Politics & Government - 11 March 2007

What are the functions that party affiliation plays in the organization of Congress.

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2007-03-11 10:20:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Describe the characteristics of members of Congress and outline the process for electing members of Congress.

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2007-03-11 10:19:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

war with iran
reccesion

2007-03-11 10:19:21 · 16 answers · asked by WMD LIE p 1 in Politics

2007-03-11 10:19:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I find it odd that she has no qualm dropping the proverbial F-bomb in reference to another politician, yet when you sign up to access the message board on her website, this is one of the requirements:

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws.

(Shouldn't she practice what she preaches with her own speech?)

2007-03-11 10:17:44 · 13 answers · asked by Lunarsight 5 in Politics

I'm writing a paper on vietnam war protest songs, and I think a military perspective would be interesting.
Did you listen to these songs? Do you think they affected the war effort?

2007-03-11 10:17:41 · 9 answers · asked by longnosedquoll 3 in Military

or praise exxon and enron for a good job

2007-03-11 10:17:33 · 8 answers · asked by WMD LIE p 1 in Politics

it certainly was not in my day

2007-03-11 10:16:55 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Military

My cousin from Ukraine has been trying to come to this country to visit and was in my father's will to get some property and even though we send an invitation and guaranteed her insurance and passage back; they rejected her claim for a visa.. How can she get a student visa? She has one child?

2007-03-11 10:15:57 · 2 answers · asked by Chaquita 1 in Immigration

2007-03-11 10:15:41 · 12 answers · asked by panthrchic 4 in Politics

2007-03-11 10:14:24 · 4 answers · asked by rodney l 1 in Immigration

One of the major factors for the increase in health care costs is due to undocumented workers abusing the system. Several California hospitals went bankrupt because they were constantly using emergency rooms for non-urgent care.

"In some hospitals, as much as two-thirds of total operating costs are for uncompensated care for [undocumented workers]. (Read more: The Sinking Lifeboat: Uncontrolled Immigration and the U.S. Healthcare System - Executive Summary FAIR)

The utilization rate of hospitals and clinics by [undocumented workers] (29 percent) is more than twice the rate of the overall U.S. population (11 percent). (Read more: [undocumented workers] and Public Health FAIR)

Uninsured [undocumented workers] cost $2.2 billion annually to the health care system. (Read More: The High Cost of Cheap Labor [undocumented workers] and the Federal Budget, Center for Immigration Studies CIS)"

2007-03-11 10:13:28 · 17 answers · asked by a bush family member 7 in Politics

...so many closed -minded, name-calling misinformed people on this site? Just curious...but I'm leaving now.

2007-03-11 10:13:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070309/D8NOU1B84.html

"In 1986, Congress first authorized the FBI to obtain electronic records without approval from a judge. Called national security letters, these demands could be used to acquire e-mails, telephone and travel records and financial information, including credit and bank transactions.
The letters could be sent to telephone and Internet access companies, universities, public interest organizations and nearly all libraries, plus financial and credit companies.
Originally the FBI could obtain records only for people suspected of being agents of a foreign power. In 1993, that was expanded to cover records of anyone suspected of communicating with foreign agents about terrorism or espionage.
Patriot Act in 2001 eliminated any requirement that the records belong to someone under suspicion. Now any person's records can be obtained if FBI field agents consider him relevant to a terrorism or spying investigation."
Relevant with NO PROOF..

2007-03-11 10:12:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

think that they have any right to try to stick their nose in what America does. And not only that they tend to be so negative. The US gives more chartable contributions to rest of the world. So I say to the rest of the world lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!

2007-03-11 10:11:56 · 8 answers · asked by recon1223 2 in Other - Politics & Government

It is very clear that the war is illegal under international law, and that the United States is the aggressor. That is usually the criteria by which reparations are enforced.

2007-03-11 10:11:45 · 16 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 4 in Politics

Are there any formalities for a baby (born in UK) for Indian parents who are working in UK? Also any citizenship issues back in India?

2007-03-11 10:10:54 · 3 answers · asked by Praveen 1 in Immigration

2007-03-11 10:10:26 · 12 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

Does anyone think it's about time slave decendants receive an official public apology for their treatment at the hands of Westerners?

Japanese prisoners of war recently received an apology after 60 years, should black people be awarded the same dignity after hundreds of years?


(I always select a best answer! Please share your views, and rate this question....if you like it!!)

2007-03-11 10:09:49 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-03-11 10:08:42 · 15 answers · asked by Andy P 3 in Politics

2007-03-11 10:08:37 · 10 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

Overall, I am scared of basic training (Jackson).

1. Do you have enough time for your laundry?

2. Do you get tanned? (im scared of sunburn.. it hurts..)

3. Did you have fun?

2007-03-11 10:08:26 · 15 answers · asked by ultragermkiller 2 in Military

2007-03-11 10:07:52 · 7 answers · asked by rabby 2 in Embassies & Consulates

I am lawyer and I would like to work in Canada doing legal type work; however, I do not wish to take the Alberta Bar at this time. Is it possible to enter into Canada in TN status without being licensed to practice law in Alberta?

2007-03-11 10:07:06 · 2 answers · asked by Georgia 2 in Immigration

I'm at the beginning of training to be a lawyer and I'm really interested in this area of law but have no idea what lawyers who deal with this field are called. Any ideas?

2007-03-11 10:05:14 · 5 answers · asked by Manicbrit 3 in Law & Ethics

i'm on a dabate whether it is necessary for the palintiff to be aware of his imprisonment efore he can sue for false imprisonemt? and it took the opinon YES. please support me with a case and the essential element to support the case

2007-03-11 10:03:49 · 5 answers · asked by Linda 1 in Law & Ethics

yes
that how it works
vietnam did NOT attack us
they opened chinese rest.

2007-03-11 10:02:03 · 13 answers · asked by DumbsField o 1 in Politics

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- A Nevada Democratic presidential debate that was to have been co-hosted by Fox News Network was canceled by organizers, in part because of a joke by Fox Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes about presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama.

Democrats canceled the debate Friday. They said a comment by Ailes during a Thursday night speech to a group of radio and television news directors indicated the network was biased against their party.

"It's true that Barack Obama is on the move," Ailes said, deliberately confusing the Illinois senator's name with that of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. "I don't know if it's true President Bush called [Pakistan President Pervez] Musharraf and said, 'Why can't we catch this guy?' "


Ailes has served as a campaign adviser to Republican candidates, including former Presidents Reagan and Bush.


Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/10/debate.canceled/index.html

2007-03-11 10:01:52 · 13 answers · asked by slickny8111 3 in Politics

It's my 4th times in the U.S, i have holiday visa for 5 years, multiple entry which means i can come and go as many as i want and with max 6 month period each time stay and i know they have every rights for not allowing me to enter U.S anytime they want. It's just doesn't sound fair to me because I usually only stay less than 6 month for couple times a year and they'd rather me to get married with my american boyfriend or immigrate if i want to spend more time here than in my country but we'd like to have some time together naturally and with no pressure but hell yes! we are serious! We just don't like feeling like rushing into marriage just because of this thing, it's just ridiculous! it's more comfortable for me to just have this holiday visa. Does anybody have suggestion?

2007-03-11 10:01:44 · 9 answers · asked by Nadia Miller 2 in Immigration

I think reading this in 5-7 minutes would be better than listening to the news in a lifteime.Plz don't think I'm a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.
My question is: what percentage of what I say is acceptable to you?
Hi.I'm Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you.
The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don't let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don't like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don't even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, maybe a nightmare for us and vise versa.That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels have a serious influence on people,the most fashionable clothes are worn by Iranians.Maybe it's a kind of immitation, but still it's got an unique style, only there are scarves that don't seem to be worn because we're Muslems.People wear fashionable scarves to make themselves more attractive and most part of their hair is out.They do whatever they wish to, and some of the things they do, don't fit our culture at all, however it's normal in Iran, since people have got used to such acts and behaviours.You really need to pay a visit to Iran and you'll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagine and how the real Iran is! It's wonderful, believe me.The Iran you know, is related to at least 40 years ago.At present, everything's so great if you don't take unemployment into account.Even at that time Iran was not a bad country either, but many things have changed so far.
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran, but did you know that Iranian pop music has won the prize in France in 2005?Iran's full of music and they're all current pop /Trance/ DJ music.The best you've ever heard.I've put some links at the bottom of the page to some Iranian music to download.


Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran! What would you tell me if I tell you that women are now overtaking Iran? They're treated very well, most of the times they're the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities, they get the best jobs, they've got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands seem to be under control of women and they have to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to divorce them, and then the their husbands have to pay them a great amount of money which most husbands cannot afford. (so, they can simply sit in the corner of prison! lol).The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into stadiums and that's just because IN IRAN, such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.I don't think girls would go there, even if they're allowed to do so.Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourself they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was once ruled by those freaks (Taliban).I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and thet we're Persian not Arab!And I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There's nothing mysterious about it!(The media is very good at making good scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated,sophisticated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I'm sure you don't know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don't hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. A small example is this 17 year old boy who's invented 72 amazing inventions that the biggest scientists haven't ever managed to.You don't know that Iranian students and spotsmen are winning gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology,maths,physics,anything! Why don't your media talk about them?Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few weeks ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and now it's signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What I found instead? "Prez Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!" The media have gone mad.They'd put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they would never talk about facts!Some interesting facts: Iran is the pionier in medicine and gnetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.The best designer of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.One of the top 5 movie directors in the world is Iranian.(you've always heard about Spiel Berg I think!).Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams.The 4th highest tower (Milad tower) in the world is in Tehran (which you can visit in the following links).The strongest man (the lift-weighter) is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians.It's the only country that has all 4 seasons during the year AT THE SAME TIME.That means while it's winter in one part of it, it may be summer / spring in another part! And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug which you all know.Persian literature again you know that is so famous.Persian culture (which is now westernised and only a little has survived!) According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners with Dollars of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different) Who do you think is building Dubi?Arabs?No my friends, Iranian architectures, engineers and traders funding them, cos they don't think building the same things in Iran would be beneficial for them, Since the media scare tourists away from Iran.There are many other things.It's endless.
Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious, not so generous, not punctual, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable.

Some people think, Iran's a desert! Iran's a modern country with very beautiful nature and lots of historical places to visit.Please take a look at the following links and see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (Surely it doesn't!)
This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran

If you like you can visit these too, hope you like them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jhcfjuhfuvfjhyf.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariushhotel2.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kish-island.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariushhotel3.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

It's now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!!
See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true.If you think I've been admiring Iran too much, that's because you'd do the same thing if you were looked down nearly everyday for some false reasons.

I thought it's better to clarify some political matters as well:
Some of the Americans I chatted with (not all of them), said here in the U.S it's said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! This is so odd, their media is good at putting comments.It's easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about the things that have got nothing to do with us.Does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran. like picking up some specific sensitive phrases from among a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and putting so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it serious, cos everyone would have known by now that 99.99% of what the media say turns out to be wrong and the same percent of what they predict would happen, never happens!
First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad.Is it? We don't hate Jews, nor do we hate Americans.They're both nice people.If they're media are fooling them, it's not their fault.If I were in their shoes, I would hate Iran too regarding all the terrible lies they keep hearing about it nearly everyday.Although ordinary Iranians don't care about world affairs, I've got to say that for us Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a govt, Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of the Iranians.No difference.And two of Iranians parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force the others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?That's so funny. Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing, it means that where you come from and what you're religion is, are not important to us at all.And I wonder why some Muslem countries think there's a problem between Shiites and Sunnies, it doesn't make sense in Iran.
I wonder Iran is a threat to whom? How is it possible for Iran to nuke somewhere while it doesn't have any nukes?!!!(The media have never been intelligent liars).Has Iran ever attacked anywhere?There's no proof of that.That's what even nuclear agency says.Only Iran's oppositions are pulling Iran's leg, otherwise what we're doing is legal.What they ask us to do is illegal and nonsense.
Some say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? If you know a little literature, you know that it's a passive sentence.He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! And he wasn't talking about destroying Israel, he was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace.They've only told you this phrase not the rest of it and it's mistranslated deliberitely.Iran's always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country, while most countries have nukes and are clearly threatening Iran to nuke us! Good isn't it? Some say he's said: Holocaust is a myth!Still this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind?If 6000000 Jews were killed, that's so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it's not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran's 690000000 population, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News web-site) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a mith.I know Americans don't like these either, but what can they do?I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world.

Thanks for reading this article up to this point.Now, here's a beautiful gift for all those who have listened to me: Some great Iranian music.
All the links are from our two official music websites. I've also put a link for you to read the translations.Iranian music is a different and the best sort of pop music.If you like you can just right click on them and choose "save target as" to download.I do recommend you to try Iranian music.You'd love it.You can read the translations in here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuU3bcYBNN27yv44GHQIAqwAAAAA?qid=20070303111508AAXhVyi
(I just want you: pop&Trance 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3
(The window: pop&Trance: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3
(Stop world:pop 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3
(Hold my hand:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3
(The wind's kiss:pop&Trance 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3
(Keep me in your memory:pop 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3
(Reveal your visage:pop 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3
(It's beautiful:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/02_%20Ghashangeh.mp3
(My bride: DJ 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohsen%20Chavoshi%20-%20Im%20Sorry/01_%20Arouse%20Man.mp3

2007-03-11 10:00:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics