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R&D from Prepd: North America & the Caribbean

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R&D from Prepd: President Obama’s Visit to Cuba

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Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System

Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading

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R&D: Quinn Looks to Abolish the Death Penalty, Cuba Has Trouble Laying Off State Workers, and There is No GOP Favorite for 2012

Here is your R&D for March 9th: Quinn expected to sign death penalty ban from the Chicago Tribune Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign legislation today that would ban the death penalty.  The decision would impact fifteen Illinois … Continue reading

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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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R&D: West Virginia Tests Obama, Major Senate Races Tighten, and Iraq’s Political Stalemate

Here is your R&D for October 21st: W. Va. election becomes a test for Obama from the Washington Post In this op-ed, conservative columnist George Will writes that the West Virginia Senate race is a major test for President Obama … Continue reading

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R&D: Cuba’s Economy, Social Security as a Third Rail Issue, and the Question of Emanuel’s Residency

Here is your R&D for October 5th: Cuba’s Pre-Existing Condition from Foreign Policy (Online) In this piece, Foreign Policy argues that the Castro brothers cannot effectively reform the Cuban economy and that those who believe that Cuba is moving to … Continue reading

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R&D: Cuba is Cutting State Employees, Election Day in 7 States, and Bush Tax Cuts 101

Here is your R&D for September 14th: Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll from the Financial Times of London In a sign that the Cuban economy is changing, the country’s trade union federation announced Monday that more than a … Continue reading

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R&D: The European Parliament Tells France to Stop Roma Expulsions, Amnesty International Condemns U.S. on Cuban Sanctions, and Serbia Backs Compromise UN Resolution on Kosovo

Here is your R&D for September 10th: Roma expulsions must stop now, MEPs tell France from the UK Telegraph The European Parliament has requested that France stop its forced deportations of Roma back to their home nations.  Although parliament can’t … Continue reading

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R&D: Imam Warns of Backlash on Ground Zero Mosque, Castro Admits Cuban Model is a Failure, and Americans Support More A Stronger Federal Role in Education

Here is your R&D for September 9th: Imam Says Moving Center Could Embolden Radicals from the New York Times Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is behind plans to build the controversial mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, says that if … Continue reading

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