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R&D: NSA Still Collecting Telephone Records, Mexico’s Drug War Continued, Susan Rice is Chosen as the National Security Adviser, and More

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Logan Scisco

NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily from The Guardian In this exclusive story, which will stir privacy advocates, The Guardian reveals that the National Security Agency is collecting telephone records of Verizon customers and has been doing … Continue reading →

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R&D: Americans Distrust China, Haiti Brings Duvalier to Court, and Atlanta Public Schools are Put on Probation

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 19th: Wary Powers Set to Square Off from the Wall Street Journal As Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington for an important summit with President Obama, the United States is not very welcoming, … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Atlanta public schools, China, Comcast, education, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, global economy, Gordon Brown, Haiti, Hu Jintao, issues of youth, Jean-Clude Duvalier, media, mergers, NBC, R&D, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Justice Department, top five news stories, U.S.-Chinese relations | Comments Off

R&D: Krugman Urges America to Get Tough on China, Boehner Hints at Tax Concession, and South Korea Issues Final Report on Warship Sinking

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 13th: China, Japan, America from the New York Times America’s trade relationship with China has been a contentious political issue for quite some time. In this New York Times op-ed piece, Paul Krugman writes … Continue reading →

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R&D: Afghanistan, Lebanon, and an Interesting Israeli-Iran Solution

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for August 3rd: The No-Win War by the Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson discusses the frustrations of the Afghan war and how the U.S. has no real definition of victory. Planned Arrest Warrants Create … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Amazon, Apple, Connecticut, Hezbollah, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Iraq, Iraq war, Israel, Lebanon, media, R&D, Rafik Hariri, top five news stories | Comments Off

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. With a reported deal on healthcare in the Senate does that mean that healthcare reform is finalized? 2. Will Congress get more serious about cutting the deficit next year? 3. Is Obama’s AIDS policy insufficient? 4. Should the University … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 8th: Copenhagen’s Many Agendas from the Council on Foreign Relations Journalism and Freedom (Rupert Murdoch Editorial) from the Wall Street Journal EPA is preparing to regulate emissions in Congress’s stead from the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Want to Read Today

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 3rd: U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful from the Pew Research Center New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to N.J. from The Christian Science Monitor France … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, China, education, France, gay marriage, Germany, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, media, New York, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, top five, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

HotTopics: U.S. Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. If healthcare reform fails, is Obama’s presidency doomed? 2. Should Obama get rid of “don’t ask, don’t tell”? 3. Did failures in U.S. intelligence lead to the Fort Hood shooting? 4. Should Obama have attended the Berlin Wall celebrations? … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 22nd-28th, 2009

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Does the tea party movement significantly threaten Obama’s presidency? 2. Should the UN sanction Venezuela if it undermines stronger sanctions on Iran? 3. Does healthcare legislation need to do more to restrict access by illegal immigrants? 4. Is U.S. … Continue reading →

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