Here is your R&D for September 15th:
O’Donnell Wins, Bad Blood Simmers in DE GOP from Real Clear Politics
Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell scored an upset in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary last night, defeating Congressman Mike Castle, who was likely to win the seat in a general election. After O’Donnell’s victory, Castle supporters are not happy and it will make O’Donnell’s chances of pulling an upset in the general election virtually impossible.
Iran’s slide to the bottom from the Asia Times
This is the first article of a two-part report from the Asia Times on the state of the Iranian economy. Years of international sanctions and poor management have taken their toll. Since extempers will run into questions on Iran’s nuclear program and political environment, keeping the nation’s economy in mind is never a bad idea.
How Adrian Fenty lost his reelection bid for D.C. mayor from the Washington Post
Last night, incumbent Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lost in the District’s Democratic primary. Fenty was a champion of education reform, but that wasn’t the only cause of his defeat according to this piece.
36 Colombian Union Leaders Slain in 2010 from the Latin American Herald Tribune
36 Colombian union leaders have been murdered so far this year, which is up from 26 at this time last year. Violence against labor activists is one of the reasons the U.S. Congress has not ratified a free trade agreement with Colombia.
Ozawa bows out from the Economist
Learn more about the significance of the recent DPJ leadership elections in this piece from the Economist Online.