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Tag Archives: California
R&D: Taliban in Talks with Afghan Government, The Impact of Prop. 19, and Intelligence Sharing in a Post-9/11 World
Here is your R&D for October 6th: Taliban in talks with Karzai government from the Washington Post Reports indicate that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with Taliban representatives to negotiate an end to the war in the country. These … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, California, Dick Morris, drone strikes, Faisal Shahzad, Hamid Karzai, intelligence agencies, iran, Iranian nuclear program, marijuana, Proposition 19, R&D, Russia, Russian-Iranian relations, Taliban, terrorism, top five news stories, voter turnout
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R&D: California’s Economy, America’s Future in Afghanistan, and the Blagojevich Verdict
Here is your R&D for August 18th: Reviving California’s economy: Meg Whitman versus Jerry Brown from the Los Angeles Times The California gubernatorial campaign is one of the major national races in 2010 and one that extempers may get questions … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Blagojevich trial, California, California economy, California governor's race, China, Ground Zero mosque, Illinois, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, President Obama, R&D, Rod Blagojevich, top five news stories, U.S. military
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R&D: The Workability of Iranian Sanctions, Mixed Signals on Same-Sex Marriages Restarting in California, and the Future of Fannie & Freddie
Here is your R&D for August 13th: Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad from the Christian Science Monitor Are U.S. sanctions against Iran working? A group of Iranian dissidents say they are not. Green Light and Delay on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Australia, bailouts, California, Freddie Mac, gay marriage, gay rights, global issues, housing market, iran, Iranian sanctions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Proposition 8, R&D, Russia, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Iranian relations, Vladimir Putin
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R&D: California’s Prop. 8 is Declared Unconstitutional, President Obama’s Iraq Speech Criticized, and the ECFA’s Impact on Taiwan
Here is your R&D for August 5th: Ruling against Prop. 8 could lead to federal precedent on gay marriage from the Los Angeles Times Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that California’s Prop. 8, which barred gay marriage in the state, … Continue reading →
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Tagged California, China, foreign policy, gay marriage, healthcare reform, Iraq, Italy, President Obama, Proposition 8, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, Taiwan, top five news stories
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NFL Nats USX R&D: 2010 & 2012 Elections
Poll Shows Paul Still Leads in Kentucky from the Wall Street Journal Illinois Senate candidate on defensive over military claim from the Los Angeles Times Case withdraws from Congressional race from the Honolulu Advertiser Sharp swings mark Republican governor’s race … Continue reading →
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Tagged California, California governor's race, Chris Christie, economy, Illinois Senate race, Iowa caucuses, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Newt Gingrich, Ohio, R&D, Rand Paul, top news stories
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CFL Nats R&D: Labor, Treasury, Commerce
California’s Budget Crisis: Greece is the Word from the Economist Financial Overhaul Bill Poses Big Test for Lobbyists from the New York Times Taming debt? It’s easy. Until you try from the Christian Science Monitor Banker knives out for House-Senate … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto industry, Barack Obama, budget, California, China, financial regulation, General Motors, GM, Greece, national debt, Obama administration, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, state economies, top news stories, yuan
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CFL Nats R&D: Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development
Texas board to finish social studies guidelines from the Associated Press Schools, students sue state over funding from the San Francisco Chronicle U.S. schools chief: We’re in ‘educational emergency’ from CNN Pawlenty won’t go after federal education grant from Business … Continue reading →
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Tagged California, financial regulation, healthcare, healthcare reform, military, military issues, Minnesota, obesity, Rhode Island, swine flu, Texas, Tim Pawlenty, WHO, World Health Organization
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CFL Nats R&D: Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Transportation
Farmers say risk management program too complex from Business Week Tesla to build electric cars at Northern California plant from the Los Angeles Times U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak from Bloomberg EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto industry, BP, California, climate change, Detroit, electric cars, EPA, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Japan, oil, R&D, top news stories, Toyota
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R&D: Rahm Emanuel Trying to Steer the President in a Different Direction, Greek Corruption is on the Rise, and Jerry Brown Enters the California
Here is your R&D top five for March 2nd: The Rahm bomb from the Guardian Greek Corruption Booming, Says Transparency International from Der Spiegel Brown in the race to get state “working again” from the San Francisco Chronicle The Threat from … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bangladesh, California, California governor's race, Greece, Greek economy, Jerry Brown, R&D, Rahm Emanuel, top five news stories, Turkey
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Expanded R&D: The Workability of a Debt Reduction Task Force, What’s Wrong in Washington, and Arab Fears of a Nuclear Iran
Yesterday we weren’t able to bring you R&D due to some technical difficulties so today we bring you an expanded R&D for February 19th: Why the President’s Debt Reduction Task Force is Vital – and Might Work! from the Brookings … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, budget deficit, California, China, climate change, Colombia, Congress, Federal Reserve, global warming, healthcare, healthcare reform, interest rates, iran, Iranian nuclear program, NATO, North Korea, R&D, the Middle East, top five news stories
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