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Tag Archives: NATO
R&D: Israel Retaliates for Gaza Rocket Attacks, South Dakota Enacts a Controversial Abortion Bill, and the Libyan Coalition Argues Over Responsibility
Here is your R&D for March 23rd: Rockets From Gaza Hit Deep Into Southern Israel from the New York Times Violence has returned to Gaza as Israel responded with airstrikes after Palestinians militants fired rockets into southern Israel late Tuesday … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Chinese foreign policy, Dennis Daugaard, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, R&D, Roe v. Wade, South Dakota, the Gaza Strip, top five news stories
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R&D: Experts Nervous About Egypt’s Move to Democracy, McCaskill Admits Back Taxses, and America’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East Has Complications
Here is your R&D for March 22nd: Egypt’s Referendum: Nervous Steps Forward from the Council on Foreign Relations Egyptian voters approved several constitutional amendments in a national referendum over the weekend and paved the way for free elections later this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Claire McCaskill, Egypt, Egyptian constitutional referendum, Egyptian elections, Hamid Karzai, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, neoconservatives, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, President Obama, R&D, Tim Pawlenty, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Gaddafi Forces Gain Ground, “Day of Rage” Scheduled in Saudi Arabia, and Illinois Goes After Online Retailers
Here is your R&D for March 11th: Gaddafi takes key towns as Nato squabbles over Libya action from the Guardian Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s forces are reclaiming territory from rebel groups as NATO is divided over imposing a no fly … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amazon, ecommerce, Illinois, Illinois economy, Iowa, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Libya, Libyan civil war, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, natural disasters, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Pat Quinn, R&D, Rick Santorum, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian protests, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Al-Qaeda Close to Using Dirty Bombs, Tea Party Targets GOP Candidates in 2012, and Republican Presidential Contenders Schedule Trips to Israel
Here is your R&D for February 2nd: ‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’ from the Vancouver Sun In a shocking report released by WikiLeaks, NATO security chiefs argue that al-Qaeda is on the verge of using radioactive “dirty bombs” … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, al-Qaeda, Great Britain, Haley Barbour, Islam, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, religious issues, Republican party, Richard Lugar, tea party, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Pakistan Closes Afghanistan Border Crossing, McDonald’s Threatens to Drop Health Coverage, and the EU Launches Legal Action Against France
Here is your R&D for September 30th: Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack from the New York Times After a NATO cross-border attack on a Pakistani security post, Pakistan has closed the most important border crossing that supplies … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, EU, European Union, Fasial Shahzad, France, healthcare, healthcare reform, Hugo Chavez, McDonalds, NATO, Pakistan, R&D, Roma, security, Times Square bomber, top five news stories, Venezuela, war on terrorism
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R&D: Iraq’s Stability in a Post-Election World, America Reconsiders Its Position on the Armenian Genocide, and the National Debt Will Be Higher Than Projected
Here is the R&D top five for March 5th: After the Elections: Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Iraq from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The Armenian Genocide: Past Imperfect, Present Tense from the Economist National debt to be … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Iraq, Iraqi elections, national debt, NATO, R&D, top five news stories, Turkey
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Super R&D: Google Antitrust Issues, Scott Brown Labeled a Traitor, and Thomas L. Friedman Comments on Iraq
Here is an expanded R&D top 15 for February 24th: Google faces Brussels antitrust scrutiny from the Financial Times of London GOP’s Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote from the Washington Post Iraq’s Known Unknowns, Still Unknown from the New … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, auto industry, Congress, education reform, EU, European Union, Evan Bayh, Google, Great Britain, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, iran, Iranian sanctions, Iraq, NATO, R&D, Robert Mugabe, Scott Brown, stimulus package, the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands, U.S. economy, U.S. education, UN, United Nations, Zimbabwe
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Expanded R&D: The Workability of a Debt Reduction Task Force, What’s Wrong in Washington, and Arab Fears of a Nuclear Iran
Yesterday we weren’t able to bring you R&D due to some technical difficulties so today we bring you an expanded R&D for February 19th: Why the President’s Debt Reduction Task Force is Vital – and Might Work! from the Brookings … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, budget deficit, California, China, climate change, Colombia, Congress, Federal Reserve, global warming, healthcare, healthcare reform, interest rates, iran, Iranian nuclear program, NATO, North Korea, R&D, the Middle East, top five news stories
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R&D: Debt Threat to the Federal Reserve, Cyberterrorism Fact vs. Fiction, and NATO Reinstates Weapons Systems in Afghanistan
Here is your R&D top five for February 17th: Lone voice warns of debt threat to Fed from the Financial Times Cyberterrorism Hype v. Fact from the Council on Foreign Relations NATO reinstates weapons system used in attack that killed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, Federal Reserve, Georgia, Great Britain, NATO, R&D, Russia, top five news stories
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R&D: Clinton Fires Warning Shot at China, Experts Fear Economic Problems, and Russia Vows Action on Politkovskaya
Here is your R&D top five for January 29th: Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions from the New York Times Experts See Another Global Dip Ahead from the Wall Street Journal Police Vow to Punish Politkovskaya’s Killers from the Moscow … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Hillary Clinton, Honduras, NATO, R&D, Russia, top five news stories, world economy
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