Politics & Government - 2 November 2006

2006-11-02 11:28:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2006-11-02 11:27:05 · 11 answers · asked by here_4_1_day 1 in Other - Politics & Government

1) The Fence.

2) Social Security Reform.

3) Tax Reform.

4) September 11, 2001.

5) My Pet Goat.

6) I can't think of another one at present: please supply your own candidate for this (and additional) slots.

2006-11-02 11:25:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-11-02 11:25:51 · 15 answers · asked by prevacidman 1 in Other - Politics & Government

How do you do 15-count and 21-count manual arms with the M1 Garand rifle?

2006-11-02 11:25:04 · 2 answers · asked by James 1 in Military

2006-11-02 11:23:26 · 19 answers · asked by Mr.Death 5 in Politics

2006-11-02 11:21:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-11-02 11:21:43 · 2 answers · asked by somebody 1 in Law & Ethics

i just heard something about it today but i'm not sure if he was killed or whatever happened to him

2006-11-02 11:18:39 · 3 answers · asked by czrl 2 in Military

It says i have to list 11 please help me thank you.

2006-11-02 11:18:26 · 2 answers · asked by San s 1 in Government

On March 17, 2003, president Bush said the following:

"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."

The question is, what should we be able to expect from the president when he tells us that there is "no doubt?" Is that a figure of speech? Does it mean "pretty sure?" Does it mean "it's possible?" To what standard shall we hold a president whose explicit goal was to "restore integrity and accountability to the White House?"

P.S. If you contend that Bush was correct, please provide a LINK to support your claim with information about more than a few dilapidated, corroded shells with chemical residue, which are in fact evidence that Iraq DISCONTINUED its WMD program years ago.

2006-11-02 11:16:39 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

During a time of war and many troops coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, Bush should increase the VA's budget. Soldiers aren't "welfare moms".

FACTS

540 full-time jobs will be cut in the Veterans Benefits Administration, which handles disability, pension and other claims by veterans.

The VA projects that the new budget will prompt about 200,000 of the affected veterans to drop out of the system and get their health care elsewhere.

reduce the number of full-time VA nursing home beds to 37 percent below the level set in law by Congress in 1998.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24665-2004Mar2?language=printer
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Apr/10/ln/ln12p.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/261068_budget28.html

2006-11-02 11:15:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-11-02 11:15:18 · 23 answers · asked by Mr.Death 5 in Politics

2006-11-02 11:13:00 · 6 answers · asked by GEORGE S 1 in Law & Ethics

where does the term 'bar' come from?

2006-11-02 11:12:06 · 4 answers · asked by chump1321 1 in Law & Ethics

My husband's former employer put a stop payment on our paycheck from two weeks ago, and is not returning our calls. He claims my husband owes him money for damage done to a work truck (he does concrete), but that's just to get out of filing an insurance claim which to the best of my understanding is also technically illegal. But, even if that were so, would it be legal for them to stop payment to us all together?

2006-11-02 11:11:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

had flowery meadows, and rainbow skies and rivers made of chocolate where the children danced and laughed and played with gumdrop smiles?

2006-11-02 11:09:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Marine sacrifices his life for others in grenade blast

By Gordon Trowbridge
The Army Times

FALLUJAH, Iraq — Sgt. Rafael Peralta built a reputation as a man who always put his Marines' interests ahead of his own.

He showed that again, when he made the ultimate sacrifice of his life Tuesday, by shielding his fellow Marines from a grenade blast. "It's stuff you hear about in boot camp, about World War II and Tarawa Marines who won the Medal of Honor," said Lance Cpl. Rob Rogers, 22, of Tallahassee, Fla., one of Peralta's platoon mates in 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

Peralta, 25, as platoon scout, wasn't even assigned to the assault team that entered the insurgent safe house in northern Fallujah, Marines said. Despite an assignment that would have allowed him to avoid such dangerous duty, he regularly asked squad leaders if he could join their assault teams, they said.

One of the first Marines to enter the house, Peralta was wounded in the face by rifle fire from a room near the entry door, said Lance Cpl. Adam Morrison, 20, of Tacoma, who was in the house when Peralta was first wounded.

Moments later, an insurgent rolled a fragmentation grenade into the area where a wounded Peralta and the other Marines were seeking cover.

As Morrison and another Marine scrambled to escape the blast, pounding against a locked door, Peralta grabbed the grenade and cradled it into his body, Morrison said. While one Marine was badly wounded by shrapnel from the blast, the Marines said they believe more lives would have been lost if not for Peralta's selfless act.

"He saved half my fire team," said Cpl. Brannon Dyer, 27, of Blairsville, Ga. The Marines said such a sacrifice would be perfectly in character for Peralta, a Mexico native who lived in San Diego and gained U.S. citizenship after joining the Marines.

"He'd stand up for his Marines to an insane point," Rogers said.

Rogers and others remembered Peralta as a squared-away Marine, so meticulous about uniform standards that he sent his camouflage uniform to be pressed while training in Kuwait before entering Iraq.

But mostly they remembered acts of selflessness: offering career advice, giving a buddy a ride home from the bar, teaching salsa dance steps in the barracks.

While Alpha Company was still gathering information, and a formal finding on Peralta's death is likely months away, not a single Marine in Alpha Company doubted the account of Peralta's act of sacrifice.

"I believe it," said Alpha's commander, Capt. Lee Johnson. "He was that kind of Marine."

2006-11-02 11:09:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-11-02 11:08:25 · 9 answers · asked by sammy 1 in Government

I know im from Florida but I'm not voting cause im waaaaaaay to young. But i just wanna know who they are. Can you tell me there name and a little background info? And who is the democrate and the repuplican. This is for a project.

2006-11-02 11:04:47 · 3 answers · asked by ♥Simple♥ 1 in Elections

My friend is a guy.
Basically a Christmas gift/going away gift.
Military related or not.
thanks!

2006-11-02 11:04:01 · 8 answers · asked by Tyler M 1 in Military

because of the ozone layer failing. Anyone know is this supported by studies, or is this true in the first place?

2006-11-02 11:03:01 · 19 answers · asked by Keath L 1 in Politics

Also, who is liable if the person driving (non-owner)gets into an accident? The driver, car owner, or both?

2006-11-02 11:02:54 · 3 answers · asked by kascitt 1 in Law & Ethics

A friend of mine is in jail for owing $7,000. in child support, On monday they set his bail t $1,000. then 2 days later dragged him back in and told him they UPPED the bail to $8,500!! (for nothing else but this).... And to make it even worse, they decided this without his lawyer (public defender) being present (he was on vacation)...
This is in NY State. Any knowledgeable answer appreciated.

2006-11-02 11:02:38 · 2 answers · asked by Angel G 1 in Law & Ethics

2006-11-02 11:01:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

a doctor admitted to doing wrong to me and a year in half later my life is still medically so damaged i cant leave my house.i didnt want to do anything at first but i cant afford the bills anymore.

2006-11-02 10:59:56 · 2 answers · asked by TERESA B 2 in Law & Ethics

I want to settle a payment without getting my auto insurance involved. But I want this agreement in writing so that he cant screw me over and try to sue, blackmail or threaten me for more money. How do I go about doing this without a lawyer?

2006-11-02 10:59:10 · 4 answers · asked by Vince M 1 in Law & Ethics

Its a bit audacious and arrogant, in my humble opinion, for them to blow so much hot air about every single little thing. I am a neoconservative--and proud of it! I never find myself attacking anyone, nor do I claim to know everything. I try to keep my mind open. Why can't liberals? Who died and made them Queens?

2006-11-02 10:58:52 · 15 answers · asked by Gary 2 in Politics

2006-11-02 10:58:16 · 9 answers · asked by SCOTT B 4 in Law & Ethics

I have a friend who has been in this country for 14 years and has put in a valid application for leave to remain in the UK. Does anyone know the length of time it takes to actually be granted? On the Home Office Website it says 70 working days but is there a maximum time limit or do they just please themselves?!

2006-11-02 10:58:13 · 7 answers · asked by desperatehousewife 1 in Immigration