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Tag Archives: Germany
R&D: Ohio Faces Union Protests, Pakistan’s Minority Protections are Critiqued, and the Threat of a New Debt Crisis Roils the EU
Here is your R&D for March 2nd: Protests grow in Ohio as vote on union rights nears from the Washington Post Wisconsin isn’t the only state with union issues, as Ohio is seeking to curtail the bargaining power of public … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, Congress, Egypt, EU, EU bailouts, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, government shutdown, Great Britain, Ireland, Libya, Ohio, Ohio union protests, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Shahbza Bhatti, top five news stories, Tunisia, UN, United Nations
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R&D: The Rise of the States, President Obama Offers States a Healthcare Opt Out, and John Edwards Faces Indictment
Here is your R&D for March 1st: The Political Math: Washington – Dollars = Plus for States from the Wall Street Journal As red ink flows out of Washington, the states are recouping power and are defying the idea that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, budget deficit, federalism, German government, German politics, Germany, healthcare reform, John Edwards, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, President Obama, R&D, Rielle Hunter, Scott Walker, states rights, top five news stories, Wisconsin protests
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R&D: Congress Prepares Gun Control Measures, Castro Tries to Manage the Cuban Economy, and Europe Aims to Prevent Collapse of the Euro
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 →
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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
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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: Berlusconi Wins Confidence Vote, the Individual Mandate in the Healthcare Law is Struck Down, and Germany Contemplates a Return to the Deutschmark
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, deutschmark, euro, European economy, German economy, Germany, healthcare, healthcare reform, Italy, President Obama, R&D, race issues, Richard Holbrooke, segregation, Silvio Berlusconi, top five news stories
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Big R&D: North and South Korea Exchange Fire, Irish Debt Crisis Leads to Collapse of Government, and the Future of Terror Trials and Detention
Here is your big R&D for November 23rd North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed from the Associated Press North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire today after North Korea shelled an island near their disputed sea border. Two … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, AIDS, Angela Merkel, Bill Owens, Brian Cowen, Cambodia, carbon emissions, Catholic Church, climate change, condoms, Ed Rendell, FCC, Federal Communication Commission, Federal Reserve, George H.W. Bush, Germany, global warming, Hun Sen, inflation, Internet regulation, iran, Iranian politics, Ireland, Irish bailout, Irish government, Jennifer Granholm, John Boehner, Korean relations, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, North Korea, Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, terror trials, terrorism, the Fed, top five news stories, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, war on terrorism
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R&D: U.S. Shifts Toward India, Why Nancy Pelosi Should Stay, and GOP Outreach to Latino Voters
Here is your R&D for November 8th: Obama confirms US strategic shift towards India from the BBC President Obama confirmed America’s foreign policy shift towards India over teh weekend when he announced that he would support India’s bid to have … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, currency, currency markets, EU, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, global economy, gold standard, GOP, Great Britain, India, Marco Rubio, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, R&D, Robert Zoellick, the Republican Party, the World Bank, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Indian relations, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations
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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: Russia Agrees to Build Venezuela a Nuclear Reactor, Sarkozy Promises to Crack Down on Protests, and the Road to Negotiations in Afghanistan
Here is your R&D for October 19th: Russia to Build A Nuclear Power Plant in Venezuela from the Latin American Herald Tribune In a move that alarms U.S. diplomats and nuclear non-proliferation experts, Russia signed an agreement with Venezuela last … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Angela Merkel, Bank of America, foreclosures, France, French pension reform, Germany, Great Britain, housing market, multiculturalism, Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, R&D, Russia, Taliban, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela
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R&D: Doubts Grow Over Obama’s Economic Agenda, the Philippines Investigates Its Media, and the Senate Passes a Small-Business Jobs Bill
Here is your R&D for September 17th: Rising Midterm Economic Pressures from the Council on Foreign Relations This analysis brief, which links to other valuable news articles, describes how the Obama administration is struggling to show the American people that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Arizona immigration law, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Civil Rights Act of 1964, German-Turkish relations, Germany, Hong Kong, Islam, President Obama, R&D, Senate, small businesses, taxes, the Department of Justice, the Philippines, top five news stories, Turkey, U.S. economy
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