Prior to 1980 Bush had supported the right of women to choose to have an abortion.

Presidents Clinton and Bush have also supported the idea of national standards.

Mr. Bush, who is against abortion in general, supports it.

Mr. Bush later supported raising taxes to close a budget deficit.

However, Bush did not support embryonic stem cell research.

Mr. Bush supports term limits for lawmakers and they don't.

Mr. Bush supports lifting those barriers, but action has been slow to come.

Mr. Bush supports better enforcement of existing laws, as does the rifle association.

The higher education bill, which Mr. Bush supports, also promised more college help for the poor.

But Mr. Bush also supports aggressive federal action on many domestic issues.