Tag Archives: Cuba

R&D: State Bankruptcy Reform, Cuba’s Failing Economy, and Pakistan’s Flooding

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for August 11th: Why we need to let states go broke from the New York Post Political strategist Dick Morris argues that federal bailouts to states send the wrong message and that a new … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Cuban economy, Dick Morris, Georgia, judicial issues, Minnesota, Pakistan, Pakistan floods, public employee unions, R&D, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, state budget deficits, state economies, Supreme Court, top five news stories | Comments Off

NFL Nats IX R&D: Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Canada’s Q1 growth tops 6% from the Toronto Sun Markets Less Sure Than Economists on Rate Rise: Canada Credit from the Business Week Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model from Reuters Bodies found in Mexico mine; drug gangs … Continue reading →

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R&D: Cuba Clamps Down on Human Rights, Shinawatra Found to Have Abused Power, and Questions About Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for Februrary 26th: Death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo leads to clampdown in Cuba from the Times of London Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain from the New York Times Iraq’s … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Cuba, France, Iraq, Iraqi elections, Libya, Muammer Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, R&D, Rwanda, Switzerland, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, top five news stories, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of April 29th-May 5th, 2009

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Ten years on, what have schools learned from Columbine? 2. Should only large industries have their carbon emissions regulated? 3. How can Saudi Arabia placate its Shiite minority? 4. Should the U.S. close the border with Mexico over swine … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, Armenia, cap and trade, China, Cuba, EPA, global warming, Mexico, OAS, Obama, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, swine flu, Taiwan, Turkey | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of December 16th-22nd, 2008

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Corey Alderdice

1. How should Obama’s Senate seat be filled? 2. Can the Congress of the People Party successfully challenge the ANC in the 2009 South African elections? 3. Are higher cigarette taxes a good idea for tobacco growing states? 4. Would … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged ANC, automakers, Big 3, Blagojevich, Canada, Cuba, Obama, President Bush, South Africa | Comments Off

Topic Brief: Castro Leaves

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Logan Scisco

Overview Viva Revolution! It is the end of an era in Cuba. Fidel Castro has stepped down as leader of the island. Fidel Castro had ruled the island since he led a Socialist revolution to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista … Continue reading →

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