Tag Archives: David Cameron

R&D: The U.S. Postal Service Proposes Cuts, David Cameron Promises Strick Measures Against Looters, and the UN Needs More Money to Help Somalia

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 12th: Postal Service proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan from the Washington Post The U.S. Postal Service is proposing a plan that would slash its workforce by 20% and withdraw from … Continue reading →

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R&D: Rahm Emanuel is Elected Mayor of Chicago, Libya Unrest Could Send Gas Over $5, and Solutions for Somalia

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 23rd: Rahm Emanuel’s rules for victory from Politico Rahm Emanuel is the new mayor of Chicago after winning the first city election without a sitting mayor on the ballot in 64 years. This article … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged British foreign policy, Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, David Cameron, Democratic Republic of the Congo, energy, gas prices, Great Britain, ICC, International Criminal Court, Ituri, Libya, oil, piracy, R&D, Rahm Emanuel, Somali piracy, Somalia, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 10th: GOP cuts deep as right revolts from Politico In an effort to appease the Tea Party, House Republicans proposed tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts yesterday, but the cuts have come … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget, budget deficit, David Cameron, Egypt, Egyptian army, Egyptian politics, GOP, Great Britain, Islam, multiculturalism, North Korea, North Korean-South Korean relations, organized labor, public employees, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, the Tea Party, top five news stories, unions | Comments Off

R&D: Egyptian Nobel Presidential Possibilies, Haley Barbour’s “Southern Handicap”, and David Cameron’s Leadership Style is Criticized

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 7th: The Other Egyptian Nobelist in the Political Fray from Time Mohamed El-Baradei isn’t the only Nobel Prize winner that Egyptian political observers should be watching. 1999 Chemisty Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail, who … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, British politics, David Cameron, Democratic Party, Egypt, Egyptian politics, EU, European Arrest Warrant, Great Britain, Haley Barbour, Julian Assange, Mohamed El-Baradei, R&D, Sweden, top five news stories, Wikileaks | Comments Off

R&D: Cameron Proposes British Healthcare Changes, Conservatives Ask Mike Pence to Run for President, and Palestinian Leadership After Abbas

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 17th: UK Government Plans Major Health Care Reform from the Associated Press (courtesy of ABC News) British Prime Minister David Cameron promised significant changes to the British public healthcare system today. Cameron’s reforms will … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, city economies, David Cameron, Great Britain, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Mike Pence, municipal bond markets, National Health Service, R&D, Rafik Hariri, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

R&D: News You Can Use

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for August 2nd: Raise My Taxes, Mr. President! from Newsweek Columnist Fareed Zakaria argues that the country can’t afford the Bush tax cuts. Corrupt or just clueless? You decide from the Chicago Tribune Editorial … Continue reading →

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CFL Nats R&D: Europe & Asia

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Russia Seeks Energy Cooperation With Ukraine from the Wall Street Journal EU Finance Ministers Take On Hedge Funds from Der Spiegel Russia defends Medvedev-Hamas talks from Al Jazeera Beijing changes tune on nuclear Kim from the Asia Times David Cameron … Continue reading →

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The Season Begins!: Extemp Questions for the Week of August 4th-10th, 2009

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Since it is the first Tuesday in August, here are the first questions of the 2009-2010 season from Extemp Central: 1. Should the U.S. negotiate with the Taliban to achieve a lasting solution in Afghanistan? 2. How can India maximize … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged David Cameron, extemp, extemp central questions, extemp questions, Federal Reserve, Honduras, India, Myanmar, Obama, obesity, Taliban, U.S. economy | Comments Off