How does projecting the winner of the US presidential election work? And what is the earliest time at which the election may be called? [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2008 - 15 answers

What kind of influence do US network anchors have on the news selection and editing process? [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2008 - 7 answers

US-election filter: are felons allowed to vote? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 13 answers

Ok, so I'm traveling to the States from the UK for the first time and I realise that you guys tip pretty much everyone. So I need to know when to tip, who to tip and how much to tip? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 34 answers

Anyone have any suggestions for insightful, well-written books on the history of U.S. foreign relations?
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - 5 answers

Some "Threat Level" questions: do countries have a similar system? Are other countries planning to implement such a system? Also, is the American system based on an existing model? I'm not so interested in the threat aspect of it as much as I'm interested in learning where the color-coded system originated and if it's being borrowed. This version, I'm certain, was a later iteration.
posted on Feb 1, 2005 - 5 answers

What interest rate does the U.S. pay on the national debt, and is that number likely to change as the debt increases?
posted on Nov 4, 2004 - 3 answers

On the radio yesterday there was talk of forming a Spy Czar to oversee the 15 different intelligence agencies. I can name maybe 7 different intelligence agencies. What are all 15?
posted on Jul 21, 2004 - 8 answers