Assignment

Assignment- Midterm 3202

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Answer as many of these questions as you can within the allotted time. Give specific answers. Also, copy the hyperlink to the source you used to answer the question and paste it to the question.

1. You just got an anonymous phone call telling you George Bush has a sexual secret that makes Bill Clinton look positively angelic. You suspect dirty tricks could be behind this disclosure. The person wont tell you his name but your caller id shows the call came from 202-626-5650. Who called you?

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2. You just heard that the Supreme Court ruled years ago on the question of whether candidates for public office must take drug tests. The source tells you it was a Georgia case and it involved the Governor of Georgia, Zell Miller. What did the court decide?

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3. When was Fred Astaire, star of many a Hollywood dance musical, born?

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4. Name the Baton Rouge lawyers who received their law degrees from Harvard? How many of them graduated cum laude or better?

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5. You are trying to figure out how much profit (if any) you can make per keg if you serve 48 ounces of beer for $1. A bartender friend of your says theres an online calculator that will answer your question. He doesnt remember the web page but says its listed along with thousands of other calculators designed for almost every subject. What does the beer drinking cost calculator say about your plan? Can you make money by (almost) giving away beer? How much per keg?

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6. What type of cancer is associated with long term exposure to benzene?

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7. Where did Rep. David Vitter go to school?

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8. How did Rep. Chris Johns vote on a proposal to transfer $42 million in international funding from military and anti-narcotics spending to a world bank program to help combat AIDS in Africa.

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9. Tax exempt political organizations now have to file reports showing who gave them money. These reports are called 527s. A search of tax exempt political organizations in area code 70808 shows that four of the six listings for that area code are all at the same address. What business is located at that address?

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10. What is the federal governments take on the job outlook for news analysts and reporters? What does the federal government say was the median salary for reporters and correspondents in 1997?

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11. Who owns (or at least pays the bills) for the webpage at http://www.strategydotgov.com.

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12. Does Herman Moyse Jr. have any positions of authority in any publicly traded corporation? If so, what?

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13. How does Louisiana rank in terms of cancer mortality? How many deaths are expected to occur in Louisiana in 2001 from cancer?

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14. What was the murder rate in Baton Rouge in 1999 per 100,000 residents? What was the violent rape rate?

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15.     The state of Louisiana puts all of its state contracts online. What was the contract number and who

       was the vendor for ammunition contract identified as .308 AMMUNITION, 7.62 (NATO),

        168 GRAIN BOAT TAIL, MATCH GRADE, SNIPER AMMO, 20/BOX, 200/CASE WINCHESTER S308M.

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REMINDER: Did you list the hyperlinks you used to answer these questions? You will not receive credit for an answer without listing a working hyperlink.