News & Events - May 2007

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - In a striking reach across party lines, the White House and key lawmakers agreed Thursday on a sweeping immigration plan to grant legal status to millions of people in the country unlawfully.

LOS ANGELES - David Guerra wants to be legal, but he says the path to citizenship offered by the Senate on Thursday would be too risky and too expensive, and could end up driving him deeper into the shadows.

Guerra's wife and children in El Salvador depend on the $300 he sends home each month from his job as a day laborer. Key provisions of the legislation would require him to return home to apply for residency, pay a $5,000 fine and spend thousands more in application fees.

That would be disastrous for his family, he said, and, worse, he's not sure he can trust U.S. immigration authorities who have been rounding up and deporting his fellow immigrants for months.

Wow. That's heavy. Any thoughts?

2007-05-17 12:19:20 · 11 answers · asked by Kooties 5 in Current Events

This bill is an absolute outrage. Are we going to give away our country without indicating how outrageous it is to do so?
No other country does this with it's illegal problem.
Are we supporting a free ride for illegals on our hard earned tax dollars?
Won't this bill being passed encourage even more illegal crossings of our under patrolled borders?

2007-05-17 12:11:02 · 7 answers · asked by InstantMagic 2 in Current Events

My feeling is he pushed moderate muslims over the edge to become jihadists. All they need to see is the mess that has become of Iraq as a result of Bush' invasion. A few Iraqi bodies in the streets..this of a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 and never once attacked the U.S. Wow..never attacked us yet we kill 100,000 of them...doesnt quite sound right to me. How about to you?

2007-05-17 11:54:46 · 15 answers · asked by the man 1 in Current Events

One would think that after Iraq and all he did to get information out and concerns before anyone else, a girlfriend issue took him out? Was this politics at work during an election season? Back in 2003 no one cared about him. They sure do now. President Bush reluctantly accepted his resignation early this evening. ABCnews Charles Gibson.
I request you make this a valid debate not a slash and dash. Thank you.

2007-05-17 11:45:55 · 5 answers · asked by Mele Kai 6 in Current Events

2007-05-17 11:45:04 · 12 answers · asked by NIGHT A 1 in Current Events

2007-05-17 10:49:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

2007-05-17 10:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by pandamay 1 in Media & Journalism

2007-05-17 09:49:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

Was anyone even slightly skeptical?

2007-05-17 09:47:02 · 6 answers · asked by Dirk von Pelvis 1 in Other - News & Events

Corruption & Waste, No accountability, unaccounted funds, No oversight, Fraud, Moneys no object$, Overcharging...101- One hundred and one Health Centers were supposed to be built, for which money was appropriated for and only 24- built.. Only nine(9*) Million recovered and accounted for out of Ten's of Billions of Dollars.. Who's responsible? 125.000 Contractors in Iraq..$$$$$$MONEY MISSING... Your Thoughts?

2007-05-17 09:43:25 · 8 answers · asked by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 in Current Events

2007-05-17 09:30:13 · 5 answers · asked by Geronimo X 2 in Current Events

I think the parents were wrong to leave the kids alone in the room, If you done that here you would be done for neglect.
I think they will find maddie and my heart goes out to her

2007-05-17 09:28:42 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

seems to me that if we trace the information on internet that is posted time tot ime by osma bin laden, we could zero in on just where he is and find him! another thing: if we get visual images of where these terrorist are, then why can't we seem to infiltrate these camps and the places they hide out! seems that we have the technology!

2007-05-17 09:28:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I think it was 55 days initially - then it got cut by half for good "behavior" - I thought you earned good behavior while you are "in" the jail not outside - I just heard she's only going 12 days now - WTF?

And how come she has to go to jail on an "auspicious" date? I thought you are supposed to be taken in the moment the judge lowers his gavel, "Case over".

What's going to be next now? Are they going to live telecast Paris's stint in prison - her weeping, her crying - her "emotions"- maybe other celebrities will take the cue and soon we'll have everyone from Angelina Jolie to Oprah Winfrey breaking laws openly in a reality-TV inspired show "Jail Birds".

2007-05-17 09:25:50 · 20 answers · asked by phoenix 3 in Current Events

2007-05-17 09:25:39 · 11 answers · asked by Geronimo X 2 in Current Events

Bush keeps terrorists away. I have a rock on my desk and it keeps tigers away from me. I paid $100 for it. And since I got it, no tigers have attacked me. Since 911, there have been no terrorist attacks in the US. So Bush must be doing a great job, just like my tiger proof rock.

2007-05-17 09:13:53 · 10 answers · asked by Jimmy 3 in Current Events

2007-05-17 09:01:51 · 2 answers · asked by 8teen 2 in Media & Journalism

They use unlimited money on Iraq, why cant they protect US citizens from forest fires.

2007-05-17 09:01:15 · 7 answers · asked by Geronimo X 2 in Current Events

wHY or why not

2007-05-17 08:50:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

the us has awacs and alll why the hell is osama bin laden not caught yet?? they catch alot of wanted ppl like that by not this one guy?

2007-05-17 08:39:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

are we stuck under the govts thumb, or is there something realistic that we as the people can do?

2007-05-17 08:16:22 · 6 answers · asked by jason a 3 in Current Events

And if it's about both ... should there be different types of prisons?

2007-05-17 08:10:30 · 14 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Other - News & Events

where can I apply for a job or an internship besides a radio station?

2007-05-17 08:04:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

Does anyone actually think the V-Tech Massacre game is considered freedom of speech????

2007-05-17 07:57:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2007-05-17 07:53:26 · 6 answers · asked by grindrod35 1 in Current Events

She isn't even going to the real part of jail. she will be sleeping where the officers sleep. I hope people can use that in court as an example of not being fair!she bleeds red right!!!!!!

2007-05-17 07:48:47 · 8 answers · asked by reddot_coa 2 in Current Events

My dad said a few interesting things to me yesterday. He said that some tapes that terrorists make and distribute to others almost always are spoken in code. As in, the terrorists are using codes to give messages to eachother and sometimes those messages can be orders to put terroist plans into action. Then he said that when the media gets a hold of tapes of .... let's say Osama Bin Laden speaking they run them almost 24/7 and announce to the people what was said in the tapes. Now lets switch gears a bit....

My dad also brought up one more good point. The main target of terrorism is to create... you guessed it, terror and fear. The kind of terrorists like Osama Bin Laden know that the best thing they could probably do is to get onto American Tv to create that terror and paranoia through their tapes.

2007-05-17 07:45:14 · 5 answers · asked by Lauren. 4 in Media & Journalism

don't criticize it...

2007-05-17 07:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

two planes went into the world trade center
one went into a field
what happened to the other? :/

2007-05-17 07:17:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Why is Ted Kennedy so intent on ammnesty for illegal aliens? Has he ever been to the barrios of Southern California, or is he just selling out the United States for Democratic votes?

2007-05-17 07:06:15 · 11 answers · asked by jim p 1 in Current Events