Tag Archives: GOP

R&D: White House in Disarray Over Egypt, GOP Divisions Show at CPAC, and Foot-and-Mouth Hits North Korea

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 11th: Crisis Flummoxes White House from the Wall Street Journal U.S. intelligence officials believed that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down yesterday, but he shocked them by taking a more defiant stand. The … Continue reading →

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R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 10th: GOP cuts deep as right revolts from Politico In an effort to appease the Tea Party, House Republicans proposed tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts yesterday, but the cuts have come … Continue reading →

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R&D: Reviving U.S. Power Internally, GOP Promises to Go After Healthcare, and Danny Davis Drops Out of the Chicago Mayoral Election

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 3rd: Reviving U.S. Power Abroad From Within from the Council on Foreign Relations This Council on Foreign Relations roundtable discussion seeks to answer whether America’s domestic weaknesses impact U.S. foreign policy. G.O.P. Newcomers Set … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Shifts Toward India, Why Nancy Pelosi Should Stay, and GOP Outreach to Latino Voters

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Congress Ends Up Divided After the Midterms, Reid Hangs on in Nevada, Kirk Wins in Illinois, and Proposition 19 Fails

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 3rd: GOP seizes control of House; Dems retain Senate from Politico In last night’s midterm elections voters returned the Republicans to power in the House of Representatives. However, the GOP was unable to run … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Backs off Chinese Currency Dispute, Netanyahu Warns of Lebanon Becoming an Iranian Satellite, and GOP Fundraising Surges

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your special R&D weekend edition for October 17th: U.S. backs off in currency dispute with China from Reuters On Friday, the Obama administration backed away from a showdown with China over its currency as the Treasury Department delayed … Continue reading →

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R&D: Sweden’s Green Party Shakes Up the Ruling Government, Obama Considers a New 2010 Strategy, and Protests Renew in Thailand

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 20th: Swedish Greens say won’t support centre-right govt from the Associated Press Sweden’s Green Party has announced that it will not support the centre-right Alliance government, a move that complicates the political climate because … Continue reading →

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R&D: Petraeus Condemns Quran Burning, Australia Settles on a Government, and the GOP is Favored Over Democrats on the Budget

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 7th: Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church’s Plan to Burn Qurans from the Wall Street Journal Plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of September 11th has outraged Muslims … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gallup Discusses GOP Membership, the World Bank Increases Aid to Pakistan, and the CBO’s Stimulus Analysis is Scrutinized

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 2nd: Republicans Remain Disproportionately White and Religious from Gallup Although the GOP leadership has tried to enhance the ethnic diversity of the party over the last several years, Gallup’s latest breakdown of the Democratic … Continue reading →

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NFL Nats USX R&D: America: The Path from 2000 to 2010

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

N.Y. Republicans Tap Lazio as Candidate for Governor from Business Week Blagojevich trial will be key performance for ex-governor from the Washington Post The new US security strategy from the Lebanese Daily Star For Republican Women, 2010 Is Already A … Continue reading →

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