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Monthly Archives: February 2008
No WMDs in Iraq
Q: Were there really weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when the U.S. invaded in 2003? A: No. The Iraq Survey Group determined that Iraq had abandoned its quest to develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and that it had already destroyed all of its existing stockpiles of chemical and …
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Survey Group, weapons of mass destruction, WMD
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GDP vs. GNP
Q: What is the difference between GDP and GNP? A: GDP is the market value of everything produced within a country; GNP is the value of what’s produced by a country’s residents, no matter where they live.
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Tagged GDP, GNP, gross domestic product, gross national product
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Leftover Campaign Funds
Q: What happens to a candidate’s leftover campaign funds when he or she drops out of the race? A: The big rule is: no personal use. FULL QUESTION Do candidates for elected office keep donations to their campaigns for personal use after they lose or drop out? Or do those …
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Minimum Wage Workers and Poverty
Q: Is a minimum-wage worker officially in poverty? A: A single person working full time at the minimum wage would be barely above the poverty line. A single parent would be below it. FULL QUESTION I have always believed that the poverty line was below minimum wage. Is the poverty …
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Democratic Superdelegates
Q: Who are the superdelegates and can they change their votes once they are "committed"? A: Democratic "superdelegates" may vote as they see fit.
Wrong Paul
Ron Paul doesn’t have much of a chance of winning the Republican nomination, but he persists with his well-funded campaign and even talks of turning it into a permanent “Revolution” that will continue far beyond 2008. We’ve given his statements little attention until now. But here we look at some of his more outlandish claims.
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The Reason for the Electoral College
Q: Why does the U.S. have an Electoral College? A: The framers of the Constitution didn’t trust direct democracy.
Bill Clinton Quote Taken Out of Context
Q: Did Bill Clinton say, "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans"? A: Yes, but that's a snippet of his full quote, and it's used unfairly to make Clinton seem to dismiss all rights of ordinary Americans.
