Tag Archives: Egypt

R&D: Raymond Davis Freed in Pakistan, Miami-Dade County Recalls Its Mayor, and Coburn Talks About the Budget Deficit

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 16th: CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan is freed from the Guardian Raymond Davis, a CIA spy in Pakistan who was accused of murdering two Pakistani men, was freed after the families of … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget deficit, Carlos Alvarez, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Egypt, energy, energy prices, Food, food prices, Hillary Clinton, Miami-Dade County, national debt, Pakistan, R&D, Raymond Davis, Tom Coburn, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations, U.S.-Pakistani relations | Comments Off

R&D: Ohio Faces Union Protests, Pakistan’s Minority Protections are Critiqued, and the Threat of a New Debt Crisis Roils the EU

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 2nd: Protests grow in Ohio as vote on union rights nears from the Washington Post Wisconsin isn’t the only state with union issues, as Ohio is seeking to curtail the bargaining power of public … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget deficit, Congress, Egypt, EU, EU bailouts, European economy, European Union, France, Germany, government shutdown, Great Britain, Ireland, Libya, Ohio, Ohio union protests, Pakistan, public employee unions, R&D, Shahbza Bhatti, top five news stories, Tunisia, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

R&D: Egypt’s Political Future, Taiwan is Not Buying China’s Agenda, and the Impact of a Saudi Revolt Globally

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 25th: Islam and Politics in Egypt from the Council on Foreign Relations Is Egypt headed towards a theocracy? Not according to Dina Shehata, Senior Researcher of the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese-Taiwanese relations, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Freddie Mac, global economy, housing industry, Islam, Libya, Libyan protests, Muammer Gaddafi, oil, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

R&D: Iran Split on Nuclear Program, Weighing Scott Brown’s 2012 Vulnerability, and U.S. Intelligence is Clueless About Egypt

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 17th: U.S. Spies: Iran Split on Nuclear Program from the Wall Street Journal According to American intelligence assessments, Iran’s leaders are divided when it comes to their country’s nuclear program and that some of … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Bahrain, Bahrain protests, education, Egypt, iran, Iranian nuclear program, R&D, Scott Brown, teachers unions, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. intelligence agencies, U.S.-Egyptian relations, unions | Comments Off

R&D: President Obama Explains His Budget, Indonesia Offers a Path for Egypt, and Inflation Concerns in China

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 16th: Obama describes ‘tough choices’ in budget proposal from the Boston Globe President Obama defended his latest budget proposal by arguing that tough choices needed to be made. However, President Obama did not take a … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, budget deficit, China, Chinese economy, Egypt, Egyptian politics, Florida, high speed rail, Indonesia, Libya, Libyan protests, Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama, R&D, Rick Scott, stimulus, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: U.S. Lines Up Aid for Egypt, Iran Condemns Protesters, and Nye Says America is Not in Decline

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 15th: U.S. tries to line up aid to help stabilize Egypt from the Los Angeles Times U.S. officials are working with allies to create an aid package worth hundreds of milions of dollars for … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Chicago, Chicago mayoral election, Chicago politics, Egypt, foreign aid, iran, Iranian protests, Italian politics, Italy, Joseph Nye, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Egyptian relations | Comments Off

R&D: Why High Speed Rail is a Bad Idea, Americans Believe China is the World’s Economic Leader, and Gaddafi Tells the Palestinians to Peacefully Revolt

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 14th: The Enemies of Good Government from Newsweek (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) In this op-ed, Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson discusses why government investment in high speed rail is a poor choice. China Surges in Americans’ … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Aymun Nur, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, education, Egypt, global economy, high speed rail, infrastructure, Israel, Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Samuelson, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations | Comments Off

R&D: White House in Disarray Over Egypt, GOP Divisions Show at CPAC, and Foot-and-Mouth Hits North Korea

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off

R&D: GOP Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 10th: GOP cuts deep as right revolts from Politico In an effort to appease the Tea Party, House Republicans proposed tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts yesterday, but the cuts have come … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget, budget deficit, David Cameron, Egypt, Egyptian army, Egyptian politics, GOP, Great Britain, Islam, multiculturalism, North Korea, North Korean-South Korean relations, organized labor, public employees, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, the Tea Party, top five news stories, unions | Comments Off

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

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in R&D | 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 | Comments Off