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Tag Archives: iran
R&D: North Korea Begs for Food Aid, China Hints at an Internet Clampdown, and Obama is Criticized on Spending
Here is your R&D for February 22nd: Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid from the Washington Post Amid floods and a foot and mouth outbreak, North Korea has begun to beg the international … Continue reading →
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Tagged Algeria, ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bahrain, Barack Obama, budget deficit, Cambodia, Cambodian-Thai relations, China, global economy, Hu Jintao, Indonesia, internet, Internet regulation, iran, Libya, Marty Natalegawa, North Korea, North Korean-U.S. relations, oil industry, R&D, Thailand, top five news stories
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R&D: Libyan Leaders Use Violence to Retain Power, Organized Labor Faces a Moment of Truth in Wisconsin, and Iran Prepares to Send Warships Through the Suez Canal
Here is your R&D for February 21st: Libya protests analysis: ‘For Muammar Gaddafi it’s kill or be killed’ from the Guardian As protests shake Libya, experts believe that leader Muammar Gaddafi sees his conflict with the protesters as a fight … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, government shutdown, iran, Iranian-Israeli relations, Israel, Libya, Libyan protests, Muammar Gaddafi, organized labor, public employee unions, R&D, state budgets, Suez Canal, top five news stories, Wisconsin protests
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R&D: Iran Split on Nuclear Program, Weighing Scott Brown’s 2012 Vulnerability, and U.S. Intelligence is Clueless About Egypt
Here is your R&D for February 17th: U.S. Spies: Iran Split on Nuclear Program from the Wall Street Journal According to American intelligence assessments, Iran’s leaders are divided when it comes to their country’s nuclear program and that some of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bahrain, Bahrain protests, education, Egypt, iran, Iranian nuclear program, R&D, Scott Brown, teachers unions, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. intelligence agencies, U.S.-Egyptian relations, unions
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R&D: U.S. Lines Up Aid for Egypt, Iran Condemns Protesters, and Nye Says America is Not in Decline
Here is your R&D for February 15th: U.S. tries to line up aid to help stabilize Egypt from the Los Angeles Times U.S. officials are working with allies to create an aid package worth hundreds of milions of dollars for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, Chicago politics, Egypt, foreign aid, iran, Iranian protests, Italian politics, Italy, Joseph Nye, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations
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R&D: The Federal Government Looks into State Bankruptcy, Ways to Deal with Iran, and Ecuador Puts Police Under Civilian Control
Here is your R&D for January 21st: Path Is Sought for States to Escape Debt Burdens from the New York Times States governments are not the only ones worried about their finances. According to the New York Times, the federal … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, Ecuador, GAO, gay rights, Government Accountability Office, iran, Iranian nuclear program, military, R&D, Rafael Correa, state bankruptcy, state debt, state economies, top five news stories, Tunisia, U.S.-Iranian relations
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R&D: President Obama’s Speech Last Night in Arizona, Americans Don’t Believe Political Rhetoric Caused Arizona Shooting, and Lebanon is the New Berlin Wall
Here is your R&D for January 13th: President Obama’s speech in Tucson, Arizona Here is the text of President Obama’s speech at a memorial service last night in Tucson, Arizona. The memorial was a tribute for the six people killed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrei Sannikov, Arizona shooting, Barack Obama, Belarus, EU, European Union, Gabrielle Giffords, Illinois, iran, Lebanon, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories
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R&D: The Reason President Obama’s Deficit Commission Failed, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Stalls in the Senate, and Bloomberg Considers a Presidential Run
Here is your R&D for December 10th: No cigar from the Economist Why did President Obama’s deficit commission fail? According to the Economist, the answer lies in an absence of political will. Major setback for ‘don’t ask’ repeal from the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, budget deficit, Cancun climate talks, China, climate change, deficit commission, don't ask don't tell, gay rights, India, iran, Michael Bloomberg, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. military, women's rights
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R&D: President Obama Compromises with the GOP, Interest in Foreign Languages Increases, and Different Outcomes for the Ivory Coast’s Political Crisis
Here is your R&D for December 8th: Obama charts his own course from the Washington Post President Obama’s decision to compromise with Republicans on the Bush tax cuts has earned him a tongue lashing from liberal activists, but he has … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, college, foreign languages, Hillary Clinton, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Ivory Coast, President Obama, R&D, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. education
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R&D: Backup Cameras for New Cars Proposed, Talks Fail on Iran’s Nuclear Program, and Argentina Recognizes a Palestinian State
Here is your R&D for December 7th: U.S. Regulators Propose Requiring Backup Cameras in All New Cars by 2014 from Bloomberg The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a rule requiring backup cameras on all new vehicles by 2014. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Argentina, Argentinian foreign policy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, auto industry, backup cameras, Brazil, Brazilian foreign policy, California, California budget deficit, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Israel-Palestinian issues, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Dems Extend Some of the Bush Tax Cuts, Israel is Not Prepared for War with Iran, and Jerry Brown Plans to Tell Californians About Budget Woes
Here is your R&D for December 3rd: House passes legislation to extend only some tax cuts from the Hill House Democrats voted 234-188 yesterday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for American families making less than $250,000 a year and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bush tax cuts, California, California budget crisis, censure, Charles Rangel, Charlie Rangel, Congress, Democratic Party, iran, Israel, Israeli-Iran relations, Jerry Brown, North Korea, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, South Korea-North Korean relations, taxes, top five news stories
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