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i went on a trip with a bunch of my friends ..... i didnt know him at all ... but i sat next to him the whole way and we talked alot and every thing that i like or didnt like he agreed and said that same with him ... when he talked to me he looked right in my eyes but i was only with him for 3 days ... it seemed like he liked me .. but his best friend was sitting right next to us ... how do i know if he didnt say anything cuz his friend was there ???

2007-07-19 10:06:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

A guy dies and goes to heaven. It's a slow day for St. Peter, so upon passing the entrance test, St. Peter says "I'm not very busy today. Why don't you let me show you around?"
The guy thinks it's a great idea and graciously accepts the offer. St. Peter shows him all the sights: the golf course, reading room, library, observation room, cafeteria and, finally, a HUGE room full of clocks.

"What's up with those clocks, Peter?"

"Everyone on earth has a clock that shows how much time he has left on earth. When a clock runs out of time, the person dies and comes to the Gates to be judged."

The guy thinks this makes sense, but notices that some of the clocks are going faster than others. He asks why that is.

"Every time a living person tells a lie, it speeds up his clock." This also makes sense, so the guy takes one last look around the room before leaving and notices one clock in the center of the ceiling. On this clock, both hands are spinning at an unbelievable rate.

2007-07-19 10:06:42 · 6 answers · asked by britney487 3 in Jokes & Riddles

Age old question.Increasing number of Indian Muslims deny having sympathy with Pakistan or other countries simply because they are Muslim majority. If this feeling is genuine of course it is welcomed.
However there remain certain Questions that remain
1) Do they still have an agenda to convert Hindus to Islam? My own experiance -- Got to know a muslim family well through my friendship with their son. In uk we played cricket for the same side. I was warmly welcomed and had dinner with them on several occassions. After some time they told me that they really liked me and if I would consider conversion to Islam. I told them that I believed GOD is one and changing my faith formaly does not make any sense to me. Soon after I noticed the warmth disappear. The smiles almost alltogether lost their charm. Even my friend became cold.
This experiance made me observe the Muslim mind set and was really alarmed.

2007-07-19 10:06:39 · 16 answers · asked by lunistan 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 10:06:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

DRAGON 2008
"I BELIEVE IN U.S."

2007-07-19 10:06:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

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Mary Jo White
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Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1947) was the first woman to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, serving from 1993 to 2002.
White received her B.S. from the College of William and Mary in 1970 and her law degree from Columbia Law School in 1974. White was appointed to the position by President Bill Clinton. She is noted for having overseen prosecutions of John Gotti and the terrorists responsible for the first World Trade Center bombing of 1993, chief among them Ramzi Yousef. She is currently chair of the litigation department at Debevoise & Plimpton.
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Bill Clinton pardons controversy
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President Bill Clinton was widely criticized for some pardons and other acts of executive clemency [1]; collectively, this controversy has sometimes been called Pardongate in the press.[2] Federal prosecutor Mary Jo White was appointed to investigate the pardons. She was later replaced by James Comey. Comey found no grounds to indict Clinton.
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1 FALN Pardons of 1999
2 Edgar and Vonna Jo Gregory pardons
3 Pardons and commutations signed on final day in office
4 See also
5 External Links
6 References


[edit] FALN Pardons of 1999
On August 11, 1999, Clinton commuted the sentences of 16 members of FALN, a violent Puerto Rican nationalist group that set off 120 bombs in the United States mostly in New York City and Chicago, convicted for conspiracies to commit robbery, bomb-making, and sedition, as well as for firearms and explosives violations.[3] None of the 16 were convicted of bombings or any crime which injured another person, though they were sentenced with terms ranging from 35 to 105 years in prison for the conviction of conspiracy and sedition. Congress, however, recognizes that the FALN is responsible for "6 deaths and the permanent maiming of dozens of others, including law enforcement officials." All of the 16 had served 19 years or longer in prison, which was a longer sentence than such crimes typically received, according to the White House.[citation needed] Clinton offered clemency, on condition that the prisoners renounce violence, at the appeal of 10 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, President Jimmy Carter, the cardinal of New York, and the archbishop of Puerto Rico. The commutation was opposed by U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons and criticized by many including former victims of FALN terrorist activities, the Fraternal Order of Police,[4] members of Congress, and Hillary Clinton in her campaign for Senator.[5] Congress condemned the action, with a vote of 95-2 in the Senate and 311-41 in the House.[6][7] The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform held an investigation on the matter, but the Justice Department prevented FBI officials from testifying.[8] President Clinton cited executive privilege for his refusal to turn over some documents to Congress related to his decision to offer clemency to members of the FALN terrorist group.
[edit] Edgar and Vonna Jo Gregory pardons
In March 2000, Bill Clinton pardoned Edgar and Vonna Jo Gregory, owners of the carnival company United Shows International, for charges of bank fraud from a 1982 conviction (the couple were already out of jail, but the prior conviction prevented them from doing business transactions in certain states). First Lady Hillary Clinton's youngest brother, Tony Rodham, was an acquaintance of the Gregorys, and had lobbied Clinton on their behalf.[9] In October 2006, the group Judicial Watch filed a request with the U.S. Justice Department for an investigation, alleging that Rodham had received $107,000 from the Gregorys for the pardons, in the form of loans that were never repaid, as part of a quid pro quo scheme.[10]
[edit] Pardons and commutations signed on final day in office
Clinton issued 140 pardons as well as several commutations on his last day of office (January 20, 2001).[11] When a sentence is commuted, the conviction remains intact, but the sentence can be altered in a number of ways. Some controversial actions include the following:
Carlos A. Vignali had his sentence for cocaine trafficking commuted, after serving 6 of 15 years in federal prison.
Almon Glenn Braswell was pardoned of his mail fraud and perjury convictions, even while a federal investigation was underway regarding additional money laundering and tax evasion charges.[12] Braswell and Carlos Vignali each paid approximately $200,000 to Hillary Clinton's brother, Hugh Rodham, to represent their respective cases for clemency. Hugh Rodham returned the payments after they were disclosed to the public.[citation needed] Braswell would later invoke the Fifth Amendment at a Senate Committee hearing in 2001, when questioned about allegations of his having systematically defrauded senior citizens of millions of dollars.[13]
Marc Rich, a fugitive, was pardoned of tax evasion, after clemency pleas from Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, among many other international luminaries. He was required to pay a $100 million dollar fine and waive any use of the pardon as a defense against any future civil charges that were filed against him in the same case. Critics complained that Denise Rich, his former wife, had made substantial donations to the Clinton library and to Mrs. Clinton's senate campaign. Emails uncovered during the course of the investigation revealed that her final donation was provided a year before Scooter Libby requested that she approach Clinton for a pardon. According to Paul Volcker's independent investigation of Iraqi Oil-for-Food kickback schemes, Marc Rich was a middleman for several suspect Iraqi oil deals involving over 4 million barrels of oil.[14]
Susan McDougal, who had already completed her sentence, was pardoned for her role in the Whitewater scandal; McDougal had served 18 months on contempt charges for refusing to testify about Clinton's role.
Dan Rostenkowski, a former Democratic Congressman convicted in the Congressional Post Office Scandal. Rostenkowski had served his entire sentence.
Melvin J. Reynolds, a Democratic Congressman from Illinois, who was convicted of bank fraud, 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice, and solicitation of child pornography had his sentence commuted on the bank fraud charged and was allowed to serve the final months under the auspices of a half way house. He had served his entire sentence on child sex abuse charges before the commutation of the later convictions.
Roger Clinton, the president's half-brother, on drug charges after having served the entire sentence more than a decade before. Roger Clinton would be charged with drunk driving and disorderly conduct in an unrelated incident within a year of the pardon.[15] He was also briefly alleged to have been utilized in lobbying for the Braswell pardon, among others. However, no wrongdoing was uncovered.
On Feb. 18, 2001, Clinton wrote a New York Times column defending the 140 pardons.[16]
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2007-07-19 10:06:07 · 5 answers · asked by trevathantim 2 in Law & Ethics

hair care

2007-07-19 10:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hair

I only had got 3 violations then BAM!
Did ya miss me?
Check out the rank of ppl in my answers profile!

2007-07-19 10:05:58 · 12 answers · asked by Sir Emotional Beast!! 2 in Polls & Surveys

2007-07-19 10:05:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fashion & Accessories

They could be using there power to help capture terrorist but no they miss use it I say let them make a fool of them selfs it only be worse and then there poll number will go down more.

2007-07-19 10:05:56 · 5 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2 in Politics

i just sat through a discussion where a child with 3 white grandparents and 1 black gp had to be called mixed race, and 3 black gps and 1 white gp was black. this was within a social services meeting. i thought it was bordering on mind control

2007-07-19 10:05:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

When i take my SD card out of my camera and put it into my computer, it is supposed to load, and give me an option to upload my photos. and it USUALLY does. but about 40% of the time. It doesnt show that the card is even in the computer, except for the light down next to the slot. To get it loaded i just have to wait a couple days. whats wrong? why isnt it coming up?

2007-07-19 10:05:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anthony 3 in Camcorders

I mean your with someone now, but you meet another person.....who you are now friends with.....and you start to wonder if maybe you should break up with this one your with now?? I'm not going to do this though. It's just out of curiosity that's all.

2007-07-19 10:05:32 · 4 answers · asked by daddys_princess_star 2 in Singles & Dating

its for the buscuit in my cobbler

2007-07-19 10:05:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

2007-07-19 10:05:17 · 4 answers · asked by moonlight 2 in New York City

Redwood Shores is a part of Redwood City, CA. I can't find the code that defines how large a room must be to be defined as a bedroom

2007-07-19 10:05:17 · 3 answers · asked by DougDoug_ 6 in Other - Home & Garden

If you have any idea, I would really appreciate the help.

2007-07-19 10:05:16 · 1 answers · asked by Steve M 1 in Engineering

what should i do

2007-07-19 10:05:10 · 1 answers · asked by str8 ki113r 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i'm watching you......

2007-07-19 10:05:09 · 7 answers · asked by sweetie 5 in Polls & Surveys

I go on diets,but go back to old habits,then binge,and end up feeling lower than ever because I came off the diet.
Anybody have any tips on how to stick to the diet?

2007-07-19 10:05:00 · 8 answers · asked by I dont know 4 in Diet & Fitness

if democrats/liberals want to end the irag war,why not just cut the military funding,if it is true that they were elected to end the war in an american defeat,what are they waiting for,or is it that they are trying to force bush to call the troops home so they can blame bush for the defeat,and the slaughter,of the iragi civilians that will happen when american troops retreat,just as what happened in vietnam,when democrats/liberals forced american troops to retreat,when they cut funding!

2007-07-19 10:04:57 · 9 answers · asked by truckman 4 in Other - Politics & Government

and what kind of research has gone into this claim?
who knows this and how do they know?

2007-07-19 10:04:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

My fiance use to drink a LOT. Almost every day, and in large quantities. Sometimes he would come close to polishing off a bottle of whiskey. There was a point that he messed up real bad, and I told him if he didnt quit drinking I would break up with him (2 years ago) He agreed, but later I found out he only quit for about a month. He said that he just couldnt stop, and that he felt horrible for doing it behind my back, but he couldnt help himself. Well, now that we have kids, he has a decent job and drinks once, MAYBE twice a week. He only gets "wasted" if he's around his friends. If its just him and I, its not that bad. However, when we are around his friends and he promises to only drink one, it always turns into more. Also, he says the thought of quitting drinking makes him sad. He says its not that he would miss getting drunk per say, but he couldnt imagine never tasting beer again. So is this alcoholism, or just someone who REALLY loves beer? What type of alcoholism would this be

2007-07-19 10:04:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beer, Wine & Spirits

And a person involved in exposing the nepotism and cover-up was arrested and jailed for doing so. How many think this is fair?

2007-07-19 10:04:52 · 4 answers · asked by Gray Wanderer 7 in Law & Ethics

I always wanted to be an astronaut. O_o

2007-07-19 10:04:52 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

HOW MUCH WINDOWS VISTA BASIC?PREMIUM?ULTIMATE OR BUISNESS COST
IF U KNOW THEM PLEASE ANSWER ME ALONG WITH THE CURRECNY UNIT AND CURRECY AMOUNT AS IN INDIAN RUPEES(INR)

2007-07-19 10:04:49 · 4 answers · asked by Ganesh 4 in Software

are they retarded like we are right above them and canada rules by the way !!!!!!!!!

2007-07-19 10:04:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Canada

the sensors!!

2007-07-19 10:04:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

...done drugs? Or even tried them? If so, do you continue to do drugs?

I'm not here to judge. I'm just curious.

2007-07-19 10:04:30 · 16 answers · asked by ? 4 in Polls & Surveys