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Tag Archives: budget deficit
R&D: North Korea Begs for Food Aid, China Hints at an Internet Clampdown, and Obama is Criticized on Spending
Here is your R&D for February 22nd: Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid from the Washington Post Amid floods and a foot and mouth outbreak, North Korea has begun to beg the international … Continue reading →
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Tagged Algeria, ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bahrain, Barack Obama, budget deficit, Cambodia, Cambodian-Thai relations, China, global economy, Hu Jintao, Indonesia, internet, Internet regulation, iran, Libya, Marty Natalegawa, North Korea, North Korean-U.S. relations, oil industry, R&D, Thailand, top five news stories
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R&D: Libyan Leaders Use Violence to Retain Power, Organized Labor Faces a Moment of Truth in Wisconsin, and Iran Prepares to Send Warships Through the Suez Canal
Here is your R&D for February 21st: Libya protests analysis: ‘For Muammar Gaddafi it’s kill or be killed’ from the Guardian As protests shake Libya, experts believe that leader Muammar Gaddafi sees his conflict with the protesters as a fight … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, government shutdown, iran, Iranian-Israeli relations, Israel, Libya, Libyan protests, Muammar Gaddafi, organized labor, public employee unions, R&D, state budgets, Suez Canal, top five news stories, Wisconsin protests
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R&D: Wisconsin Labor Battle Becomes Focal Point of the Country, U.S.-Pakistani Relations on Edge, and the Chances of a Government Shutdown Increase
Here is your R&D for February 18th: Union battle echoes beyond Wisconsin: ‘We’re fighting for our very existence’ from the Christian Science Monitor Wisconsin’s bid to break public employee unions is being watched by other states who want to enact … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beijing, Belgium, budget, budget deficit, China, government shutdown, John Boehner, organized labor, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Raymond Davis, state budget deficits, top five news stories, U.S.-Pakistani relations, Wisconsin
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R&D: President Obama Explains His Budget, Indonesia Offers a Path for Egypt, and Inflation Concerns in China
Here is your R&D for February 16th: Obama describes ‘tough choices’ in budget proposal from the Boston Globe President Obama defended his latest budget proposal by arguing that tough choices needed to be made. However, President Obama did not take a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, China, Chinese economy, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Florida, high speed rail, Indonesia, Libya, Libyan protests, Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama, R&D, Rick Scott, stimulus, top five news stories
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R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere
Here is your R&D for February 10th: GOP cuts deep as right revolts from Politico In an effort to appease the Tea Party, House Republicans proposed tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts yesterday, but the cuts have come … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget, budget deficit, David Cameron, Egypt, Egyptian army, Egyptian politics, GOP, Great Britain, Islam, multiculturalism, North Korea, North Korean-South Korean relations, organized labor, public employees, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, the Tea Party, top five news stories, unions
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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: China Ponders Its Ties with North Korea, International Observers Say Haitian Vote Okay, and President Obama Freezes the Pay of Federal Workers
Here is your R&D for November 30th: Wikileaks release ‘shows China thinking on Korea’ from the BBC One of the interesting pieces of information uncovered by the release of State Department documents is that China seems to be frustrated by … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, China, Chinese-North Korean relations, Haiti, Haitian presidential election, national debt, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistani economy, Pakistani monetary policy, President Obama, public employees, R&D, South Korea, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Wikileaks
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R&D: Europe Prepares for Debt Defaults, Obama’s Deficit Commission Releases Its Plan, and Argentina and Brazil Move Away from Populism
Here is your R&D for November 11th: Fail safe from the Economist In light of Ireland’s latest financial difficulties, the European Union is preparing itself for a potential default by one of its members. How would the continent deal with … Continue reading →
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Tagged Argentina, Argentinian economy, Brazil, Brazilian economy, budget deficit, California, California budget deficit, California economy, debt defaults, deficit commission, Democratic Party, EU, European economy, European Union, federal deficit, Ireland, Irish economy, Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, President Obama, R&D, Social Security, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: Clinton Stirs Trouble in Florida, Nestor Kirchner’s Legacy, and Problems for the EU
Here is your R&D for October 29th: Clinton Asked Democrat to Quit Florida Senate Race from the Wall Street Journal Yesterday it was reported by Politico that President Bill Clinton tried to get Kendrick Meeks, the Democratic Party’s Senate candidate … Continue reading →
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Tagged Argentina, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, budget deficit, Charlie Crist, EU, European Union, Eurosceptics, Florida Senate race, G20, Kendrick Meeks, Korean relations, Marco Rubio, Nestor Kirchner, North Korea, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: President Obama’s Deficit Commission Discusses Taxes, Clegg Demands Answers on Detainee Abuse, and Obama’s Playbook After the Midterms
Here is your R&D for October 25th: Key Tax Breaks at Risk as Panel Looks at Cuts from the Wall Street Journal President Obama’s deficit commission is looking at eliminating tax deducation on mortgage interest and child tax credits in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, campaign finance reform, child tax credit, China, deficit commission, detainee abuse, Iraq, Japan, Japanese-Chinese relations, mortgage interest deduction, Nick Clegg, organized labor, President Obama, R&D, taxes, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military, U.S.-Great Britain relations, Wikileaks
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