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Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi
R&D: Gibbs Resigns as White House Press Secretary, Nearly 20 Democrats Vote Against Pelosi as Speaker, and Hungary Challenges the EU
Here is your R&D for January 6th: Gibbs says he’ll serve Obama better from outside from the Washington Post White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has tendered his resignation effective in early February. Political analysts say that Gibbs is leaving … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, EU, European Union, Hungary, Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr, Nancy Pelosi, Obama administration, President Obama, R&D, Robert Gibbs, Speaker of the House, top five news stories, Vietnam
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R&D: Bush v. Gore’s Legacy, Pelosi Stuck on Tax Deal, and Cancun is a Success
Here is your R&D for December 13th: Ten years after Bush v. Gore, the fight goes on from the Christian Science Monitor Ten years ago, the Supreme Court settled the 2000 presidential election and enabled Texas Goveror George W. Bush … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amazon, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Bush v. Gore, Cancun climate summit, China, climate change, cyber war, George W. Bush, global warming, Japan, Japan-Chinese relations, Japanese military, Julian Assange, MasterCard, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, R&D, Russia, taxes, top five news stories, Wikileaks
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Big R&D: North and South Korea Exchange Fire, Irish Debt Crisis Leads to Collapse of Government, and the Future of Terror Trials and Detention
Here is your big R&D for November 23rd North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed from the Associated Press North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire today after North Korea shelled an island near their disputed sea border. Two … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, AIDS, Angela Merkel, Bill Owens, Brian Cowen, Cambodia, carbon emissions, Catholic Church, climate change, condoms, Ed Rendell, FCC, Federal Communication Commission, Federal Reserve, George H.W. Bush, Germany, global warming, Hun Sen, inflation, Internet regulation, iran, Iranian politics, Ireland, Irish bailout, Irish government, Jennifer Granholm, John Boehner, Korean relations, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, North Korea, Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, terror trials, terrorism, the Fed, top five news stories, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, war on terrorism
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R&D: Europe Prepares for Debt Defaults, Obama’s Deficit Commission Releases Its Plan, and Argentina and Brazil Move Away from Populism
Here is your R&D for November 11th: Fail safe from the Economist In light of Ireland’s latest financial difficulties, the European Union is preparing itself for a potential default by one of its members. How would the continent deal with … Continue reading →
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Tagged Argentina, Argentinian economy, Brazil, Brazilian economy, budget deficit, California, California budget deficit, California economy, debt defaults, deficit commission, Democratic Party, EU, European economy, European Union, federal deficit, Ireland, Irish economy, Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, President Obama, R&D, Social Security, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: U.S. Shifts Toward India, Why Nancy Pelosi Should Stay, and GOP Outreach to Latino Voters
Here is your R&D for November 8th: Obama confirms US strategic shift towards India from the BBC President Obama confirmed America’s foreign policy shift towards India over teh weekend when he announced that he would support India’s bid to have … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, currency, currency markets, EU, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, global economy, gold standard, GOP, Great Britain, India, Marco Rubio, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, R&D, Robert Zoellick, the Republican Party, the World Bank, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Indian relations, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations
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Extemp Questions for the Week of May 13th-19th, 2009
1. Can Russia play a constructive role in the Middle East peace process? 2. Has the pope’s visit to the Middle East achieved its goals? 3. Is the French economic model better than the Anglo-Saxon economic model? 4. Should the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Britain, Catholic Church, Chrysler, economy, entitlement reform, EU, France, illegal drugs, illegal immigration, iran, marijuana, Middle East, Nancy Pelosi, Russia, torture, women's rights
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