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 Answer to my question re: web site for both sides controversial issues 

I'm interested in a wide range of issues.  I tend to be liberal politically and enjoy discussing issues with some conservative friends.  On some issues I have made up my mind but would like to understand the other side.  On other issues, I'd like to get more information or at least a good starting point of the the key points of both sides and places to looks further.  going on an issue-by-issue basis is OK but very time consuming. Also, you get a lot of misleading information by looking at sites that promote their point of view. it would be great if there was a web site that had already done this.  Like having an intelligent person research each issue and then give you a one-page summary like "" Here's the issue, here are the two or three main sides, here's the philisophical underpinning for each side, and here are the main points each side makes, backed up by these references."" 

examples:

Global warming - Wiki is pretty good
guantanamo
stem cells
big government vs small
tax cuts for wealthy
alternative energy policy
civil liberties
separattion fo church and state.
funding for education
solution to social security

and on an on

There are probably 100 or so of these type of issues.

thanks!"