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Tag Archives: global warming
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: The Chances of an Obama Comeback, the U.S. Increases Pressure on China, and Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System is in Need of Reform
Here is your R&D for December 6th: What Obama Needs to Come Back: Luck from Time Can President Obama mount a political comeback before the 2012 elections? Time magazine isn’t counting on it and offers a bleak assessment of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, carbon emissions, carbon regulations, China-North Korean relations, global warming, North Korea, Pakistan, President Obama, R&D, Supreme Court, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, U.S.-South Korean relations, Wal-Mart
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R&D: WikiLeaks Day 4 Summary, Federal Reserve Aid to Financial Institutions Revealed, and Japan Argues that Kyoto Should Not be Extended
Here is your R&D for December 2nd: WikiLeaks cables, day 4: summary of today’s key points from the Guardian Don’t feel like reading all the WikiLeaks cables? This Guardian article provides a summary of the cables that were released today. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cancun climate summit, climate change, constitutional issues, FDA, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Food and Drug Administration, food safety, GE, General Electric, global warming, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, iran, Japan, Kyoto Protocol, North Korea, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, R&D, Syria, taxes, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. Foreign Policy, Verizon, Wikileaks
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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: Australia Won’t Have New Elections, Obama’s Risk on Iraq, and a Review of the UN Climate Panel
Here is your R&D for August 31st: Australia PM Rejects Fresh Election Call from the Wall Street Journal Despite Australia’s crazy election result, Prime Minister Julia Gillard refuses to call for a new election. The alternative, a gridlocked parliament, could … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Australia, Australian parliamentary elections, Barack Obama, climate change, global warming, Iraq war, Iraq withdrawal, Israel, Israeli-Lebanese relations, Julia Gillard, Lebanon, Obama Iraq speech, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, UN, UN climate panel, United Nations
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CFL Nats R&D: Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Transportation
Farmers say risk management program too complex from Business Week Tesla to build electric cars at Northern California plant from the Los Angeles Times U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak from Bloomberg EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto industry, BP, California, climate change, Detroit, electric cars, EPA, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Japan, oil, R&D, top news stories, Toyota
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Expanded R&D: The Workability of a Debt Reduction Task Force, What’s Wrong in Washington, and Arab Fears of a Nuclear Iran
Yesterday we weren’t able to bring you R&D due to some technical difficulties so today we bring you an expanded R&D for February 19th: Why the President’s Debt Reduction Task Force is Vital – and Might Work! from the Brookings … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, budget deficit, California, China, climate change, Colombia, Congress, Federal Reserve, global warming, healthcare, healthcare reform, interest rates, iran, Iranian nuclear program, NATO, North Korea, R&D, the Middle East, top five news stories
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R&D: Germany’s FDP in Crisis, the Climategate Controversy Continues, and US-China Ties Hurt Over Tibet
Here is your R&D top five for February 15th: German Foreign Minister Under Pressure over Domestic Rants from Der Spiegel Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995 from the UK … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, climate change, climategate, Dalai Lama, Germany, global warming, Hugo Chavez, R&D, Tibet, top five news stories, Venezuela
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R&D: Scott Brown Sworn In, India Creates New Climate Change Body, and Defense Spending A Top Issue
Here is your R&D top five for February 5th: With Scott Brown sworn into Senate, parties shift strategies from the Christian Science Monitor India forms new climate change body from the UK Telegraph Deficits in a Growing Defense Budget from … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, climate change, Defense Department, global warming, healthcare reform, India, R&D, Scott Brown, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. military, U.S. Senate
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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Ready Today
Here is your R&D top five for January 20th: Brown defeats Coakley in Mass. race for Senate from the Detroit Free Press Haiti Government Has More Food Than It Can Distribute from the Latin American Herald Tribune After Massachusetts, why … Continue reading →
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Tagged climate change, global warming, Haiti, Haitian earthquake, healthcare reform, India, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Senate race, R&D, Scott Brown, top five news stories, TSA
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