Tag Archives: Republican party

R&D: Southern Sudan’s New Challenges, Berlusconi’s Fight to Hold on in Italy, and the GOP Uses the Nullification Doctrine

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 27th: Sudan and the Secession Referendum from This Day (Nigeria) This article, courtesy of AllAfrica, breaks down the challenges that Southern Sudan will face now that it is on the path to becoming an … 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

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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: Reviving U.S. Power Internally, GOP Promises to Go After Healthcare, and Danny Davis Drops Out of the Chicago Mayoral Election

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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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R&D: Dems Extend Some of the Bush Tax Cuts, Israel is Not Prepared for War with Iran, and Jerry Brown Plans to Tell Californians About Budget Woes

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 3rd: House passes legislation to extend only some tax cuts from the Hill House Democrats voted 234-188 yesterday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for American families making less than $250,000 a year and … Continue reading →

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R&D: Registration for Sudan’s Secession Referendum Begins, Kyl Puts a Halt to START, and Pistole is Forced to Face Down Critics

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 17th: Thousands of Sudanese register to vote in secession referendum from the Los Angeles Times Thousands of people in southern Sudan registered to vote for a referendum that could split the country in two … Continue reading →

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R&D: Congress Ends Up Divided After the Midterms, Reid Hangs on in Nevada, Kirk Wins in Illinois, and Proposition 19 Fails

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 3rd: GOP seizes control of House; Dems retain Senate from Politico In last night’s midterm elections voters returned the Republicans to power in the House of Representatives. However, the GOP was unable to run … Continue reading →

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R&D: Gallup Predicts Republican Victory Tuesday, Bomb Plot Shows Necessity of Intelligence Networks, and Myanmar’s Polls Divide ASEAN

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 1st: Republicans Appear Poised to Win Big on Tuesday from Gallup In Gallup’s final measure of voter intentions prior to tomorrow’s midterm elections, the polling agency finds that Republicans have a substanial lead over … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Backs off Chinese Currency Dispute, Netanyahu Warns of Lebanon Becoming an Iranian Satellite, and GOP Fundraising Surges

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your special R&D weekend edition for October 17th: U.S. backs off in currency dispute with China from Reuters On Friday, the Obama administration backed away from a showdown with China over its currency as the Treasury Department delayed … Continue reading →

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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 →

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R&D: Clinton Offers Advice to Obama, the Republicans Make a Pledge to America, and What America Should Do About the Latest Japan-China Diplomatic Crisis

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 23rd: Bill Clinton offers formula for Barack Obama success from Politico Former President Bill Clinton has some advice for President Obama and Democrats heading into the 2010 midterms: find a national message that independent … Continue reading →

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