why did Lehman Brother got bankrupt (closed)

saved in Economics by (Guest30480) on 11/22/2008 12:40pm

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nbyward: Lehmans collapsed because an idiotic target-driven culture led their employees to lend to people who were poor credit risks,take on credit-default swaps, and falsify loan forms. The immediate ... Show

Is Barack Obama likely to win or lose votes after voicing his belief that young girls shouldn't be punished by having a baby........... (closed)

saved in politics, votes, beliefs by imfeduptoo on 10/31/2008 10:24pm

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nbyward: Sorry to be late on this...I've been away in an Islamic state where aborting a male foetus is a criminal offence, and doing the same to a female foetus is accepted as normal. So on the whole, I think ... Show

If you could change just one aspect of your persona what would it be, what would you replace it with and why would you make the change? (closed)

saved in personality, looks, change by seacommander on 09/27/2008 09:46am

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nbyward: Retaining anger. I'd replace it with assertive tolerance. I'd make the change because my anger is unattractive and pointless. It's also very difficult to remove. I've readlots of anger management ... Show

Hereditary monarch or elected president? (closed)

saved in politics, monarchy, Presidency by seacommander on 09/19/2008 05:38pm

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nbyward: A hereditary Monarchy answerable to the sovereign power of Parliament - but allowed a small number of seats in a Second Chamber. Reasons as follows: 1. The Windsors for all their faults are ... Show

What's more important : country or family? (closed)

saved in country, family by xoloriib on 09/20/2008 01:46pm

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nbyward: I always hate to answer 'it depends', but it does. As I don't believe in My Country Right or Wrong, I wouldn't always put family before country. If I felt my country needed me and was defending the ... Show

What are the Custom in The United Kindom? (closed)

saved in UK by GERMANY-IS-THE-LAW on 09/12/2008 09:11pm

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nbyward: Disobeying the law for good, bad and silly reasons; obeying the law for reasons mostly to do with idleness; and otherwise, hard to improve on what lordhagakure had to say Show

What level of peacekeeping force and governmental support would be required to return the Democratic Republic of Congo to be a functional, progressive society? (closed)

saved in politics, africa, the congo by duffield1 on 09/05/2008 10:25pm

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nbyward: Africa as a whole challenges all our liberal ideas. These are murky waters, but knowing myself NOT to be a Nazi, I will proceed anyway. As with Arabs, there is no tradition whatsoever of democracy ... Show

What makes a good political leader? (closed)

saved in politics, IQ, people by Neko2 on 09/05/2008 11:06pm

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nbyward: In the 1930s, political psychoanalyst Harold Lasswell came to the conclusion that no politician who ran for office should be allowed to take up office. Catch 22 - if you want to be a politician you ... Show

Why Sarah Palin? (closed)

saved in Politics, Opinion, US by wrestlingfan420 on 09/06/2008 03:11pm

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nbyward: I think he probably met her on the internet,band was taken with her blog, 'Pro-life, except for anything in my sights'. On the whole,I think your own instincts are entirely correct. The question ... Show

Will it fly? (closed)

saved in American election, politics by jimmygyuma on 08/29/2008 03:57pm

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nbyward: I'd have preferred Michael Palin, but he's not American. The decision shows that EVEN slightly quirky candidates in US politics these days take cynical and entirely inappropriate decisions. ... Show