Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), one of the closest congressional allies of social conservative activists, said today that he will run for president in 2008. "Ours is a great nation and I make one pledge to you, to use our greatness for goodness,'' said Brownback, 50.
With that goal in mind, Brownback, who made his announcement in Topeka, Kansas, said that he supports "the institution of marriage as a union of a man and a woman for life.'' He also called for finding a cure for cancer, U.S. self- reliance in energy, winning the war in Iraq and a flat tax as an alternative to the current income tax system. A member of the Senate Appropriations and Judiciary panels, Brownback is best known for the central role he takes in debates on social policy. He is one of the Senate's most outspoken critics of abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Read More ...
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