Tag Archives: euro

R&D: Resources About the NSA’s Intelligence Program, Nelson Mandela’s Legacy, and More

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Logan Scisco

Issue Guide: The Domestic Surveillance Debate from the Council on Foreign Relations The link to this piece provides extempers with access to articles that give background, pro and con arguments, legislative history, and primary sources concerning the NSA’s domestic intelligence … Continue reading →

Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →

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R&D: China’s Lending Rises, Euro Zone Needs a Plan B, and Obama Issues an Order to Review Government Regulations

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 18th: China’s lending hits new heights from the Financial Times In another show of China’s growing political and economic clout, it has lent more money to developing nations over the past two years than … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese economy, developing nations, EU, euro, euro zone, euro zone debt crisis, European economy, European Union, government regulations, Hugo Chavez, Julian Assange, Obama, oil, President Obama, R&D, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela, Wikileaks, World Bank | 1 Comment

R&D: Congress Prepares Gun Control Measures, Castro Tries to Manage the Cuban Economy, and Europe Aims to Prevent Collapse of the Euro

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 12th: Congress readies new gun-control bills after Gabrielle Giffords shooting from the Christian Science Monitor The gun control debate in America has been mute for over a decade, but in the wake of Congresswoman … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Arizona shooting, Barack Obama, China, Congress, Cuba, Cuban economy, euro, European Central Bank, European economy, France, Gabrielle Giffords, Germany, gun control, Japan, Japanese-South Korean relations, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Korea, Nouriel Roubini, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-British relations, U.S.-French relations | 3 Comments

R&D: The Fiscal Problems in America’s Schools, Non-U.S. Banks Benefit from Federal Aid, and German Opposition to the Euro Grows

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: Mexican Drug War Death Toll Climbs, Bailout Deal Doesn’t Quell EU Rifts, and Oklahoma Uses New Drug for Lethal Injection

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Berlusconi Wins Confidence Vote, the Individual Mandate in the Healthcare Law is Struck Down, and Germany Contemplates a Return to the Deutschmark

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 14th: Berlusconi May Expand Majority, May Resign To Do So from the Wall Street Journal After surviving a vote on no confidence in the lower house of the Italian parliament, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi … Continue reading →

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R&D: Backup Cameras for New Cars Proposed, Talks Fail on Iran’s Nuclear Program, and Argentina Recognizes a Palestinian State

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 7th: U.S. Regulators Propose Requiring Backup Cameras in All New Cars by 2014 from Bloomberg The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a rule requiring backup cameras on all new vehicles by 2014. … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Argentina, Argentinian foreign policy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, auto industry, backup cameras, Brazil, Brazilian foreign policy, California, California budget deficit, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Israel-Palestinian issues, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | 1 Comment

R&D: Registration for Sudan’s Secession Referendum Begins, Kyl Puts a Halt to START, and Pistole is Forced to Face Down Critics

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 17th: Thousands of Sudanese register to vote in secession referendum from the Los Angeles Times Thousands of people in southern Sudan registered to vote for a referendum that could split the country in two … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Brian Lenihan, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, full body scanners, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Jon Kyl, Michael Steele, nuclear issues, nuclear weapons, pat downs, R&D, Republican National Committee, Republican party, RNC, Russia, Russian-U.S. relations, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese secession referendum, top five news stories, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 7th-13th, 2009

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Can Israel win in Gaza? 2. Should the U.S. change the way it handles unemployment benefits? 3. Why has Blagojevich not been impeached? 4. Was Bangladesh’s vote fair? 5. Ten years on, has the euro achieved what it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Bangladesh, Blagojevich, British politics, CIA, euro, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Obama, U.S. education, unemployment | Comments Off