Tag Archives: Hosni Mubarak

R&D: Egyptians Doubt Changes in Government, Arizona’s Campaign Finance Law is Reviewed by the Supreme Court, and Maternity Tourism Raises the Ire of Policymakers

Here is your R&D for March 29th: Egypt is still Mubarakstan from the Guardian Although Egyptians succeeded in ousting President Hosni Mubarak, they are now realizing that corruption extends well below him within the Egyptian government. Campaign Law Has Doubters … Continue reading

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

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: President Obama Addresses the Chamber of Commerce, Palestinians Schedule Local Elections, and the ETA Establishes a New Political Party

Here is your R&D for February 8th: Obama says businesses must hire, invest to grow economy from the Washington Post President Obama addressed one of his harshest detractors, the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday and urged them to hire workers and … Continue reading

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R&D: A 1979 Reflection on U.S. Foreign Policy, What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes, and U.S. Lawmakers Prepare an Internet “Kill Switch”

Here is your R&D for January 31st: Dictatorships & Double Standards from Commentary Magazine This may not seem like an article you could use in extemp, since it comes from 1979, but the situation in Egypt is in some ways … Continue reading

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R&D: Egyptian Protests Increase, A Former NFL National Champion Writes About Democratic Party Politics, and Rahm Emanuel is Cleared to Run for Mayor

Here is your R&D for January 28th: Egypt shuts internet, rounds up opposition leaders as protests start from the Christian Science Monitor Egypt is now the major area of the Middle East suffering from civil unrest.  President Hosni Mubarak looks … Continue reading

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