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Tag Archives: North Korea
R&D: Chirac’s Trial is Delayed, the National Interest Says the U.S. Should Not Give North Korea Food Aid, and What’s Behind the Surge in Gas Prices
Here is your R&D for March 8th: Jacques Chirac corruption trial delayed from the Guardian Jacques Chirac, who will be the first French leader put on trial since Marshal Philippe Petain, has been delayed until June. Chirac stands accused of … Continue reading →
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Tagged France, gas prices, Jacques Chirac, Jacques Chirac trial, Libya, Libyan civil war, Marshal Philippe Petain, military, North Korea, oil, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-North Korean relations
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R&D: North Korea Begs for Food Aid, China Hints at an Internet Clampdown, and Obama is Criticized on Spending
Here is your R&D for February 22nd: Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid from the Washington Post Amid floods and a foot and mouth outbreak, North Korea has begun to beg the international … Continue reading →
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Tagged Algeria, ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bahrain, Barack Obama, budget deficit, Cambodia, Cambodian-Thai relations, China, global economy, Hu Jintao, Indonesia, internet, Internet regulation, iran, Libya, Marty Natalegawa, North Korea, North Korean-U.S. relations, oil industry, R&D, Thailand, top five news stories
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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 Proposes Deep Spending Cuts, Egypt Warns of Military Intervention in Protests, and Inter-Korean Talks Are Going Nowhere
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 →
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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
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R&D: Congress Prepares Gun Control Measures, Castro Tries to Manage the Cuban Economy, and Europe Aims to Prevent Collapse of the Euro
Here is your R&D for January 12th: Congress readies new gun-control bills after Gabrielle Giffords shooting from the Christian Science Monitor The gun control debate in America has been mute for over a decade, but in the wake of Congresswoman … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona shooting, Barack Obama, China, Congress, Cuba, Cuban economy, euro, European Central Bank, European economy, France, Gabrielle Giffords, Germany, gun control, Japan, Japanese-South Korean relations, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Korea, Nouriel Roubini, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, South Korea, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-British relations, U.S.-French relations
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R&D: Congress Weighs Security Plan, North Korean Trade Falls, and What the U.S. Should Do About Sudan
Here is your R&D for January 11th: Congress Weighs Enhanced Security Plan from the New York Times Congress is looking into adopting a more enhanced security system for its members in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle … Continue reading →
R&D: EPA Prepares New Regulations, a Gaza War is Approaching, and Greece Passes an Austerity Budget for 2011
Here is your R&D for December 23rd: EPA to double down on climate from Politico With Congress unlikely to pass a cap and trade bill, the Environmental Protection Agency is set to roll out greenhouse gas regulations next year. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Gaza Strip, global warming, Greece, Greek economy, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, North Korea, R&D, South Korea, South Korean-North Korean relations, Southern Sudan, Sudan, top five news stories
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R&D: The FCC’s Push for Net Neutrality, China Warns of Arms Race in Asia, and Belarus Has a Flawed Election
Here is your R&D for December 20th: The FCC’s Threat to Internet Freedom from the Wall Street Journal In this op-ed piece, the Wall Street Journal describes the FCC’s push for net neutrality and why it is will hamper innovation … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus, China, Civil War, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, homeland security, internet, Islam, Japan, Michael Bloomberg, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, net neutrality, North Korea, Peter King, R&D, South Carolina, terrorism, top five news stories
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R&D: The Chances of an Obama Comeback, the U.S. Increases Pressure on China, and Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System is in Need of Reform
Here is your R&D for December 6th: What Obama Needs to Come Back: Luck from Time Can President Obama mount a political comeback before the 2012 elections? Time magazine isn’t counting on it and offers a bleak assessment of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, carbon emissions, carbon regulations, China-North Korean relations, global warming, North Korea, Pakistan, President Obama, R&D, Supreme Court, taxes, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, U.S.-South Korean relations, Wal-Mart
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R&D: Dems Extend Some of the Bush Tax Cuts, Israel is Not Prepared for War with Iran, and Jerry Brown Plans to Tell Californians About Budget Woes
Here is your R&D for December 3rd: House passes legislation to extend only some tax cuts from the Hill House Democrats voted 234-188 yesterday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for American families making less than $250,000 a year and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bush tax cuts, California, California budget crisis, censure, Charles Rangel, Charlie Rangel, Congress, Democratic Party, iran, Israel, Israeli-Iran relations, Jerry Brown, North Korea, R&D, Republican party, South Korea, South Korea-North Korean relations, taxes, top five news stories
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