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» Their Policies, Your Hometown: The Candidate Issue Matrix » Information for Candidates » NLC Resources for Cities » NLC Video What Issue Have The Candidates Talked About LEAST? Infrastructure Public Safety Poverty Immigration Your position: citizen elected official city/town employee campaign worker Comments (optional): view poll results » NLC Video Barack Obama Addresses U.S. Conference of Mayors US Conference of Mayors Senator Barack Obama said current urban policy was obsolete and needed to be replaced by a model that focused on rational metropolitan growth rather than chiefly on inner-city crime and poverty. John McCain: May 12 Speech on Climate Change MSNBC.com Sen. John McCain outlines his plan to counter global warming during a speech in Portland, Ore., stressing the importance of free-market solutions. McCain would limit government assistance in current fiscal crisis MSNBC.com March 25: Speaking to South California business leaders about his economic policy, John McCain says that the government isn’t in the business of saving and rewarding banks or small borrowers who behave irresponsibly. The Real Questions for the Candidates American Cities '08 Hear your local elected officials ask the questions that really matter to cities and towns. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Local Government Innovation MayorTV.com “Cities are America's laboratories. But once we figure out solutions, we need the federal government's help to roll them out to the entire country.” Miami Mayor Manny Diaz on City Issues and the Campaigns MayorTV.com “The media and the pollsters focus on issues like war, abortion, gay rights. Quite frankly, for those of us in the trenches, they're not the hot button issues.” Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin on Infrastructure MayorTV.com "We must invest in infrastructure, or Atlanta's economy -- and the national economy -- is going to shrivel up and die.” Senator John McCain on Climate Change The Des Moines Register Arizona Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain met with The Des Moines Register editorial board Wednesday, October 24, 2007. In this excerpt they discuss the Climate Change and his record. Page 1 of 2 | next ››