R&D: Largest Government Payroll on Record, Financial Pressure on Al-Qaeda, and The Impact of U.S. Budget Deficits

Here is your R&D top five for February 2nd:

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million from the Washington Times

Al-Qaeda’s Financial Pressures from the Council on Foreign Relations

Deficits May Alter U.S. Politics and Global Power from the New York Times

Venezuela Declared a “Disaster Zone” for Free Speech, Journalism from the Latin American Herald Tribune

Inviting Centrists to the Tea Party from the Pew Research Center