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R&D: A Republican Senate Majority in 2014?, A Helpful Glossary for Iran’s Nuclear Program, President Obama Alters U.S. Drone Policy, and More
A Republican Senate Majority in 2014: So Close, But Yet so Far by Shrinking the Margin of Error Although this source is a blog, it provides an excellent resource for extempers looking for a quick overview of the 2014 Senate … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2014 New York City mayoral election, 2014 Senate elections, Anthony Weiner, Boy Scouts, British terror attack, drones, gay rights, Great Britain, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Japan, New York City politics, North Korea, North Korean nuclear program, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Obama foreign policy, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy, war on terrorism
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R&D: Calderon and Obama Meet to Discuss the Drug War, Kan is in a Budget Battle, and the Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Westboro Baptist Church
Here is your R&D for March 3rd: Heads of U.S., Mexico to Meet as Tensions Rise from the Wall Street Journal Mexican President Felipe Calderon is making a trip to Washington to meet with President Obama. The two men are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Felipe Calderon, free speech, gay rights, Germany, illegal drugs, Japanese budget, Japanese economy, Japanese politics, Kosovo, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mexican drug war, Mexico, Moammar Gaddafi, Naoto Kan, R&D, Supreme Court, terrorism, top five news stories, U.S.-Mexican relations, war on terrorism, Westboro Baptist Church
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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: 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: The Workability of Iranian Sanctions, Mixed Signals on Same-Sex Marriages Restarting in California, and the Future of Fannie & Freddie
Here is your R&D for August 13th: Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad from the Christian Science Monitor Are U.S. sanctions against Iran working? A group of Iranian dissidents say they are not. Green Light and Delay on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Australia, bailouts, California, Freddie Mac, gay marriage, gay rights, global issues, housing market, iran, Iranian sanctions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Proposition 8, R&D, Russia, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Iranian relations, Vladimir Putin
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NFL Nats IX R&D: Africa
Gay couple freed by Malawi presidential pardon return to home villages from the Guardian France pushes economic ties at new-look Africa summit from the Agence France Presse South Africa on red alert over Cup threat from the Sydney Morning Herald … Continue reading →
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Tagged AIDS, Ethiopia, gay rights, HIV, ICC, International Criminal Court, Malawi, R&D, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, top news stories, Uganda, World Cup
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