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R&D: Iran’s Nuclear Program

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers Iran’s nuclear program. Iran has been under a cloud of suspicion since 2002 and the United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, China, and Russia – referred to as the P5+ 1 – have been negotiating with … Continue reading →

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The Temporary Iranian Nuclear Deal

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] In the morning hours of November 24th the P5+1, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (The United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China) and Germany reached a six month agreement with Iran over its … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Temporary Iranian Nuclear Deal

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the temporary deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Good analysis on the Iran nuclear deal from the reliably excellent @meriponline http://t.co/GIp0MakAv2 — David Wearing (@davidwearing) December 1, 2013 How … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Diplomacy with Iran

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D touches on recent American foreign policy overtures toward Iran, which has been at odds with the international community since 2002 over its nuclear program. Some articles about Israel’s ties to Iran are also a part of this … Continue reading →

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R&D: Resolving the Syrian Conflict, Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, and More

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Logan Scisco

In the past, our R&D’s have been daily, but we are going to start doing a once-a-week R&D that will contain in-depth reports and interviews from a variety of sources. Our Twitter feed will serve to link to other important … Continue reading →

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R&D: A Republican Senate Majority in 2014?, A Helpful Glossary for Iran’s Nuclear Program, President Obama Alters U.S. Drone Policy, and More

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Logan Scisco

A Republican Senate Majority in 2014: So Close, But Yet so Far by Shrinking the Margin of Error Although this source is a blog, it provides an excellent resource for extempers looking for a quick overview of the 2014 Senate … Continue reading →

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R&D: OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Targets, Huntsman Campaigns in New Hampshire, and Obama and Merkel Hash Out U.S.-German Relations

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 8th: Oil Rises the Most in Three Weeks as OPEC Fails to Reach Accord from Business Week In Vienna, OPEC failed to agree on production targets for the first time in 20 years, as … Continue reading →

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R&D: Israel’s Ambassador Reflects on the Six Day War, Democrats Are Angry with Anthony Weiner, and the Economist Talks About Peru

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 7th: Remembering Six Days in 1967 from Foreign Policy Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, writes this article, which presents the case for why Israel cannot go back to pre-1967 borders. Congressman … Continue reading →

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R&D: Democrats Threaten to Buck Obama on the Debt Ceiling, What Happens if the Debt Ceiling is Not Raised, and Aljazeera’s Contradictory Messages

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 29th: Debt ceiling: More Democrats threaten to vote against raising borrowing limit from the Washington Post More Senate Democrats are threatening to go against the White House and join Republicans to vote against raising … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Nikkei Plunges, the Crisis in North Kosovo, and the NRA Rejects Obama’s Invitation on Gun Policy

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 15th: Tokyo Shares End Day Down 11% from the Wall Street Journal The Nikkei Stock Average plunged 11% today after new explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex. The market has been plagued … Continue reading →

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