Tag Archives: Republican party

R&D from Prepd: Growing GOP Civil War

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Logan Scisco

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John Boehner’s Resignation

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Facing the threat of an insurgency from within his own ranks, Speaker of the House John Boehner shocked the nation’s political establishment on Friday by announcing his resignation from the speakership, as well as his House seat, effective October … Continue reading →

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R&D: John Boehner’s Resignation

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on John Boehner’s resignation. The tragedy of John Boehner is that he could have been a great House Speaker, @JeffreyToobin writes: http://t.co/GvDN6FR9nV — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 29, … Continue reading →

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R&D: A New Government Shutdown?

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D focuses on the possibility of another government shutdown before the 2014 midterm elections. When Congress reconvenes next week, it will have ten days to reach an agreement to keep the government funded through the end of September. … Continue reading →

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CFL R&D Part One: U.S. Politics, World Environmental Issues, and International Areas in Conflict

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a special CFL R&D that provides articles for three of the nine CFL extemp topic areas. The second CFL R&D will come out tomorrow evening. U.S. Politics Daniels Decides Against Presidential Run from the Wall Street Journal Indiana … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gary Johnson Enters the 2012 GOP Primary, Obama’s OK’s the Use of Drones in Libya, and the Gulf Council Offers a Political Settlement to Yemen’s Saleh

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 21st: What Gary Johnson Brings to the GOP Presidential Race from the Atlantic Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson announced a bid for the Republican presidential nomination today. Johnson was a two-term governor in … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Barack Obama, Gary Johnson, Gulf Cooperation Council, Haiti, Haitian presidential election, Libya, Libyan war, Michel Martelly, Mike Huckabee, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Robert Gates, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen, Yemeni protests | Comments Off

R&D: Gaddafi Could Last out the Rebels, Oil Prices Shock the Global Economy, and Healthcare Waivers Climb

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 7th: Gadhafi could wage protracted civil war from the Washington Times Military analysts who are examining the situation on the ground believe the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi will be able to draw out the … Continue reading →

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R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 10th: GOP cuts deep as right revolts from Politico In an effort to appease the Tea Party, House Republicans proposed tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts yesterday, but the cuts have come … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: A 1979 Reflection on U.S. Foreign Policy, What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes, and U.S. Lawmakers Prepare an Internet “Kill Switch”

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 31st: Dictatorships & Double Standards from Commentary Magazine This may not seem like an article you could use in extemp, since it comes from 1979, but the situation in Egypt is in some ways … Continue reading →

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