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Hello to all, My son has been given an assignment for his Sociology class and thought this forum would be a great place for him to receive some varied input. We have tried not to influence our children regarding politics, preferring them to make their own decisions regarding regarding party affiliation and such. This has not been an easy task. Matt and I thought it would be great to pose these questions on this forum to gather input from here. The questions are as follows: 1. What Constitutional rights should be required to be given up if one is sentenced...

When I try to go to FR (it's my home page) I get a file download request and then nothing. I reset my homepage but no luck. The only way I can get on is to use an old FR page that I saved.I did a reboot but experienced the same problem.Any help is greatly appreciated. TIA

French Troops Help in Bin Laden Search Tuesday March 23, 2004 1:31 AM PARIS (AP) - French troops in Afghanistan helped locate a hideout that was likely used by terror leader Osama bin Laden, France's defense minister said in an interview published Tuesday. Michele Alliot-Marie did not give the location of the hideout or say when the fugitive al-Qaida chief was believed to have used it. ``Our men are well-established and know the terrain well,'' Alliot-Marie was quoted as telling L'Express news magazine. ``Thanks to certain information, they in fact recently helped contribute to locating him.'' Asked whether she was...

Well how do I post pics I have never done it on Freerepublic. Any help would be great. Thanks Veloxherc

My wife is looking for a quality law school on the east coast. Any suggestions?

Raise up the flag of Spain Today our ally, an ally from the beginning, an ally in word AND deed. An ally in blood - was attacked. A country of 40 million suffered 200 dead and 1200 hundred wounded in an attack which the Irish Minister of Justice correctly described as, "Perpetrated by cowards who are morally and ethically bankrupt." These loses are the biggest terrorist attack on the European continent in recent memory. It would be the equivalent of 1,200 dead and 7000 wounded, in our country. The World and mainly our enemies are watching. Will we be like...

We are students at a school in NJ and are required to do a report on Mt.Rainier and what the government plans to do in case of an eruption. Any info on the plans would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help. Students

      Drama at Russian research station North Pole-32 marked Russia's return to polar research Russia is preparing to launch an operation to rescue a group of scientists, after the sinking of their North Pole research base. The 12 researchers were unhurt, but equipment and supplies disappeared into freezing waters as an ice floe beneath the base collapsed late on Wednesday. Efforts to drop emergency clothes and food have so far been hampered by strong winds. North Pole-32 marked Russia's return to polar research after a 12-year absence. Russia was forced to suspend Arctic missions in 1991 when an...

BAGHDAD - The creation of a new Iraqi military that will defend, not oppress, Iraqi citizens is under way. Many young men are coming forward to train and become part of what will be a 27 battalion, nine brigade, three division Iraqi Army of 45,000 soldiers, said Lt. Col. Damian Heaney, who was deployed from Fort Huachuca last year. Women eventually will be recruited, too. There also will be a small Iraqi Air Corps of about 1,000 people and a six-boat Navy being called the Iraqi Coastal Force, which will have about 1,000 sailors. The developing Iraqi Army will be...

Every time I get on the internet and type in the address for freerepublic.com(so far this is the only address where I receive the error) I get an error that says 'IE has caused an error in MSHTML.DLL' and then the window will automatically close. Can anyone tell me why I receive this error, why it only happens with freerepublic, and what I can do about it? I actually got into the site(in order to post this) by typing in the address to my personal page and then linking to the rest of the site. For some reason the site...

I am inept, I would really appreciate if a fellow freeper could lead me to a list of the Rats that voted for the first Gulf War in the House and the Senate.

I have been banned from a liberal chat board for the simple reason that I asked for proof of the liberals claims! I am asking all by brother Freepers to visit the board and lets show them what the truth is all about! Letter I got as to why I was banned! Denote that she admits the liberal users do the same thing but they are not banned! The letter: You were banned from the board because of your behavior. You did not come to the board to have discussions. You come there to score points. Your habit of repeatedly...

I need your help. I need your prayers. We just received very bad news about my husband. His scan revealed that he has a large mass on his lung. He'll have more tests Monday. We've only been married 38 years. I'm not ready to part with him yet. I can't breathe. I'm going to fall apart now. Please pray. I need to be strong for him and I'm not. Sincerely, Eternal Warming

Thursday (Jan 22) I see an OB oncologist for a 5" mass found on my right ovary in an ultrasound I underwent to determine the cause of a persistent sharp abdominal pain. I've had a Ca-something blood test (to reveal the presence of cancer?) that I don't know the results of, but my exam with the OB oncologist will start the ball rolling on what the cause of the mass is. Cancer? I don't know, but it's suspected. Family history has mother and grandmother with ovarian cancer. I'm very scared and dread this appointment, full knowing that finding the truth...

I just found out today that I have a 5" mass on my right ovary and am very scared. The doctor said it COULD be ovarian cancer, but it's not certain and she didn't want to scare me (too late). I would very much appreciate your prayers as I will be headed for surgery very soon for removal of the mass (hopefully performed by an OB-oncologist). Thank you and God bless you, as I truly believe in the power of prayer.

Malacañang will help deposed President Joseph Estrada secure a United States visa to allow him to undergo knee surgery in California, a ranking Palace official said yesterday. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Secretary Michael Defensor told The STAR he personally called up Estrada to assure him of assistance in securing a US visa. "I told him, ‘Mr. President, if you have any visa problems with the US Embassy (in Manila), please let us know and we will give you a line to them’," Defensor said. Malacañang made the offer after the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday allowed the former leader...

Title: Korean War POW Facing Repatriation to North Korea by Yeo Si-dong (sdyeo@chosun.com) Related Articles - South Korean POW Home After 50 years in the North - South's Consular Demands Meeting with POW Defector BEIJING - A former South Korean Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) --from the Korean War, who tried to escape North Korea Monday with his wife by using fake passports has been arrested by the Chinese police and is being held at Tumen, a city bordering North Korea, a source from Beijing said Thursday. The South Korean Embassy immediately began behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Chinese government, and...

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites), having surprised the nation with his Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad, asked Americans on Saturday to volunteer to help military personnel and their families. Ignoring criticism at home and in Iraq (news - web sites), Bush said he felt privileged to have been able to offer the nation's gratitude in person to some of the soldiers deployed in Iraq when he appeared at a Thanksgiving dinner at Baghdad International Airport on Thursday. "I'm pleased to report back from the front lines that our troops are strong, morale is high and our military...

Parade organizers fighting 'firestorm' started by N.Y. Times op-ed The famous Santa Claus who signals the finale to every Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade doesn't have a same-sex marriage partner after all, according to organizers of the 77-year-old event. Macy's Santa (Photo: NYC & Company) Responding to claims made in a guest editorial in the New York Times today, a parade spokeswoman, Elina Kazan, told WorldNetDaily the official Mrs. Claus will not be depicted by cross-dressing Broadway actor Harvey Fierstein. Fierstein, who won the 2003 Tony Award for his performance in "Hairspray," wrote that on Thanksgiving day, "to the delight of...