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Tag Archives: Libya
R&D: The Ninth Circuit Rules Against Arizona, Romney Has to Answer for His Healthcare Law, and Japan Increases the Rating for the Severity of Its Nuclear Crisis
Here is your R&D for April 12th: Ruling against Arizona immigration law upheld from the San Francisco Chronicle Yesterday a federal appeals court in San Francisco refused to let Arizona police demand documentation from suspected illegal immigrants on the grounds … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Arizona immigration law, Chernobyl, chocolate milk, France, Great Britain, healthcare reform, illegal immigration, Japan, Japanese nuclear disaster, Libya, Libyan war, Mitt Romney, NATO, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, obesity, R&D, top five news stories
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R&D: French Forces Capture Gbagbo, the African Union Tries to Create Peace in Libya, and the Palestinians Move Towards Statehood
Here is your R&D for April 11th: Ivory Coast strongman arrested after French forces intervene from the Washington Post French forces loyal to president-elect Alassane Ouattara stormed Laurent Gbagbo’s presidential palace today and arrested him without incident. The fall of … Continue reading →
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Tagged African Union, Alassane Ouattara, AU, European Union, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Iceland-British relations, Iceland-Dutch relations, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, Libya, Libyan war, Moammar Gaddafi, Nick Ayers, R&D, Republican Governor's Association, the EU, the Netherlands, Tim Pawlenty, top five news stories
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R&D: Prosser Takes the Lead in Wisconsin, Obama’s Problems in the Middle East, and Turkey Tries to Mediate in Libya
Here is your R&D for April 8th: Vote-Counting Error In Wisconsin Points to Incompetence, Not Conspiracy from the New York Times Conservative David Prosser seized the lead in Wisconsin’s highly watched Supreme Court race after Waukesha County counted 14,0000 votes … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Brazil, Brazil school shooting, budget deficit, David Prosser, government shutdown, Libya, Libyan war, military issues, President Obama, R&D, the Arab League, top five news stories, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court race
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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: Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System, 13% of U.S. Homes Are Vacant, and Arizona Outlaws Selective Abortions
Here is your R&D for March 30th: Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System from the International Crisis Group The latest International Crisis group report reflects on Pakistan’s political system, which the organization argues needs reform because it has contributed to political instability … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Fukushima nuclear power plant, housing market, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear disaster, Libya, Libyan war, Moammar Gaddafi, Pakistan, R&D, racial issues, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Egyptians Doubt Changes in Government, Arizona’s Campaign Finance Law is Reviewed by the Supreme Court, and Maternity Tourism Raises the Ire of Policymakers
Here is your R&D for March 29th: Egypt is still Mubarakstan from the Guardian Although Egyptians succeeded in ousting President Hosni Mubarak, they are now realizing that corruption extends well below him within the Egyptian government. Campaign Law Has Doubters … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, birthright citizenship, campaign finance reform, education, Egypt, Fourteenth Amendment, Hosni Mubarak, Libya, Libyan civil war, maternity tourism, No Child Left Behind, oil, President Obama, R&D, the Supreme Court, top five news stories
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R&D: The Right to Protect Doctrine Returns, Water Issues Worry Americans Most, and Is America Protecting French Interests in Libya?
Here is your R&D for March 28th: How Libya’s Qaddafi brought humanitarian intervention back in vogue from the Christian Science Monitor Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi has resurrected the international doctrine of the “right to protect”, which some analysts thought was a … Continue reading →
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Tagged environmental issues, France, Hugo Chavez, Libya, Libyan war, Moammar Gaddafi, R&D, right to protect, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-French relations, Venezuela, water
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R&D: Yemen’s Challenges for the United States, Romney Hits the Road for Donations, and Allied Forces are Divided on Libya
Here is your R&D for March 25th: Yemeni Military Leader Tied to Terrorism Pledges to Protect Protesters from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The situation in Yemen could go very badly for the United States, with the defection … Continue reading →
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Tagged General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, Japan, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mitt Romney, Moammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Gates, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Yemeni relations, Yemen, Yemeni protests
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R&D: Timeline for Arab Protests, Gaddafi Faces a Coalition of the Unwilling, and Portugal Creates a New Headache for the EU
Here is your R&D for March 24th: The Arab Powder Keg from Slate This is a link to an animated map from Slate Magazine, which diagrams the spread of unrest across the North Africa and Middle East since December. ‘Gadhafi … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Barack Obama, EU, EU bailouts, European Union, Libya, Libyan civil war, Moammar Gaddafi, Portugal, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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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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