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Tag Archives: oil
R&D: Reviving U.S. Power Internally, GOP Promises to Go After Healthcare, and Danny Davis Drops Out of the Chicago Mayoral Election
Here is your R&D for January 3rd: Reviving U.S. Power Abroad From Within from the Council on Foreign Relations This Council on Foreign Relations roundtable discussion seeks to answer whether America’s domestic weaknesses impact U.S. foreign policy. G.O.P. Newcomers Set … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Carol Moseley-Braun, Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, Danny Davis, gas prices, GOP, healthcare, healthcare reform, oil, Pakistan, Pakistani politics, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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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: Petraeus Condemns Quran Burning, Australia Settles on a Government, and the GOP is Favored Over Democrats on the Budget
Here is your R&D for September 7th: Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church’s Plan to Burn Qurans from the Wall Street Journal Plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of September 11th has outraged Muslims … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Australia, Australian politics, Brazil, Bush tax cuts, David Petraeus, Democratic Party, GOP, healthcare, Julia Gillard, oil, Quran, Quran burning, R&D, Republican party, Social Security, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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NFL Nats IX R&D: Energy & the Environment
World’s ecosystems provide ‘services’ equal to global income from the Agence France Presse EU beating gas emission targets from the Financial Times UK given final warning over London air quality from the Guardian Nigeria without oil: Akwa Ibom example from … Continue reading →
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Tagged carbon emissions, EU, European Union, global economy, Great Britain, Nigeria, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, R&D, top news stories, UN, United Kingdom, United Nations
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CFL Nats R&D: Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Transportation
Farmers say risk management program too complex from Business Week Tesla to build electric cars at Northern California plant from the Los Angeles Times U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak from Bloomberg EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil … Continue reading →
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Tagged auto industry, BP, California, climate change, Detroit, electric cars, EPA, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Japan, oil, R&D, top news stories, Toyota
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R&D: China and U.S. on Saudi Crude, Obama’s Healthcare Ideas, and ElBaradei as a Potential Presidential Contender in Egypt
Here is your R&D top five for February 22nd: China taps more Saudi crude than US from the Financial Times of London Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases from the New York Times Could former UN nuclear boss … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Brazil, China, Egypt, EU, European Union, healthcare, healthcare reform, Mercosur, oil, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Nuclear Threat from North Korea, The Future of Oil, and Frustrations Over Haiti Relief Efforts
Here is your R&D top five for February 4th: Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount from the Washington Times Beyond the black stuff (Oil) from the Economist Scattershot Aid Efforts Spur Frustration in Haiti from the Latin American Herald Tribune … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Haiti, international hot spots, North Korea, nuclear issues, oil, R&D, top five news stories
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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today
Here is your R&D top five for December 11th: 2020: The IEA Puts a Date on Peak Oil Production from the Economist Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy: banks should pay for climate change from the London Times Illegal Immigrant Students … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Shabab, al-Qaeda, Argentina, Brazil, climate change, global warming, Gordon Brown, illegal immigration, immigration reform, Nicolas Sarkozy, oil, R&D, Somalia, top five, top five news stories
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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today
Here is your R&D for November 20th: Europe Chooses Nobodies from Der Spiegel Note: This article has a nice chart on the EU’s new structure. A Tilt Away From Social Issues for the GOP from the New York Times Mixed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angola, EU, EU president, GOP, Israel, Netanyahu, oil, R&D, Syria, top five, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Want to Read Today
Here are your top 5 news stories/reports for November 6th: Top Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-election from The New York Times Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt from The Seattle Times Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Ends Boycott from … Continue reading →
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Tagged healthcare, Iraq, oil, Palestinians, R&D, top five, top five news stories, Zimbabwe
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