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Tag Archives: the Republican Party
R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe
Here is your R&D for March 14th: ‘She’s becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition’ from Politico Conservative intellectuals are bashing Sarah Palin for representing a brand of identity politics that the Republican Party has long detested and some, like George Will, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, charter schools, China, education, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, merit pay, Middle East protests, No Child Left Behind, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Uzbekistan
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R&D: Quinn Looks to Abolish the Death Penalty, Cuba Has Trouble Laying Off State Workers, and There is No GOP Favorite for 2012
Here is your R&D for March 9th: Quinn expected to sign death penalty ban from the Chicago Tribune Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign legislation today that would ban the death penalty. The decision would impact fifteen Illinois … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Goldwater, Cuba, death penalty, Illinois, John McCain, Libya, Libyan civil war, Pat Quinn, R&D, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Yemen, Yemeni protests
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R&D: White House in Disarray Over Egypt, GOP Divisions Show at CPAC, and Foot-and-Mouth Hits North Korea
Here is your R&D for February 11th: Crisis Flummoxes White House from the Wall Street Journal U.S. intelligence officials believed that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down yesterday, but he shocked them by taking a more defiant stand. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, China, China-Zimbabwean relations, Chinese foreign policy, CPAC, Egypt, Egyptian politics, food and mouth disease, GOP, homeland security, Hosni Mubarak, North Korea, Patriot Act, R&D, the Republican Party, the Tea Party, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, war on terrorism, Zimbabwe
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R&D: GOP Revolts on the Patriot Act, the Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Discussions, and Armenia and Azerbaijan Might be Headed for War
Here is your R&D for February 9th: Republican-led House fails to pass short-term extension of Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times In what is seen as the first setback for the House Republican leadership and potentially the first revolt … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Armena-Azerbaijan relations, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Italy, jobs, President Obama, R&D, security, Silvio Berlusconi, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Patriot Act, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment, war on terrorism
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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: UN Warns of New Food Crisis, Romney’s Healthcare Problem, and GM’s IPO Takes Off
Here is your R&D for November 18th: Fears of new food crisis as prices soar from the Financial Times The cost of global food imports will reach $1 trillion this year for only the second time in history. The UN … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andry Rajoelina, cholera, Dominican Republic, food crisis, General Motors, GM, Haiti, healthcare, healthcare reform, Madagascar, Mitt Romney, R&D, the Republican Party, top five news stories, UN, United Nations
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R&D: U.S. Shifts Toward India, Why Nancy Pelosi Should Stay, and GOP Outreach to Latino Voters
Here is your R&D for November 8th: Obama confirms US strategic shift towards India from the BBC President Obama confirmed America’s foreign policy shift towards India over teh weekend when he announced that he would support India’s bid to have … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, currency, currency markets, EU, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, global economy, gold standard, GOP, Great Britain, India, Marco Rubio, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, R&D, Robert Zoellick, the Republican Party, the World Bank, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Indian relations, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations
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R&D: Nestor Kirchner Passes Away, the Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan, and Gallup Predicts a GOP Wave
Here is your R&D for October 27th: Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner dies from the BBC Nestor Kirchner, the man who helped steer Argentina out of its economic meltdown in 2002, died of a heart attack today. Kirchner was rumored … Continue reading →
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Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, campaign finance reform, election spending, Nestor Kirchner, R&D, Taliban, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy
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R&D: President Obama’s Deficit Commission Discusses Taxes, Clegg Demands Answers on Detainee Abuse, and Obama’s Playbook After the Midterms
Here is your R&D for October 25th: Key Tax Breaks at Risk as Panel Looks at Cuts from the Wall Street Journal President Obama’s deficit commission is looking at eliminating tax deducation on mortgage interest and child tax credits in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, campaign finance reform, child tax credit, China, deficit commission, detainee abuse, Iraq, Japan, Japanese-Chinese relations, mortgage interest deduction, Nick Clegg, organized labor, President Obama, R&D, taxes, the Republican Party, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. military, U.S.-Great Britain relations, Wikileaks
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