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Tag Archives: Egyptian politics
R&D: Egypt’s Political Future, Taiwan is Not Buying China’s Agenda, and the Impact of a Saudi Revolt Globally
Here is your R&D for February 25th: Islam and Politics in Egypt from the Council on Foreign Relations Is Egypt headed towards a theocracy? Not according to Dina Shehata, Senior Researcher of the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Chinese-Taiwanese relations, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Freddie Mac, global economy, housing industry, Islam, Libya, Libyan protests, Muammer Gaddafi, oil, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: President Obama Explains His Budget, Indonesia Offers a Path for Egypt, and Inflation Concerns in China
Here is your R&D for February 16th: Obama describes ‘tough choices’ in budget proposal from the Boston Globe President Obama defended his latest budget proposal by arguing that tough choices needed to be made. However, President Obama did not take a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, China, Chinese economy, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Florida, high speed rail, Indonesia, Libya, Libyan protests, Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama, R&D, Rick Scott, stimulus, top five news stories
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R&D: White House in Disarray Over Egypt, GOP Divisions Show at CPAC, and Foot-and-Mouth Hits North Korea
Here is your R&D for February 11th: Crisis Flummoxes White House from the Wall Street Journal U.S. intelligence officials believed that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down yesterday, but he shocked them by taking a more defiant stand. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, China, China-Zimbabwean relations, Chinese foreign policy, CPAC, Egypt, Egyptian politics, food and mouth disease, GOP, homeland security, Hosni Mubarak, North Korea, Patriot Act, R&D, the Republican Party, the Tea Party, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, war on terrorism, Zimbabwe
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R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere
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 →
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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
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R&D: GOP Revolts on the Patriot Act, the Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Discussions, and Armenia and Azerbaijan Might be Headed for War
Here is your R&D for February 9th: Republican-led House fails to pass short-term extension of Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times In what is seen as the first setback for the House Republican leadership and potentially the first revolt … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Armena-Azerbaijan relations, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Italy, jobs, President Obama, R&D, security, Silvio Berlusconi, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Patriot Act, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism
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R&D: President Obama Addresses the Chamber of Commerce, Palestinians Schedule Local Elections, and the ETA Establishes a New Political Party
Here is your R&D for February 8th: Obama says businesses must hire, invest to grow economy from the Washington Post President Obama addressed one of his harshest detractors, the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday and urged them to hire workers and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Rumsfeld, Egypt, Egyptian politics, ETA, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, Iraq war, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian elections, President Obama, R&D, Spain, the Chamber of Commerce, the ETA, top five news stories, U.S. economy, West Bank
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R&D: Egyptian Nobel Presidential Possibilies, Haley Barbour’s “Southern Handicap”, and David Cameron’s Leadership Style is Criticized
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 →
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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
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R&D: Violence Erupts in Egypt, the Senate Repeals Part of the Healthcare Law, and Central Asia is in Decay
Here is your R&D for February 3rd: Night of violence in Egypt leaves six dead from the Financial Times The tense situation in Egypt has finally erupted into violence as pro and anti-Mubarak forces collided last night. Six Egyptians were … Continue reading →
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Tagged Central Asia, civil rights, Egypt, Egyptian politics, healthcare reform, healthcare repeal, Nobel Peace Prize, the Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act, Wikileaks
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R&D: A 1979 Reflection on U.S. Foreign Policy, What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes, and U.S. Lawmakers Prepare an Internet “Kill Switch”
Here is your R&D for January 31st: Dictatorships & Double Standards from Commentary Magazine This may not seem like an article you could use in extemp, since it comes from 1979, but the situation in Egypt is in some ways … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto market, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Hosni Mubarak, internet, Internet security, R&D, Republican party, tea party, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. Foreign Policy
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