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R&D: Anarchists Bomb Rome, Where President Obama’s Foreign Policy Stands, and Russia Holds Off Approving START

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 24th: Who Are The Anarchists Behind the Rome Embassy Bombs? from Time Italian anarchists claimed responsibility for two letter bombings yesterday in Rome. The Chilean and Swiss embassies experienced the attacks. Assessing Obama’s Foreign … Continue reading →

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R&D: Lame Duck Preview, Bernanke vs. Paul, and the Arab League Discusses the Middle East Peace Process

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 15th: Lame duck preview: The last hurrah for a Democratic Congress from the Washington Independent This is a fantastic article that breaks down the major issues and party dynamics facing the lame duck session … Continue reading →

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R&D: Political Calls Cause Phone Outages in Boston, Berlusconi’s Problems Increase, and What it Will Take for Israel to Make Peace

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 2nd: Comcast: ‘Massive’ Amount Of Political Calls Lead To Phone Outages from WCBVTV in Boston Comcast phone customers have experienced outages because of heavy political phone traffic this week. A good AGD article for … Continue reading →

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R&D: Democrats Target GOP Donors, Kyrgyzstan’s Elections Signal Unease, and Hillary Sits Out the Midterms

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 12th: Democrats Aim to Curb GOP Donors from the Wall Street Journal Democrats are stepping up their attacks on the campaign spending of pro-Republican groups, hoping that they can force disclosure of donor’s indentities … Continue reading →

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R&D: Obama Hints at Changes to His Economic Team, Netanyahu Details Plans for a Military Presence Near a Palestinian State, and Jerry Brown’s Possible Strategy in California

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 21st: Obama Hints at High-Level Changes from the Wall Street Journal With bad results forecast for the 2010 midterms, President Obama is looking to shake up his economic team. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and … Continue reading →

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R&D: Moderates and Extremists Battle over Middle East Peace, Murkowski Concedes, and Germany’s Immigration Debate

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 1st: You Ain’t Seen This Before from the New York Times Renowned New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman discusses the upcoming Middle East peace talks and the divide between moderate and … Continue reading →

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R&D: Anti-Poverty Programs Increase Enrollment, Israel’s Demographic Future, and Teachers’ Unions Battle the LA Times

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 30th: Record number in government anti-poverty programs from USA Today Usually, I’m not a big fan of USA Today, but I couldn’t help but notice this article concerning the impact of the recession on … Continue reading →

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R&D: 1994 in 2010?, U.S. Tells the Palestinians ‘No’ on a Settlement Freeze, and Virginia Reawakens the National Abortion Debate

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 24th: Poll numbers in 1994, a bad year for Democrats, don’t bode well for them in 2010 from the Washington Post Some political commentators have speculated that 2010 could be 1994 all over again … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of August 18th-24th, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Are Israeli evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem impeding the chance of a two state solution? 2. Is the recent decline in unemployment a victory for Obama? 3. Should the U.S. establish permanent military bases in Liberia? 4. Why … Continue reading →

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