Tag Archives: China

R&D: OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Targets, Huntsman Campaigns in New Hampshire, and Obama and Merkel Hash Out U.S.-German Relations

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 8th: Oil Rises the Most in Three Weeks as OPEC Fails to Reach Accord from Business Week In Vienna, OPEC failed to agree on production targets for the first time in 20 years, as … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, budget deficit, China, Chinese economy, electoral college, energy, euro zone debt crisis, India, Iowa caucus, iran, Jon Huntsman, Libyan war, national debt, New Hampshire primary, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-German relations, Venezuela, world economy | Comments Off

CFL Nationals R&D Part III: Homeland Security Issues, Bill of Rights Issues, and World Economic Issues

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is the final part of a special CFL nationals R&D: Homeland Security Issues Senate votes to extend Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times The U.S. Senate voted to extend expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act on Monday … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged al-Qaeda, Boeing, California, China, Chinese economy, counterterrorism, cyber defense, cyber warfare, death penalty, Department of Homeland Security, eighth amendment, EU, euro zone, European Union, federalism, fourth amendment, global economy, Greece, Greek debt crisis, Greek economy, homeland security, IEA, India, International Energy Agency, internet, Kentucky v. King, National Labor Relations Board, New Hampshire, NLRB, oil, organized labor, Osama bin Laden, Patriot Act, Peter King, prisons, R&D, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, security, South Carolina, Supreme Court, tenth amendment, terrorism, U.S.-Indian relations, unions | Comments Off

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

R&D: Osama Bin Laden’s Death, Its Implications & Operation Analysis

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a special R&D for Osama bin Laden and the military operation that led to his death: Now, kill his dream from the Economist In this opinion piece, the Economist argues that Osama bin Laden’s brand of jihad is … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, China, Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden R&D, Pakistan, Pervez Musharaff, R&D, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Afghan relations, U.S.-Pakistani relations, war on terrorism | Comments Off

Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, African Union, Al Sharpton, Allassane Ouattara, AU, Barack Obama, budget, budget deficit, China, Chinese human rights, Clean Air Act, David Prosser, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EU, EU bailout, euro, euro zone, European immigration, European issues, European Union, France, French foreign policy, French-Ivory Coast relations, gas prices, Gaza war, government shutdown, greenhouse gas emissions, housing industry, human rights, International Monetary Fund, Iraq war, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Italy, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear disaster, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Laurent Gbagbo, Libya, Libyan war, major R&D, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, oil, Paul Ryan, Portugal, Portuguese economy, President Obama, R&D, Richard Goldstone, small businesses, Spain, Spanish bailout, Spanish economy, taxes, the Ivory Coast, Tunisia, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court race | Comments Off

R&D: Israel Retaliates for Gaza Rocket Attacks, South Dakota Enacts a Controversial Abortion Bill, and the Libyan Coalition Argues Over Responsibility

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 23rd: Rockets From Gaza Hit Deep Into Southern Israel from the New York Times Violence has returned to Gaza as Israel responded with airstrikes after Palestinians militants fired rockets into southern Israel late Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese foreign policy, Dennis Daugaard, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, R&D, Roe v. Wade, South Dakota, the Gaza Strip, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Obama’s Abu Ghraib Moment, Key Dates in the 2012 Presidential Race, and Yemeni Commanders Defect

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 21st: US Army ‘kill team’ in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians from the Guardian In what is being called President Obama’s Abu Ghraib moment, pictures have surfaced of a rogue U.S. army … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Ali Abdullah Saleh, bailouts, banking, Barack Obama, Brazil, BRIC, China, financial crisis, India, Libya, Libyan war, President Obama, R&D, Russia, the Federal Reserve, the Supreme Court, top five news stories, U.S. economy, UN, United Nations, Yemen, Yemeni protests | Comments Off

R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: States Consider Limits on Unions, the Dalai Lama Resigns, and King’s Hearing Arouse Controversy

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 10th: Several states consider union limits from Reuters After Wisconsin’s Senate found a way around a Democratic boycott of the state legislature yesterday, their efforts are being mirrored by other states as they attempt … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Dalai Lama, death penalty, Islam, Islamic extremism, Johnnie Baston, Labor, lethal injection, Ohio, Peter King, public employee unions, R&D, security, state budgets, state economies, Tibet, top five news stories, trade, trade deficit, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism | Comments Off

R&D: Gallup Says Unemployment is Rising, Chavez’s Offer to Mediate in Libya is Rejected, and China’s Nuclear Weapons Policy is Examined

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 4th: Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% in February from Gallup According to Gallup’s unemployment measurement, which differs from the official statistics released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, unemployment in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese defense policy, Democratic Party, Hugo Chavez, India, Libya, Michigan, Moammar Gaddafi, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, R&D, Rick Snyder, state budgets, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, Venezuela | Comments Off