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Tag Archives: Cuba
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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Tagged Cuba, Cuban embargo, R&D, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Cuban relations
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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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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, Chernobyl, climate change, Cuba, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, entitlement reform, entitlement spending, environment, Florida, Full Tilt Poker, gambling, global issues, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Jason Chaffetz, large R&D, Libya, Libyan war, Medicaid, Medicare, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, Nevada Senate Race, Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, oil, oil drilling, onlike poker, online gambling, pat downs, PokerStars, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, Robert E. Hunter, Russia, security, tea party, terror alert system, terrorism, Transporation Security Administration, Virginia Senate Race, Vladimir Putin, war on terrorism
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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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Tagged Barry Goldwater, Cuba, death penalty, Illinois, John McCain, Libya, Libyan civil war, Pat Quinn, R&D, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Yemen, Yemeni protests
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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: 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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Tagged Barack Obama, California, Cuba, Egypt, Egyptian parliamentary elections, Iraq, Iraqi government, John Manchin, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Cuban relations, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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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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Tagged Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, China, Cuba, Cuban economy, Democrats, Fidel Castro, Japan, Nigeria, R&D, Rahm Emanuel, Raul Castro, Sino-Japanese relations, Social Security, the Democratic Party, top five news stories
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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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Tagged Bush tax cuts, Christine O'Donnell, Cuba, Cuban economy, Delaware, Ichiro Ozawa, Japan, Kenya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mike Castle, Naoto Kan, New Hampshire, New York, R&D, Republican party, Rhode Island, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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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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Tagged Chicago mayoral race, Cuba, Cuban embargo, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, France, Ground Zero mosque, Imam Muhammad Musri, Kosovo, Quran burning, R&D, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Daley, Roma, Roma expulsions, Serbia, Terry Jones, top five news stories, U.S.-Cuban relations, UN, United Nations
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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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Tagged big government, Cuba, Cuban economy, Darfur, Democratic Republic of the Congo, education, education reform, Fidel Castro, Ground Zero mosque, Islam, R&D, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Rwanda, security, Sudan, top five news stories, Turkey, Turkish constitution, UN, United Nations
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