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51 Cards in this Set
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Who is Tom Delay?
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He is the Repulican House majority leader from Texas.
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What is the controversy about?
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Accusations that he may have accepted trips and other things paid by other people.
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Who would have paid for these trips?
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mostly lobbyists.
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Why is accepting these gifts/trips a bad thing?
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It goes against House rules and House ethical rules.
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Who decides what will happen to Tom Delay?
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10 member ethical commitee, 5 democrat, 5 republican.
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Are they taking action now?
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No, they have not formally addressed the situation.
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Who is the new Pope?
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Pope Benedict XVI
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Where is he from?
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Traunstein, Germany
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What is his real name?
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Joseph Ratzinger
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What pontiff number is he?
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He is the 265th pontiff
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Does everyone like him?
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No, some think he is too conservative
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What is his nickname?
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"Cardinal No"
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Why does he have this nickname?
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Because he was so opposed to and said no to many
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How old is he?
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78
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What did he do that upset the Soviet Union?
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Called them and their satellites "a shame of our time"
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What happened in 1941?
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He was forced to join the Nazi army
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What is the most looked at 'best seller' list?
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New York Times
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What is the number 1 non-fiction best seller?
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The World is Flat
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Who wrote it?
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Thomas L. Friedman
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What is the number two?
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
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What is the number three?
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My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
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What is the number four?
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Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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What is the number five?
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One Soldier's Story by Bob Dole
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What is the number six?
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On Bull---- by Harry G. Frankfurt
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What is the number seven?
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Baby Laughs by Jenny McCarthy
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What is the number eight?
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Under and Alone by William Queen
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What is the number 9 book?
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A Deficit of Deficiency by Zell Miller
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What is the number 10 book?
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LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER, by Michael Savage
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What is the number 11 book?
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SEARCHING FOR THE SOUND, by Phil Lesh
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What is the number 12 book?
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THREE NIGHTS IN AUGUST, by Buzz Bissinger
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What is the number 13 book?
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GOD'S POLITICS, by Jim Wallis
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What is the number 14 book?
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AMERICA (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart
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What is the number 15 book?
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ASSASSINATION VACATION, by Sarah Vowell
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How many different book lists are there?
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seven
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What are they?
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hardcover/paperback fiction, nonfiction, advice, and also children's books
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How long has the Da Vinci Code been on the best seller list?
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Over 2 years
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What is a filibuster?
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When someone gets up in front of congress and talks for as long as they can to try to get a bill passed/ignored
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What is the situation going on now?
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A man in congress wants to end the tradition of the filibuster
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Who wants to end it?
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Mr. Bill Frist
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Who is Bill Frist?
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the Republican Leader in the senate
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Why does he want to end it?
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to overcome Democratic opposition
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What does overcoming Democratic opposition mean?
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the democrats want to stop Bush from electing Christian judges into the federal court
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Does he want all filibusters banned?
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No, just those for judicial nominees
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What do the democrats say?
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they think that he is 'blurring the line' between religion and politics
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What will they do?
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Close congress by not passing legislative bills if the republicans accept the banning of filibusters
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Do the democrats have something against the judges' faith?
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No, they claim that they are against their rulings, not their faith
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When did censorhip begin?
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the 1920s
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Who wants to put new censorship out?
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the Republicans in congress
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What do they want to censor?
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TV and the internet
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What caught their attention to start censoring more?
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the 2003 superbowl situation with Janet Jackson
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Do people care?
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yes people care, but there seems to be little opposition
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