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Tag Archives: Syrian protests
R&D: Republicans Survive the Wisconsin Recall Elections, Romney Returns to Iowa, and Georgia and Russia Face Problems Three Years After War
Here is your R&D for August 11th: Republicans fend off Dem challenge to tough anti-union rules from USA Today Democrats fell one seat short of regaining the Wisconsin State Senate in a series of recall elections on Tuesday. Four of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Georgia, Georgian-Russian relations, Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney, News Corporation, News Corporation hacking scandal, R&D, Rupert Murdoch, Russia, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Syrian relations, Wisconsin, Wisconsin recall elections
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R&D: Naoto Kan Faces a Political Revolt, Berlusconi Faces a Setback in Italian Mayoral Elections, and Republicans Reject Raising the Debt Limit With No Strings Attached
Here is your R&D for June 1st: Kan faces political revolt on Fukushima from the Australian Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is facing a revolt from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito and it could cost him … Continue reading →
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Tagged Australia, Bashar al-Assad, debt ceiling, debt limit, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Italian mayoral elections, Italian politics, Italy, Japan, Japanese politics, Kevin Rudd, Naoto Kan, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment
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CFL R&D Part One: U.S. Politics, World Environmental Issues, and International Areas in Conflict
Here is a special CFL R&D that provides articles for three of the nine CFL extemp topic areas. The second CFL R&D will come out tomorrow evening. U.S. Politics Daniels Decides Against Presidential Run from the Wall Street Journal Indiana … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Arctic, Australia, Bangladesh, Barack Obama, environment, environmental issues, EU, European Union, Food, global warming, Great Britain, Iowa caucus, Iraq, Iraq war, Jon Huntsman, Michelle Bachmann, Mitch Daniels, New York House election, NY-26 election, oil, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, plastic bags, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Ron Paul, Somalia, Syria, Syrian protests, tea party, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Pakistani relations, U.S.-Yemeni relations, World Food Program, Yemen
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R&D: Haley Barbour Decides Not to Run for President, the Arab Spring Puts Washington on the Defensive, and a Look at President Obama’s Re-Election Strategy
Here is your R&D for April 26th: How Haley Barbour’s move shakes up 2012 from Politico Yesterday, Misssissippi Governor Haley Barbour announced that he would not be running for president. Barbour was considered as one of the favorites to win … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Haley Barbour, Israel, Jim Messina, Middle East protests, Nigeria, Nigerian elections, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: An Argument is Made for Why America Needs Israel, An Excellent Report on Indonesian Terrorism, and America Considers Sanctions Against Syria’s Leadership
Here is your R&D for April 25th: The Ultimate Ally from Foreign Policy According to his piece in the May/June 2011 edition of Foreign Policy magazine, America needs Israel more than ever because of its strategic location and its ability … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Cambodia, Cambodian-Thai relations, Indonesia, Israel, President Obama, R&D, sanctions, Syria, Syrian protests, terrorism, Texas, Texas wildfires, Thailand, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israeli relations, wildfires
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R&D: The U.S. Needs to Reengage the Israelis and the Palestinians, It’s Not Clear What’s Been Cut from the Budget, and Violence Increases in Syria
Here is your R&D for April 13th: Tense Calm on Israeli-Palestinian Front from the Council on Foreign Relations The Israelis and Palestinians are carefully watching the political upheaval that is taking place across the Arab world. With the peace process … Continue reading →
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Tagged BRICS, budget cuts, budget deficit, burqa ban, France, Israeli-Palestinian issues, R&D, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: The Right to Protect Doctrine Returns, Water Issues Worry Americans Most, and Is America Protecting French Interests in Libya?
Here is your R&D for March 28th: How Libya’s Qaddafi brought humanitarian intervention back in vogue from the Christian Science Monitor Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi has resurrected the international doctrine of the “right to protect”, which some analysts thought was a … Continue reading →
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Tagged environmental issues, France, Hugo Chavez, Libya, Libyan war, Moammar Gaddafi, R&D, right to protect, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-French relations, Venezuela, water
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R&D: Yemen’s Challenges for the United States, Romney Hits the Road for Donations, and Allied Forces are Divided on Libya
Here is your R&D for March 25th: Yemeni Military Leader Tied to Terrorism Pledges to Protect Protesters from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The situation in Yemen could go very badly for the United States, with the defection … Continue reading →
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Tagged General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, Japan, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mitt Romney, Moammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Gates, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Yemeni relations, Yemen, Yemeni protests
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