Politics & Government - 6 September 2007

I work for a travling medical company and am contracted out to hospitals and such, at my most recent employeer I had to call out sick one day, I had the next 4 days off so I figured the next day since I was feeling better why not go out of town to see a few family members, when I returned to work my boss who was not scheduled for work came in and forced me to have a meeting with her at which point she began yelling and cursing me telling me I was a liar and I was out of town when I called out sick, she had no facts to back this up just her gut feeling, she then called my main company and told them this fabrication as well at which point they called and told me this may hinder future jobs due to the bad reference, my contract was also terminated early due to this. I feel like she has really put me in a bad spot by making up this story for which she has not an ounce of proof. Do you guys think that this could be grounds for a slander law suit? Any advise would be very much appreicated.

2007-09-06 21:07:14 · 5 answers · asked by liddle_g_16 1 in Law & Ethics

I mean there must have been a reason if someone hated them so much they had to kill them all.

2007-09-06 21:03:55 · 5 answers · asked by ragdefender 6 in Military

2007-09-06 20:54:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-09-06 20:45:33 · 2 answers · asked by mimay 1 in Politics

Diebold and some of the other machines seem to be at risk for manipulation. Do you have faith in the election tallies being accurate?

2007-09-06 20:38:17 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah E M 2 in Government

Why do persons who make hateful or offensive jokes demand that the persons whom they are insulting should not be so sensitive and get a sense of humour? instead of admitting that they themselves are wrong for having a sadistic sense of humour?

2007-09-06 20:34:34 · 9 answers · asked by 2Bright2LiveinDarkness 3 in Law & Ethics

First it was India, now Russia. John Howard has shunned the NPA and the UN. Let's just sell it to Iran next. I am amazed by this little Germ strutting the stage and not careing about how this stuff is used.

2007-09-06 20:31:21 · 2 answers · asked by Dick E knee 3 in Law & Ethics

I'm 18. 2wks ago me and my friend made the mistake of going in a middle school via a construction door that was left open. we walked around for awhile and saw a computer laying out and not thinking decided to take it.

yesterday, 3 policeman came to my house and said they knew i had the computer so I immediately led them to it unplugged it for them and gave them all the packaging. They were friendly and told me I was very cooperative and seemed like a nice guy and that in a week i was going to have to stop by the police dept for fingerprinting etc and to post bail and i would eventually have to show up in court and get probation.

--BTW this is my first offense ever. So what I want to know is if anybody knows a ballpark of how much bail i will have to post, what the probation is like, and if this goes on my permanent record and if so is there any way i can get it removed. any stories of similar experiences and the outcomes would be great. really, anything helps. i am nervous as hell.

2007-09-06 20:26:00 · 5 answers · asked by John S. 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

That if our Military has to abide by the Rules of Engagement then the enemy has to also?
And if the enemy refuses to then our Military shouldn't have to either?
Does it make any sense for our Military to have to fight with one arm tied behind their back while the enemy takes full advantage of it by not having any rules at all?
Can we win the war the way we're going about it?
Would we have won World War 2 if we had fought this way against Hitler?
What would Gen.Patton have said if he was forced to fight this way?

2007-09-06 20:23:41 · 11 answers · asked by Adelaide B 5 in Law & Ethics

I might be a party in what I believe is a frivolous claim. Thanks.

2007-09-06 20:22:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

The offense was committed in 2003. I was fine $1,000 in year 2005. However my case was not really theft. But due to stress and anger make me to commit the crime. However the victim was at fault too to cause me to do this to him. My is not a theft intention. I only did it once in a folly. I wouldn't commit it again in the future. But i think its too late . How will i expect to explain to the companies for them to accept me. Sigh.

2007-09-06 20:15:40 · 3 answers · asked by Condemned 1 in Law & Ethics

Of the 88 Labor politicians serving in the Federal Parliament, 42 are former full time union officials while 32 are former staffers of Labor Parliamentarians and 4 are former full time ALP officials. Only 7 Federal Labor MPs had careers outside this power structure before winning seats in Parliament.

2007-09-06 20:14:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-09-06 19:57:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

like that has quotes, interests, and views of all of the 2008 presidential candidates?

2007-09-06 19:57:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-09-06 19:55:08 · 3 answers · asked by JJ 3 in Law & Ethics

i don't see their attitude change at all. they still keep sticking to their very same habits and positions. so what is wrong in the picture here -- why do they refuse to change?

2007-09-06 19:48:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-09-06 19:46:25 · 19 answers · asked by endgame1915 3 in Elections

Surely dressing up as OBL and getting to the block of the hotel where George Bush is staying has to be the funniest moment of this entire APEC drama. We looked like a crazy police state to the world, protecting the most hated man in the world (Bush) until the Chasers stunt lightened the atmosphere to show the world we still have a sense of humour even if our government is nuts at the moment.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/070906/2/14czx.html
The Chaser comedy crew's Osama bin Laden security prank at APEC has created international headlines.

In the US, the embarrassing security breach, in which the satirists drove a fake motorcade through security checkpoints to close to President George W Bush's Sydney hotel, got mixed reviews.

2007-09-06 19:40:26 · 12 answers · asked by nicelyevolve 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-09-06 19:40:22 · 11 answers · asked by Kim w 1 in Elections

thanks

2007-09-06 19:38:46 · 5 answers · asked by sadgreeneyes3 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-06 19:38:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://freedomeden.blogspot.com/2007/09/dishonorable-senator-chuck-schumer.html

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,118052,00.html

2007-09-06 19:12:02 · 12 answers · asked by - 6 in Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bin_laden_video

2007-09-06 19:02:37 · 17 answers · asked by Zabanya 6 in Politics

We've been thinking about moving, first we thought about the southern states, but recently we decide we wanted to move to Australia. There are my parents and five children. Two, soon to be three, of my sister are over eighteen, will my sisters be adults in Australia? I don't know if eighteen is the legal "Adult" age over there as well. And then we have our six cats, three dogs, one guinea pig and a rabbit. Is it possible to move all of them to Australia with us? And if it is, will they be held in quarantine? And for how long?
Also I've heard that you have to have a profession that is in need, dose that apply to all adults? Because my sisters are students and don't have training in really anything. My moms a stay at home mom and hasn’t worked in the last twenty years. My Dads profession is knife making, but right now he drives a truck. He can also do a lot of other things including Electrical wiring, furnace/AC installation, the operation and maintenance of farm and domestic equipment.

2007-09-06 19:01:10 · 7 answers · asked by dr.strangeduck 3 in Immigration

Would that appeal to anyone in this country right now? Maybe help heal the divisiveness that we are experiencing?

Hillary Clinton/Colin Powell. I think that would be a great ticket. Leave your own suggestions, these days anything seems possible.

2007-09-06 19:00:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

In the recent news there have been many headlines that a military general named Patreaus, will give a report to congress next week regarding the current condition and progress of war in Iraq. The problem is that so far all assessments about iraq and how the war is going, has been made by Bush administration itself or the military generals who aren't retired. That is a clear conflict of interest because unretired military generals cannot speak against war since Bush is commander in chief. Shouldn't assessments and war situation reports in Iraq be provided by a NON-PARTISAN and NEUTRAL agency which has no affiliation to Bush or military? I seriously doubt credibility of such generals and the Bush administration regarding iraq because they are all for war. What do you think -- should a non-political, non-military organization assess iraq situation or would you believe word per word what aides of Bush and military generals speak?

2007-09-06 18:53:04 · 14 answers · asked by Math 7 in Politics

2007-09-06 18:50:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

He's now moved to Oregon.

Is he mentally ill? Is he an attention-seeker? Is he a delusional Yahoo troll who has moved on from message boards to real life?

Will anyone do something about this guy?

2007-09-06 18:47:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

as it is applied in countries like Israel, Lebanon, Cuba, in Central America, and in Indochina.

2007-09-06 18:46:26 · 11 answers · asked by tramdelamens 1 in Other - Politics & Government

What he is doing is pretending his mother needs all kinds of free services/rent, etc. and it's legal because she signed over her home and assets to him. BTW, he has always been highly critical of poor and disabled people getting assistance.

2007-09-06 18:37:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics