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Sep 11

Presidential Candidates’ Positions Revealed on Darfur

Washington — The three leading activist organizations committed to ending the atrocities and violence in Darfur today released a questionnaire highlighting the positions of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama on ending the violence and suffering for millions of Darfuris.

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What Will You Do for Darfur as President?

<br /> &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ending genocide must be a top priority on our next president&amp;#39;s foreign policy agenda, rather than empty rhetoric. The candidates should:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;<br /> &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;1. Formulate a clear policy on Darfur.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;<br /> 2. Post this on the &amp;quot;issues&amp;quot; section of their website.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;</p> <span class="post-cat"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_8"><a href="/topics/2008-election" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_8">2008 election</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_45"><a href="/topics/barack-obama" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_45 active">Barack Obama</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_6"><a href="/topics/darfur" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_6">Darfur</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_47"><a href="/topics/john-mccain" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_47">John McCain</a></li> </ul></span><span class="post-comments"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first last node_read_more"><a href="/what-will-you-do-darfur-president" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="node_read_more">Read more</a></li> </ul></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="node-567" class="post node"> <div class="entry nocal"> <h2><a href="/contact-candidates" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Contact the Candidates">Contact the Candidates</a></h2> <div class="post-content"> <p> Contact the candidates and ask them if they have a plan to end the genocide in Darfur. </p> <span class="post-cat"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first taxonomy_term_8"><a href="/topics/2008-election" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_8">2008 election</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_45"><a href="/topics/barack-obama" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_45 active">Barack Obama</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_6"><a href="/topics/darfur" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_6">Darfur</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_51"><a href="/topics/hillary-clinton" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_51">Hillary Clinton</a></li> <li class="taxonomy_term_47"><a href="/topics/john-mccain" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_47">John McCain</a></li> <li class="last taxonomy_term_61"><a href="/topics/tools" rel="tag" title="" class="taxonomy_term_61">tools</a></li> </ul></span><span class="post-comments"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first last node_read_more"><a href="/contact-candidates" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="node_read_more">Read more</a></li> </ul></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="node-424" class="post node"> <div class="post-date"><span class="post-month">Dec</span> <span class="post-day">03</span></div> <div class="entry"> <h2><a href="/blog/2007/12/candidates-their-own-words-barack-obama" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The candidates in their own words: Barack Obama">The candidates in their own words: Barack Obama</a></h2> <div class="post-content"> <p> The Save Darfur Coalition asked all the presidential candidates to submit videos of themselves talking about their views and positions on the genocide in Darfur. In the coming days, we'll bring you the footage from each candidate who has responded. </p> <p> Senator Barack Obama is the first one up. In his video he voices a strong desire to resolve the Darfur crisis, starting by saying <em>"The United States has a moral obligation."</em> He also says that the United States should support the UN mission and follow through on oil sanctions. <strong>Click on "Read More" to watch the whole video.</strong> </p> <p> You can find more on Senator Obama's position on Darfur on his <a href="/candidate/barack-obama" target="_blank">candidate profile</a>. Later in the week we'll be featuring videos from John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Bill Richardson, and John Edwards, so stay tuned. 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Presidential Candidates’ Positions Revealed on Darfur

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What Will You Do for Darfur as President?