Tag Archives: South Korea

R&D: Clinton Stirs Trouble in Florida, Nestor Kirchner’s Legacy, and Problems for the EU

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 29th: Clinton Asked Democrat to Quit Florida Senate Race from the Wall Street Journal Yesterday it was reported by Politico that President Bill Clinton tried to get Kendrick Meeks, the Democratic Party’s Senate candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Argentina, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, budget deficit, Charlie Crist, EU, European Union, Eurosceptics, Florida Senate race, G20, Kendrick Meeks, Korean relations, Marco Rubio, Nestor Kirchner, North Korea, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

R&D: Juan Williams Firing Riles Conservatives, the DCCC Takes Out $17 Million, and Latin Americans See Entrepreneurship Barriers

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 22nd: NPR, Juan Williams: Did firing put network smack in tea party’s crosshairs? from the Christian Science Monitor National Public Radio’s firing of Juan Williams for comments about Muslims has created a conservative firestorm, … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Juan Williams, Latin America, Latin American economy, Mike Huckabee, National Public Radio, North Korea, North Korean nuclear program, NPR, nuclear proliferation, South Korea, tea party, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Pakistani relations | Comments Off

R&D: Home Repossessions Hit Record High, START Treaty Faces Test Vote, and Obama Looks to Name Warren as a Special Adviser

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 16th: Foreclosure rates hold steady from CNN Although the number of properties entering the foreclosure process dropped 30% last month, lenders repossessed a record 95,000 homes. Find out what this says about the health … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged banking, Barack Obama, consumer protection agency, Elizabeth Warren, EU, EU-South Korea relations, European economy, European Union, financial reform, free trade, home foreclosures, housing market, missile defense system, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, South Korea economy, START treaty, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, tea party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Russian relations | Comments Off

R&D: Krugman Urges America to Get Tough on China, Boehner Hints at Tax Concession, and South Korea Issues Final Report on Warship Sinking

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 13th: China, Japan, America from the New York Times America’s trade relationship with China has been a contentious political issue for quite some time. In this New York Times op-ed piece, Paul Krugman writes … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, China, Chinese economy, Japan, John Boehner, media, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistan flooding, Paul Krugman, President Obama, Republican party, Sino-U.S. relations, South Korea, South Korea-North Korea relations, taxes, U.S. economy, yuan | Comments Off

R&D: The Failure of African Development Aid, Concerns of Health Care Rationing, and Protests in Bolivia End

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 17th: Why Development Aid for Africa Has Failed from Der Spiegel Extempers are familiar with questions concerning the impact of foreign aid on Africa’s economy. This is a good article for answering those questions, … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Bolivia, Democratic Party, Evo Morales, foreign aid, healthcare, healthcare debate, North Korea, President Obama, R&D, South Korea, South Korea-North Korean relations, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Spain’s Battle with the ETA, War Games in South Korea, and China Becomes #2

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 16th: Zero Tolerance in the Fight against ETA from Der Spiegel Spain’s fight against the ETA doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves from the U.S. press. This article from Der Spiegel discusses the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Chinese economy, constitutional issues, ETA, gay marriage, illegal immigration, Japanese economy, North Korea, R&D, South Korea, Spain, terrorism, the Supreme Court, top five news stories, U.S.-North Korean relations, U.S.-South Korean relations, world economy | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of September 29th-October 5th, 2009

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. How much economic reform will the next German government be able to achieve? 2. Is Hamas making Netanyahu’s job easy? 3. Will South Korea’s offer of a “grand bargain” significantly change the way the international community handles North Korea? … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, Brazil, California, climate change, Copenhagen, extemp, extemp central, extemp questions, extemp topics, Germany, Hamas, Honduras, immigration, international extemp questions, Netanyahu, North Korea, Obama, October extemp questions, poverty, South Korea, US extemp questions, Venezuela | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 18th-24th, 2009

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Should AIG be forced to give back their bonuses? 2. Will Madgascar’s political situation get worse? 3. How serious should the saber rattling between North Korea and South Korea be taken? 4. Will tight economic times prompt states to … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged AIDS, death penalty, drugs, economy, gay marriage, Israel, Madagascar, Mexico, national debt, North Korea, Obama, South Korea, Vermont | Comments Off