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The National Journal's Almanac of American Politics, edited by conservative writer Michael Barone and Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, rates President Barack Obama as 77% liberal and 21% conservative in the 'Social' category, 87% and 0% in the 'Economic' category, and 85% and 12% in the 'Foreign' category, based on his Senate voting record in 2006.Almanac of American Politics: Barack Obama (December 5, 2007) Obama has published his policy positions on his website, in a document called "The Blueprint for Change."
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- Opposes vouchers to be used at private schools
- Proposes a universal health care plan
- Opposes estate tax cuts, which he has called a "Paris Hilton" tax cut
- Supports bringing an end to the Iraq War
- Supports a guest worker program
- Voted for the 2006 version of the Patriot Act
- Supports embryonic stem cell research
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Energy and the Environment
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