palin] I believe that under the leadership of Ahmadinejad, nuclear weapons in the hands of his government are extremely dangerous to everyone on this globe...

[Charlie] Gibson: So what should we do about a nuclear Iran? John McCain said the only thing worse than a war with Iran would be a nuclear Iran. John Abizaid said we may have to live with a nuclear Iran. Who's right?

Palin: No, no. I agree with John McCain that nuclear weapons in the hands of those who would seek to destroy our allies, in this case, we're talking about Israel, we're talking about Ahmadinejad's comment about Israel being the 'stinking corpse, should be wiped off the face of the earth,' that's atrocious. That's unacceptable.

Gibson: So what do you do about a nuclear Iran?

Palin: We have got to make sure that these weapons of mass destruction, that nuclear weapons are not given to those hands of Ahmadinejad, not that he would use them, but that he would allow terrorists to be able to use them. So we have got to put the pressure on Iran and we have got to count on our allies to help us, diplomatic pressure.

Gibson: But, Governor, we've threatened greater sanctions against Iran for a long time. It hasn't done any good. It hasn't stemmed their nuclear program.

Palin: We need to pursue those and we need to implement those. We cannot back off. We cannot just concede that, oh, gee, maybe they're going to have nuclear weapons, what can we do about it. No way, not Americans. We do not have to stand for that."

"EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson Interviews Sarah Palin," www.abcnews.com, Sep. 11, 2008

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Not Clearly Pro or Con: "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq. I heard on the news about the new deployments, and while I support our president, Condoleezza Rice and the administration, I want to know that we have an exit plan in place; I want assurances that we are doing all we can to keep our troops safe. Every life lost is such a tragedy. I am very, very proud of the troops we have in Alaska, those fighting overseas for our freedoms, and the families here who are making so many sacrifices."

"Gov. Sarah Palin Speaks Out," Alaska Business Monthly, Mar. 1, 2007

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Not Clearly Pro or Con: "In relationship to families, what are your top three priorities if elected governor?

...Preserving the definition of 'marriage' as defined in our constitution [Alaska Constitution Article 1, Section 25: "To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman."]."

"Gov. Sarah Palin Speaks Out," Alaska Business Monthly, Mar. 1, 2007

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Not Clearly Pro or Con: Q: "Do you support an increase in state-funded, faith-based initiatives?

[Sarah Palin]: We see an adequate level of funding for faith-based initiatives today."

"Where They Stand," Anchorage Daily News, Oct. 22, 2006

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Not Clearly Pro or Con: "My personal opinion is we should not create human life, create an embryo and then destroy it for research, if there are other options out there... And thankfully, again, not only are there other options, but we're getting closer and closer to finding a tremendous amount more of options, like, as I mentioned, the adult stem cell research."

"EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson InterviewsGOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin," www.abcnews.com, Sep. 12, 2008

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