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Tag Archives: don’t ask don’t tell
R&D: The Federal Government Looks into State Bankruptcy, Ways to Deal with Iran, and Ecuador Puts Police Under Civilian Control
Here is your R&D for January 21st: Path Is Sought for States to Escape Debt Burdens from the New York Times States governments are not the only ones worried about their finances. According to the New York Times, the federal … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, Ecuador, GAO, gay rights, Government Accountability Office, iran, Iranian nuclear program, military, R&D, Rafael Correa, state bankruptcy, state debt, state economies, top five news stories, Tunisia, U.S.-Iranian relations
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R&D: Military Plots the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the U.S. Sanctions Gbagbo, and Congress Prepares to Pass Important Food Safety Bill
Here is your R&D for December 21st: Beyond ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’: How is military planning to make it work? from the Christian Science Monitor Now that Congress has repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell”, how is the military planning on … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto industry, don't ask don't tell, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, food safety, gay rights, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, military, R&D, Ruben Marial Benjamin, Southern Sudan, Sudan, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Mexican Drug War Death Toll Climbs, Bailout Deal Doesn’t Quell EU Rifts, and Oklahoma Uses New Drug for Lethal Injection
Here is your R&D for December 17th: Mexico Drug War Death Toll Climbs to 30,196 Since 2006, Government Says from Bloomberg Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez has announced that over 30,000 Mexicans have died from drug related violence since President … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, Felipe Calderon, Great Britain, Julian Assange, lethal injection, Mexican drug war, Mexico, Oklahoma, R&D, Ron Wyden, START, Sweden, the death penalty, top five news stories, Wikileaks
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R&D: The Reason President Obama’s Deficit Commission Failed, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Stalls in the Senate, and Bloomberg Considers a Presidential Run
Here is your R&D for December 10th: No cigar from the Economist Why did President Obama’s deficit commission fail? According to the Economist, the answer lies in an absence of political will. Major setback for ‘don’t ask’ repeal from the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, budget deficit, Cancun climate talks, China, climate change, deficit commission, don't ask don't tell, gay rights, India, iran, Michael Bloomberg, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. military, women's rights
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R&D: States Face Big Budget Gaps, Hamas Says it Would Recognize a Referendum on Peace with Israel, and Genachowski Releases Plan for Net Neutrality Today
Here is your R&D for December 1st: States face $41 billion in budget gaps from CNN It’s always good for extempers to have evidence in their files about the state of the state economies. This article provides details of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, Egypt, Egyptian political system, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, gay rights, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Palestinian issues, Julis Genachowski, Middle East peace, net neutrality, Pentagon, R&D, Robert Gates, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. military
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R&D: China Widens Its Embargo of Rare Earth Minerals, Military Recruiters Start Accepting Gays, and Problems in the U.S.-India Relationship
Here is your R&D for October 20th: China Said to Widen Its Embargo of Minerals from the New York Times In a sign of increased economic strength, China is quietly halting the export of rare earth minerals to the U.S. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, China, Chinese economy, don't ask don't tell, EU, EU-Chinese relations, European Union, gay rights, Germany, India, Mumbai attacks, President Obama, R&D, rare earth minerals, stability and growth pact, top five news stories, U.S. military, U.S.-Chinese relations, U.S.-Indian relations, Virginia Phillips, white voters
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R&D: Don’t-Ask is Halted, Advice on Ending Colombia’s Civil War, and French Pension Strikes Continue
Here is your R&D for October 13th: Don’t-Ask Policy is Halted by Judge from the Wall Street Journal In another headache for the Obama administration, a federal judge ordered the military to stop enforcing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Colombia, don't ask don't tell, education, education reform, EU, European economy, European Union, France, French pension reform, gay rights, Juan Manuel Santos, Michelle Rhee, military, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, Washington D.C.
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R&D: Texas Governor’s Race Set for November, GOP Disputes Military Study on Gays, and the Controversy Over the Pentagon Budget
Here is your R&D top five for March 3rd: Perry to face showdown against White in November from the Houston Chronicle GOP dismisses military study on gays as biased from the Miami Herald The Pentagon’s Runaway Budget from Foreign Policy … Continue reading →
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Tagged Argentina, Defense Department, don't ask don't tell, gay rights, GOP, Great Britain, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Iraqi elections, R&D, Republican party, the Falkland Islands, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Paul Ryan Presents GOP Ideas, Military Chief Speaks Out Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, and a Whistleblower on IDF Operations in Gaza
Here is your R&D top five for February 3rd: Rep. Paul Ryan: ‘Rationing happens today! The question is who will do it?’ from the Washington Post Military Chief Says Gay Ban Should Go from the Wall Street Journal ‘IDF risked … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, gay rights, Gaza, Germany, healthcare reform, Israel, Nigeria, Paul Ryan, R&D, Social Democratic Party, SPD, top five news stories, U.S. military, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
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HotTopics: U.S. Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009
1. If healthcare reform fails, is Obama’s presidency doomed? 2. Should Obama get rid of “don’t ask, don’t tell”? 3. Did failures in U.S. intelligence lead to the Fort Hood shooting? 4. Should Obama have attended the Berlin Wall celebrations? … Continue reading →
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Tagged bailout, Berlin Wall, Catholic Church, don't ask don't tell, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Fort Hood, Fort Hood shooting, gay rights, Germany, Harry Reid, healthcare, media, midterm elections, New York Times, November 2009 extemp questions, Obama, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, U.S. economy, US extemp questions
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