Politics & Government - 23 January 2007

My friend is based in Twentynine Palms, CA. He's going to Hawaii. Does he get any guarunteed leave (like time to spend with his family) before he ships off to another continent?

2007-01-23 14:46:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

This happened months ago but I'm still ticked off and wondering what happened. There were some women in there looking at watches under a glass case saying "I want a Seiko" very loudly. I was looking at the cheap $15 watches displayed on round racks. They kept staring at me. When I left, a city cop approached me and said some people said it looked like I took something. He asked why I looked nervous and I asked him wouldn't he be? But he was nice and searched my purse and let me go b/c it was obvious I was innocent.

I called the store the next day and they had no idea what had happened. They said they had not called the police. Then I started to wonder--woudln't they have confronted me themselves if they suspected me of stealing? Would I even have gotten to my car in the parking lot?

Was I, perhaps, a decoy for those women? Did they, in fact, steal a watch, then call the cops on ME to distract everyone while they got away? Who is responsible for what happened to me?

2007-01-23 14:46:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-01-23 14:46:20 · 3 answers · asked by ghamm45 1 in Government

once an absentee dad is served with child support papers that say he has 20 days to begin paying or to respond for a hearing, what happens if he does NOT ask for a hearing but also does not start paying. Do they start garnishing wages instantly, or do they send him to jail? Or do they do anything at all?

2007-01-23 14:46:10 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6 in Law & Ethics

Is the president required to hold so many in his term, is it something that comes up after a heated series of events, or can he hold as many as he wants (or as few) at his discretion?

2007-01-23 14:45:56 · 2 answers · asked by Ms Angie 3 in Government

2007-01-23 14:45:22 · 2 answers · asked by RED WHITE AND BLUE 4 in Government

Wow, the speech was terrible, but the Wig was really bad.

2007-01-23 14:45:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

A fter spending our grandchildrens money running up historic debts while handing out millions to oil and pharamceutical companies under a Republican Congress, now Bush turns all Boy Scout and fiscally responsible all of a sudden.

2007-01-23 14:45:05 · 2 answers · asked by artsy5347 5 in Government

2007-01-23 14:44:47 · 4 answers · asked by hnrsalz 1 in Government

2007-01-23 14:44:19 · 6 answers · asked by ibid 3 in Other - Politics & Government

If i were american i would

2007-01-23 14:43:40 · 17 answers · asked by rostov 5 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-23 14:43:39 · 8 answers · asked by DVD 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-01-23 14:41:24 · 13 answers · asked by Lynnie 2 in Law & Ethics

He does seem to be actively pushing war with Iran. What are we going to fight this war with?

2007-01-23 14:41:04 · 15 answers · asked by Tom C 4 in Politics

If Hillary could do anyhting a good decent woman could, then maybe her hubbie wouldn't had left this country with so many problems. That woman needs to learn her place!

2007-01-23 14:41:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Bipartisanship

The war in Iraq

The economy

Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind

Health care

Energy security

2007-01-23 14:40:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

give me a brief summary of the State of the Union address?

2007-01-23 14:40:03 · 3 answers · asked by marajader2d2 3 in Other - Politics & Government

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 24 men suspected of being illegal immigrants Tuesday at a popular Southeast Baltimore gathering spot for day laborers.
The arrests quickly sent shockwaves through the city's immigrant Latino community, prompting advocates to hold a news conference hours later denouncing the action. Of the 24 suspected illegal immigrants detained by authorities, Raimondi said, six men had criminal records, three had final judges' orders of removal from the county, and another eight men previously been physically removed from the country, in cluding one who had been caught at the border six times. They are upset with these guy's got arrested ? http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-raid0123,0,6870040.story?track=rss... Yes it requires reading. Wonder why Bush didn't include this in his State Of The Union Address?

2007-01-23 14:39:22 · 24 answers · asked by MinuteWoman 2 in Immigration

Do you agree with Bush's outline on immigration and border control in the State of the Union address? Why no why not? Should we secure our borders more? What are your own ideas on how to be able to control the borders and illegal immigration?

2007-01-23 14:38:45 · 13 answers · asked by deftonehead778 4 in Immigration

Does Mr. Bush have your trust and condidence in this matter?

" ``We cannot fully secure the border unless we take pressure off the border -- and that requires a temporary worker program,'' Bush said, repeating language he used when first outlining his goals.

Bush's immigration plan was blocked by his fellow Republicans in the House last year. The president may have a better chance of getting his way on immigration with the Democrats in control of Congress."

GWB - tonight

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a9KKo3rq.Eak&refer=home

2007-01-23 14:38:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

as Virginia Senator Jim Webb said tonight in his Democratic response.

2007-01-23 14:38:24 · 27 answers · asked by alnitaka 4 in Politics

2007-01-23 14:37:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My last name is italian, and my grand grand father was italian, however there are no papers or so left from him, since he immigrated to America without papers or something

Is there any way I can claim italian passport?

2007-01-23 14:37:15 · 3 answers · asked by Masiosare 3 in Immigration

terrorists?

2007-01-23 14:37:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I went to a doctor visit and needed to take an x-ray. I paid a co-pay of US$35 and when I asked for my x-rays at the end of the visit they said they kept them and asked if I wanted copies. I said yes, since I have always kept the x-rays and exams I get done (while living in South America), and they said each copy would cost US$16...Is this right? Could I have insisted on taking them, after all I paid what I had to pay and the insurance pays the rest???

2007-01-23 14:36:50 · 7 answers · asked by nikita 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-23 14:36:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

What did you all think about what President Bush oulined for the healthcare issue in the present and future? Do you think that his ideas are good or bad? Why or why not?

2007-01-23 14:36:24 · 4 answers · asked by deftonehead778 4 in Other - Politics & Government

And why does this question evidently violate Yahoo's TOS?

2007-01-23 14:35:17 · 14 answers · asked by Huddy 6 in Other - Politics & Government

cant solve its domestic problem and is involved in many internation issues? how come America send forces to other lands to help people and liberate them, when they cant even help their own like in katrina??

2007-01-23 14:35:01 · 13 answers · asked by jeetahay 2 in Immigration

The GOP wants to give rich people who dont work a tax deduction for their plans and to pay for it they want to tax working people's health care. Employer sponsored health care has never been taxed before. Why does the GOP want this new tax on the middle class and new tax cuts for the rich?

2007-01-23 14:34:48 · 10 answers · asked by snarkysmug 4 in Other - Politics & Government