Unanswered Questions
563 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Has any government made the unwinding of their US bonds and currency reserves a core public policy plank or a legal requirement?
The betting odds (at time of writing) on a partial US debt default this year were 6/4 - Default and 1/2 - No Default.
Considering the odds, this is something of a wake-up call for nations and ...
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How tightly can a 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) operate as the same organization?
For example, 350.org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (according to its footer, bottom right) but signing up for its e-mail list or otherwise supporting it means a person would also wind up ...
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How can I locate RFP information, bid submissions, or other publicly available information from a procurement document number?
I am trying to learn more about a particular piece of software used to submit forms to a US federal agency. I have a 'procurement document number' sometimes also called an 'award ID'. Using this ...
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How effective are ports of entry in detecting smuggled drugs?
It is commonly publicized about the amount of illegal drugs that ARE seized at the ports of entry to the US. Obviously illegal drugs that are NOT seized, can not be directly counted. So it is ...
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Does the vote in favor of Article 13 affect Stack Exchange?
The EU parliament voted in favor of Article 13. An article which is heavily disputed and may have huge impacts on sites publishing (even if they are small) images or videos of others' creative work. ...
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How is judicial independence ensured for International Tribunals?
According to this article, Mladic's conviction by International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague found widespread international support. However, this opinion is not ...
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Would Obama's viewing Trump's tax returns be seen as overstepping his authority?
26 U.S. Code § 6103(g)(1) says that the President can request tax return information from the IRS:
Upon written request by the President, signed by him personally, the Secretary shall furnish to ...
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What is Blue and White's policy on the Arab rights in the (future) West Bank?
I'm interested in the Israeli party Blue and White's positions on the
Palestinian freedom of movement
Palestian freedom to vote to Knesset
state subventions to Israeli settlements
Do these positions ...
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Would Australia leaving ANZUS affect its Five Eyes benefits?
I'm preparing an oral presentation on whether or not Australia should leave ANZUS, but can't find much information regarding the effect the separation would have on the Five Eyes agreement.
On the ...
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What have been the largest hostile cross-benches in Australian senate / house of review history?
The Australian federal Senate is a house of review, elected from multiple member state electorates. It is usually comprised of a Government (often in minority), an Opposition (in lesser minority), ...
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What are the Siumut party's views on mining and how do they compare to other parties views?
Recently, Greenland had parliamentary elections. Different news sources contradict each other:
Fox News: Opposition party keen on tapping underground resources wins ...
The Star: Opposition critical ...
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What caused a change in Bo Xilai's support for “elitists” into support for “populists”?
Bo Xilai Wiki's Political alignment and affiliations section states that:
In the course of his career, Bo Xilai was the beneficiary of considerable patronage from former Communist Party leader Jiang ...
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Roughly how many people associated with Antifa ideology have been charged following investigations into terrorist incidents in the US?
According to a 2018 CRS report:
Presumably, the
Bureau would investigate antifa followers suspected of
criminal activity as domestic terrorists, categorizing them as
a type of anarchist ...
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Quantifiation of the actual impact of purging of registration rolls on US elections
Eligibility to vote in the US is affected by two federal laws, NVRA and HAVA. Under NVRA, voters can be purged from the rolls under a variety of complicated criteria and processes, with the law ...
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How often are U.S. attorneys appointed by a court?
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman was appointed by the U.S. District Court in 2018, under 28 U.S. Code § 546.
(d) If an appointment expires under subsection (...
