News & Events - December 2006

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2006-12-17 21:37:28 · 28 answers · asked by Wesley 2 in Current Events

Whos Glad...

2006-12-17 21:22:11 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2006-12-17 21:12:17 · 23 answers · asked by karen. 4 in Media & Journalism

In a free socieity, all people are entitled to their own believes, however, nobody should be forced to abandon their faith, and its traditions.

2006-12-17 21:09:39 · 29 answers · asked by The Questioner 5 in Current Events

The Government has announced plans to make huge cuts to the amount of benefits being claimed by the long term unemployed.

There are certain people who always seem to get involved in riots, the type who haven't worked for years and have no intention in working, u know who i mean here.
Are they going to kick off over this?

My personal feelings are this is about 10years too late, a large percentage of these people are getting paid for doing nothing when they are capable of work.

There will always be a small percentage who cannot work for various reasons, maybe full time carers for example.
I would and HAVE worked for minimun wage before, i think a lot of these people should be made to give up time working on the enviroment for example, clearing river banks, helping charities, just anything to justify the fact WE, the working of this country are paying for these people.

Don't get me wrong, i'm talking here about long term real hard core here, maybe 5 years or more.

2006-12-17 20:49:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

The Government has announced plans to make huge cuts to the amount of benefits being claimed by the long term unemployed.

There was a certain amount of people in the Poll Tax riots who were long term unemployed, the type who haven't worked for years and have no intention in working. Are they going to kick off over this?

My personal feelings are this is about 10years too late, a large percentage of these people are getting paid for doing nothing when they are capable of work.

There will always be a small percentage who cannot work for various reasons, maybe full time carers for example.
I would and HAVE worked for minimun wage before, i think a lot of these people should be made to give up time working on the enviroment for example, clearing river banks, helping charities, just anything to justify the fact WE, the working of this country are paying for these people.

Don't get me wrong, i'm talking here about long term real hard core here, maybe 5 years or more.

2006-12-17 20:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

i've found this to be a very controversial subject, and i'm curious to see how people argue their opinions...so let's hear it~!

2006-12-17 19:30:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

this is one of the coolest things that I have discovered, she is a great woman.

2006-12-17 19:16:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

2006-12-17 18:56:39 · 18 answers · asked by wilke_alex 2 in Media & Journalism

Could this be true? Or is this just smoke being blown?

I've heard ducks fart before...

I have a sort-of-friend, who has worked 3 WEEKS, since we left school in 1989....and he and others like him, I'm sure are breaking the back of the UK's economy.

Anyone agree? Anyone know more than is printed on the BBC website?

2006-12-17 18:36:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I have been thinking that the cops are leaving out some of their best resources to catch the killer.
All they need do is deploy a couple of radar speed traps and a litter warden.
They will catch him in no time at all.
Can anyone else come up with ideas to catch the maniac..??/

2006-12-17 18:33:07 · 8 answers · asked by knowitall 4 in Current Events

2006-12-17 18:26:04 · 9 answers · asked by JAMES 4 in Current Events

2006-12-17 18:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by Rocco 1 in Media & Journalism

It seems the traditional 42 foot (13 meter) tall goat made of straw has become the target of firebugs who have made a tradition of trying to burn it down.

Here's a highlight of the story.

Vandals have so far failed to burn down the traditional Swedish Christmas monument, which has been soaked with flame-resistant chemicals for the first time, officials said Friday Dec 15 2006. An overnight raid Thursday was the first attack of the season against the 13-meter-high (43-foot-high) Christmas goat, pictured on Dec 3 in the city of Gavle, 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Stockholm. The goat has been burned down more than 20 times in the last 40 years in what has become a violent yule tradition. Last year's goat was burned down by vandals dressed up as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man. They were never caught.

See the full article at http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20061216/D8M1KH201.html

2006-12-17 18:17:25 · 4 answers · asked by Johnny B Goode 3 in Other - News & Events

I graduated from Communication/Journalism program at a local college in May of 2006. I am originally from Turkey, which the 99% of the population is Muslim. It has been 7 months since my graduation and I am finding hard to find a job in the Media Industry. Lately, I am beginning to believe that the main reason for this could be because I am from Turkey and am a Muslim. How difficult is it for a Muslim-American to enter an industry that is predominantly run by the Jews in the United States? I would also like to know if there are any Muslim-Americans working in the Media Industry in US.

2006-12-17 17:42:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2006-12-17 16:41:55 · 8 answers · asked by scottyurb 5 in Current Events

2006-12-17 16:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by Juan D 1 in Media & Journalism

People say that the holocaust deniers are trying to revise history so that the state of Israel is artificial and illegitimate. But what I'd like to know is, what on earth could the holocaust have to do with the state of Israel. Zionism existed as a concept before Nazism, and long before Adolf Hitler. How does a genocide against a people give that people the right to steal the land of another people, slaughter them, torture them, and imprison them without trial?

2006-12-17 16:22:57 · 8 answers · asked by John S 4 in Current Events

what exactly does that mean?

i dont get it

2006-12-17 16:20:19 · 7 answers · asked by Tiffany 2 in Current Events

http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/september2006a/epaclosings.cfm

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1214-01.htm

The raping and pilaging of our patriotic values and principles isn't enough for the Bush Administration. It's looking more and more like we will be the last generation of individuals that will be able to use the facts as our allies in our political fights. We've already got the energy companies writing our energy laws. The pharmacuetical lobby writing our medicare/medicaid policies. Can you honestly agree with this trend? Complacency and ignorance is killing our system. Please read these links and with a little common sense give me some feedback!!

2006-12-17 16:19:19 · 2 answers · asked by scottyurb 5 in Current Events

2006-12-17 16:16:44 · 5 answers · asked by mishra 1 in Media & Journalism

My uncle is a engineer and he told me that the government had something to do with the attack on the towers because the fuel from the engine was not hot enough to burn the metal that supported the towers

2006-12-17 16:01:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

that the wealthy have an obligation of any kind to "give back" anything to the rest of the world.

2006-12-17 15:59:02 · 5 answers · asked by topsy_desina 1 in Media & Journalism

Are you there now? Whats the word? What is happening that perhaps isn't getting reported?

2006-12-17 15:43:11 · 9 answers · asked by Milk Maid 2 in Current Events

Or at least inadequately report on them?

I'm willing to listen to evidence that supports the premise, but I doubt such is the case. I know we can make suppositions about media motives, and so on, but it ultimately doesn't seem to be in the media's best interest to under cover such Muslims, noting that behavior helps to engender bigotry. I suppose there are cases of such ignorance, but I doubt there's a widespread policy to ignore the voices of peace and moderation. I wonder if some efforts to get those messages out aren't really as good as claimed.

What do you think?

2006-12-17 15:30:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2006-12-17 15:19:43 · 12 answers · asked by radhyfullerton@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - News & Events

is it becuase the demo. has now the power of the house?

2006-12-17 15:18:58 · 3 answers · asked by L0cA Ch!Ca 1 in Current Events

i heard on his website that he has a wish list.

2006-12-17 15:13:43 · 1 answers · asked by Y B 1 in Media & Journalism

Billions-trillions-zillions?
plse explain all this orgy of spending what you dont have....

2006-12-17 15:08:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

i just got finished watching Tusnami,The Aftermath on HBO. and i was just wondering what one was more devastating.

2006-12-17 14:40:12 · 11 answers · asked by Sami M 1 in Other - News & Events