Tag Archives: Switzerland

R&D: U.S. Scrambles After WikiLeaks Reveal, Mark Kirk Arrives in the Senate, and Haiti’s Presidential Election Sparks Fraud Claims

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 29th: US tries to contain damage from leaked cables from the Associated Press The U.S. State Department is scrambling after WikiLeaks released more than 250,000 classified State Department documents. The documents contain blunt interpretations … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged domestic politics, European issues, European Union, Haiti, Haitian presidential election, immigration, Jude Celestin, Mark Kirk, R&D, Rene Preval, Roland Burris, State Department, Switzerland, Thai politics, Thailand, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Senate, Wikileaks | Comments Off

R&D: Cuba Clamps Down on Human Rights, Shinawatra Found to Have Abused Power, and Questions About Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for Februrary 26th: Death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo leads to clampdown in Cuba from the Times of London Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain from the New York Times Iraq’s … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Cuba, France, Iraq, Iraqi elections, Libya, Muammer Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, R&D, Rwanda, Switzerland, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, top five news stories, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 2nd: Minarets and Europe’s Crisis from Al Jazeera Atlanta Mayoral Race Is Too Close to Call from the New York Times CrisisWatch Bulletin from the International Crisis Group Searching in Vain for … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Germany, international hot spots, Islam, John Demjanjuk, R&D, Switzerland, top five, top five news stories | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Is Switzerland’s vote to ban minaret construction a setback for efforts to better integrate Muslims into European society? 2. How will Australia’s defeat of a carbon trading system impact Copenhagen? 3. Will North Korea’s freeze on cash transactions accelerate … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, AIDS, Australia, cap and trade, climate change, Copenhagen summit, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, German economy, Germany, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, Hugo Chavez, international extemp questions, Islam, Jacob Zuma, John Demjanjuk, Jose Mujica, Kosovo, North Korea, North Korean economy, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, South Africa, Switzerland, Uruguay | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Want to Read Today

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 1st: In Budget Impasse, Governor Warns of Withholding Municipal Aid from The New York Times Race part of decision for next Atlanta mayor from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Zelaya’s Party Loses Honduras President … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged climate change, Copenhagen, David Paterson, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, Islam, Manuel Zelaya, New York politics, R&D, Switzerland, top five, top five news stories | Comments Off