Other - Politics & Government - August 2006

2006-08-17 01:50:07 · 6 answers · asked by Phantom of the Opera 4

The American Dream is in decline. Americans are increasingly overworked, underpaid, and squeezed for time. But there is an alternative: the European Dream-a more leisurely, healthy, prosperous, and sustainable way of life. Europe's lifestyle is not only desirable, argues Jeremy Rifkin, but may be crucial to sustaining prosperity in the new era.

With the dawn of the European Union, Europe has become an economic superpower in its own right-its GDP now surpasses that of the United States. Europe has achieved newfound dominance not by single-mindedly driving up stock prices, expanding working hours, and pressing every household into a double- wage-earner conundrum. Instead, the New Europe relies on market networks that place cooperation above competition; promotes a new sense of citizenship that extols the well-being of the whole person and the community rather than the dominant individual;

2006-08-17 01:47:06 · 4 answers · asked by sleepyredlion 4

whats the news about israel and lebanon??(not the war) thks

2006-08-17 01:44:19 · 3 answers · asked by kikay 1

2006-08-17 01:37:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the ongoing war between the government & the worst terrorism on behalf of their ethnicity, impartial public & others are suffering alot. Who will look after the other minoritities in Srilanka?

2006-08-17 01:16:27 · 6 answers · asked by The one whom you are waiting.. 3

2006-08-17 01:15:04 · 4 answers · asked by paul h 1

An axiom.
Government can't interfere with the practice of one's religion, but religion can interfere with the direction of one's government.

2006-08-17 01:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by profile image 5

Did woman really liberate themselves during the 20th century, or have they now given up their rights to be a housewife (homekeeper) and mother.

The problem is that men had better wages than women as they had to support the whole family (mortgage, cars, bills, food etc). Now that they have demanded equal rights families can no longer afford to have just one person working as mens wages are proportinatly less than they used to be. So both parents now have to work to support the family.
Do you agree / Dissagree?

2006-08-17 01:10:07 · 29 answers · asked by stickyricky 3

2006-08-17 01:04:59 · 11 answers · asked by paul h 1

2006-08-17 01:03:17 · 12 answers · asked by prospero 2

It is rumoured , that the attack on Lebanon was orchestrated, as a stepping stone towards bombing Iran's nuclear facilities, in order to deal with Hezbollah and its arsenal, in case of retaliatory actions by the Hezbollah, in the aftermath of a planed US attack on Iran.
see http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060821fa_fact

Your views are welcome !
And BOYS and Girls , let 's keep it clean and intellectual this time !

2006-08-17 00:59:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-17 00:35:19 · 1 answers · asked by tickle me 2

You intered into Iraq mainly because of oil. How do you explain then these high prices of oil in your country? When Sadam was in power the oil prices were much lower.

2006-08-16 23:55:11 · 15 answers · asked by Aby 3

I don't have time to research everything and can not remember why those two countries do not get along. Anybody got the short version of the answer?

2006-08-16 23:39:10 · 6 answers · asked by BeachBum 7

2006-08-16 23:03:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/ap_on_go_pr_wh/pensions_overhaul

2006-08-16 22:48:53 · 6 answers · asked by telluwhat 1

2006-08-16 22:27:36 · 27 answers · asked by abhinav 1

The male gender and the female gender.

2006-08-16 22:04:58 · 13 answers · asked by smartserif 1

The UK Deputy PM has stated that the Bush administration is crap and that Bush is a cowboy

2006-08-16 22:04:06 · 25 answers · asked by ArskElvis 3

Everybody in America is has the same constitutional rights but these rights cannot be excercised by a large proportion of the citizens. e.g. everybody has the right to hold political office but in practice you can't become president unless you are a rich white male. White and male may change at some stage but rich never.

2006-08-16 21:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by softenthecorners101 2

....now that he has been caught calling President Bush "crap"?

2006-08-16 21:40:49 · 21 answers · asked by Hello Dave 6

2006-08-16 21:29:28 · 11 answers · asked by ? 2

i want to tell my story to the world about how the united states govermnt destroy
my life

2006-08-16 21:26:00 · 6 answers · asked by jib12588 1

is it people trying to indicate the end is near by writting on money ?

2006-08-16 21:21:12 · 11 answers · asked by Diane26 3

To all this may concern:

I write to you in hopes that you can help me tell my story that ruined my life for the simple fact that I was of Arab descent. I am first generation American whose parents are Palestinians; my name is Eyad Shalash. The United States Federal Government appallingly took my freedom and all that was familiar to me in seconds--only to dismiss the case days before trial and with absolutely no apology. I whole heartedly believe I was a victim of racial profiling. I never had anticipated myself ever having to write anyone the way I am now.
I was a senior at University of South Carolina, on the Life Scholarship, double majoring in international business and finance. I held the esteem position of being on the Dean's List for the three semesters prior to my senior year, as well. The Charges that were brought against me from the Federal Government was that of a sealed indictment, so at the time I had absolutely no idea what was going on. In fact, I thought it was a sick joke because I knew myself one not to mess with anything remotely illegal---moreover, a sealed indictment? I felt as if I was being treated like a member of Al-Qaieda.
Maybe because of my Arab descent, they felt that I was a danger to homeland security? Sadly, I'll never know. Anyway, I suffered major losses. One that hit home was losing my internship with Merrill Lynch because of the farce of an ongoing investigation into which they were pouring useless energy. The following which I will explain not only caused me to suffer with my education and career but nearly caused my mother a stroke.
The ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm agency) in ways I'll never understand accused my older brother and I for selling crack cocaine and ecstasy with sentences that reached twenty to life. It was 2005 and supposedly their whole investigation started the beginning of 2002---only a few months after the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center Buildings. They shackled my brother as if he was a serial killer and told me to turn myself in or they'll have to take me in. Not knowing, at the time, what the possible problem could be, I obliged. I never believed in the Land of the Free, the land of justice and liberty for all, that i would be fighting for my innocence.
Only Two weeks from trial, my lawyer informed me that the case was dismissed. Overjoyed, at first, I was. Only to become so infuriated that I became severely ill and had a dangerously high fever. Thoughts rushed through my head, why should I be happy to get my freedom back? It should not have been taken away from me in the first place! Yet, I did not even get back all my freedom. It has been nearly a year from the day I was accused of all this and still unemployed today because everywhere I apply, I get rejected once they do a background check on me. After all this, one would think the Government would at least take everything off my record that they placed.
I have become cynical in the sense of why would the Government go through the hassle of cleaning up their own mess--I am nothing in their eyes. The Government still has their mark on my "criminal" history record. I was robbed of everything that I accomplished and no apology given. My education was everything I had. Each day in school was like a brick that I used to build my house of success, and once I reached placing the roof of my house, a bulldozer comes and demolishes the years of hard work in seconds. On top of that, they take the bricks with them hindering my ability to even start again.
I was fortunate enough that my family had the money for the lawyer that we had, but we lost over one hundred thousand dollars to them, along with all my dreams and hopes of ever working for a big corporation. Yes, I live in the USA, the country that gives you the most freedom in the world and the country that can rip them away in a split second even if they just do it by mistake. I feel my life is hopeless now. All my dreams of success have now all faded away. I sometimes regret waking up in the morning, jobless at the age of 23 with a college degree. All I ask is for some help or at least for a finger pointing me in the right direction where I can get help. Or at the least, an apology to give me hope in this country once more. More of this story was in the front page of the Charleston paper; I copied that and attached it as well.


Sincerely,
Eyad Shalash

2006-08-16 21:20:52 · 16 answers · asked by jib12588 1

2006-08-16 21:16:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe the world is ours no matter what your race or creed. Sadly, Americans don't see anywhere but beyond their state limits.
They are so isolated from the rest of the world I pity them.

2006-08-16 21:12:30 · 7 answers · asked by ? 6

Even dawn on you people...he owned SLAVES

2006-08-16 20:34:06 · 10 answers · asked by telluwhat 1

Electricity, Roads, Healthcare and the similar things are still a dream for villagers of India. Why do not ask this question to vote-seekers when they arrive to us?

2006-08-16 20:30:44 · 4 answers · asked by abjwul 2

Do you hate people who are born with hormone imbalances or are born with anomalous sex chromosomes, or people who are hermaphroditic? Do you hate all people who are medically intersexual? Do you hate them when they do not fit the category of male or female gender? Will you refuse to allow them to live their lives in peace? Or is your God sorry that He made people who were different from "male and female He created them"?

Having said that, not all "gays" and everyone in between are born that way, many are abused psychologically, or have emotional problems, or have been influenced by peer pressure or drugs, and not all gays live happy lives... many are depressed, addicted to lewd behavior, and are suicidal.

I think that children should be raised in homes with a husband and wife, so they have strong male and female role models. I am against gay adoption, but otherwise fully support equality for everyone, regardless of sexuality or orientation. Is that a compromise you can live with?

2006-08-16 19:55:27 · 9 answers · asked by askthepizzaguy 4