Tag Archives: Robert Gates

R&D: Possible Shakeup in America’s National Security Apparatus, South Africa Seventeen Years After Apartheid, and Ron Paul Opens an Exploratory Committee for 2012

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 27th: AP sources: Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA from the Associated Press According to sources within the Obama administration, current CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates and General David … 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 →

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R&D: Yemen’s Challenges for the United States, Romney Hits the Road for Donations, and Allied Forces are Divided on Libya

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 25th: Yemeni Military Leader Tied to Terrorism Pledges to Protect Protesters from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The situation in Yemen could go very badly for the United States, with the defection … Continue reading →

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R&D: States Face Big Budget Gaps, Hamas Says it Would Recognize a Referendum on Peace with Israel, and Genachowski Releases Plan for Net Neutrality Today

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 1st: States face $41 billion in budget gaps from CNN It’s always good for extempers to have evidence in their files about the state of the state economies. This article provides details of the … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S. Might Stay Longer in Iraq, Muslims Want More from Obama, and Black is Named as the New Chancellor for the New York City Public School System

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 10th: Gates: US open to request from Iraq to stay from the Associated Press Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that it was a possibility that the U.S. would remain in Iraq after 2011 if … Continue reading →

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