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as a married individual, i'm wondering, what are all of the rights and responsibilites afforded to me???

does anyone know what those benefits are? are we talking hospital visit rights, trust and will rights, etc?

shocker.

In the only 2 competitive Illinois Congressional Races, the Chicago Tribune (notoriously Republican) has endorsed the 2 Democratic Options. Tammy Duckworth in the 6th District and Melissa Bean in the 8th District!!!! For 32 years the 6th Congressional District of Illinois has been represented by Rep. Henry Hyde, whom this page has long admired. When he takes a position, you know he's standing on principle. He's not afraid to buck his own party, as he did in 1994 when he supported a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. In the face of death threats, Hyde didn't back away from that. The Tribune said he made " a courageous decision." More recently, he has encouraged the U.S. to lead in the worldwide fight against AIDS. He is a giant in the House, respected as one of the great voices of conservatism. Now he is retiring. So, who should succeed Hyde? We think it's someone who disagrees with him on many issues, but who would bring a similar sense of principle to the House. The Tribune endorses Democrat Tammy Duckworth for Congress. Duckworth grew up in Southeast Asia, the daughter of a U.S. Army officer. She earned a master's degree in international affairs at George Washington University and wanted to pursue a career as a diplomat. But she also felt called to the military and enlisted in the Illinois Army Reserve in 1992. In November 2004, she was piloting a Black Hawk helicopter north of Baghdad that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. She was grievously wounded; she lost both legs, and her right arm was shattered. She calls on her military experience and her sacrifice when she talks about Iraq but also when she talks about the health-care crisis in America. She benefited from superior Veterans Administration care but knows many other people don't have that option. Duckworth is not nearly as polished a campaigner as her opponent, Republican state Sen. Peter Roskam, who has spent 16 years in the General Assembly. There is something refreshing about that. Roskam likes to call Duckworth a "liberal," but he's been known to use the term loosely. He labeled Republican U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert a "liberal" when he ran against her in 1998. (Biggert, then a state representative, beat him.) Roskam rarely breaks from the party line, but one case in which he did still nags. In 1995 Roskam and his partner in a personal-injury law firm, former state Rep. Al Salvi, set up a special political committee and solicited more than $70,000 in donations from trial lawyers--half of it coming within 48 hours of a crucial vote on a Republican-sponsored tort reform bill. Roskam and Salvi told lawyers they asked for contributions that they wouldn't support tort reform. In the end, Roskam gave in to pressure from Republican leaders and voted for the reform bill--and Salvi and Roskam gave back much of the money they had solicited from the lawyers. That's an interesting concept for Springfield--a money-back guarantee on campaign cash solicited for a vote. But the incident smacked of the kind of special-interest politics that needs to be rousted from Washington. Immigration reform is one of the hot-button issues in this campaign. On that Duckworth recognizes something Roskam doesn't: No solution that focuses solely on the border is sufficient. Roskam has been using scare tactics, campaign ads that say Duckworth supports "amnesty" for illegal immigrants. That isn't true. Duckworth supports the immigration reform plan set out by Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. She favors adding 12,000 Border Patrol agents, rather than relying on National Guard troops on the border. She supports other tough measures to secure the border. Finally, we're concerned that Roskam would use influence in Washington to thwart the jobs-generating expansion of O'Hare International Airport. Tammy Duckworth would shake up the comfy, entrenched politicians in Washington, and she is endorsed In 2004 the Tribune endorsed Melissa Bean over the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House, with the expectation that she would be a pro-growth, pro-trade congresswoman. She has delivered. Rep. Bean has recognized the need to listen very carefully to her constituents--she's a Democrat in a district that gave 56 percent of its vote to President Bush in 2004. She has charted a moderate, independent course and earned the support of Republicans and Democrats. She has been strong on national defense. She took a risk by voting for the Central America Free Trade Agreement. She knew that would anger some in organized labor--but that it would help businesses in her district expand and create jobs. She is an advocate for small business, gaining her the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has the Tribune's endorsement for a second term in the 8th Congressional District. Her opponent, Republican David McSweeney, is not a bad fit for this district; we endorsed him in the GOP primary. His campaign efforts to make Bean out to be a liberal fall flat, however. Bean is endorsed over McSweeney and Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/17/D8KQI1F81.html

my guess is that you'd have a better chance doing this in basketball than football.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/16/con...n.ap/index.html correction it was his home not office

the houses take. you'll see that in a vegas casino, for every $10 you bet on a straight up bet (pts, etc) you will win $9.10 for every $10 bet. So in your example, you'd lose the $1,000 in one situation and win $910 in the other. The only way you make $ is if it falls inbetween. which can certainly happen in close games.

that's too bad. even though it was early, he was my 1st choice for the party. now i'm hoping for Bill Richardson the Gov of New Mexico.

sox pride just opened back up again. here's a perfect example of the logic used to close a thread. I'm closing this thread. Because nobody has anything new to say. It's a conspiracy, it's not. It's a conspiracy, it's not. This got talked out a month ago and its boring. -------------------- So if a thread is boring or repetitive to a moderator, it automatically gets closed???

well its happening in other threads to. say filibuster threads. this conversation's going no where so we'll close the thread or I don't agree with the road this thread is traveling down, so we'll close the thread.

with this board. Is it just me, or does there seem to be a near-record of closed threads lately? I've been here since the beginning and cant remember this many closed threads for no real reason.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 11:34 PM) Studds is NOT different, he (the page) was underage at the time, and he got STANDING OVATIONS for "coming clean". That's f***ed up. And these assholes in the Democratic Party are literally RUNNING for the cameras to talk about resignations up and down the House? Welcome to October, and welcome to holding on to the story until Congress ajourned for the elections. What a shameful act all the way around. The press released this story after being tipped off by a fellow page, not the Democratic party. So you believe in some conspiracies but not others???

Rice's press agent released info today stating that she now admits to this meeting, with powerpoint I believe, and that no one of the info said anything was going to happen in the US. My point here is that her constant denial of not having this meeting, not recalling the meeting and now the information in the meeting not being specific enough just shows that had she come out in the beginning and tell the truth, she would have been better off. the cover up is worse than the crime. QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) OMG the GOVERNMENT KNEW AND ACTUALLY HATCHED THE 9/11 CONSPIRACY! But Bush is such a freaking dolt. /rolly no one is saying that here. you're in the wrong thread. seriously, what is wrong with you?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 10:14 PM) I saw the thread on the amendment. It's bulls***, too. Yes, there was a proposal two years ago, and it completely died. It's not going anywhere. Why don't you dig a little deeper then just accepting what you see at face value? I don't need to watch the clip to know what it's trying to say by the responses in this thread. It's been debunked over and over again. ANYONE can put s*** together (and leave out important facts) to tell whatever story they want to tell... but of course, if the story isn't what you want to hear once you start looking at the facts, it doesn't matter anymore, does it? Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. instead of assuming what the video says after reading the postings of those who didn't watch it... just watch it yourself. what's wrong with you?

because its no ones fault that it happened. no one, clinton/bush, etc imagined that this could possibly happen. but for Rice to deny that she had any intelligence or warnings about this, when she really did, is BS

not blaming her or the administration for 9/11, but she wasn't speaking the truth when she said she didn't receive any warning prior to 9/11. Drudge is running this right now. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/washingt...agewanted=print As a radio person said this evening on the drive home (about the Foley incident) the coverup fallout always exceeds the crime itself.

district isnt that red. according to Cook Political Report, his District voted for Bush by 2% more than Kerry. "R2" either way, chalk up this seat to the Democrats now. The replacement, who hasnt been named, doesnt have enough time to get off the ground and fund raise, especially without any name recognition and there's no way Foley will get enough votes for the party to nominate a replacement if he is kept on the ballot. here's your linky... http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_...comp_sept20.pdf

i think regulating transfat is wrong. requiring restaurants to disclose what they cook with is right. force them to inform me and let me make the decision.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Sep 26, 2006 -> 09:42 PM) A plan like this penalizes people who cannot afford new cars, and rewards those who can. What's next, we sue car manfacturers for making cars that meet our emissions standards? That would be the day! 100% not true. Doesnt a 1994 Honda Civic have a lower emission rate than a 2005 Tahoe?

1) Ozuna- 2B 2) Cintron- SS 3) Gload- 1B 4) Anderson- CF 5) Mackowiak-DH 6) Fields- 3B 7) Sweeney- LF 8) Owens- RF 9) Stewart- C

its joe scarborough's recommendation to democratic incumbent candidates.

"Friends, I'm sorry. I really am. When you sent me to Washington, I promised to do my best in representing you, but sometimes, even giving your best is not enough. One of those times I messed up was when I voted for the war in Iraq. You know what my biggest mistake was? Trusting the Bush Administration. George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld all told me America was in great danger because of Saddam Hussein's chemical, biological and nuclear weapon programs. Heck, even the CIA director told me it was a slam dunk. One year after September 11th I, along with 75% of Americans, believed the Commander in Chief. But what a mistake that was. America now finds itself involved in a brutal war that will last longer than the Civil War, both World Wars and Korea. Iraq's security situation is worse than ever, and even our troops tell me that civil war is right around the corner. So what do we do? Blaming George Bush is not enough. Blaming George Bush won't win a war, won't rebuild fractured alliances and won't bring our troops home. FDR didn't look back after Pearl Harbor and neither should we now look back on the mistakes of the past. This election isn't about that past. It is about America's future. Right now, America is spending $1.5 billion a week in Iraq. Generals are saying it may take up to 15 years to secure that country. That means some of the 9 year olds you pass at bus stops next week will be fighting and dying in Iraq if the Bush Pentagon has its way. That means America will pay over $1.5 trillion on Iraq before the end of this tragic adventure. That means America will be stretched thin not only militarily but also economically. Friends, my momma always told me that no matter how far you get down a trail, if it is the wrong one, turn around. That's what America must have the courage to do, That's what our leaders must have the courage to do. That is what I will have the courage to do. In fighting to get our troops home, I will be fighting to put America first. I will be fighting to protect your tax dollars. I will be fighting to protect our troops' lives and I will be fighting to strengthen our military to insure that instead of being tied down in Iraq, we be strong enough to face the very real threats caused by North Korea and Iran. Enough is enough! Send George Bush a message. Tell him America can no longer spend our children into permanent debt and lose more lives in a three-sided civil war that America cannot end. And tell him we have given Iraq their first three Democratic elections. It is now time to let them determine their destiny as we once again begin focusing on ours. You can send George W. Bush that message and put America first again by casting your vote for me on November 7th. Together we can make sure that our country's greatest days lie ahead. Thank you and may God bless our troops overseas and bless the United States of America."

how old is Jimmy Carter? trick question. both were born in 1924.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Sep 23, 2006 -> 10:42 PM) I'm not fan of H.W., but he and Clinton did raise a ton of money for the tsunami and Hurrican Katrina victims. very true. i just wish he'd do more than go to Astros games.