Tag Archives: Bush tax cuts

R&D: Zuckerberg is Person of the Year, the Municipal Debt Bubble, and Asian Economies Worry About Inflation

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 15th: Only Connect from Time Time Magazine has named Mark Elliot Zuckerberg as the 2010 Person of the Year. Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. Julian Assange and the Tea Party were the runner-ups. … Continue reading →

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R&D: Bush v. Gore’s Legacy, Pelosi Stuck on Tax Deal, and Cancun is a Success

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 13th: Ten years after Bush v. Gore, the fight goes on from the Christian Science Monitor Ten years ago, the Supreme Court settled the 2000 presidential election and enabled Texas Goveror George W. Bush … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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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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

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Dems Extend Some of the Bush Tax Cuts, Israel is Not Prepared for War with Iran, and Jerry Brown Plans to Tell Californians About Budget Woes

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 3rd: House passes legislation to extend only some tax cuts from the Hill House Democrats voted 234-188 yesterday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for American families making less than $250,000 a year and … Continue reading →

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R&D: Lessons from Iraq’s New Government, Suu-Kyi Set to be Released, and Blue State Budget Crises

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 12th: Four Lessons from Iraq’s New Government from Time After eight months of negotiations, Iraq finally has a new government. Nouri al-Maliki was tapped for a second term as the nation’s prime minister. In … Continue reading →

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R&D: Moscow’s Mayor Sacked, Different View of the FARC, and Anti-Outsourcing Bill Fails in the Senate

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 29th: Friend says sacked Moscow mayor to file lawsuit from Reuters Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov was sacked from his position by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian experts see this as part of a political … Continue reading →

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R&D: Congress Puts Off Fight on Bush Tax Cuts, Teresa Lewis Executed in Virginia, and Israel is Possibly Ready to Compromise on Settlements

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 24th: Congress Punts on Taxes from the Wall Street Journal In the midst of a very politicized environment, Democrats have abandoned plans to extend the Bush tax cuts to the middle class until after … Continue reading →

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R&D: Doubts Grow Over Obama’s Economic Agenda, the Philippines Investigates Its Media, and the Senate Passes a Small-Business Jobs Bill

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 17th: Rising Midterm Economic Pressures from the Council on Foreign Relations This analysis brief, which links to other valuable news articles, describes how the Obama administration is struggling to show the American people that … Continue reading →

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R&D: Cuba is Cutting State Employees, Election Day in 7 States, and Bush Tax Cuts 101

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 14th: Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll from the Financial Times of London In a sign that the Cuban economy is changing, the country’s trade union federation announced Monday that more than a … Continue reading →

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