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R&D from Prepd: Entitlements & Healthcare

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Logan Scisco

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D, U.S. Extemp | Tagged Affordable Care Act, entitlement programs, healthcare, healthcare reform, Medicaid, Medicare, R&D, Social Security, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin | Comments Off

R&D: The Ninth Circuit Rules Against Arizona, Romney Has to Answer for His Healthcare Law, and Japan Increases the Rating for the Severity of Its Nuclear Crisis

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 12th: Ruling against Arizona immigration law upheld from the San Francisco Chronicle Yesterday a federal appeals court in San Francisco refused to let Arizona police demand documentation from suspected illegal immigrants on the grounds … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Arizona, Arizona immigration law, Chernobyl, chocolate milk, France, Great Britain, healthcare reform, illegal immigration, Japan, Japanese nuclear disaster, Libya, Libyan war, Mitt Romney, NATO, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, obesity, R&D, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Gaddafi Could Last out the Rebels, Oil Prices Shock the Global Economy, and Healthcare Waivers Climb

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 7th: Gadhafi could wage protracted civil war from the Washington Times Military analysts who are examining the situation on the ground believe the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi will be able to draw out the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Affordable Care Act, alternative energy, Barack Obama, Department of Health and Human Services, energy, GOP presidential primary, healthcare, healthcare reform, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mitt Romney, Moammar Gaddafi, Newt Gingrich, oil, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Saudi Arabia, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Syria, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Libyan relations, world economy | Comments Off

R&D: The Rise of the States, President Obama Offers States a Healthcare Opt Out, and John Edwards Faces Indictment

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: Violence Erupts in Egypt, the Senate Repeals Part of the Healthcare Law, and Central Asia is in Decay

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 3rd: Night of violence in Egypt leaves six dead from the Financial Times The tense situation in Egypt has finally erupted into violence as pro and anti-Mubarak forces collided last night. Six Egyptians were … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Central Asia, civil rights, Egypt, Egyptian politics, healthcare reform, healthcare repeal, Nobel Peace Prize, the Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act, Wikileaks | Comments Off

R&D: Southern Sudan’s New Challenges, Berlusconi’s Fight to Hold on in Italy, and the GOP Uses the Nullification Doctrine

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 27th: Sudan and the Secession Referendum from This Day (Nigeria) This article, courtesy of AllAfrica, breaks down the challenges that Southern Sudan will face now that it is on the path to becoming an … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged constitutional issues, Department of Homeland Security, Egypt, healthcare reform, Italian politics, Italy, nullification, R&D, Republican party, security, Silvio Berlusconi, Southern Sudan, Sudan, terror alert system, terrorism, top five news stories, Tunisia, war on terrorism, Yemen | 1 Comment

R&D: House Repeals Healthcare Law, Bloomberg Promises to Fight Unions, and Congo’s Constitution is Revised

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 20th: House passes health law repeal from Politico House Republicans managed to pass a bill that repealed President Obama’s healthcare law yesterday. The vote was 245-189 and no House Republican defected during the vote. … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, currency, Democratic Republic of the Congo, dollar, Harry Reid, healthcare, healthcare reform, healthcare repeal, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Joseph Kabila, Labor, Lebanon, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Chinese relations, UN, unions, United Nations, yuan | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Carol Moseley-Braun, Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, Danny Davis, gas prices, GOP, healthcare, healthcare reform, oil, Pakistan, Pakistani politics, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

R&D: Berlusconi Wins Confidence Vote, the Individual Mandate in the Healthcare Law is Struck Down, and Germany Contemplates a Return to the Deutschmark

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off