Tag Archives: CIA

R&D from Prepd: The Executive Branch

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Logan Scisco

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D, U.S. Extemp | Tagged Anthony Blinken, Biden administration, Biden cabinet, CIA, Janet Yellen, Kamala Harris, Lloyd Austin, Marcia Fudge, Merrick Garland, Neera Tanden, R&D, William Burns | Comments Off

R&D: John Brennan Under Fire

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers the future of CIA Director John Brennan. Brennan’s credibility has been questioned after the CIA was found to have spied on computers used by the staffers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. President Barack Obama has backed … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged CIA, CIA spying, John Brennan, R&D, Senate Intelligence Committee | Comments Off

R&D: Possible Shakeup in America’s National Security Apparatus, South Africa Seventeen Years After Apartheid, and Ron Paul Opens an Exploratory Committee for 2012

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 27th: AP sources: Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA from the Associated Press According to sources within the Obama administration, current CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates and General David … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged apartheid, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, David Patreaus, Department of Defense, EU, European Union, France, gas prices, Italy, John Boehner, Leon Panetta, national security, Obama administration, oil, oil subsidies, President Obama, R&D, Robert Gates, Ron Paul, Schengen Agreement, South Africa, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Raymond Davis Freed in Pakistan, Miami-Dade County Recalls Its Mayor, and Coburn Talks About the Budget Deficit

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 16th: CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan is freed from the Guardian Raymond Davis, a CIA spy in Pakistan who was accused of murdering two Pakistani men, was freed after the families of … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget deficit, Carlos Alvarez, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Egypt, energy, energy prices, Food, food prices, Hillary Clinton, Miami-Dade County, national debt, Pakistan, R&D, Raymond Davis, Tom Coburn, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, U.S.-Pakistani relations | Comments Off

R&D: Anti-Poverty Programs Increase Enrollment, Israel’s Demographic Future, and Teachers’ Unions Battle the LA Times

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 30th: Record number in government anti-poverty programs from USA Today Usually, I’m not a big fan of USA Today, but I couldn’t help but notice this article concerning the impact of the recession on … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, anti-poverty programs, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, education, education reform, government programs, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Jacob Zuma, Los Angeles Times, Middle East peace process, Palestinians, poverty, R&D, South Africa, South African politics, teachers unions, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 7th-13th, 2009

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Can Israel win in Gaza? 2. Should the U.S. change the way it handles unemployment benefits? 3. Why has Blagojevich not been impeached? 4. Was Bangladesh’s vote fair? 5. Ten years on, has the euro achieved what it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Bangladesh, Blagojevich, British politics, CIA, euro, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Obama, U.S. education, unemployment | Comments Off