Tag Archives: GM

R&D: UN Warns of New Food Crisis, Romney’s Healthcare Problem, and GM’s IPO Takes Off

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 18th: Fears of new food crisis as prices soar from the Financial Times The cost of global food imports will reach $1 trillion this year for only the second time in history. The UN … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Andry Rajoelina, cholera, Dominican Republic, food crisis, General Motors, GM, Haiti, healthcare, healthcare reform, Madagascar, Mitt Romney, R&D, the Republican Party, top five news stories, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

R&D: GM Offers Massive IPO, 100 Facts About Britain’s Governing Coalition, and Chad’s Stability

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 19th: General Motors Files for an Initial Public Offering from the New York Times General Motors has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) so that it can repay taxpayers for the bailout that … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged BP, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, British politics, General Motors, GM, Great Britain, Gulf oil spill, Iraq, Iraq war, Liberal Democratic Party, R&D, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Poll Data, the American Auto Market, and the ‘Blame Bush’ Strategy

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 4th: Earmarks Could Help Candidates in Midterms; Palin and Tea Party Connections Could Hurt from the Pew Research Center In a useful poll, the Pew Research Center evaluates the willingness of voters to back … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Asif Zardari, Barack Obama, Chrysler, George W. Bush, GM, Great Britain, Pakistan, President Bush, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, Taliban, tea party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism | Comments Off

CFL Nats R&D: Labor, Treasury, Commerce

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

California’s Budget Crisis: Greece is the Word from the Economist Financial Overhaul Bill Poses Big Test for Lobbyists from the New York Times Taming debt? It’s easy. Until you try from the Christian Science Monitor Banker knives out for House-Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged auto industry, Barack Obama, budget, California, China, financial regulation, General Motors, GM, Greece, national debt, Obama administration, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, state economies, top news stories, yuan | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of November 11th-November 17th, 2008

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Corey Alderdice

1. Was the selection of Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff a good decision by Obama? 2. Should the government rescue GM? 3. Why did McCain lose? 4. Is the EU’s policy toward Russia too weak? 5. Should … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged automakers, bailout, Britain, China, economy, elections, EU, Europe, GM, Google, Michael Steele, Obama, Pakistan, Rahm Emanuel, Republican, RNC, Russia, Taliban | Comments Off