R&D: China and U.S. on Saudi Crude, Obama’s Healthcare Ideas, and ElBaradei as a Potential Presidential Contender in Egypt

Here is your R&D top five for February 22nd:

China taps more Saudi crude than US from the Financial Times of London

Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases from the New York Times

Could former UN nuclear boss ElBaradei bring democracy to Egypt? from the Christian Science Monitor

U.S. Stepping Up Engagement with Syria from the Los Angeles Times (courtesy of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Brazilian Optimistic About EU-Mercosur Pact from the Latin Ameican Herald Tribune