The Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts candidate is Mary Jackson, who launched her campaign for mayor at a rally on 2 April attended by general secretary of the RMT transport workers union Bob Crow.
Mr Bradley is the candidate most opposed to tax cuts: he wants to use every penny to pay down the national debt and to finance the transitional costs of reforming the health and pensions systems.
No candidate has advocated for serious spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes.
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If a candidate spends more time defending tax cuts for the wealthy and saying nothing about the poor, including the growing number of children on the poverty rolls, that candidate would be hard pressed to get my vote.
The Democratic presidential candidate also said he thinks middle class tax cuts are "absolutely necessary" in order to strengthen the economy.
LDP, led by Koichi Kato (widely viewed as the leading candidate to replace Mr Mori), while not proposing actual spending cuts, are at least opposing new spending plans.
As a presidential candidate, though, McCain has gone from breaking ranks with the president on tax cuts, to falling in line.
IMF-led consortium, looks shaky: with public-spending cuts blocked by Congress, capital flight has resumed and the real again looks a candidate for devaluation (see article).
In addition to tax cuts, a number of Republicans, including House Majority Leader Dick Armey and 1996 presidential candidate Steve Forbes, have also proposed so-called "flat tax" plans that would radically alter the income tax system.
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In Connecticut, the GOP has attacked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy for his union support, saying it will make it hard for him to make big cuts to the state's budget.
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