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Tag Archives: Israel
R&D: Resolving the Syrian Conflict, Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, and More
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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Tagged 2014 midterms, Egypt, gay marriage, gay rights, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Israel, poverty, R&D, Syria, Syrian civil war, U.S. Foreign Policy
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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
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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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Michael Oren, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, Ollanta Humala, OPEC, Peru, Peruvian presidential election, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Six Day War, top five news stories, world economy
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R&D: South African Voters Reconsider Their Options, Palestinian Non-Violence and U.S. Reaction, and the IMF’s Strauss-Kahn Challenge
Here is your R&D for May 17th: South Africa election: Why some poor black voters may ditch the ANC this time from the Christian Science Monitor Economic problems are causing some black South Africans to reconsider their political ties to … Continue reading →
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Tagged British-Irish relations, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Donald Trump, Great Britain, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Mike Huckabee, Queen Elizabeth II, R&D, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israeli relations
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R&D: U.S. Accuses Syria of Inciting Clashes on Israel’s Border, Ocampo Moves to Get an Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi, and Americans Say College is Too Pricey
Here is your R&D for May 16th: U.S. accuses Syria of inciting Israel border clashes from Haaretz The White House accused Syria of inciting a deadly border clash between Israeli troops and Palestinian demonstrators and claimed that the Syrian government … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, California 36th District, college, debt limit, Democratic Party, ICC, International Criminal Court, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Israeli-Syrian relations, Jane Harman, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, R&D, Syria, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Syrian relations
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R&D: Haley Barbour Decides Not to Run for President, the Arab Spring Puts Washington on the Defensive, and a Look at President Obama’s Re-Election Strategy
Here is your R&D for April 26th: How Haley Barbour’s move shakes up 2012 from Politico Yesterday, Misssissippi Governor Haley Barbour announced that he would not be running for president. Barbour was considered as one of the favorites to win … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Haley Barbour, Israel, Jim Messina, Middle East protests, Nigeria, Nigerian elections, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: An Argument is Made for Why America Needs Israel, An Excellent Report on Indonesian Terrorism, and America Considers Sanctions Against Syria’s Leadership
Here is your R&D for April 25th: The Ultimate Ally from Foreign Policy According to his piece in the May/June 2011 edition of Foreign Policy magazine, America needs Israel more than ever because of its strategic location and its ability … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Cambodia, Cambodian-Thai relations, Indonesia, Israel, President Obama, R&D, sanctions, Syria, Syrian protests, terrorism, Texas, Texas wildfires, Thailand, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israeli relations, wildfires
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Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union
Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, African Union, Al Sharpton, Allassane Ouattara, AU, Barack Obama, budget, budget deficit, China, Chinese human rights, Clean Air Act, David Prosser, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EU, EU bailout, euro, euro zone, European immigration, European issues, European Union, France, French foreign policy, French-Ivory Coast relations, gas prices, Gaza war, government shutdown, greenhouse gas emissions, housing industry, human rights, International Monetary Fund, Iraq war, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Italy, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear disaster, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Laurent Gbagbo, Libya, Libyan war, major R&D, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, oil, Paul Ryan, Portugal, Portuguese economy, President Obama, R&D, Richard Goldstone, small businesses, Spain, Spanish bailout, Spanish economy, taxes, the Ivory Coast, Tunisia, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court race
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R&D: Israel Retaliates for Gaza Rocket Attacks, South Dakota Enacts a Controversial Abortion Bill, and the Libyan Coalition Argues Over Responsibility
Here is your R&D for March 23rd: Rockets From Gaza Hit Deep Into Southern Israel from the New York Times Violence has returned to Gaza as Israel responded with airstrikes after Palestinians militants fired rockets into southern Israel late Tuesday … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Chinese foreign policy, Dennis Daugaard, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, R&D, Roe v. Wade, South Dakota, the Gaza Strip, 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: Why High Speed Rail is a Bad Idea, Americans Believe China is the World’s Economic Leader, and Gaddafi Tells the Palestinians to Peacefully Revolt
Here is your R&D for February 14th: The Enemies of Good Government from Newsweek (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) In this op-ed, Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson discusses why government investment in high speed rail is a poor choice. China Surges in Americans’ … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aymun Nur, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, education, Egypt, global economy, high speed rail, infrastructure, Israel, Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Samuelson, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations
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