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Tag Archives: South African politics
CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues
Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin
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R&D: Anti-Poverty Programs Increase Enrollment, Israel’s Demographic Future, and Teachers’ Unions Battle the LA Times
Here is your R&D for August 30th: Record number in government anti-poverty programs from USA Today Usually, I’m not a big fan of USA Today, but I couldn’t help but notice this article concerning the impact of the recession on … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, anti-poverty programs, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, education, education reform, government programs, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Jacob Zuma, Los Angeles Times, Middle East peace process, Palestinians, poverty, R&D, South Africa, South African politics, teachers unions, U.S. economy, unemployment
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Topic Brief: South African Politics (2008)
Background Over the last several weeks, international extempers have most likely read about the recent political developments in South Africa, arguably the strongest power on the African continent. For those extempers that have not had a chance to catch up … Continue reading
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Tagged South Africa, South African politics, Topic Brief
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