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Tag Archives: nuclear issues
Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System
Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, Chernobyl, climate change, Cuba, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, entitlement reform, entitlement spending, environment, Florida, Full Tilt Poker, gambling, global issues, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Jason Chaffetz, large R&D, Libya, Libyan war, Medicaid, Medicare, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, Nevada Senate Race, Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, oil, oil drilling, onlike poker, online gambling, pat downs, PokerStars, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, Robert E. Hunter, Russia, security, tea party, terror alert system, terrorism, Transporation Security Administration, Virginia Senate Race, Vladimir Putin, war on terrorism
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R&D: Merkel Adjusts German Nuclear Policy, Definitions of Nuclear Terms, and Why the Saudi Monarchy Will Endure
Here is your R&D for March 17th: Merkel aims to speed Germany’s nuclear energy exit from Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has been a strong proponent of nuclear power, but facing potential backlash over that issue in light of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angela Merkel, Arab protests, F. Gregory Gause III, flooding, German politics, Germany, Hillary Clinton, Japan, Japanese nuclear crisis, natural disasters, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, R&D, Saudi Arabia, top five news stories, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Tunisian relations
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R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe
Here is your R&D for March 14th: ‘She’s becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition’ from Politico Conservative intellectuals are bashing Sarah Palin for representing a brand of identity politics that the Republican Party has long detested and some, like George Will, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, charter schools, China, education, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, merit pay, Middle East protests, No Child Left Behind, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Uzbekistan
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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: Text of President Obama’s State of the Union & Paul Ryan’s Rebuttal and the U.S. Works to Secure Old Soviet Nuclear Sites
Here is your R&D for January 26th: Full text of the State of the Union speech Courtesy of the Miami Herald, here is the text of President Obama’s third State of the Union address last night. Text of Paul Ryan’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Kazakhstan, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Paul Ryan, President Obama, R&D, security, State of the Union, State of the Union rebuttal, terrorism, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S.-Russian relations
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R&D: Anarchists Bomb Rome, Where President Obama’s Foreign Policy Stands, and Russia Holds Off Approving START
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, China, Duma, global economy, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Italy, James M. Lindsay, Middle East peace process, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, President Obama, R&D, Rome bombings, Russia, Saudi Arabia, START, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: WikiLeaks Day 4 Summary, Federal Reserve Aid to Financial Institutions Revealed, and Japan Argues that Kyoto Should Not be Extended
Here is your R&D for December 2nd: WikiLeaks cables, day 4: summary of today’s key points from the Guardian Don’t feel like reading all the WikiLeaks cables? This Guardian article provides a summary of the cables that were released today. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cancun climate summit, climate change, constitutional issues, FDA, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Food and Drug Administration, food safety, GE, General Electric, global warming, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, iran, Japan, Kyoto Protocol, North Korea, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, R&D, Syria, taxes, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. Foreign Policy, Verizon, Wikileaks
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R&D: Registration for Sudan’s Secession Referendum Begins, Kyl Puts a Halt to START, and Pistole is Forced to Face Down Critics
Here is your R&D for November 17th: Thousands of Sudanese register to vote in secession referendum from the Los Angeles Times Thousands of people in southern Sudan registered to vote for a referendum that could split the country in two … Continue reading →
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Tagged Brian Lenihan, EU, euro, euro zone, European economy, European Union, full body scanners, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Jon Kyl, Michael Steele, nuclear issues, nuclear weapons, pat downs, R&D, Republican National Committee, Republican party, RNC, Russia, Russian-U.S. relations, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese secession referendum, top five news stories, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military
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R&D: Russia Agrees to Build Venezuela a Nuclear Reactor, Sarkozy Promises to Crack Down on Protests, and the Road to Negotiations in Afghanistan
Here is your R&D for October 19th: Russia to Build A Nuclear Power Plant in Venezuela from the Latin American Herald Tribune In a move that alarms U.S. diplomats and nuclear non-proliferation experts, Russia signed an agreement with Venezuela last … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Angela Merkel, Bank of America, foreclosures, France, French pension reform, Germany, Great Britain, housing market, multiculturalism, Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, R&D, Russia, Taliban, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela
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R&D: Obama’s Political Position in Jeopardy, Pakistan’s Nuclear Buildup, and China Uses its Diplomatic Muscle Against Norway
Here is your R&D for October 11th: Why Obama Is Losing the Political War from Time Why has President Obama’s political position declined over the last year two years? This article in Time magazine analyzes that issue and ponders whether … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Chamber of Commerce, China, Chinese-Norwegian relations, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, Norway, nuclear disarmament, nuclear issues, Pakistan, President Obama, R&D, Robert Mugabe, top five news stories, U.S.-Pakistani relations, Zimbabwe
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