Tag Archives: New York

R&D: The Justice Department Sues New York Over Overseas Ballots, Colombia Wins Security Council Spot, and Home Foreclosures Top 100k in September

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 14th: New York is sued for missing deadline on overseas ballots from the Washington Post The Justice Department has sued the state of New York for missing deadlines to mail ballots overseas troops. The … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese politics, Colombia, foreclosures, France, French pension reform, housing market, Justice Department, military ballots, New York, R&D, Security Council, Social Security, top five news stories, U.S. economy, UN, United Nations, voting issues, voting rights, Wen Jiabao | Comments Off

R&D: Cuba is Cutting State Employees, Election Day in 7 States, and Bush Tax Cuts 101

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 14th: Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll from the Financial Times of London In a sign that the Cuban economy is changing, the country’s trade union federation announced Monday that more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Bush tax cuts, Christine O'Donnell, Cuba, Cuban economy, Delaware, Ichiro Ozawa, Japan, Kenya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mike Castle, Naoto Kan, New Hampshire, New York, R&D, Republican party, Rhode Island, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

NFL Nats USX R&D: America: The Path from 2000 to 2010

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

N.Y. Republicans Tap Lazio as Candidate for Governor from Business Week Blagojevich trial will be key performance for ex-governor from the Washington Post The new US security strategy from the Lebanese Daily Star For Republican Women, 2010 Is Already A … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Blagojevich trial, George W. Bush, GOP, Gulf oil spill, Illinois, immigration reform, national security strategy, New York, R&D, Republican party, Rod Blagojevich, top news stories | Comments Off

NFL Nats USX R&D: 2010 & 2012 Elections

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Poll Shows Paul Still Leads in Kentucky from the Wall Street Journal Illinois Senate candidate on defensive over military claim from the Los Angeles Times Case withdraws from Congressional race from the Honolulu Advertiser Sharp swings mark Republican governor’s race … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged California, California governor's race, Chris Christie, economy, Illinois Senate race, Iowa caucuses, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Newt Gingrich, Ohio, R&D, Rand Paul, top news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Want to Read Today

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 3rd: U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful from the Pew Research Center New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to N.J. from The Christian Science Monitor France … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, China, education, France, gay marriage, Germany, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, media, New York, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, top five, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of May 27th-June 2nd, 2009

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Should the international community recognize North Korea as a permanent member of the world’s nuclear club? 2. Would sizeable BNP gains in the European parliamentary elections reflect poorly on Britain? 3. Should the GOP filibuster Sotomayor? 4. Is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Britain, California, Canada, Ethiopia, EU, France, gay rights, GOP, Guantanamo Bay, New York, North Korea, Proposition 8, security, Somalia, Sotomayor, Sri Lanka, Supreme Court | Comments Off