• 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."

• 1. Opposes vouchers to be used at private schools
  2. Proposes a universal health care plan
  3. Opposes estate tax cuts, which he has called a "Paris Hilton" tax cut
  4. Supports bringing an end to the Iraq War
  5. Supports a guest worker program
  6. Voted for the 2006 version of the Patriot Act
  7. Supports embryonic stem cell research

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