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Tag Archives: Iraq
R&D: Gibbs Resigns as White House Press Secretary, Nearly 20 Democrats Vote Against Pelosi as Speaker, and Hungary Challenges the EU
Here is your R&D for January 6th: Gibbs says he’ll serve Obama better from outside from the Washington Post White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has tendered his resignation effective in early February. Political analysts say that Gibbs is leaving … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, EU, European Union, Hungary, Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr, Nancy Pelosi, Obama administration, President Obama, R&D, Robert Gibbs, Speaker of the House, top five news stories, Vietnam
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R&D: Salman Taseer’s Death Puts Pakistan on Edge, States Pursue Immigration Measures, and Turkey Flexes New Muscle in Iraq
Here is your R&D for December 5th: Pakistan braces for turmoil ahead of Salman Taseer funeral from the Guardian Salman Taseer, a moderate Pakistani provincial governor, was shot dead by a bodyguard yesterday for opposing the nation’s blasphemy laws. Some fear … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bolivia, Evo Morales, filibusters, illegal immigration, Iraq, Mitch McConnell, Pakistan, R&D, radical Islam, Salman Taseer, top five news stories, Turkey, Turkey-Iraqi relations
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R&D: Lessons from Iraq’s New Government, Suu-Kyi Set to be Released, and Blue State Budget Crises
Here is your R&D for November 12th: Four Lessons from Iraq’s New Government from Time After eight months of negotiations, Iraq finally has a new government. Nouri al-Maliki was tapped for a second term as the nation’s prime minister. In … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aung San Suu-Kyi, Barack Obama, budget deficits, Burma, Bush tax cuts, full body scanners, Iraq, Iraqi government, Myanmar, Nouri al-Maliki, President Obama, R&D, state budgets, state economies, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, war on terrorism
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R&D: U.S. Might Stay Longer in Iraq, Muslims Want More from Obama, and Black is Named as the New Chancellor for the New York City Public School System
Here is your R&D for November 10th: Gates: US open to request from Iraq to stay from the Associated Press Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that it was a possibility that the U.S. would remain in Iraq after 2011 if … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alaskan Senate Race, Barack Obama, Cairo speech, Cathie Black, education, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iraq war, Joe Miller, Joel Klein, Lisa Murkowski, Michael Bloomberg, military, Muslim world, New York City public schools, President Obama, R&D, Robert Gates, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Indian relations, war on terrorism
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R&D: President Obama’s Deficit Commission Discusses Taxes, Clegg Demands Answers on Detainee Abuse, and Obama’s Playbook After the Midterms
Here is your R&D for October 25th: Key Tax Breaks at Risk as Panel Looks at Cuts from the Wall Street Journal President Obama’s deficit commission is looking at eliminating tax deducation on mortgage interest and child tax credits in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, campaign finance reform, child tax credit, China, deficit commission, detainee abuse, Iraq, Japan, Japanese-Chinese relations, mortgage interest deduction, Nick Clegg, organized labor, President Obama, R&D, taxes, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military, U.S.-Great Britain relations, Wikileaks
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R&D: West Virginia Tests Obama, Major Senate Races Tighten, and Iraq’s Political Stalemate
Here is your R&D for October 21st: W. Va. election becomes a test for Obama from the Washington Post In this op-ed, conservative columnist George Will writes that the West Virginia Senate race is a major test for President Obama … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, California, Cuba, Egypt, Egyptian parliamentary elections, Iraq, Iraqi government, John Manchin, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Cuban relations, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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R&D: U.S. Backs off Chinese Currency Dispute, Netanyahu Warns of Lebanon Becoming an Iranian Satellite, and GOP Fundraising Surges
Here is your special R&D weekend edition for October 17th: U.S. backs off in currency dispute with China from Reuters On Friday, the Obama administration backed away from a showdown with China over its currency as the Treasury Department delayed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, British politics, Democratic Party, dollar, GOP, Great Britain, iran, Iraq, Iraq war, Labour Party, Lebanon, Liberal Democratic Party, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mexican drug war, Mexico, Nick Clegg, R&D, Republican party, Sunnis, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese economy, yuan
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R&D: The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy Continues, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks to Resume, and the Future of Iraq and Obama
Here is your R&D for August 23rd: New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas from the Los Angeles Times The controversy over the mosque near Ground Zero has antagonized Muslims globally and could complicate U.S. outreach to Muslim nations. Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading →
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Tagged Australian parliamentary elections, Barack Obama, China, global issues, Ground Zero mosque, India, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Middle East peace talks, Palestinians, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: GM Offers Massive IPO, 100 Facts About Britain’s Governing Coalition, and Chad’s Stability
Here is your R&D for August 19th: General Motors Files for an Initial Public Offering from the New York Times General Motors has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) so that it can repay taxpayers for the bailout that … Continue reading →
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Tagged BP, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, British politics, General Motors, GM, Great Britain, Gulf oil spill, Iraq, Iraq war, Liberal Democratic Party, R&D, top five news stories
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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
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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Tagged California, China, foreign policy, gay marriage, healthcare reform, Iraq, Italy, President Obama, Proposition 8, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, Taiwan, top five news stories
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