Politics & Government - 6 September 2007

2007-09-06 05:14:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Who reading this question knows the difference between Shiite and Sunni Moslems? And, why that difference makes it almost impossible for the two to live in harmony. Apparently Bush did not have a clue of the difference in these two Moslem sects before he decided to create a Jeffersonian democracy in Iraq. Once the US leaves Iraq and a really "free" election is held you will see a Shiite take over, the establishment of a Moslem fundamental government that will align itself with Iran; our worse nightmare.

2007-09-06 05:13:59 · 5 answers · asked by 1geo 1 in Politics

2007-09-06 05:13:11 · 2 answers · asked by skint 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Are they that ignorant? Oh wait, yes they are.

2007-09-06 05:12:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I know Argentina was a prime example

2007-09-06 05:11:48 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Military

Well we all know about the war protest in the 60's YES it was mainly hippies. Be it War or issues important in the USA what is the best way to get the goverment to listen? and would you get involved? I think we need to take care of issues here 1st then worry about other countrys. but in the end they all have there own agenda is there a way Americans can make them listen? Do they even care?

2007-09-06 05:09:01 · 18 answers · asked by mickey0104 3 in Elections

I am from the U.S.A. currently in south korea teaching and they require a back round police check from me. Please help me with some advice on the fastest and most effective way to get a back round or police check on my self.

2007-09-06 05:08:07 · 3 answers · asked by jose r 7 in Law Enforcement & Police

Does a wife get to choke her husband if he brings their kids to the girfriend's housewhile he and his wife are still married and living together? The kids have even started referring to the girl as their sister.

2007-09-06 05:06:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Everyone who watched FOX last night knows that they reported that Ron Paul won their Presidential debate with 33% of the votes. So why can't I find this information today?

http://www.foxnews.com/polls/index.html
Polls | AP Polls | Gallup Poll | Opinion Polls - FOXNews.com

The same thing happened back in May when Ron Paul won that Presidential debate with 27% of the votes. But people noticed then that FOX was hiding that fact.


http://www.newshounds.us/2007/05/17/fox_hides_their_own_poll_results.php
News Hounds: FOX hides their own poll results

2007-09-06 05:05:14 · 10 answers · asked by GeauxJoe 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Bush has never wore a moustache!

2007-09-06 05:02:55 · 19 answers · asked by Carol 2 in Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070906/pl_nm/usa_politics_republicans_dc;_ylt=AgCBV8ioh7vJfvPNmEWsvUus0NUE

Increasingly marginalized into the role of sole supporters of the Iraq conflict. They are also doing a good job of showing the Republicans are lock step with the unpopular Bush. Something like 77% of Americans are against the war how to win with 23+% of the populace behind them.

2007-09-06 04:59:44 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-06 04:59:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I asked a question recently and used a Fox News link as a source. Several people said that Fox News says nothing but lies.

Hate to tell you people this, but Fox gets most of its news from the Associated Press. They feed the New York Times and other liberal newspapers as well.

So why do you dems have so much bullship about this? Here are the two story links.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Corruption-Arrests.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295929,00.html

As you can see, it is the same story with identical wording. So how can Fox News be wrong and the NY Times be right?

2007-09-06 04:59:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-06 04:57:41 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-06 04:57:12 · 6 answers · asked by TRANSLOPEDIA 4 in Other - Politics & Government

His whole campaign effort seems oriented to conning Internet users into thinking he amounts to anything. Most of the Q & A that support him probably are coming from those folks. I wonder if they realize that their efforts are a JOKE to most of the rest of us?

The vast majority of Americans don't even recognize his name. And probably never will.

2007-09-06 04:54:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I'm asking this question, because a conservative poster accused the Democratic politicians of pandering to the "lazy, irresponsible, and illegal" by promising them free healthcare. I happen to know that there are MANY Americans who work hard, pay their taxes, and have no insurance, because they can't afford it. (In fact, I'm one of them!) Not only that, but having insurance doesn't even guarantee that a person will have access to proper medical care. I know that some here will try to discredit me for mentioning this movie, but I remember seeing a woman in the movie "Sicko" whose husband died, because he wasn't able to get a life-saving bone marrow transplant, as their insurance company deemed the surgery "experimental". Some may ask what "right" we have to medical care, but I'm assuming that (hopefully) everyone here would agree that everyone has the right to LIVE, and sometimes you have to have proper medical care just to do that!

2007-09-06 04:54:01 · 14 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics

Very interesting! No further comment!

2007-09-06 04:51:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

mom died 3yrs ago, my dad remarried the next yr.This lady up to now is an illegal alien working in US for 5yrs and happened to be our neighbor.She's married with 2 kids aged 20-23.We dont get along with their families.We're shocked to know they got married in a short period of time in US. My sis in US told us this lady didnt stop calling him when she knew that my mom died n started flirted with my dad.We know she just want my dad's citizenship and money, we tried to inform my dad abt her intentions but he wont listen, as if he ws hynotized by that lady.Though it was hard,we accepted her w/ closed eyes bec we love our dad.Since then,our relationship with my dad started to breakdown,he treated us differently,and he hated us now.This lady made lots of stories about us,and my dad easily believe her w/o asking us the truth.She threatened us she could stop my dad to support us.She even stop my dad filing for our petiiton for US instead they filed for her children.She destroyed our fmly.

2007-09-06 04:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Detective Chief inspector has asked me to an interview to discuss a compensation payout to me...?
I was burned by CS gas...which has scarred my arm and side of my body.
It was a nasty horrible injury I have photographic proof.
They asked me to attend a meeting tomorrow to discuss paying me compensation.

How much am I likely to recieve? And what do u think I should accept?

I was sprayed in error

2007-09-06 04:49:41 · 12 answers · asked by Tesco Value 1 in Law & Ethics

or they will do so when his figure stands together beside our beloved funding fathers in Mount Rushmore ?

2007-09-06 04:46:23 · 15 answers · asked by Carol 2 in Politics

I was sexually assaulted by a colleague. It wasn't rape but it was close. It was unconsented sexual contact. I haven't reported him because I knew him well enough to know he hasn't done this before and won't again. He did regret this not that that excuses him, and I know he won't do it to another person. We don't work closely, but sometimes he'll come upstairs and talks to someone who sits near me and it's really upsetting to have him near me. I reported what he did to my manager and I wondered if they have an lawful obligation to keep him away?

2007-09-06 04:45:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise late Wednesday on a bill that makes sweeping changes to the federal government's college financial aid programs.

The bill cuts the interest rate students pay on subsidized Stafford loans by half over four years and increases the maximum Pell grant for needy students.

Under a new program, starting in 2009 borrowers won't have to devote more than 15 percent of their discretionary income to student-loan repayments, although any unpaid amounts will be added to the loan balance in most cases.

The bill also establishes a tuition-assistance program for students who commit to teaching high-need subjects in low-income public schools and a loan-forgiveness program for other public-sector workers.

Congress intends to pay for these and other programs by cutting the subsidies it pays to private-sector lenders who make federally guaranteed Stafford and Plus loans by $20.9 billion over five years.

Lenders have said these cutbacks will force them to curb benefits they have been offering, such as waiving or discounting origination fees and reducing interest rates for borrowers who make on-time payments for three or four years. Very few borrowers qualify for the interest-rate cuts and they're not offered to students at all schools.

The bill, HR2669, incorporates provisions of bills passed earlier by the House and Senate and has been renamed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The compromise bill now goes back to the House and Senate for approval and then to President Bush. While Bush has endorsed most aspects of the bill, his administration has opposed certain provisions, such as reducing Stafford loan rates.

Here's a closer look at some provisions of the bill, sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.:

Stafford loan rates: The bill would reduce the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans by half over four years. Subsidized loans go to students who demonstrate financial need.

The rate cut would be phased in starting July 1. It would go from 6.8 percent today to 3.4 percent by 2011. In 2012, it would jump back to 6.8 percent unless Congress intervenes.

The rate cut only applies only to new subsidized Stafford loans, not ones that students have already taken out. It does not apply to unsubsidized Stafford loans, which students can take out regardless of financial need.

Income-based repayment: Starting July 1, 2009, borrowers would not have to devote more than 15 percent of their discretionary income to repaying Stafford student loans. This applies to both subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans, regardless of when the loans were taken out.

If a borrower is making reduced payments on a subsidized loan, the government will pay the unpaid amount for up to three years. After that, the unpaid amount will be added to the loan balance.

For unsubsidized loans, all unpaid amounts will be added to the balance.

After 25 years, all borrowers who are in this income-based repayment program will have any remaining balances forgiven.

The new program means "you don't have to hold back from taking a job teaching or being an entrepreneur" because you can't repay your loans, says Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt.

Pell grants: The bill would increase the maximum Pell grant, which generally goes to families making less than $40,000 or $50,000 per year. The maximum Pell grant would increase by $1,090 over the next five years, reaching $5,400 by 2012. Unlike loans, Pell grants do not have to be repaid.

Teacher tuition assistance: Undergraduate and graduate students who commit to teaching certain subjects, such as science and math, in low-income public schools for at least four years can receive up to $4,000 per year - for a total of $16,000 - in tuition assistance. Students must maintain at least a 3.25 grade point average to be eligible for this program, which would start next year. If students don't fulfill the teaching obligation, the assistance becomes a loan they must repay, according to Miller's office.

Loan forgiveness: Borrowers who work in other public-sector jobs such as the military, law enforcement, firefighting, nursing, public defenders, librarians and early childhood teachers can have any balance on their student loans forgiven after 10 years of service and loan repayment. To take advantage of this program, borrowers must have direct student loans or consolidate their loans under the government's direct-loan program. This program begins July 1.

Plus loan auction: In a controversial move that marks a big departure from current practice, starting in 2009 the government would auction the right to provide government-guaranteed Plus loans to parents. In each state, the two lenders that offer the best deal to the government would provide all parent Plus loans in that state.

Today, all qualified lenders can offer Plus loans and parents can choose any lender they wish. This change would not affect the interest rate parents pay on Plus loans, but it would limit their selection.

The auction process would not apply to Stafford loans nor to Plus loans offered to graduate students.

Net Worth runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. E-mail Kathleen Pender at kpender@sfchronicle.com.

This article appeared on page C - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle

2007-09-06 04:45:25 · 3 answers · asked by fa$hion_guru 2 in Other - Politics & Government

More lawmakers in NJ are being arrested for corruption. I thought your party was so honest? Will you crucify these people like you did Larry Craig?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295929,00.html

2007-09-06 04:45:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Clinton was much admired in Europe for is virility. He increased the quality of our lives, without fear mongering. The Economy for the US under his leadership was without example in our history. And that, despite a Republican conress, who concentrated on slinging cadavers at him.
Why are people here so obessesed about him as a bad example? I wish, we would get another president like him.

2007-09-06 04:45:01 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-06 04:44:11 · 8 answers · asked by vantastic13 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-06 04:43:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

there was a car found down my friends road the other day that turned out to be stolen, the police removed it, it wasnt burnt out or anything. will they do forensics tests on it or just return it to the owner?

2007-09-06 04:42:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-09-06 04:42:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-06 04:41:11 · 3 answers · asked by rockaholic_akash 1 in Politics