Politics & Government - 17 November 2007

2007-11-17 12:15:15 · 18 answers · asked by Choco 3 in Politics

2007-11-17 12:13:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Do you think they're helping to reduce Global Warming?

2007-11-17 12:11:09 · 10 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics

I am 15 and my parents are divorced. I would like to know exactly what it says in my custody agreement. How would i find that out? Also in colorado when i turn 16 can i choose which parent i want to live with? help is much appreciated. thank you! have a nice day!

2007-11-17 12:08:02 · 10 answers · asked by happydorkus 2 in Law & Ethics

please give me a reason for your response.

2007-11-17 12:07:20 · 2 answers · asked by *Benny B* 4 in Politics

I didnt bother filing for my green card since I still had about 4yrs on my work permit...now i'm thinking abouit filing. Does anyone know if i still have to first receieve a temporary green card and wait another 2yrs then re-apply for permanency?

2007-11-17 12:06:26 · 5 answers · asked by Zion O 1 in Immigration

what i need to know is whether to go to the city or the county and which departments to contact if you know for the following two problems:
1: she does not bag her trash and it blows all over the neighborhood. she does this in spite of the fact that we have a city garbage can.
2. her dog is never on a leash and goes the bathroom on my lawn.
i live in ocala, fl
help me!!!

2007-11-17 12:05:55 · 7 answers · asked by SweetDee88 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

On June 1st 2007 my son was at school and playing around he got a small stick and was going to place it on somebodies neck to make them freak out thinking something was on their neck. What happened was he accidentaly poked one kid in his ear.
School never contacted me.
I did not hear about this until late July, because my son told me that the kid said he was ok.
In july I get a call from the kid's mother, saying that it got worse, I agreed to pay all MEDICAL bills.
In September I get the bills for gas,medical bills (w/o reciept), and some tennis club membership. I disagreed to pay until she signs a liability waiver. She diened and dragged the school etc... The archiocese paid her $1000.
From later September to now there was no contact.
Today I got a letter from a law firm pretty much saying I am being sued.
What can I expect in court?
How much can she get from me?
Do I have any chance? I don't think so

2007-11-17 12:04:44 · 5 answers · asked by Erlandas B 1 in Law & Ethics

-Are they too stupid to realize that they aren't really Republicans?

-Are they too stupid to come up w/ a new name?

-Or do they just like using a name voters are very familiar with?

2007-11-17 12:04:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

SAN DIEGO - A volunteer firefighter who helped battle one of last month's wildfires in San Diego County pleaded guilty years ago to setting several destructive wildfires.

Steven Santos Robles Jr. has been returned to prison because he violated parole by failing to tell his parole officer he had joined the Ranchita Volunteer Fire Department, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Robles is not suspected of setting any of last month's fires, state fire officials said.

"We have had no other problems with him until this point," said Jerome Marsh, a spokesman for the state parole department.

Robles, 30, pleaded guilty a decade ago to setting seven San Diego County wildfires that charred thousands of acres and destroyed about a dozen homes while he was a volunteer firefighter.

He was sentenced to 18 years in prison but was paroled in May.

No background check was required when he was accepted last month as a volunteer with the department in Ranchita, a community of 160 peopl

2007-11-17 12:02:59 · 2 answers · asked by firefly_eyes75 3 in Law & Ethics

actions of people within that same party? Every intelligent person knows that one cannot judge the character of many based on the acts of a few.

2007-11-17 12:01:29 · 11 answers · asked by vegaswoman 6 in Politics

Where do I go to take that off my Social Security Card?

2007-11-17 11:58:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

If you have a gun... would you register it? yes/no only
This poll is for adults with a job
Leave your occupation here too....

2007-11-17 11:58:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

for example pros and cons of democracy, comuinism, totalism, and plutocracy.

2007-11-17 11:56:15 · 1 answers · asked by Slsigh 1 in Government

Why won't Dems realize that Hillary can't win in a General election against Giuliani? How do you think Bush won the last two elections? It all boils down to likablitiy. I've heard so many dimwits I know who voted for Bush say "I voted for him because he seems like a guy I could hang out with, he seems down to earth. That Kerry/Gore guy is a robot". Forget about the current polls, they are meaningless until the reality of the General Election is at hand. Picture the debate of Hillary against Rudy on T.V. Who's has the abrasive, hard exterior? She won't be winning anyone over that isn't with her already. Let's face it she is a very unlikeable character. If you are a Democrat and you vote for Hillary in the upcoming primaries you can thank yourself when the Repubs keep the Whitehouse and the Iraq war continues with no end in sight. Not to mention 4 more years of sitting on our butts concerning global warming.

2007-11-17 11:54:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

im on a tourist visa in US for 6 mos. will expired end of nov. but i got a solicitor to secure me a working visa but is still waiting for it until now ..do i have to exit us first before my visa expire?

2007-11-17 11:53:47 · 6 answers · asked by st. paul 1 in Immigration

as the most qualified candidate to deal with terrorism?

2007-11-17 11:47:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

or will you just be good and adjust? tell me true comrad////

2007-11-17 11:45:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

WITHOUT having to talk to my state rep

2007-11-17 11:43:54 · 6 answers · asked by JuanCarlos 3 in Military

Jihadi violence revisited

A heavyweight ideologue of al-Jihad group has drafted a new document where he revisited the group's initial ideology and renounced violence. In his treatise, Sayed Imam, who co-founded the first cell of al-Jihad group with Ayman al-Zawahri in Egypt in the late 1970's, revisited the juristic foundations that justified the group's violence against Muslims and non-Muslims.

The document titled "Document for the Rationalization of al-Jihad in Egypt and the World" is expected to be published in sequels in the local and regional press starting next week.

These revisions mark a drastic paradigm shift for Imam, the author of two previous books that influenced the thinking of most Arab jihadists and al-Qaeda members. Imam drafted this document behind bars where is serving a 25-year sentence.
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Read the whole thing:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2007/11/jihadi-violence.html

2007-11-17 11:41:47 · 5 answers · asked by nobody 5 in International Organizations

Ron Paul has promised that, if elected, he would abolish the Federal Reserve, return to the gold standard, abolish the IRS (and replace it with nothing), and radically reduce the size of the federal government.

What is the worst thing that could happen if this happened? What would likely happen short and long term?

2007-11-17 11:41:29 · 10 answers · asked by Jack 3 in Government

Yes, Bill Clinton and a few others in the Democratic party have had their own breeches, but in 'Republicanville'... it's an epidemic. And not over the course of decades, but every few weeks or months... there's ANOTHER one!

Given the party's stance on family values, and against gay marriage, pederasty, etc... why is this avalanche of illicit behavior happening within the party?

2007-11-17 11:41:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In an online global warming debate, John Edwards said something along the lines of

"Americans are ready for a president who will ask them to sacrifice for something other than war"

http://www2.grist.org/webcast.html

Do you think he's right, that Americans are willing to make some sacrifices to address global warming?

2007-11-17 11:40:20 · 16 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Politics

Is it illegal for the U.S government to bribe an individual for something in return?

If so, state where.

2007-11-17 11:39:14 · 1 answers · asked by Carol G 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-17 11:38:34 · 8 answers · asked by Mike 4 in Elections

Please click the link below and tell me what you think. Do you agree with the decision or not?

http://www.cnhi.com/cnhinsstories/editorspicks_story_319230514.html

2007-11-17 11:37:53 · 11 answers · asked by whitesilk 3 in Immigration

He is one of two candidates who have said with his election the war ends and the troops come home.
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/

2007-11-17 11:33:57 · 15 answers · asked by Thomas from Miisk 2 in Elections

a) once "the surge" is over that things will go back to the way they were
b) "the surge" will only work as long as we commit almost our entire military to Iraq
c) Iraqis know that the days of the "blank check" are coming to and end and that they'd better quit being lazy and start doing things for themselves
d) that even though things are getting "better" America has lost more troops this year in Iraq than ever before

2007-11-17 11:33:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

My husband is depressed on the ship, unable to do his job to his best capabilities, is stressed beyond belief and even loses sleep at night. He has a lot of problems to deal with outside of the military and those problems are effecting his performance on the ship and making his life miserable. He knows of a discharge he could persue but he would rather stay in and finish out his enlistment (about 3 more years) instead of breaking his obligation to the Navy. He wants to switch from sea to shore duty but I'm sure that that is easier said then done because if it was easy everyone would want to do it. He knows of a few individuals who have successfully switched but his command says its not possible. He is willing to switch jobs and move wherever is needed. Does anyone have any advice on how he could go about trying to switch from sea to shore duty?

2007-11-17 11:31:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I feel that our recent elections have left us in this position, now it appears we vote for a leader, not a goverment or a local member, How like the Americans we are becoming. I, for one, do not wish to lose my Aussie identity or the individuality that brought our traditional 'natipnal identity' into being. Maybe both John and Kevin should concentrate on what is good for Australia before jumping on the 'Save the World' train. Our Government's first obligation is to the welfare of all Australians and until we resolve the situation between the original occupants who had their land stolen, even under the law that the 'Discoverers' were bound by, and the Government, until no Aussie citizen is living in poverty, until we clean up our own backyard. We're in no position to fix other people's problems. Disaster and famine aid, no problem to me but armed intervention in other people's problems; High costs, no return to the nation. Not even genuine kudo's.

2007-11-17 11:28:48 · 6 answers · asked by Firedog46 2 in Elections