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R&D from Prepd: Global Health

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin | Comments Off

Big R&D: North and South Korea Exchange Fire, Irish Debt Crisis Leads to Collapse of Government, and the Future of Terror Trials and Detention

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your big R&D for November 23rd North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed from the Associated Press North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire today after North Korea shelled an island near their disputed sea border. Two … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, AIDS, Angela Merkel, Bill Owens, Brian Cowen, Cambodia, carbon emissions, Catholic Church, climate change, condoms, Ed Rendell, FCC, Federal Communication Commission, Federal Reserve, George H.W. Bush, Germany, global warming, Hun Sen, inflation, Internet regulation, iran, Iranian politics, Ireland, Irish bailout, Irish government, Jennifer Granholm, John Boehner, Korean relations, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, North Korea, Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, terror trials, terrorism, the Fed, top five news stories, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, war on terrorism | Comments Off

NFL Nats IX R&D: Africa

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Gay couple freed by Malawi presidential pardon return to home villages from the Guardian France pushes economic ties at new-look Africa summit from the Agence France Presse South Africa on red alert over Cup threat from the Sydney Morning Herald … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, Ethiopia, gay rights, HIV, ICC, International Criminal Court, Malawi, R&D, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, top news stories, Uganda, World Cup | Comments Off

CFL Nats R&D: Africa, Australia, and Oceania

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

South Africa’s World Cup: Who Profits Most from the Economist Australian price on carbon is inevitable, concedes Hockey from the Sydney Morning Herald Old ills could dash a new southern Sudan’s hopes from the Los Angeles Times Namadi Sambo confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, al-Qaeda, Australia, cap and trade, EU, European Union, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, piracy, R&D, Somali piracy, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, the Netherlands, top five news stories, Uganda, World Cup | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 21st: Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits from the New York Times Pakistan snubs US over new Taliban offensive from the BBC Obama Proposes New Bank Regulations from the Wall Street Journal Who … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, banking regulations, Barack Obama, Chile, financial regulations, HIV, Pakistan, R&D, Supreme Court, Taliban, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. With a reported deal on healthcare in the Senate does that mean that healthcare reform is finalized? 2. Will Congress get more serious about cutting the deficit next year? 3. Is Obama’s AIDS policy insufficient? 4. Should the University … Continue reading →

Posted in U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged AIDS, Barack Obama, Congress, death penalty, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, healthcare reform, lethal injection, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Senate race, media, Pakistan, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, TARP, US extemp questions | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Is Switzerland’s vote to ban minaret construction a setback for efforts to better integrate Muslims into European society? 2. How will Australia’s defeat of a carbon trading system impact Copenhagen? 3. Will North Korea’s freeze on cash transactions accelerate … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, AIDS, Australia, cap and trade, climate change, Copenhagen summit, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, German economy, Germany, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, Hugo Chavez, international extemp questions, Islam, Jacob Zuma, John Demjanjuk, Jose Mujica, Kosovo, North Korea, North Korean economy, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, South Africa, Switzerland, Uruguay | Comments Off

R&D World AIDS Day Special: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read About It

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is a special R&D top five to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1st: Jacob Zuma’s Speech on New Measures to Fight AIDS courtesy of AllAfrica Africa Still Faces Biggest Burden of HIV/AIDS from Reuters Africa’s Best and Worst … Continue reading →

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