Mike Huckabee
Republican from Arkansas
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Mike Huckabee served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was born in Hope, Ark., in 1955. He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University near Little Rock. He has worked as a Baptist minister. He and his wife Janet McCain have three chilren. He withdrew from the presidential race on March 4, 2008.
Huckabee's statements by ruling
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Recent statements by Mike Huckabee
"I'm the only Republican who has gotten endorsements in this presidential race from major labor unions..."
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 in an interview on MSNBC
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"When I was in college, we used to take a popcorn popper . . . and we would fry squirrel."
Friday, January 18th, 2008 in an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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"Every billion dollars we spend on highway construction results in 47,500 jobs. But the fact is the average American is sitting in traffic 38 hours a year."
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in a Republican debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
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"Let's not blame President Bush for all of this. We've got a Congress who sat around on their hands and done nothing but spend a lot of money ... leaving us $9-trillion in debt that we're passing on to our grandchildren."
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
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"The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government."
Friday, January 25th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.
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Recent attacks by Mike Huckabee
"I supported the surge when you didn't."
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Romney refused to pardon "a decorated soldier" returning from Iraq who had been charged with a crime involving a BB gun when he was 13.
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"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
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"He's sued gun manufacturers. He was supportive of Brady. He was supportive of things like assault weapon bans."
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Recent attacks on Mike Huckabee
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"Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!" |
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"He's a good man but he's a pro-life liberal. He's right on the pro-life part, but he's a liberal." |
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Huckabee "granted 1,033 pardons and commutations . . . more clemencies than the previous three governors combined." |
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"As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes." |
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Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens." |
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Recent stories featuring Mike Huckabee
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FACT SHEET: Economic policy: We check out the latest on President Bush's economic stimulus package and where the candidates stand on economic issues.
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