Tag Archives: world economy

R&D: January Jobs Report, China is the World’s Top Exporter, and Ukraine Drifts Back into Russia’s Orbit

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for February 10th: The Jobs Report for January 2010 from the Brookings Institution China confirmed as world’s top exporter from the Financial Times Ukraine heads back into the arms of Mother Russia from the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Clinton Fires Warning Shot at China, Experts Fear Economic Problems, and Russia Vows Action on Politkovskaya

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 29th: Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions from the New York Times Experts See Another Global Dip Ahead from the Wall Street Journal Police Vow to Punish Politkovskaya’s Killers from the Moscow … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 6th: Obama assails intelligence failures in Christmas incident from the Los Angeles Times To rein in Al Qaeda in Yemen, Britain taps its colonial past from the Christian Science Monitor Connecticut Sen. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 24th: The U.S.-Russia Nuclear Thicket (Interview) from the Council on Foreign Relations Where the Public Stands on Immigration Reform from The Pew Research Center Spain Believes EU Should Create G-3 with U.S., … Continue reading →

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Topic Brief: G-20 Summit

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

by Logan Scisco Two weeks ago, the leaders of nineteen of the world’s influential economies, with the European Union, met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for another round of G-20 summit talks.  The G-20 is an organization created in 1999 that is … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of April 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Should the U.S. cut funding for a missile defense system? 2. Why does Germany oppose a fiscal stimulus for the global economy? 3. How much progress on a peace deal with the Palestinians will be made by Netanyahu’s government? … Continue reading →

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