Tag Archives: Chris Christie

R&D from Prepd: Chris Christie’s Political Problems

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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2013 Elections Recap

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last Tuesday, voters in Virginia and New Jersey participated in off-year gubernatorial elections and voters in New York City elected a new mayor.  All three campaigns were watched closely by the national media to provide information on 2016 presidential … Continue reading →

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R&D: 2013 Elections Recap

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the 2013 elections. Republicans thought the Tea Party would be finished after last week’s elections. It looks like they thought wrong. http://t.co/tGXuNpmo4N — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 10, … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Impact of Senator Frank Lautenberg’s Death, Hezbollah’s Ties to Syria, and More

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Logan Scisco

How Senator Lautenberg’s Death Makes the Senate Even Less Functional from The Atlantic This interesting piece discusses how Senator Frank Lautenberg’s death will impact pressing issues in the U.S. Senate regarding immigration reform, ending filibusters, and gun control. Chris Christie’s … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Rejects Israeli Call for a Tough Line on Iran, Christie Comes Under Fire for Travel Expenses, and South Korean-U.S. Trade Talks Still Held Up

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 9th: US resists Israel call for tough line on Iran from the Financial Times The Obama administration has rebuffed an Israeli call to make a “credible military threat” to Iran. Israel believes such a … Continue reading →

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NFL Nats USX R&D: The American Judiciary: Nominations, Recent Cases, and Theoretical Approaches

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Logan Scisco

In Supreme Court Work, Early Views of Kagan from the New York Times Suspect must speak up to claim right to remain silent, Supreme Court rules, limiting ‘Miranda’ from the Chicago Tribune Souter at Harvard, on the Supreme Court from … Continue reading →

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NFL Nats USX R&D: 2010 & 2012 Elections

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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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Topic Brief: New Jersey Governor’s Race

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

by Logan Scisco Although most of the country’s political attention is focused on potential Republican challengers to President Obama in 2012 or how the economy will impact the Democratic Party’s chances in midterm elections next November, there are two races … Continue reading →

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