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Tag Archives: state economies
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: 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: Gallup Says Unemployment is Rising, Chavez’s Offer to Mediate in Libya is Rejected, and China’s Nuclear Weapons Policy is Examined
Here is your R&D for March 4th: Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% in February from Gallup According to Gallup’s unemployment measurement, which differs from the official statistics released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, unemployment in the U.S. … Continue reading →
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Tagged China, Chinese defense policy, Democratic Party, Hugo Chavez, India, Libya, Michigan, Moammar Gaddafi, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, R&D, Rick Snyder, state budgets, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, Venezuela
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R&D: The Federal Government Looks into State Bankruptcy, Ways to Deal with Iran, and Ecuador Puts Police Under Civilian Control
Here is your R&D for January 21st: Path Is Sought for States to Escape Debt Burdens from the New York Times States governments are not the only ones worried about their finances. According to the New York Times, the federal … Continue reading →
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Tagged don't ask don't tell, Ecuador, GAO, gay rights, Government Accountability Office, iran, Iranian nuclear program, military, R&D, Rafael Correa, state bankruptcy, state debt, state economies, top five news stories, Tunisia, U.S.-Iranian relations
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R&D: Cameron Proposes British Healthcare Changes, Conservatives Ask Mike Pence to Run for President, and Palestinian Leadership After Abbas
Here is your R&D for January 17th: UK Government Plans Major Health Care Reform from the Associated Press (courtesy of ABC News) British Prime Minister David Cameron promised significant changes to the British public healthcare system today. Cameron’s reforms will … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, city economies, David Cameron, Great Britain, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Mike Pence, municipal bond markets, National Health Service, R&D, Rafik Hariri, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: Tunisia’s Unrest Continues, America’s Soft Power Problems in Africa, and Wisconsin Tries to Lure Illinois Businesses
Here is your R&D for January 14th: Behind Tunisia Unrest, Rage Over Wealth of Ruling Family from the New York Times Riots have broken out in Tunisia, as the population is blaming President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his extended … Continue reading →
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Tagged Howard W. French, Illinois, Michael Steele, Omar al-Bashir, R&D, Republican National Committee, RNC, Southern Sudan, state economies, Sudan, taxes, top five news stories, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, war on terrorism, Wisconsin, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
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R&D: Zuckerberg is Person of the Year, the Municipal Debt Bubble, and Asian Economies Worry About Inflation
Here is your R&D for December 15th: Only Connect from Time Time Magazine has named Mark Elliot Zuckerberg as the 2010 Person of the Year. Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. Julian Assange and the Tea Party were the runner-ups. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Asian economies, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, city debt, city deficits, city economies, commodity prices, facebook, inflation, Italian politics, Italy, Julian Assange, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, President Obama, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, state debt, state deficits, state economies, taxes, the Republican Party, the Tea Party, Time Magazine, top five news stories
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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
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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Tagged don't ask don't tell, Egypt, Egyptian political system, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, gay rights, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Palestinian issues, Julis Genachowski, Middle East peace, net neutrality, Pentagon, R&D, Robert Gates, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. military
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R&D: Lessons from Iraq’s New Government, Suu-Kyi Set to be Released, and Blue State Budget Crises
Here is your R&D for November 12th: Four Lessons from Iraq’s New Government from Time After eight months of negotiations, Iraq finally has a new government. Nouri al-Maliki was tapped for a second term as the nation’s prime minister. In … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aung San Suu-Kyi, Barack Obama, budget deficits, Burma, Bush tax cuts, full body scanners, Iraq, Iraqi government, Myanmar, Nouri al-Maliki, President Obama, R&D, state budgets, state economies, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, war on terrorism
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R&D: State Bankruptcy Reform, Cuba’s Failing Economy, and Pakistan’s Flooding
Here is your R&D top five for August 11th: Why we need to let states go broke from the New York Post Political strategist Dick Morris argues that federal bailouts to states send the wrong message and that a new … Continue reading →
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Tagged Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Cuban economy, Dick Morris, Georgia, judicial issues, Minnesota, Pakistan, Pakistan floods, public employee unions, R&D, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, state budget deficits, state economies, Supreme Court, top five news stories
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