Tag Archives: Palestinians

R&D: Democrats Target GOP Donors, Kyrgyzstan’s Elections Signal Unease, and Hillary Sits Out the Midterms

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 12th: Democrats Aim to Curb GOP Donors from the Wall Street Journal Democrats are stepping up their attacks on the campaign spending of pro-Republican groups, hoping that they can force disclosure of donor’s indentities … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged campaign finance, Democratic Party, Department of Justice, Hillary Clinton, Internal Revenue Service, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan elections, Middle East peace process, Moshe Ya'alon, Palestinians, R&D, Republican party, Thokozani Khupe, top five news stories, Zimbabwe | Comments Off

R&D: Top 5 Senate Races, Anger at Europe’s Austerity Measures, and Can Miliband Be a New Thatcher?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 28th: Five most competitive Senate races from Politico Need some help identifying major Senate races this election cycle? This Politico article can help you out. Austerity whips up anger, protests mount in Europe from … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged British politics, Ed Miliband, EU, European Union, Ireland, Irish economy, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East peace talks, Palestinians, Senate, settlement freeze, West Bank | Comments Off

R&D: BP Oil Spill Report Released, Sarkozy Stands Firm, and Barroso Addresses the EU

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 8th: BP Report Says Many Factors Caused Macondo Oil Spill from Business Week BP has released a recent report on what caused the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster. The report blames BP engineers as well … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, BP, BP oil spill report, Deepwater Horizon oil rig, EU, European Union, France, French economy, French pension reform, Gulf oil spill, Halliburton, homelessness, iran, Israel, Jose Manuel Barroso, McDonalds, Middle East peace talks, Nicolas Sarkozy, Palestinians, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, the Middle East, top five news stories, Transocean Ltd., Value Voter straw poll | Comments Off

R&D: Moderates and Extremists Battle over Middle East Peace, Murkowski Concedes, and Germany’s Immigration Debate

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 1st: You Ain’t Seen This Before from the New York Times Renowned New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman discusses the upcoming Middle East peace talks and the divide between moderate and … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged German immigration, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, jobs, Joe Miller, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un, Lisa Murkowski, Middle East, Middle East peace, Middle East peace process, Middle East peace talks, midterm elections, North Korea, Palestinians, R&D, Reiner Klingholz, Republican party, Sarah Palin, tea party, Thomas L. Friedman, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

R&D: Anti-Poverty Programs Increase Enrollment, Israel’s Demographic Future, and Teachers’ Unions Battle the LA Times

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 30th: Record number in government anti-poverty programs from USA Today Usually, I’m not a big fan of USA Today, but I couldn’t help but notice this article concerning the impact of the recession on … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, anti-poverty programs, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, education, education reform, government programs, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Jacob Zuma, Los Angeles Times, Middle East peace process, Palestinians, poverty, R&D, South Africa, South African politics, teachers unions, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

R&D: The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy Continues, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks to Resume, and the Future of Iraq and Obama

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 23rd: New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas from the Los Angeles Times The controversy over the mosque near Ground Zero has antagonized Muslims globally and could complicate U.S. outreach to Muslim nations. Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Australian parliamentary elections, Barack Obama, China, global issues, Ground Zero mosque, India, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Middle East peace talks, Palestinians, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

R&D: Obama Stays the Course, Honduras Still Not Receiving U.S. Aid, and Yemeni Trained Extremists Invading Gaza

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 28th: Embattled Obama stays course in State of Union from the Christian Science Monitor Honduras Lobo moving “in the right direction”, but no US aid restoration yet from MercoPress When Yemen Meets … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Gaza, Honduras, Palestinians, R&D, State of the Union, taxes, top five news stories, Yemen | Comments Off

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

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 13th: Horror in Haiti from the Economist Health reform looms in Massachusetts Senate race from the Washington Post Al-Qaeda in the West Bank and Gaza from the Washington Institute for Near East … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged al-Qaeda, criminal issues, Gaza Strip, Haiti, healthcare, Massachusetts Senate race, Palestinians, R&D, Supreme Court, top five news stories, West Bank | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation? 2. Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years? 3. Will Iran arrest Mousavi? 4. Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, Bolivia, December 2009 extemp questions, EU, European Union, Evo Morales, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Honduras, international extemp questions, iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Japanese economy, Latin America, Manuel Zelaya, Palestinians, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Romania, Turkey, West Bank | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 16th: Israel rejects Palestinian statehood bid via the UN from The Christian Science Monitor Passing the baton on healthcare reform from The Economist Sino-Indian rivalry fuels Nepal’s turmoil from The Asia Times … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, census, China, healthcare, healthcare reform, India, Israel, Middle East peace, Nepal, Obama, Palestinians, R&D, terror suspects, the economist, top five, top five news stories, United Nations | Comments Off