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The State of the Union and the Politics of 2015

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] On January 20, President Barack Obama delivered his constitutionally required State of the Union address to Congress.  In it, he said that America was on the road to economic recovery, having escaped the perils of the 2008 financial crisis, … Continue reading →

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R&D: The State of the Union and the Politics of 2015

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the State of the Union and the politics of 2015. Obama’s State of the Union speech proposed no compromises to accommodate political reality http://t.co/KyuvlfDFyx — The New York Times … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Scrambles After WikiLeaks Reveal, Mark Kirk Arrives in the Senate, and Haiti’s Presidential Election Sparks Fraud Claims

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 29th: US tries to contain damage from leaked cables from the Associated Press The U.S. State Department is scrambling after WikiLeaks released more than 250,000 classified State Department documents.  The documents contain blunt interpretations … Continue reading →

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R&D: Chinese Version of WikiLeaks is on the Horizon, the Rise of the Coffee Party, and the G20s Trade and Currency Failures

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 26th: Chinese whistleblower faces hard road from the Asia Times Is a Chinese version of WikiLeaks in the making?  If so, can it produce real change in China?  This article seeks to find the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Lack of Hope in America, al-Qaeda’s New Planning Chief, the July Jobs Report, and a Token AGD Idea

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 6th: America Is at Risk of Boiling Over from the Wall Street Journal In an opinion-editorial piece, Peggy Noonan discusses how Americans are no longer optimistic about their children’s futures and how politicians are … Continue reading →

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Topic Brief: Budget Deficit Politics

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Logan Scisco

During the “off season” after NFL Nationals, the issue of the budget deficit has come to be a major one in American politics.  It has the potential to shape the outcome of the midterm elections in 2010 and is playing … Continue reading →

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Topic Brief: The Politics of National Security

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Last week, extempers were given the treat of seeing President Barack Obama and former Vice-President Dick Cheney give speeches on national security.  The Obama administration has continued to advocate that the Bush administration’s policies were negligent in winning international support … Continue reading →

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