Human rights issues, a huge and expanding trade imbalance, currency and military tensions … many issues related to China will confront the next president.

Both McCain and Obama have offered plans to restore the economy, but what would they do to protect consumers from dangerous products and bad deals?

McCain & Obama agree that we need to improve America's educational system, but they differ on government's role in that reform.

Rising fuel prices affect most of us, and not just at the pump. Sen. Barack Obama & Sen. John McCain offer very different plans to address the issue.

Some swing-state voters blame free trade policies for the outsourcing of millions of American jobs. So how will McCain and Obama handle this touchy subject?

About a third of Americans own a firearm and many treasure their Second Amendment rights. How would McCain & Obama handle gun control issues?

McCain and Obama have strikingly different ideas about what we should do to fix health care. How do their plans differ and what would the effects be?

Attempts by Congress to enact new immigration laws have failed. Both Obama and McCain agree something needs to be done, but what would they do?

How would Obama or McCain deal with Iran, a top oil producer which may be developing nuclear weapons and whose leader has threatened Israel?

The next president will face big decisions about future American involvement in Iraq. What are the issues, and how will Obama and McCain respond?

Some think the issue of entitlements could make the subprime crisis look easy. How would Obama or McCain pay to keep Medicare and Social Security promises?

How would each candidate handle these flashpoints, the fight against al-Qaida and the role of American troops? What's the future of the US-Pakistan alliance?

Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? The cases are making their way to the Supreme Court, and the next president will likely grapple with the issue.