Here is your R&D for August 18th:
Reviving California’s economy: Meg Whitman versus Jerry Brown from the Los Angeles Times
The California gubernatorial campaign is one of the major national races in 2010 and one that extempers may get questions about in September and October. Similarly, questions about the California economy are bound to come up as well. This article critically examines the California economy and describes what one of the largest economies in the world needs to do to revive itself.
Conflicting Objectives for U.S. in Afghanistan from the Council on Foreign Relations
In this interview piece, the Council on Foreign Relations describes how long the U.S. might remain in Afghanistan and evaluates the current U.S. counter-insurgency strategy there.
Many Blagojevich jurors disappointed from the Chicago Tribune
Need an article for your Blagojevich file? You might as well get a source for the trial’s verdict from the state where it happened.
With mosque remarks, Obama purposefully walks against the traffic from the Washington Post
President Obama has come under fire from Republicans and some Democrats for his remarks about the mosque being built near Ground Zero. This article examines the political fallout of Obama’s remarks and what this means for the public’s perception of the administration.
China targets U.S. troops with arms buildup from the Washington Times
Bill Gertz of the Washington Times, who has written an interesting book on China’s military capabilities called the China Threat, pens this piece that warns of China’s military buildup in the Pacific.
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