5/25/2012 - Barack Obama: Document History from Birth to Harvard (1961-1991) - Our new resource shows Obama’s birth certificates, birth announcements, school registration forms, and interviews with his classmates from elementary school in Indonesia through law school at Harvard.

5/24/2012 – NEW ProCon.org Website! – Is golf a sport? – Our 43rd website explores the pros and cons in the debate over whether golf is a sport. Proponents argue that golf meets the definition of "sport" found in the dictionary, requires physical exertion and coordination, and is recognized as a sport by sporting goods companies, athletic associations, fans, and the media. Opponents argue that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport," does not require rigorous physical activity, and can be played professionally by people who are overweight, injured, or non-athletic.

5/17/2012 - Virgil Goode, the Constitution Party's official nominee for US president and a former congressman from Virginia, now has his biography and pro and con positions on 55 issues available at ProCon.org.

5/17/2012 - Should state and local law enforcement be empowered to enforce federal immigration laws? Obama is Con.  Paul, Romney, Goode, and Johnson are Pro.

5/17/2012 - Should the Clean Air Act be amended to exclude carbon dioxide (CO2) from regulation? Obama is Con. Paul and Romney are Pro. Goode is Not Clearly Pro or Con.

5/17/2012 - Will increased domestic oil drilling lower gas prices? Obama is Con.  Paul and Romney are Pro.  Goode and Roemer are Not Clearly Pro or Con.

5/17/2012 - Should the United States build additional nuclear plants? Obama, Paul, and Romney are Pro.  Goode, Johnson, and Roemer are Not Clearly Pro or Con.

5/17/2012 - Should the US federal government have bailed out General Motors and Chrysler? Obama is Pro. Paul, Romney, Goode, and Johnson are Con.

5/17/2012 - 2012 Presidential Candidate Summary Chart – Read the positions of Virgil Goode (Constitution), Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Barack Obama (Democrat), Ron Paul (Republican), Buddy Roemer (Independent), and Mitt Romney’s (Republican) positions on 55 different issues in our side-by-side candidate summary chart.

5/17/2012 - 2012 Presidential Candidates Quiz - Take our compatibility quiz to find out which candidate best matches your views on important issues. We've updated our survey with new questions on bailouts for GM and Chrysler, new nuclear plants, oil drilling and gas prices, the Clean Air Act and CO2 regulation, and federal vs. state/local enforcement of illegal immigration.

4/25/2012 - Candidate Finances - According to the Federal Election Commission, the three remaining Republican candidates (Gingrich, Paul, and Romney) have raised $148,098,413 cumulatively, while Democratic President Barack Obama has raised $196,610,770. See how much money each candidate, including third party and independent candidates, has raised and spent, where the money came from, and how much money each candidate currently has on hand.

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