All categories - 27 June 2007

(a) 1.7 Billion tax dollars went to a no bid contract given to Halliburton -- {no bid contracts are illegal by the way }Dick Cheney's former company.
(b) $12,000,000,000 in cash was flown to Iraq using military C-130 planes. 363 tons of shrink wrapped $100 were flown there. BTW no one knows where the money is or if it was spent on the right things.
(c) This is according to a Government Accountability Office report released February 13, 2006.[1] "The Administration spent $1.6 billion on contracts with advertising agencies ($1.4 billion), public relations firms ($197 million), and media organizations and individual members of the media ($15 million)."[2] Gullible taxpayers are inadvertently paying the price of their own deception

There is of course more but it's both depresses and angers me to continue.

2007-06-27 05:12:54 · 8 answers · asked by CuriousGuy92 3 in Other - Politics & Government

I've heard that in some cases pulling a credit report can negatively affect your score.

2007-06-27 05:12:42 · 2 answers · asked by J.A. 1 in Credit

A certain box has a volume of b^3 + 3b^2 -4b - 12. Factor the four term polynomial to find the Length, Width, and height of the box.


Thanks to anyone who can answer this... it's been really confusing.

2007-06-27 05:12:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

Was it the NeoCons disavowing Barry Goldwater?
Right wing cults infiltrating the Party?
Baby Boomer-era lawlessness?
America tired of their minority bashing?
Lack of common courtesy?
Too many non-issues on its platform?

What made the party so coinfident after an easy win to John Kerry in 2004 disintegrate so quickly. And, after the "thumpin'" they took in the 2006 midterms, it seems to be even worse now. What's happening with them?

2007-06-27 05:12:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

How hard was it to stop eating meat? Did you do it all at once, or gradually? Did you stay on seafood for a while?

2007-06-27 05:12:06 · 21 answers · asked by snowdrop 4 in Vegetarian & Vegan

2007-06-27 05:12:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anglcake 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Will my tampon stay in when i go surfing? I usually dont use one when im on my period and i go surfing becuase its wetsuit season. But since its getting warmer, im gonna use one. will it stay in? do you think the string will keep falling out?
Thankssss

2007-06-27 05:12:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

This couple introduced me to Christianity a while back and I thought they were really good friends of mine.Now they don't care about me at all and don't want to be my friends anymore. It seems like they only wanted to get into God's good graces by converting me and that's the only reason they became friends with me or pretended to be.
I can't help but feel extremely hurt.And I know that having things go sour with them doesn't mean that I should walk away from Christ.But I can't help but associate all the bitterness I feel for them with the religion they helped me explore.
I was very serious about Christianity for the longest time but now it just feels so hard to have a personal relationship with Jesus. I am contemplating dissociating myself from religions, and just going back to who I used to be; a God-believer, who respects all religions but didn't particularly follow any.Does this make me a horrible person?If so how do I stop being angry with Jesus about what happened with them?

2007-06-27 05:11:56 · 25 answers · asked by Belle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been w/ my fiance for almost 4 years, and I just don't feel like He and I are on the same Page anymore.... When I try to bring it up he takes offence and says things like "oh so all of our problems are MY fault" and I say "not its not you, this is about me and what i'm feeling" then he runs off at the mouth and says "if you are that unhappy then just leave" its like he wants to guilt trip me or like he just doesnt want to talk it out w/ me. THe last time we tried to work it out was a year ago, i actually moved out..... he went and got my name tattooed on his chest.... made me feel trapped and I went back to him w/ hopes that things would change...they haven't i'm unhappy and IDK how to bring this up to him w/o him getting so upset and not talking about it. Please help!

2007-06-27 05:11:54 · 17 answers · asked by bad girl 2 in Marriage & Divorce

FYI . . I am an Evolution proponent but think there are better people here today who could answer this then myself.

2007-06-27 05:11:52 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I read alot in this genre. I need something new. Scary to me is ghost stories/hauntings/ etc. I like some romance/scary too. Not just plain romance though. Any suggestions on new scary reads?

2007-06-27 05:11:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

I'm 15 (will be 16 at the end of July) and i have a baby. I was wondering if i could work fulltime instead of part-time? because i'm really getting a job to support my daughter and not myself.

2007-06-27 05:11:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

how many times a week do you wash your hair?

2007-06-27 05:11:18 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hair

you men think that you are above women and thats not right. why do you think this??? no one person is better than another so WHY??????????????

2007-06-27 05:11:03 · 16 answers · asked by Razorblade Eyes 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If anything.

2007-06-27 05:11:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

When you lower taxes, the economy grows and you take in more taxes because of this growth in the economy. This has been proven time and again. So my question is if the Democrats want to grow the size of the government why have no democrats avocated tax cuts since JFK? It seems to me that they would want to lower taxes and take in more money for their social programs, but no they just want to raise taxes. Why?

2007-06-27 05:11:02 · 26 answers · asked by John Galt 2 in Politics

CIA 'Family Jewels' Revealed
By Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan,Reuters
Posted: 2007-06-27 11:09:21
Filed Under: Nation, Politics
WASHINGTON (June 27) -- The CIA worked with three American mobsters in a botched "gangster-type" attempt to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.

The agency's leaders determined "a sensitive mission requiring gangster-type action" was needed. "The mission target was Fidel Castro," the document said.

The CIA contacted Johnny Roselli, believed to have been a high-ranking member of the Mafia and the person who controlled all the ice-making machines on the Las Vegas strip.

There were concerns that foreigners might try to disrupt the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 1972, and one memo said ex-Beatle John Lennon had given money to an anti-war group.

There are also details on such Cold War matters as the three-year incarceration of KGB defector Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko.

The agency was convinced Nosenko, who defected in 1964, was still working for the KGB but was unable to prove it "even after a long period of hostile interrogation."

2007-06-27 05:10:51 · 8 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5 in Government

2007-06-27 05:10:51 · 7 answers · asked by Else 2 in Birds

Just back from the pet store, and the have a 2ft tank full of fish that are called 'algae fish'? Or somthing along those lines, they are 2-3 inch in lenght and some are grayish and some are white/yellowish, And there FREE? They look disease free and there is about 10-20 of them, Why would they just be giving them away for free?

2007-06-27 05:10:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-06-27 05:10:48 · 8 answers · asked by enabarts2005 1 in Security

2007-06-27 05:10:37 · 5 answers · asked by Shorty 4 1 in Dogs

i am a level 5 on prophecies and i want to make 9 platinum to buy a guild hall. any ideas?

2007-06-27 05:10:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Video & Online Games

its very unreal!! ( i am a pistons fan )
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=981~2748~3002~359~883~510~1727~261&teams=16~21~8~13~13~16~8~21

2007-06-27 05:10:31 · 8 answers · asked by blockjrhustler 1 in Basketball

2007-06-27 05:10:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

do you just feel sad for the close minded fool who is blocking you?

2007-06-27 05:10:28 · 10 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

First off, I'm not an atheist, I was born & raised Christian, but now I have gone a different path.

There is alot of high & mighty, we're better than you, you are going to hell mentality & I've read it mostly from the one's that call themselves Christians.

When Jesus died on the cross did he not say, "forgive them father for they know not what they do"? If you are strong & unmovable in your faith, there would not be a harsh word coming from you. If your faith is that strong, then pray for those you feel have gone wayward.

I can see why Christianity is under so much attack. Modern christians do not represent God in any way, fashion, or form.

I know I'm generalizing, but everything is a generalization esp since I can't possibly know everyone on this board.

2007-06-27 05:10:21 · 8 answers · asked by jitterbug 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 05:10:17 · 5 answers · asked by burns 2 in Dogs

2007-06-27 05:10:09 · 5 answers · asked by chicago_gurl2016 1 in Earth Sciences & Geology

I don't have insurance currently. I wasn't on BC, didn't need for years. Now need immediately if ya know what I mean! I am 41 in August. Where can I go, which is best with lest side effects, and how soon do they start working. My period ended yesterday.

2007-06-27 05:09:41 · 19 answers · asked by TigerGirl 2 in Women's Health