Tag Archives: healthcare reform

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 →

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R&D: Obamacare Endangers Democrats, Russia Risks Unrest According to Gorbachev, and China’s VP is a Step Closer to the Top

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 18th: Dems Find Careers Threatened by Obamacare Votes from the DC Examiner (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) According to conservative columnist Michael Barone, a vote for President Obama’s healthcare reform plan will be political death for … Continue reading →

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R&D: Pakistan Closes Afghanistan Border Crossing, McDonald’s Threatens to Drop Health Coverage, and the EU Launches Legal Action Against France

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 30th: Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack from the New York Times After a NATO cross-border attack on a Pakistani security post, Pakistan has closed the most important border crossing that supplies … Continue reading →

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R&D: California’s Prop. 8 is Declared Unconstitutional, President Obama’s Iraq Speech Criticized, and the ECFA’s Impact on Taiwan

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 5th: Ruling against Prop. 8 could lead to federal precedent on gay marriage from the Los Angeles Times Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that California’s Prop. 8, which barred gay marriage in the state, … Continue reading →

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CFL Nats R&D: Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Texas board to finish social studies guidelines from the Associated Press Schools, students sue state over funding from the San Francisco Chronicle U.S. schools chief: We’re in ‘educational emergency’ from CNN Pawlenty won’t go after federal education grant from Business … Continue reading →

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R&D: Domestic Social Issues

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Today, since it’s the end of the week, Extemp Central has decided to devote the entire R&D section to domestic social issues, which is a favorite topic area of United States extempers everywhere. Reid casts wrong vote on health care for … Continue reading →

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R&D: President Obama’s Speech on the Passage of Healthcare Reform

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

For today’s R&D, here is the speech President Obama delivered last night after the House narrowly approved the Senate version of healthcare reform:

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R&D: House Looking at Procedurals to Pass Healthcare, Clinton Affirms U.S. Support for Israel, and the Fed Keeps Interest Rates Low

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top ifve for March 16th: House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it from the Washington Post Hillary Clinton affirms US support for Israel after row from the BBC Fed holds rates … Continue reading →

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R&D: Healthcare Summit a Bore, Maryland Agrees to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages, and Google’s Competition Practices Are Evaluated

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for February 25th: Try to stay awake: the President has a healthcare Bill to pass from the Times of London Maryland attorney general: state to recognize same-sex marriages from the Christian Science Monitor How … Continue reading →

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R&D: China and U.S. on Saudi Crude, Obama’s Healthcare Ideas, and ElBaradei as a Potential Presidential Contender in Egypt

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for February 22nd: China taps more Saudi crude than US from the Financial Times of London Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases from the New York Times Could former UN nuclear boss … Continue reading →

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