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12 December 2007 By Martin Hutchinson

The former first lady and NY senator seeks to appeal both to the left and to fans of her husband s administration, which risks obfuscating her precise positions. However she s well to the left of her husband on trade, taxation, fiscal management, healthcare and the environment.

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Hillary Clinton would provide tax credits to limit health insurance premiums to a fixed percentage of family income. It prevents health insurers from discriminating based on preexisting conditions and eliminates the deductibility of health insurance for those with incomes over $250,000.

Clinton opposes the Panama, Colombia and South Korea trade agreements and has said NAFTA was a mistake. She also voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement

Clinton proposes eliminating the Bush tax cuts over $250,000, providing $1,000 tax credits for 401(K) saving and 60% tax rebates on the first $6,000 of college tuition. She has no firm position on the 6% social security employee payment.

Clinton will not undertake to remove troops from Iraq by 2013. She will not cut the federal civilian workforce, but would cut 500,000 government contractors.

Clinton believes in a capandtrade system with 100% of the permits auctioned and tightening CAFE standards to 50 miles per gallon by 2030 to produce a 2/3 cut in foreign oil imports. The goal is an 80% cut in emissions by 2050. She would create a $50bn green energy fund and a $20bn green vehicle bond program, and would require companies to file annual SEC reports on climate change. With reporting by Elizabeth Eldridge.

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Clinton opposes the Panama, Colombia and South Korea trade agreements and has said NAFTA was a mistake. She also voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement

Clinton will not undertake to remove troops from Iraq by 2013. She will not cut the federal civilian workforce, but would cut 500,000 government contractors.

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