Tag Archives: Mexico

R&D from Prepd: North America & the Caribbean

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Enrique Pena Nieto

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: The Mexican Economy

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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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 →

Posted in R&D | Tagged airline industry, airline security, Barack Obama, drone strikes, drones, media, Mexican drug war, Mexico, National Security Agency, NSA, R&D, Singapore, Susan Rice, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Venezuelan relations | Comments Off

R&D: U.S. Weapons Systems Compromised by China, Pharmaceutical Battles in the Developing World, Fighting Future Unemployment, and More

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Logan Scisco

Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies from The Washington Post In an alarming confident report, the Pentagon revealed that Chinese hackers acquired designs for over twenty major weapons systems, which could harm America’s chances in … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Ben Bernanke, China, global health, hacking, Hezbollah, Larry Summers, Lebanon, Mexico, military issues, monetary policy, Obama judicial nominees, President Obama, R&D, Sino-American relations, Syrian civil war, the Federal Reserve, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

R&D: Calderon and Obama Meet to Discuss the Drug War, Kan is in a Budget Battle, and the Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Westboro Baptist Church

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 3rd: Heads of U.S., Mexico to Meet as Tensions Rise from the Wall Street Journal Mexican President Felipe Calderon is making a trip to Washington to meet with President Obama. The two men are … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Felipe Calderon, free speech, gay rights, Germany, illegal drugs, Japanese budget, Japanese economy, Japanese politics, Kosovo, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mexican drug war, Mexico, Moammar Gaddafi, Naoto Kan, R&D, Supreme Court, terrorism, top five news stories, U.S.-Mexican relations, war on terrorism, Westboro Baptist Church | Comments Off

R&D: Mexican Drug War Death Toll Climbs, Bailout Deal Doesn’t Quell EU Rifts, and Oklahoma Uses New Drug for Lethal Injection

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 17th: Mexico Drug War Death Toll Climbs to 30,196 Since 2006, Government Says from Bloomberg Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez has announced that over 30,000 Mexicans have died from drug related violence since President … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged don't ask don't tell, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, Felipe Calderon, Great Britain, Julian Assange, lethal injection, Mexican drug war, Mexico, Oklahoma, R&D, Ron Wyden, START, Sweden, the death penalty, top five news stories, Wikileaks | Comments Off

R&D: Indonesia’s Tsunami Survivors Get Aid, China’s Growing Global Responsibility, and Alaska’s Supreme Court Says It is OK to Give Voters a List of Write-In Candidates

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 28th: Indonesia Disaster Survivors Get Aid as Planes, Vessels Arrive from Business Week Food and supplies are being sent to survivors of Indonesia’s latest tsunami, which hit Sumatra on October 25th. The tsunami was … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: Lack of Hope in America, al-Qaeda’s New Planning Chief, the July Jobs Report, and a Token AGD Idea

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 6th: America Is at Risk of Boiling Over from the Wall Street Journal In an opinion-editorial piece, Peggy Noonan discusses how Americans are no longer optimistic about their children’s futures and how politicians are … Continue reading →

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