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Tag Archives: Iranian nuclear program
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: 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 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: U.S. Rejects Israeli Call for a Tough Line on Iran, Christie Comes Under Fire for Travel Expenses, and South Korean-U.S. Trade Talks Still Held Up
Here is your R&D for November 9th: US resists Israel call for tough line on Iran from the Financial Times The Obama administration has rebuffed an Israeli call to make a “credible military threat” to Iran. Israel believes such a … Continue reading →
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Tagged APEC, China, Chris Christie, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Israel, Israeli-U.S. relations, Japan, Japanese-Chinese relations, John Boehner, R&D, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. auto industry, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-South Korean free trade agreement, U.S.-South Korean relations
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R&D: Venezuela’s Nuclear Ambitions, Ecuador’s President Denies a Dissolution of the National Assembly, and The Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
Here is your R&D for October 7th: Is Chavez Following Iran Down the Radioactive Brick Road? from Foreign Policy in Focus In this interesting article, Foreign Policy in Focus argues that Venezuela has been developing a nuclear program and that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, BP oil spill, Ecuador, Gulf oil spill, Hugo Chavez, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Iranian sanctions, nuclear disarmament, nuclear proliferation, Obama administration, President Obama, R&D, Rafael Correa, Synder v. Phelps, the Supreme Court, top five news stories, U.S.-Iranian relations, Venezuela, Venezuela-Iranian relations
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R&D: Taliban in Talks with Afghan Government, The Impact of Prop. 19, and Intelligence Sharing in a Post-9/11 World
Here is your R&D for October 6th: Taliban in talks with Karzai government from the Washington Post Reports indicate that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with Taliban representatives to negotiate an end to the war in the country. These … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, California, Dick Morris, drone strikes, Faisal Shahzad, Hamid Karzai, intelligence agencies, iran, Iranian nuclear program, marijuana, Proposition 19, R&D, Russia, Russian-Iranian relations, Taliban, terrorism, top five news stories, voter turnout
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R&D: The Feds Push to Use Internet Wiretaps, Chavez Suffers a Political Setback, and Sodium Tripental Shortage Halts Lethal Injections
Here is your R&D for September 27th: Wiretapped phones, now the Internet? from the New York Times (courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune) In a move that alarms privacy advocates, national security officials are pushing for the ability to wiretap … Continue reading →
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Tagged cyber war, death penalty, Hugo Chavez, internet, iran, Iranian nuclear program, lethal injection, national security, R&D, Segway, sodium tripental, top five news stories, Venezuela, Venezuelan National Assembly elections, wiretapping
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R&D: Clinton Offers Advice to Obama, the Republicans Make a Pledge to America, and What America Should Do About the Latest Japan-China Diplomatic Crisis
Here is your R&D for September 23rd: Bill Clinton offers formula for Barack Obama success from Politico Former President Bill Clinton has some advice for President Obama and Democrats heading into the 2010 midterms: find a national message that independent … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Blockbuster, China, Chinese-Japanese relations, Democratic Party, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Japan, Pledge to America, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, the Middle East, top five news stories
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R&D: Iran’s Nuclear Saga Continues, President Obama Proposes New Stimulus Spending, and School Reform Problems
Here is your R&D for September 6th: Iran accused by UN watchdog of hampering nuclear inspections from the Guardian The Iranian nuclear saga continues as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that Iran is not cooperating with inspectors. Reports … Continue reading →
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Tagged bank tax, Barack Obama, education, education reform, EU, European economy, European Union, Germany, infrastructure, iran, Iranian nuclear program, President Obama, R&D, stimulus, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, unions
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