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Answer to How often is the White House repainted to keep it white?

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:47:10 -0700

How often is the White House repainted to keep it white?

It is my understanding that the White House is in fact made of marble or granite and is not painted, but is sand-blasted during periodic upkeep and refurbishments.

Answer to What are the roots of the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:03:21 -0700

What are the roots of the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

The honest answer is simple: land. Most of the Muslim nations see Israel as a cancer that must be cut out of the greater body of the Muslim world. Only two Muslim nations have dared agree to peace with Israel, those being Jordan and Egypt, and by so doing, they have placed themselves in the...

Answer to Why do certain addresses have an HC (Highway Contract)? What is this?

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:40:56 -0700

Why do certain addresses have an HC (Highway Contract)? What is this?

The US Postal system contracts non- USPS employees to deliver the mail to people in certain rural areas. The homes are assigned an HC route number and a mail box number, and the contractor uses his/her personal car rather than a traditional white USPS truck. This is what I have gathered from the...

Answer to How do you pronounce Chakvetadze?

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:21:14 -0700

How do you pronounce Chakvetadze?

Chakvetadze, a Russian surname of Ukrainian origin. Pronounced: chock-vuh-TODD-zuh.

Answer to Does the US Constitution define marriage?

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:03:00 -0700

Does the US Constitution define marriage?

The US Constitution doesn't need to concern itself with personal matters such as marriage; that is an authority best relegated to the states. The Constitution has always served to guarantee freedoms to Americans, never to deny them, witness the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol---...