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Presidential election 2004


 

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GenryHiggens  79
11-06-2007 08:13 AM ET (US)
Из надежных источников поступили сведения, о том что в России на тупит дефолт к середине января.
Советую всем принять соответст ующие меры со своими финансами.
Также цены на недвижимость выр стут уже в январю в 2-3 раза.
 
Источник очень надежный. Но выслушаю ваши мнения тут.
Is this illegal at electi  78
03-02-2007 05:20 PM ET (US)
i found a site www.isvoting.com where they say
you can pre-register to vote ..is this leagal
to pre-register at an election and is there
anyone who knows if ther's any other websites
where you can do this including for the
military...thanks
Antihaliav59  77
11-01-2006 03:52 AM ET (US)
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10-30-2006 07:35 AM ET (US)
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NikolaiP  75
09-14-2006 09:45 PM ET (US)
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NikolaiP  74
09-14-2006 09:45 PM ET (US)
Почти 35000 абонентов стали победителями и получили подарки. Главными побед телями прошлого месяца (август, 2006) стала Евгения Горная. В торжественной обстановке был вручен гл вный приз - автомобиль Ваз2110.
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John Frick  70
11-05-2004 02:38 PM ET (US)
Well, the election is over, and I admit that I am relieved. Compared with 2000, President Bush garnered a larger percentage of votes cast in 44 states this time around. He got a smaller percentage in only one state--Vermont. In the remaining handful, he got the same percentage. While I am not prepared to use words like "landslide", "decisive", or "mandate", I think that President Bush was the clear choice of the electorate.

Not surprisingly, the GOP also picked up four seats in the House and four seats in the Senate. Not enough to stop a filibuster, but still a decent majority in both houses of Congress. It will be interesting to see what the Republicans can do this time around. I expect some Tax Code and Social Security reform, as well as federal tort reform particularly in the area of medical malpractice litigation.

There may be some minor health care and energy reforms as well, but these issues have proven difficult to efectively fix. Carter tried to straighten out our energy policy with near-disastrous results. Clinton promised to fix health care, but in eight years, did nothing truly effective. I doubt that Bush will find the job any easier, but his energy background gives him a sizeable advantage over Carter in that policy area.

I think Bush's election will certainly clarify America's position in the area of foreign policy. I think America was at the peak of its international prestige since WWII during Bush-41's term. I think the World began to question our stature when we voted Bush-41 out and installed King Bill and Queen Hillary. Then, the World had to endure eight years of the Clintons' lack of meaningful international leadership, not to mention Bill's embarassing antics with Monica, et al.

Our invasion of Iraq certainly establishes that America means what it says, even if the UN doesn't. Thirteen years of meaningless sanctions, coupled with abuse of the Oil for Food program by "allies" like France and Russia, has certainly diminished the stature of the UN. It will be interesting to see if America and its closest allies can step into that void.
VHR  69
10-31-2004 09:46 PM ET (US)
READ FBI REPORTS ON JOHN KERRY,JUST RELEASED
(TALKTORUSTY.COM)
BUSHFAN!!!!  68
10-26-2004 03:31 PM ET (US)
BUSH WILL BEAT KERRY. PERIOD. AND THERE ARE TOO MANY REASONS WHY. THAT IS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUTH.
wierd polilicks  67
10-14-2004 11:29 AM ET (US)
Usually I avoid looking at Bush (I find some things offensive), but in last night's debate his face caught my attention. It seems that the left side of bush's mouth sags. Is that lieing out the side of his mouth? Did Bush have a stroke from hearing Kerry disagrees with him?

I saw another comment about the "weird spittle" frothing from his mouth so I don't think it was just my tv set. Is the sagging asymetrical face new or is it old? Maybe he just has two faces. Anybody know???
GDCAW  66
10-10-2004 06:31 AM ET (US)
Edited by author 10-10-2004 06:32 AM
Mock vote for U.S. presidential election
More than 5,000 people from around the world have participated in an international mock vote for the upcoming presidential election in the United States over the Internet since its launch on Aug. 16.
The mock trial project, called the Global Democracy Campaign for an Alternative World, is organized by Japanese and South Korean nongovernmental organizations, and aims to give people from countries outside the United States a chance to express their views on U.S. policies.
The two NGOs will accept votes until Oct. 17 and announce the results on Oct. 19 ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 2.
The website -- which provides the information in English, Korean and Japanese -- can be accessed at http://www.choice21.org
Anonymous  65
10-09-2004 11:37 AM ET (US)
At the risk of making people angry I will speak my mind about Friday's debate. I would much rather make people think. I do not know a great deal about politics but I feel I have a good handle on common sense. While I tend to lean in Bush's direction, I feel that there is altogether too much name calling between the parties and it seems to just get worse with each election. I don't know about the rest of you out there with critically thinking minds, but I tend to not listen to the message from either side when the mudslinging gets too intense; it sounds to me more like childish bickering. The party candidates would do well to take their demeanor into consideration and not depart from acting like civilized gentlemen.
I do support John Kerry on the issue of allowing Americans to get healthcare from Canada, and he did raise a valuable point about the use and abuse of the Patriot Act. I believe the Patriot Act is valuable but the civil rights of American citizens must not be infringed upon for any reason whatever. We have only to look at history's mistakes as a caveat: when law enforcement agencies begin to be able to search private property without justifiable suspicion of illegal activity, then we begin to take on the nature of Hitler's Gestapo which this country fought so hard during WWII to make sure would never become a reality in the free world again. So we should be very careful with this act, or the next thing you know, people will begin to be arrested on simple suspicion of terrorism, without concrete proof.
We could also learn from history on another level, as concerns our involvement in Iraq. Kerry was quick to lambaste Bush for what he feels was a precipitous rush into war but consider this: If you know anything about history you know that we did not enter WWI until 1917 even though the war began in 1914. Woodrow Wilson felt it was in our best interests to remain neutral as long as possible, since he and many Americans felt it was a European conflict. We pursued an isolationist position until the sinking of the Lusitania in 1917 drew us into the war. 24 years later we were again drawn into a war that F.D.R. had tried for two years to keep us out of, although we did supply munitions to Britain long before December 7, 1941. My point is that in both conflicts, we eventually became involved, not only because we were attacked, but because there was an international threat of evil that needed to be stopped. Whether you vote democrat or republican, I think you must admit that Saddam Hussein is an evil man. He brutally massacred defenseless Kurds in his own country. We may have been able to stay out of the war longer, and yes, possibly spared more American lives, but he would have continued on his killing spree.
Allowing him to pursue his acts of genocide would be no different than having allowed Hitler to continue killing Jews, whether or not Pearl Harbor had ever drawn us into the war. The issue is about doing what's morally right. Just think about it, Senator Kerry.
Stephen  64
09-16-2004 05:10 PM ET (US)
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