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Tag Archives: military issues
The Veterans Affairs Scandal
[fblike] Since the war on terrorism began in 2001, questions about veterans’ issues have played a role in military and national defense rounds. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan added thousands of injured veterans to the list of those receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, military issues, premium content, Topic Brief, Veterans Affairs scandal
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R&D: The Veterans Affairs Scandal
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the Veterans Affairs scandal. Lawmakers call for criminal probe of alleged falsification of records at Veterans Affairs facilities http://t.co/9Zmo1czBYx — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 25, 2014 The chairman … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, military issues, premium content, R&D, Veterans Affairs scandal
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R&D: Japan’s Non-proliferation Future, U.S. Support for Euthanasia, The Failures of Legalized Prostitution in Germany, and More
Can Japan Remain Committed to Nonproliferation by The Washington Quarterly This academic article, from the Spring 2013 edition of the Washington Quarterly, provides an interesting overview of whether Japan can afford to not have a nuclear weapons program. However, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Shabab, cyber warfare, euthanasia, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Germany, hacking, human trafficking, James Comey, Japan, Kenya, libertarianism, military issues, nuclear issues, prostitution, R&D, Robert Mueller, Sino-U.S. relations, Somalia, Syria, Syrian civil war, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: U.S. Weapons Systems Compromised by China, Pharmaceutical Battles in the Developing World, Fighting Future Unemployment, and More
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
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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
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CFL Nats R&D: Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development
Texas board to finish social studies guidelines from the Associated Press Schools, students sue state over funding from the San Francisco Chronicle U.S. schools chief: We’re in ‘educational emergency’ from CNN Pawlenty won’t go after federal education grant from Business … Continue reading
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Tagged California, financial regulation, healthcare, healthcare reform, military, military issues, Minnesota, obesity, Rhode Island, swine flu, Texas, Tim Pawlenty, WHO, World Health Organization
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