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R&D from Prepd: Portugal’s Election

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Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China.  Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading

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R&D: Timeline for Arab Protests, Gaddafi Faces a Coalition of the Unwilling, and Portugal Creates a New Headache for the EU

Here is your R&D for March 24th: The Arab Powder Keg from Slate This is a link to an animated map from Slate Magazine, which diagrams the spread of unrest across the North Africa and Middle East since December. ‘Gadhafi … Continue reading

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R&D: Electoral Math Makes Obama Tough to Beat, Republicans Target UN Funding, and China’s New World Order

Here is your R&D for January 24th: Electoral math adds up to a hard-to-topple president from the Washington Post For any Republican presidential contender, they must look at the electoral map and plot a way to 270 electoral votes.  As … Continue reading

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R&D: Prince William is Engaged, Ireland Told to Take EU Bailout, and the Merchant of Death is Extradicted

Here is your R&D for November 16th: Prince William to marry Kate Middleton, giving Britain a 21st-century princess from the Christian Science Monitor While continental Europe is being hit with serious economic problems this morning, Great Britain woke up to … Continue reading

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