Tag Archives: Venezuela

R&D: OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Targets, Huntsman Campaigns in New Hampshire, and Obama and Merkel Hash Out U.S.-German Relations

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 8th: Oil Rises the Most in Three Weeks as OPEC Fails to Reach Accord from Business Week In Vienna, OPEC failed to agree on production targets for the first time in 20 years, as … Continue reading →

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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?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: Gallup Says Unemployment is Rising, Chavez’s Offer to Mediate in Libya is Rejected, and China’s Nuclear Weapons Policy is Examined

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: China’s Lending Rises, Euro Zone Needs a Plan B, and Obama Issues an Order to Review Government Regulations

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 18th: China’s lending hits new heights from the Financial Times In another show of China’s growing political and economic clout, it has lent more money to developing nations over the past two years than … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese economy, developing nations, EU, euro, euro zone, euro zone debt crisis, European economy, European Union, government regulations, Hugo Chavez, Julian Assange, Obama, oil, President Obama, R&D, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela, Wikileaks, World Bank | 1 Comment

R&D: Russia Agrees to Build Venezuela a Nuclear Reactor, Sarkozy Promises to Crack Down on Protests, and the Road to Negotiations in Afghanistan

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 19th: Russia to Build A Nuclear Power Plant in Venezuela from the Latin American Herald Tribune In a move that alarms U.S. diplomats and nuclear non-proliferation experts, Russia signed an agreement with Venezuela last … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Angela Merkel, Bank of America, foreclosures, France, French pension reform, Germany, Great Britain, housing market, multiculturalism, Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, R&D, Russia, Taliban, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela | Comments Off

R&D: Venezuela’s Nuclear Ambitions, Ecuador’s President Denies a Dissolution of the National Assembly, and The Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 7th: Is Chavez Following Iran Down the Radioactive Brick Road? from Foreign Policy in Focus In this interesting article, Foreign Policy in Focus argues that Venezuela has been developing a nuclear program and that … Continue reading →

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R&D: Pakistan Closes Afghanistan Border Crossing, McDonald’s Threatens to Drop Health Coverage, and the EU Launches Legal Action Against France

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 30th: Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies to Afghanistan After Attack from the New York Times After a NATO cross-border attack on a Pakistani security post, Pakistan has closed the most important border crossing that supplies … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, EU, European Union, Fasial Shahzad, France, healthcare, healthcare reform, Hugo Chavez, McDonalds, NATO, Pakistan, R&D, Roma, security, Times Square bomber, top five news stories, Venezuela, war on terrorism | Comments Off

R&D: The Feds Push to Use Internet Wiretaps, Chavez Suffers a Political Setback, and Sodium Tripental Shortage Halts Lethal Injections

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 27th: Wiretapped phones, now the Internet? from the New York Times (courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune) In a move that alarms privacy advocates, national security officials are pushing for the ability to wiretap … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged cyber war, death penalty, Hugo Chavez, internet, iran, Iranian nuclear program, lethal injection, national security, R&D, Segway, sodium tripental, top five news stories, Venezuela, Venezuelan National Assembly elections, wiretapping | Comments Off

R&D: Obama Hints at Changes to His Economic Team, Netanyahu Details Plans for a Military Presence Near a Palestinian State, and Jerry Brown’s Possible Strategy in California

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 21st: Obama Hints at High-Level Changes from the Wall Street Journal With bad results forecast for the 2010 midterms, President Obama is looking to shake up his economic team. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and … Continue reading →

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R&D: Merkel’s Support is Slipping, Teachers Unions Are Good, and Britain’s Labor Party Prepares for a Leadership Fight

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 9th: New Poll Finds Merkel Government at Rock Bottom from Der Spiegel Germany’s economic recovery isn’t helping Angela Merkel’s coalition. New polls show that 83% of Germans aren’t happy with their current government and … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Angela Merkel, British politics, Colombia, Democratic Party, education, Germany, Great Britain, Hugo Chavez, R&D, Social Democratic Party, SPD, top five news stories, Venezuela | Comments Off