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R&D from Prepd: Eric Cantor’s Defeat

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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CFL R&D Part One: U.S. Politics, World Environmental Issues, and International Areas in Conflict

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, Chernobyl, climate change, Cuba, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, entitlement reform, entitlement spending, environment, Florida, Full Tilt Poker, gambling, global issues, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Jason Chaffetz, large R&D, Libya, Libyan war, Medicaid, Medicare, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, Nevada Senate Race, Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, oil, oil drilling, onlike poker, online gambling, pat downs, PokerStars, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, Robert E. Hunter, Russia, security, tea party, terror alert system, terrorism, Transporation Security Administration, Virginia Senate Race, Vladimir Putin, war on terrorism | Comments Off

R&D: Al-Qaeda Close to Using Dirty Bombs, Tea Party Targets GOP Candidates in 2012, and Republican Presidential Contenders Schedule Trips to Israel

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 2nd: ‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’ from the Vancouver Sun In a shocking report released by WikiLeaks, NATO security chiefs argue that al-Qaeda is on the verge of using radioactive “dirty bombs” … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, al-Qaeda, Great Britain, Haley Barbour, Islam, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, religious issues, Republican party, Richard Lugar, tea party, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

R&D: A 1979 Reflection on U.S. Foreign Policy, What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes, and U.S. Lawmakers Prepare an Internet “Kill Switch”

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 31st: Dictatorships & Double Standards from Commentary Magazine This may not seem like an article you could use in extemp, since it comes from 1979, but the situation in Egypt is in some ways … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged auto market, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Hosni Mubarak, internet, Internet security, R&D, Republican party, tea party, top five news stories, Toyota, U.S. Foreign Policy | 1 Comment

R&D: Indonesia’s Tsunami Survivors Get Aid, China’s Growing Global Responsibility, and Alaska’s Supreme Court Says It is OK to Give Voters a List of Write-In Candidates

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 28th: Indonesia Disaster Survivors Get Aid as Planes, Vessels Arrive from Business Week Food and supplies are being sent to survivors of Indonesia’s latest tsunami, which hit Sumatra on October 25th. The tsunami was … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Senate Race, China, Chinese foreign policy, Indonesia, Indonesian tsunami, Jack Conway, Kentucky Senate Race, Lisa Murkowski, Los Ramones, Mexican drug war, Mexico, R&D, Rand Paul, tea party, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Chinese Version of WikiLeaks is on the Horizon, the Rise of the Coffee Party, and the G20s Trade and Currency Failures

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 26th: Chinese whistleblower faces hard road from the Asia Times Is a Chinese version of WikiLeaks in the making? If so, can it produce real change in China? This article seeks to find the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, China, Coffee Party, currency, domestic politics, emissions targets, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, G20, Hamid Karzai, Iran-Afghan relations, R&D, tea party, top five news stories, trade, Wikileaks | 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: Sweden’s Green Party Shakes Up the Ruling Government, Obama Considers a New 2010 Strategy, and Protests Renew in Thailand

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 20th: Swedish Greens say won’t support centre-right govt from the Associated Press Sweden’s Green Party has announced that it will not support the centre-right Alliance government, a move that complicates the political climate because … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, GOP, political polls, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Sweden, tea party, third party, top five news stories, Ukraine | 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