Politics & Government - 19 December 2007

I'm going to enlist in the marines soon and I was wondering how long I could enlist for. I know its in increments of 2 and that you have to serve a total of 8 years all together. I want to know if you can sign up for any number of years in active duty, like more than 8, say 10 or more.

Any information would be helpful. Thanks

2007-12-19 06:06:47 · 9 answers · asked by Sam F 1 in Military

2007-12-19 06:05:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

kurdish people live with other ethnic minorities and religions peacefully in the heart of middle east which is between arabs,turks and iranian . we have very mild religion all different kinds .if turkey,iran and arabs can't agree between themselves and make their own lives better what chance do we have ?

2007-12-19 06:03:50 · 3 answers · asked by Salah 1 in Politics

When a white person supports a white person it is because of their qualifications and their belief in the person's abilities, but if Oprah supports Obama it is because of the color of his skin?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkpjzGFhKPbI6YzS2k14gwbS7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071219095529AAfnqfs

2007-12-19 06:03:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

We have a contract with a landscape company to plow our parking lot. We pay EACH time they have to come out. Unit owners don't clean or move their cars for sometimes 2 days. The Condo Board does NOTHING about it. In the meantime, as a unit owner, I'm being charged unnecessary incurred plowing fees because the plow has to come by 3, 4 or even 5 times to clean up after the unit owners decide they feel like cleaning their cars. I told the assocation that they need to send letters telling the unit owners that they will incur any over charges for plowing due to their not cleaning and moving their cars. If the board doesn't enforce something, can I file an action for damages citing "unnecessary incurred plowing expenses on a unit owner due to board's negligence?"

THANKS for any assistance. I am really angry that for one storm, we are paying a plow company to come out 4-5 times. It's eating up the funds!

2007-12-19 06:00:57 · 10 answers · asked by cmlyna 1 in Law & Ethics

Why leave your own Country to come to a place most Liberals call Hell?

2007-12-19 06:00:12 · 15 answers · asked by Clarance C 2 in Politics

i read questions on here everyday about what people think should be provided to them for free from the government.

so my question to you is WHAT do you want for free, and WHY don't you want to work hard to earn it?

no thumbs down here, just curious.

2007-12-19 05:58:16 · 25 answers · asked by TEXASmommy 3 in Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/us_nm/whitehouse_fire_dc

2007-12-19 05:58:03 · 11 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics

2007-12-19 05:57:41 · 1 answers · asked by mark c 1 in Law & Ethics

Setting myself for a lot of attacks here but:
Why is it that every Ivy league school plus U of Chicago, Stanford Cal, etc. are in blue states? LA, NY and Chitown are in blue states? I won't get into the culture issue, either. I don't want to get into Dem vs. GOP here b/c I actually consider myself a fiscal Republican and a social Dem. But looking at the blue and red map is kind of telling. I won't name specific states but... is the rest of the country pointing their finger in their general direction and weakly asking, "Come on! I mean, really?"

2007-12-19 05:56:57 · 13 answers · asked by Rupert Roo 4 in Elections

Somebody or group is killing 100% if my immigration questions and no other category. Waz up with that?

2007-12-19 05:56:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Clintion and Obama.

2007-12-19 05:55:46 · 6 answers · asked by Vlad 1 in Elections

I work for a towing company that has a Clients vehicle here being stored due to an accident and until the Insurance company desides what to do with it.

The Client called, saying he's wanting to pick up the vehicle & the Insurance co will pay for it...."Fine, but we need to receive payment from them before we can release it" Client is okay with that..... Insurance company calls me up & demanding me to release it & then they'll send check. I tried to explain to her our policy while she's accusing me all we want is to collect storage money, and also she said to me, " If we feel comfortable letting the client sleep out in the street cause he lives inside the vehicle cause we want storage money"

What the heck??? I'm going to contact her supervisor letting him know how rude & disrespecting she was. Are there any legal terms I can use on expressing her behavior? Help!!

2007-12-19 05:54:58 · 6 answers · asked by Amanda 2 in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_fuel_economy

2007-12-19 05:51:49 · 16 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/14890454/detail.html?iref=topnews

Perry Kucinich, brother of Rep. Dennis Kucinich, was found dead Wednesday morning at his east-side home.

Perry Kucinich was found by another brother, Larry Kucinich, at about 9 a.m.

The county coroner said that an autopsy is set to be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

There were no signs of foul play.


Rep. Kucinich is in Washington, D.C. and his spokesman said he is on his way home to Cleveland.


There are seven children in the Kucinich family.

2007-12-19 05:49:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Now polls are showing that not only is Mitt Romney catching back up in Iowa, but that Mike Huckabee is actually losing a fair portion of the support he's gained in the last month. Now he and Romney are essentially tied, 28% to 27%. Evangelical support for Huckabee slipped from 62% last week to 49% this week. Support from other Protestants has lagged from 33% to 17%. These are not just blips in the data; these are major declines.

As I've said before, this is very similar to Fred Thompson's "announcement bump" which faded almost as quickly as it flared up. Huckabee supporters are seeing past the mystique to the actual candidate. For a time, he wore the coveted "mantle of electability", but now his numbers have started to trend downwards among the very people he's appealed to the most over the last year.

What do you think?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20071219/pl_rasmussen/iagop12190720071219

2007-12-19 05:49:37 · 5 answers · asked by Paper Mage 5 in Civic Participation

Only a matter of time before some democrats will blame him for burning documents and covering something up...if it hasnt started already.
It will be the same people that think Huckabee was sending "subleminal messages" in his Merry Christmas ad.
ya think?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/us_nm/whitehouse_fire_dc

2007-12-19 05:48:49 · 12 answers · asked by parrothead 2 in Elections

My children are 25 & 23. My ex and I are good friends. We both want to handle the arrears I owe ourselves without the counties interference. There was a time we lived together and I paid her $5000.00 over 8 months that they never subtracted because we cant remember dates and I paid in cash. The county has taken my drivers license because I have been unemployed for 6 months. The interest on my arrears is $165.00 per month. We tried to work with them but they keep putting obsticles in our way. I have been turned down for a job because I have no drivers license. What about my right to work, to live and my freedom?

2007-12-19 05:47:52 · 8 answers · asked by Timothy B 1 in Law & Ethics

i hate her with a passion. she changes her mind every time she freakin speaks.

2007-12-19 05:47:50 · 16 answers · asked by 08AMERICAN 1 in Elections

If Hillary Clinton is elected the next president will this 'LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT' Republican/Conservative crowd practice what they preach and leave the United States? Because it certainly seems many of them have no love for this situation at all, and it would be very hypocritical to stay wouldn't it?

2007-12-19 05:46:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

I got a parking ticket for being parked on a clearway. I had a disable sticker on and was in the post office getting my mothers pension. Warden said he went in looking for me but it is abig shop and i did not see him or him me. he did say i would probable get off with it as he wrote that i had a disabled badge showing. on appeal i did not get off but they spelt the name of the road wrong and i was wondering if that was legal.

2007-12-19 05:46:25 · 12 answers · asked by Peter L 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

thanks for sharing knowledge!

2007-12-19 05:41:53 · 3 answers · asked by martinique 1 in Law & Ethics

I recently got pulled over for the first time for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. When he asked about my driving record I replied it is clean. He took my license, registration and insurance back to the car and came back and said "i gave you a warning," but he did not hand me a peice of paper noting this warning. So I assume this was a verbal warning. But if I get pulled over again and asked how my driving record is, do I note the warning, or do I tell him it is still clean?

2007-12-19 05:41:26 · 16 answers · asked by Dan 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Isn't there always fire arount the throne of the Prince of Darkness?

WASHINGTON (Dec. 19) - Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.

2007-12-19 05:40:01 · 10 answers · asked by rhino9joe 5 in Politics

If so, why ?

2007-12-19 05:39:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is it possible that after Fidel Castro dies, President/Dictator Hugo Chavez of Venezuela takes over Cuba. Then he would slowly start taking over Central and South America creating an empire. After all most of Latin American is very similiar in culture and language so it would be an easy transaction. Do you think the US would intervene and prevent this from happening or will we just sit around and do nothing.

2007-12-19 05:39:39 · 14 answers · asked by Victor A 2 in Military

2007-12-19 05:39:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is it purely a coincidence that when the New York Times comes out with a story that 4 White House lawyers pressured the CIA to destroy evidence in a Federal case that there is a fire where they store White House documents?

I'm not really a conspiracy nut, but this White House has little/no respect for truth or honesty. You can't believe anything they say. It reminds me of Tricky Dick. They have no credibility.

I'm just wondering what the cause of the fire was. Is it purely a coincidence or is someone trying to hide something they could get in trouble for?

2007-12-19 05:38:37 · 10 answers · asked by Ron L 4 in Law & Ethics

2007-12-19 05:37:33 · 12 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics

2007-12-19 05:36:58 · 16 answers · asked by Larry B 3 in Law & Ethics