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Tag Archives: Congress
R&D: Ohio Faces Union Protests, Pakistan’s Minority Protections are Critiqued, and the Threat of a New Debt Crisis Roils the EU
Here is your R&D for March 2nd: Protests grow in Ohio as vote on union rights nears from the Washington Post Wisconsin isn’t the only state with union issues, as Ohio is seeking to curtail the bargaining power of public … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, Congress, Egypt, EU, EU bailouts, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, government shutdown, Great Britain, Ireland, Libya, Ohio, Ohio union protests, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Shahbza Bhatti, top five news stories, Tunisia, UN, United Nations
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R&D: Congress Prepares Gun Control Measures, Castro Tries to Manage the Cuban Economy, and Europe Aims to Prevent Collapse of the Euro
Here is your R&D for January 12th: Congress readies new gun-control bills after Gabrielle Giffords shooting from the Christian Science Monitor The gun control debate in America has been mute for over a decade, but in the wake of Congresswoman … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona shooting, Barack Obama, China, Congress, Cuba, Cuban economy, euro, European Central Bank, European economy, France, Gabrielle Giffords, Germany, gun control, Japan, Japanese-South Korean relations, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Korea, Nouriel Roubini, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-British relations, U.S.-French relations
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R&D: Congress Weighs Security Plan, North Korean Trade Falls, and What the U.S. Should Do About Sudan
Here is your R&D for January 11th: Congress Weighs Enhanced Security Plan from the New York Times Congress is looking into adopting a more enhanced security system for its members in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle … Continue reading →
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
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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Tagged Bush tax cuts, California, California budget crisis, censure, Charles Rangel, Charlie Rangel, Congress, Democratic Party, iran, Israel, Israeli-Iran relations, Jerry Brown, North Korea, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, South Korea-North Korean relations, taxes, top five news stories
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R&D: Lame Duck Preview, Bernanke vs. Paul, and the Arab League Discusses the Middle East Peace Process
Here is your R&D for November 15th: Lame duck preview: The last hurrah for a Democratic Congress from the Washington Independent This is a fantastic article that breaks down the major issues and party dynamics facing the lame duck session … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arab League, Ben Bernanke, Congress, Costa Rica, France, French presidential election, interest rates, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Jerusalem, lame duck agenda, lame duck session, Middle East peace process, monetary policy, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan-Costa Rican relations, Nicolas Sarkozy, OAS, Organization of American States, R&D, Ron Paul, the Federal Reserve, top five news stories
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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
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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Tagged arms control, Bush tax cuts, Congress, Israel, Israeli settlements, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un, Middle East peace, North Korea, nuclear disarmament, nuclear issues, nuclear weapons, R&D, taxes, Teresa Lewis, the death penalty, the West Bank, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Virginia
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R&D: Congress’s Low Approval Rating, North Korea’s Horrible Economy, and Federal Housing Aid Rises
Here is your R&D top five for August 12th: Low Approval of Congress Not Budging, Now 19% from Gallup Extempers always need poll data, especially for domestic politics speeches. This article discusses Congress’s continually low approval rating and how voters … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Shabab, Barack Obama, Blagojevich trial, Congress, housing market, Illinois, North Korea, North Korean economy, Obama administration, President Obama, R&D, Rod Blagojevich, Somalia, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: Domestic Social Issues
Today, since it’s the end of the week, Extemp Central has decided to devote the entire R&D section to domestic social issues, which is a favorite topic area of United States extempers everywhere. Reid casts wrong vote on health care for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Congress, education, gas prices, Harry Reid, healthcare reform, No Child Left Behind, R&D, Social Security, top five news stories
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R&D: Security Concerns After the Chile Earthquake, GOP Moderates Gain Ground in Congress, and Israeli Spies in Lebanon Are Caught
Here is your R&D top five for March 1st: Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises from CNN GOP moderates poised to gain ground in Congress from the Los Angeles Times Israeli Spies in Lebanon: Not Much Success … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chile, Congress, EU, European Union, GOP, Greece, Greek economy, Israel, Lebanon, R&D, Republican party, tea party movement, top five news stories
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Super R&D: Google Antitrust Issues, Scott Brown Labeled a Traitor, and Thomas L. Friedman Comments on Iraq
Here is an expanded R&D top 15 for February 24th: Google faces Brussels antitrust scrutiny from the Financial Times of London GOP’s Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote from the Washington Post Iraq’s Known Unknowns, Still Unknown from the New … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, auto industry, Congress, education reform, EU, European Union, Evan Bayh, Google, Great Britain, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, iran, Iranian sanctions, Iraq, NATO, R&D, Robert Mugabe, Scott Brown, stimulus package, the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands, U.S. economy, U.S. education, UN, United Nations, Zimbabwe
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