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Tag Archives: Pakistan
R&D: Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System, 13% of U.S. Homes Are Vacant, and Arizona Outlaws Selective Abortions
Here is your R&D for March 30th: Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System from the International Crisis Group The latest International Crisis group report reflects on Pakistan’s political system, which the organization argues needs reform because it has contributed to political instability … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona, Fukushima nuclear power plant, housing market, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear disaster, Libya, Libyan war, Moammar Gaddafi, Pakistan, R&D, racial issues, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Issue Guide for Japan’s Recent Disaster, the United Nations Signs Off on Military Action in Libya, and the Justice Department Finds Problems in the New Orleans Police Department
Here is your R&D for March 18th: Issue Guide: Japan’s Triple Crisis from the Council on Foreign Relations This analysis brief concerning the Japanese earthquake provides tons of links for extempers who are looking to build their files on the … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime, Department of Justice, drone strikes, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, Moammar Gaddafi, New Orleans, Pakistan, police brutality, R&D, racial issues, racial tension, top five new stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Pakistani relations, United Nations
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R&D: Raymond Davis Freed in Pakistan, Miami-Dade County Recalls Its Mayor, and Coburn Talks About the Budget Deficit
Here is your R&D for March 16th: CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan is freed from the Guardian Raymond Davis, a CIA spy in Pakistan who was accused of murdering two Pakistani men, was freed after the families of … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, Carlos Alvarez, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Egypt, energy, energy prices, Food, food prices, Hillary Clinton, Miami-Dade County, national debt, Pakistan, R&D, Raymond Davis, Tom Coburn, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, U.S.-Pakistani relations
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R&D: Gallup Says Unemployment is Rising, Chavez’s Offer to Mediate in Libya is Rejected, and China’s Nuclear Weapons Policy is Examined
Here is your R&D for March 4th: Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% in February from Gallup According to Gallup’s unemployment measurement, which differs from the official statistics released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, unemployment in the U.S. … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Chinese defense policy, Democratic Party, Hugo Chavez, India, Libya, Michigan, Moammar Gaddafi, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, R&D, Rick Snyder, state budgets, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, Venezuela
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R&D: Ohio Faces Union Protests, Pakistan’s Minority Protections are Critiqued, and the Threat of a New Debt Crisis Roils the EU
Here is your R&D for March 2nd: Protests grow in Ohio as vote on union rights nears from the Washington Post Wisconsin isn’t the only state with union issues, as Ohio is seeking to curtail the bargaining power of public … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, Congress, Egypt, EU, EU bailouts, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, government shutdown, Great Britain, Ireland, Libya, Ohio, Ohio union protests, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Shahbza Bhatti, top five news stories, Tunisia, UN, United Nations
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R&D: Wisconsin Labor Battle Becomes Focal Point of the Country, U.S.-Pakistani Relations on Edge, and the Chances of a Government Shutdown Increase
Here is your R&D for February 18th: Union battle echoes beyond Wisconsin: ‘We’re fighting for our very existence’ from the Christian Science Monitor Wisconsin’s bid to break public employee unions is being watched by other states who want to enact … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beijing, Belgium, budget, budget deficit, China, government shutdown, John Boehner, organized labor, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Raymond Davis, state budget deficits, top five news stories, U.S.-Pakistani relations, Wisconsin
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R&D: Salman Taseer’s Death Puts Pakistan on Edge, States Pursue Immigration Measures, and Turkey Flexes New Muscle in Iraq
Here is your R&D for December 5th: Pakistan braces for turmoil ahead of Salman Taseer funeral from the Guardian Salman Taseer, a moderate Pakistani provincial governor, was shot dead by a bodyguard yesterday for opposing the nation’s blasphemy laws. Some fear … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bolivia, Evo Morales, filibusters, illegal immigration, Iraq, Mitch McConnell, Pakistan, R&D, radical Islam, Salman Taseer, top five news stories, Turkey, Turkey-Iraqi relations
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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: The Chances of an Obama Comeback, the U.S. Increases Pressure on China, and Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System is in Need of Reform
Here is your R&D for December 6th: What Obama Needs to Come Back: Luck from Time Can President Obama mount a political comeback before the 2012 elections? Time magazine isn’t counting on it and offers a bleak assessment of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, carbon emissions, carbon regulations, China-North Korean relations, global warming, North Korea, Pakistan, President Obama, R&D, Supreme Court, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, U.S.-South Korean relations, Wal-Mart
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R&D: China Ponders Its Ties with North Korea, International Observers Say Haitian Vote Okay, and President Obama Freezes the Pay of Federal Workers
Here is your R&D for November 30th: Wikileaks release ‘shows China thinking on Korea’ from the BBC One of the interesting pieces of information uncovered by the release of State Department documents is that China seems to be frustrated by … Continue reading →
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Tagged budget deficit, China, Chinese-North Korean relations, Haiti, Haitian presidential election, national debt, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistani economy, Pakistani monetary policy, President Obama, public employees, R&D, South Korea, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Wikileaks
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