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Tag Archives: President Obama
R&D: Experts Nervous About Egypt’s Move to Democracy, McCaskill Admits Back Taxses, and America’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East Has Complications
Here is your R&D for March 22nd: Egypt’s Referendum: Nervous Steps Forward from the Council on Foreign Relations Egyptian voters approved several constitutional amendments in a national referendum over the weekend and paved the way for free elections later this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Claire McCaskill, Egypt, Egyptian constitutional referendum, Egyptian elections, Hamid Karzai, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, neoconservatives, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, President Obama, R&D, Tim Pawlenty, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: Obama’s Abu Ghraib Moment, Key Dates in the 2012 Presidential Race, and Yemeni Commanders Defect
Here is your R&D for March 21st: US Army ‘kill team’ in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians from the Guardian In what is being called President Obama’s Abu Ghraib moment, pictures have surfaced of a rogue U.S. army … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Ali Abdullah Saleh, bailouts, banking, Barack Obama, Brazil, BRIC, China, financial crisis, India, Libya, Libyan war, President Obama, R&D, Russia, the Federal Reserve, the Supreme Court, top five news stories, U.S. economy, UN, United Nations, Yemen, Yemeni protests
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R&D: The Nikkei Plunges, the Crisis in North Kosovo, and the NRA Rejects Obama’s Invitation on Gun Policy
Here is your R&D for March 15th: Tokyo Shares End Day Down 11% from the Wall Street Journal The Nikkei Stock Average plunged 11% today after new explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex. The market has been plagued … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bahrain, Bahrain protests, Barack Obama, gun control, iran, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese economy, Kosovo, National Rifle Association, NRA, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Japanese relations
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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: Gaddafi Could Last out the Rebels, Oil Prices Shock the Global Economy, and Healthcare Waivers Climb
Here is your R&D for March 7th: Gadhafi could wage protracted civil war from the Washington Times Military analysts who are examining the situation on the ground believe the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi will be able to draw out the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, alternative energy, Barack Obama, Department of Health and Human Services, energy, GOP presidential primary, healthcare, healthcare reform, Libya, Libyan civil war, Mitt Romney, Moammar Gaddafi, Newt Gingrich, oil, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Saudi Arabia, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Syria, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Libyan relations, world economy
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R&D: The Rise of the States, President Obama Offers States a Healthcare Opt Out, and John Edwards Faces Indictment
Here is your R&D for March 1st: The Political Math: Washington – Dollars = Plus for States from the Wall Street Journal As red ink flows out of Washington, the states are recouping power and are defying the idea that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, budget deficit, federalism, German government, German politics, Germany, healthcare reform, John Edwards, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, President Obama, R&D, Rielle Hunter, Scott Walker, states rights, top five news stories, Wisconsin protests
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R&D: President Obama Explains His Budget, Indonesia Offers a Path for Egypt, and Inflation Concerns in China
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 →
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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
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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: President Obama Addresses the Chamber of Commerce, Palestinians Schedule Local Elections, and the ETA Establishes a New Political Party
Here is your R&D for February 8th: Obama says businesses must hire, invest to grow economy from the Washington Post President Obama addressed one of his harshest detractors, the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday and urged them to hire workers and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Rumsfeld, Egypt, Egyptian politics, ETA, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, Iraq war, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian elections, President Obama, R&D, Spain, the Chamber of Commerce, the ETA, top five news stories, U.S. economy, West Bank
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R&D: Jordan’s Protests, Myanmar Elects a President, and An Analysis of the Groups Challenging the Yemeni Government
Here is your R&D for February 4th: Jordan: Heightened Instability, But Not Yet a Major Crisis from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Jordan is experiencing protests that mirror those happening in Egypt. However, King Abdullah was quick to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Jordan, King Abdullah, Madagascar, Myanmar, Obama approval rating, President Obama, presidential approval rating, R&D, Than Shwe, Thein Sein, top five news stories, Yemen
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