Instead, he proposes a special drugs court which would give non-violent offenders non-custodial sentences and counselling.
For example, he proposes a slight thawing of relations with Cuba (see article).
He proposes a universal health care plan under which all Americans would be required to have health care.
Bush said he would focus on life-extending care when he proposes a reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act.
That is why he proposes a shift from a "threat-based" to a "capabilities-based" investment plan that stresses versatile, flexible forces.
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He proposes a one-year deadline for removing U.S. troops from Iraq, combined with direct negotiation with every country in the Middle East.
To tackle crime, drug-trafficking and the chronic incompetence of efforts to fight them, he proposes a new Ministry of Security and Justice.
Also like Mr Obama, he proposes a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases, but he would give away the permits, not auction them.
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He proposes a grand bargain: swap Britain's veto over European integration for the right to opt out of any EU policy area.
For grown-ups, he proposes a new employee share-ownership scheme, which will give workers a direct stake in the fortunes of their employers.
He proposes a hefty passenger tax on aviation of 3.6 pence (74 cents) per kilometre which would flatten demand growth to 1-2% each year.
He proposes a little geography of love, a hilarious taxonomy of station kisses or some mock erotics, deftly developed in sentences replete with technical terms.
In fact, he proposes a complete moratorium on oil drilling here.
Mr Ackerman also analyses the Supreme Court's record since the attacks, which he sees as mixed, especially on the writ of habeas corpus, and he proposes a reasonable post-disaster plan on government continuity.
He proposes a one-year freeze on all federal discretionary spending outside of defense and veterans benefits, and he wants to limit overall federal spending growth to 2.4%, about one-third the annual increases since 2000.
To cure the ills of single-parenthood, benefit-dependency and the like, he proposes a tougher welfare regime (though not all that different from the government's), tangible if unspecified support for marriage through the tax system and more job flexibility for parents.
He proposes making a deal with Democrats in which some of the Bush tax cuts become permanent in exchange for a carbon tax to deal with the global-warming crisis.
He also proposes a repartition of Palestine so that areas of Israel with large Arab populations can be transferred to the Palestinian Authority in return for areas of the West Bank settled by Jews.
Mr Brown has thus wagered his legacy on a yes vote for the temporary tax increases he proposes a small rise in the sales tax and larger ones in income taxes for the wealthy.
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" To this end, he proposes planning "for a massive air and missile attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
And the president proposes what he calls a "balanced" approach: closing tax loopholes on the rich and budget cuts.
The Commission on Human Rights would, he proposes, be replaced by a smaller human-rights council, on which it would be harder for tyrants to get seats.
He proposes that Japan should first set a target for the level of consumer prices, one that would rise over time to allow for a small positive inflation rate.
At his news conference Friday, Obama came out of the gate firing at Republicans, trying to draw the line between what he sees as a party of obstructionists saying no to anything that he proposes and Democrats trying to bring the nation out of the deep economic rut.
He proposes that Congress should reimburse states for a temporary reduction in sales tax.
And can you give the nation a sense that whatever he proposes, whenever he proposes it, will be inclusive of all of those things?
He also proposes that every citizen be given a small "basic income", so everyone has the financial security to pursue their talents, even if those talents are not very lucrative.
He proposes the so-called Buffett rule involving a 30% minimum tax rate for upper income earners, which would increase the capital gains tax rate by 100%.
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