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Tag Archives: security
CFL Nationals R&D Part III: Homeland Security Issues, Bill of Rights Issues, and World Economic Issues
Here is the final part of a special CFL nationals R&D: Homeland Security Issues Senate votes to extend Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times The U.S. Senate voted to extend expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act on Monday … Continue reading →
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Tagged al-Qaeda, Boeing, California, China, Chinese economy, counterterrorism, cyber defense, cyber warfare, death penalty, Department of Homeland Security, eighth amendment, EU, euro zone, European Union, federalism, fourth amendment, global economy, Greece, Greek debt crisis, Greek economy, homeland security, IEA, India, International Energy Agency, internet, Kentucky v. King, National Labor Relations Board, New Hampshire, NLRB, oil, organized labor, Osama bin Laden, Patriot Act, Peter King, prisons, R&D, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, security, South Carolina, Supreme Court, tenth amendment, terrorism, U.S.-Indian relations, unions
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Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System
Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, Chernobyl, climate change, Cuba, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, entitlement reform, entitlement spending, environment, Florida, Full Tilt Poker, gambling, global issues, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Jason Chaffetz, large R&D, Libya, Libyan war, Medicaid, Medicare, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, Nevada Senate Race, Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, oil, oil drilling, onlike poker, online gambling, pat downs, PokerStars, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, Robert E. Hunter, Russia, security, tea party, terror alert system, terrorism, Transporation Security Administration, Virginia Senate Race, Vladimir Putin, war on terrorism
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R&D: States Consider Limits on Unions, the Dalai Lama Resigns, and King’s Hearing Arouse Controversy
Here is your R&D for March 10th: Several states consider union limits from Reuters After Wisconsin’s Senate found a way around a Democratic boycott of the state legislature yesterday, their efforts are being mirrored by other states as they attempt … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Dalai Lama, death penalty, Islam, Islamic extremism, Johnnie Baston, Labor, lethal injection, Ohio, Peter King, public employee unions, R&D, security, state budgets, state economies, Tibet, top five news stories, trade, trade deficit, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism
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R&D: GOP Revolts on the Patriot Act, the Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Discussions, and Armenia and Azerbaijan Might be Headed for War
Here is your R&D for February 9th: Republican-led House fails to pass short-term extension of Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times In what is seen as the first setback for the House Republican leadership and potentially the first revolt … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Armena-Azerbaijan relations, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Italy, jobs, President Obama, R&D, security, Silvio Berlusconi, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Patriot Act, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism
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R&D: Southern Sudan’s New Challenges, Berlusconi’s Fight to Hold on in Italy, and the GOP Uses the Nullification Doctrine
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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Tagged constitutional issues, Department of Homeland Security, Egypt, healthcare reform, Italian politics, Italy, nullification, R&D, Republican party, security, Silvio Berlusconi, Southern Sudan, Sudan, terror alert system, terrorism, top five news stories, Tunisia, war on terrorism, Yemen
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R&D: Text of President Obama’s State of the Union & Paul Ryan’s Rebuttal and the U.S. Works to Secure Old Soviet Nuclear Sites
Here is your R&D for January 26th: Full text of the State of the Union speech Courtesy of the Miami Herald, here is the text of President Obama’s third State of the Union address last night. Text of Paul Ryan’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Kazakhstan, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Paul Ryan, President Obama, R&D, security, State of the Union, State of the Union rebuttal, terrorism, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S.-Russian relations
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R&D: Congress Weighs Security Plan, North Korean Trade Falls, and What the U.S. Should Do About Sudan
Here is your R&D for January 11th: Congress Weighs Enhanced Security Plan from the New York Times Congress is looking into adopting a more enhanced security system for its members in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle … Continue reading →
R&D: Gallup Predicts Republican Victory Tuesday, Bomb Plot Shows Necessity of Intelligence Networks, and Myanmar’s Polls Divide ASEAN
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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Tagged Arizona, ASEAN, Burma, Gallup, illegal immigration, immigration, intelligence agencies, Myanmar, Myanmar elections, national security, R&D, Republican party, Saudi Arabia, security, terrorism, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism, Yemen
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R&D: Pakistan Closes Afghanistan Border Crossing, McDonald’s Threatens to Drop Health Coverage, and the EU Launches Legal Action Against France
Here is your R&D for September 30th: Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack from the New York Times After a NATO cross-border attack on a Pakistani security post, Pakistan has closed the most important border crossing that supplies … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, EU, European Union, Fasial Shahzad, France, healthcare, healthcare reform, Hugo Chavez, McDonalds, NATO, Pakistan, R&D, Roma, security, Times Square bomber, top five news stories, Venezuela, war on terrorism
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R&D: Imam Warns of Backlash on Ground Zero Mosque, Castro Admits Cuban Model is a Failure, and Americans Support More A Stronger Federal Role in Education
Here is your R&D for September 9th: Imam Says Moving Center Could Embolden Radicals from the New York Times Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is behind plans to build the controversial mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, says that if … Continue reading →
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Tagged big government, Cuba, Cuban economy, Darfur, Democratic Republic of the Congo, education, education reform, Fidel Castro, Ground Zero mosque, Islam, R&D, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Rwanda, security, Sudan, top five news stories, Turkey, Turkish constitution, UN, United Nations
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