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Tag Archives: 2012 presidential election
R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe
Here is your R&D for March 14th: ‘She’s becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition’ from Politico Conservative intellectuals are bashing Sarah Palin for representing a brand of identity politics that the Republican Party has long detested and some, like George Will, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, charter schools, China, education, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, merit pay, Middle East protests, No Child Left Behind, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Uzbekistan
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R&D: White House in Disarray Over Egypt, GOP Divisions Show at CPAC, and Foot-and-Mouth Hits North Korea
Here is your R&D for February 11th: Crisis Flummoxes White House from the Wall Street Journal U.S. intelligence officials believed that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down yesterday, but he shocked them by taking a more defiant stand. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, China, China-Zimbabwean relations, Chinese foreign policy, CPAC, Egypt, Egyptian politics, food and mouth disease, GOP, homeland security, Hosni Mubarak, North Korea, Patriot Act, R&D, the Republican Party, the Tea Party, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, war on terrorism, Zimbabwe
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R&D: GOP Revolts on the Patriot Act, the Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Discussions, and Armenia and Azerbaijan Might be Headed for War
Here is your R&D for February 9th: Republican-led House fails to pass short-term extension of Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times In what is seen as the first setback for the House Republican leadership and potentially the first revolt … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Armena-Azerbaijan relations, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Italy, jobs, President Obama, R&D, security, Silvio Berlusconi, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Patriot Act, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism
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R&D: Egyptian Nobel Presidential Possibilies, Haley Barbour’s “Southern Handicap”, and David Cameron’s Leadership Style is Criticized
Here is your R&D for February 7th: The Other Egyptian Nobelist in the Political Fray from Time Mohamed El-Baradei isn’t the only Nobel Prize winner that Egyptian political observers should be watching. 1999 Chemisty Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail, who … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, British politics, David Cameron, Democratic Party, Egypt, Egyptian politics, EU, European Arrest Warrant, Great Britain, Haley Barbour, Julian Assange, Mohamed El-Baradei, R&D, Sweden, top five news stories, Wikileaks
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R&D: Al-Qaeda Close to Using Dirty Bombs, Tea Party Targets GOP Candidates in 2012, and Republican Presidential Contenders Schedule Trips to Israel
Here is your R&D for February 2nd: ‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’ from the Vancouver Sun In a shocking report released by WikiLeaks, NATO security chiefs argue that al-Qaeda is on the verge of using radioactive “dirty bombs” … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, al-Qaeda, Great Britain, Haley Barbour, Islam, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, religious issues, Republican party, Richard Lugar, tea party, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Electoral Math Makes Obama Tough to Beat, Republicans Target UN Funding, and China’s New World Order
Here is your R&D for January 24th: Electoral math adds up to a hard-to-topple president from the Washington Post For any Republican presidential contender, they must look at the electoral map and plot a way to 270 electoral votes. As … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Anibal Cavaco Silva, Barack Obama, China, Chinese economy, electoral college, George Allen, human rights, Jim Webb, Portugal, Portugese presidential election, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, top five news stories, trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Chinese relations, UN Human Rights Council, United Nations
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R&D: Cameron Proposes British Healthcare Changes, Conservatives Ask Mike Pence to Run for President, and Palestinian Leadership After Abbas
Here is your R&D for January 17th: UK Government Plans Major Health Care Reform from the Associated Press (courtesy of ABC News) British Prime Minister David Cameron promised significant changes to the British public healthcare system today. Cameron’s reforms will … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, city economies, David Cameron, Great Britain, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Mike Pence, municipal bond markets, National Health Service, R&D, Rafik Hariri, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: The Reason President Obama’s Deficit Commission Failed, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Stalls in the Senate, and Bloomberg Considers a Presidential Run
Here is your R&D for December 10th: No cigar from the Economist Why did President Obama’s deficit commission fail? According to the Economist, the answer lies in an absence of political will. Major setback for ‘don’t ask’ repeal from the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, budget deficit, Cancun climate talks, China, climate change, deficit commission, don't ask don't tell, gay rights, India, iran, Michael Bloomberg, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. military, women's rights
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R&D: President Obama Compromises with the GOP, Interest in Foreign Languages Increases, and Different Outcomes for the Ivory Coast’s Political Crisis
Here is your R&D for December 8th: Obama charts his own course from the Washington Post President Obama’s decision to compromise with Republicans on the Bush tax cuts has earned him a tongue lashing from liberal activists, but he has … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, college, foreign languages, Hillary Clinton, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Ivory Coast, President Obama, R&D, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. education
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R&D: The Chances of an Obama Comeback, the U.S. Increases Pressure on China, and Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System is in Need of Reform
Here is your R&D for December 6th: What Obama Needs to Come Back: Luck from Time Can President Obama mount a political comeback before the 2012 elections? Time magazine isn’t counting on it and offers a bleak assessment of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, carbon emissions, carbon regulations, China-North Korean relations, global warming, North Korea, Pakistan, President Obama, R&D, Supreme Court, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, U.S.-South Korean relations, Wal-Mart
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