Tag Archives: Libyan war

R&D: OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Targets, Huntsman Campaigns in New Hampshire, and Obama and Merkel Hash Out U.S.-German Relations

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 8th: Oil Rises the Most in Three Weeks as OPEC Fails to Reach Accord from Business Week In Vienna, OPEC failed to agree on production targets for the first time in 20 years, as … Continue reading →

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R&D: Apple and Google Under Fire for Collecting Customer Data, John Ensign Will Resign Senate Seat, and States Debate “Birther” Bills

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 22nd: Apple, Google Collect User Data from the Wall Street Journal It has been revealed that Apple’s iPhones and Google’s Android smartphones transmit the locations of users back to each company. Privacy rights advocates … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gary Johnson Enters the 2012 GOP Primary, Obama’s OK’s the Use of Drones in Libya, and the Gulf Council Offers a Political Settlement to Yemen’s Saleh

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 21st: What Gary Johnson Brings to the GOP Presidential Race from the Atlantic Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson announced a bid for the Republican presidential nomination today. Johnson was a two-term governor in … Continue reading →

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Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: French Forces Capture Gbagbo, the African Union Tries to Create Peace in Libya, and the Palestinians Move Towards Statehood

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Prosser Takes the Lead in Wisconsin, Obama’s Problems in the Middle East, and Turkey Tries to Mediate in Libya

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System, 13% of U.S. Homes Are Vacant, and Arizona Outlaws Selective Abortions

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: The Right to Protect Doctrine Returns, Water Issues Worry Americans Most, and Is America Protecting French Interests in Libya?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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