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Tag Archives: education
CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues
Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading →
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Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin
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R&D: Egyptians Doubt Changes in Government, Arizona’s Campaign Finance Law is Reviewed by the Supreme Court, and Maternity Tourism Raises the Ire of Policymakers
Here is your R&D for March 29th: Egypt is still Mubarakstan from the Guardian Although Egyptians succeeded in ousting President Hosni Mubarak, they are now realizing that corruption extends well below him within the Egyptian government. Campaign Law Has Doubters … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, birthright citizenship, campaign finance reform, education, Egypt, Fourteenth Amendment, Hosni Mubarak, Libya, Libyan civil war, maternity tourism, No Child Left Behind, oil, President Obama, R&D, the Supreme Court, top five news stories
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R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe
Here is your R&D for March 14th: ‘She’s becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition’ from Politico Conservative intellectuals are bashing Sarah Palin for representing a brand of identity politics that the Republican Party has long detested and some, like George Will, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, charter schools, China, education, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, merit pay, Middle East protests, No Child Left Behind, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Uzbekistan
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R&D: Iran Split on Nuclear Program, Weighing Scott Brown’s 2012 Vulnerability, and U.S. Intelligence is Clueless About Egypt
Here is your R&D for February 17th: U.S. Spies: Iran Split on Nuclear Program from the Wall Street Journal According to American intelligence assessments, Iran’s leaders are divided when it comes to their country’s nuclear program and that some of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bahrain, Bahrain protests, education, Egypt, iran, Iranian nuclear program, R&D, Scott Brown, teachers unions, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. intelligence agencies, U.S.-Egyptian relations, unions
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R&D: Why High Speed Rail is a Bad Idea, Americans Believe China is the World’s Economic Leader, and Gaddafi Tells the Palestinians to Peacefully Revolt
Here is your R&D for February 14th: The Enemies of Good Government from Newsweek (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) In this op-ed, Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson discusses why government investment in high speed rail is a poor choice. China Surges in Americans’ … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aymun Nur, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, education, Egypt, global economy, high speed rail, infrastructure, Israel, Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Samuelson, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations
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R&D: Americans Distrust China, Haiti Brings Duvalier to Court, and Atlanta Public Schools are Put on Probation
Here is your R&D for January 19th: Wary Powers Set to Square Off from the Wall Street Journal As Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington for an important summit with President Obama, the United States is not very welcoming, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Atlanta public schools, China, Comcast, education, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, global economy, Gordon Brown, Haiti, Hu Jintao, issues of youth, Jean-Clude Duvalier, media, mergers, NBC, R&D, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Justice Department, top five news stories, U.S.-Chinese relations
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R&D: Congress Weighs Security Plan, North Korean Trade Falls, and What the U.S. Should Do About Sudan
Here is your R&D for January 11th: Congress Weighs Enhanced Security Plan from the New York Times Congress is looking into adopting a more enhanced security system for its members in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle … Continue reading →
R&D: The Fiscal Problems in America’s Schools, Non-U.S. Banks Benefit from Federal Aid, and German Opposition to the Euro Grows
Here is your R&D for December 28th: US public schools are going broke, yet some spend like a kid in a candy store from the Christian Science Monitor In this opinion piece, Walt Gardner, a former teacher in Los Angeles, … Continue reading →
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Tagged baby boomers, banking industry, education, EU, euro, European Union, Federal Reserve, Germany, Medicare, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, R&D, Robert Samuelson, Russia, Social Security, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: The Fallout of Cancun, DREAM Act Heads to the Senate, and Western Nations React to Poor Education Results
Here is your R&D for December 9th: Scenarios: Fallout of success or failure at Cancun talks from Reuters Reuters is back with some new scenarios today concerning the recent climate talks at Cancun. What will happen if they succeed? What … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cancun climate talks, climate change, DREAM Act, education, global education, global warming, illegal immigration, Julian Assange, obesity, R&D, top five news stories, Wikileaks
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R&D: U.S. Might Stay Longer in Iraq, Muslims Want More from Obama, and Black is Named as the New Chancellor for the New York City Public School System
Here is your R&D for November 10th: Gates: US open to request from Iraq to stay from the Associated Press Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that it was a possibility that the U.S. would remain in Iraq after 2011 if … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alaskan Senate Race, Barack Obama, Cairo speech, Cathie Black, education, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iraq war, Joe Miller, Joel Klein, Lisa Murkowski, Michael Bloomberg, military, Muslim world, New York City public schools, President Obama, R&D, Robert Gates, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Indian relations, war on terrorism
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