Here is your R&D for March 10th:
Several states consider union limits from Reuters
After Wisconsin’s Senate found a way around a Democratic boycott of the state legislature yesterday, their efforts are being mirrored by other states as they attempt to reduce or eliminate the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Dalai Lama set to resign. What role will he play then? from the Christian Science Monitor
The Dalai Lama announced today that he will no longer be the leader of the Tibetan exile movement. This article discusses what the Dalai Lama will do in the future and how his departure will impact the movement.
Emotions run high at hearing on US Muslims from the Agence France Presse
Republican Peter King’s controversial hearings on homegrown Islamic terrorism began today in the House. King alleges that Muslim leaders are not doing enough to stop homegrown terrorism, while opponents of the hearings allege that it is creating an atmosphere of Islamophobia in the United States.
Ohio executes inmate with new death-penalty drug from the Washington Times
Ohio executed Johnnie Baston today by a lethal injection procedure that used one drug, pentobarbital. This was the first execution in the country to utilize this method.
The Massive U.S. Trade Deficit Destroys 3 Million Jobs A Year from the Business Insider
The U.S. trade deficit is over $40 billion a month and this may be blocking the creation of three million U.S. jobs that would emerge if demand for U.S. goods and services were to increase.