] *These issue statments were collected from the
] candidates' Web sites and campaigns, from speeches and
] public statements, and news articles.

How about a nice simple checklist to see where the candidates stand on the main issues of the campaign. No partisanship or bias (that I can see anyway), just a simple checklist. This is the best one that I coudl fine.

NBC 4 - Politics - Compare Candidates On The Issues