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R&D from Prepd: Italian Politics

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On June 4, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on Italian politics.  The governing centre-left Democratic Party fared well in recent regional elections, winning five of the seven contested regions, but the party saw its share of the popular vote fall against its centre-right rival Forza Italia.  Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was looking for a clear mandate from the regional elections to push sizable education, labor, and political reforms.  Renzi’s drive to remake Italy has earned him the enmity of both sides of the political aisle, but he has pledged to continue his reformist course to fix one of the most dysfunctional countries in Western Europe.

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R&D from Prepd: George Pataki’s Presidential Candidacy

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On June 3, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on former New York Governor George Pataki’s presidential candidacy.  Pataki unexpectedly entered the Republican presidential primaries last week.  He served as the Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006 and has a reputation as a moderate Republican.  Some of Pataki’s political positions include a support for tax cuts and the death penalty, but Pataki’s position in favor of gay marriage and abortion will put him at odds with the Republican Party’s socially conservative base.

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of May 25-31, 2015

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On May 29, 2015

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 25-31, 2015.

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R&D from Prepd: The General Motors Ignition Switch Case

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On May 28, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on the General Motors (GM) ignition switch case.  The company is facing lawsuits and a federal investigation into an ignition switch defect that has been linked to more than one hundred deaths.  The defect caused the ignition switch to move out of position in older vehicles, disabling brakes, steering, and airbags.  GM recalled 2.6 million vehicles last year that were linked to the problem and reports are surfacing that federal investigators are likely to press criminal charges against some of the company’s employees that were allegedly aware of the problem and did little to fix it.

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R&D from Prepd: Ethiopia

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On May 27, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on Ethiopia.  The nation held parliamentary elections on Sunday and the governing Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition was expected to win.  Opposition parties said that the poll was not fair, but African observers said that the election was free of large irregularities.  The Ethiopian government has strong ties to Western nations despite its recent history of silencing critics of the government.

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R&D: The U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak

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On May 26, 2015

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the U.S. bird flu outbreak.

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of May 18-24, 2015

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On May 22, 2015

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 18-24, 2015.

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R&D from Prepd: Southeast Asia’s Migrant Crisis

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On May 21, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis.  Recently, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia have turned away migrant boats coming from Burma and Bangladesh.  The migrants are fleeing political persecution, but Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian authorities argue that they do not want to encourage future refugees to arrive and have cast the boats back out to sea.  The United Nations has condemned the treatment of these refugees, mirroring its complains about European and Australian treatment of migrants over the past year.

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R&D from Prepd: Abortion Rights

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On May 20, 2015

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Today’s R&D provides resources on the most divisive topic in American politics and arguably one that you should stay away from in extemp rounds:  abortion.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court found that there was a constitutional right to have an abortion in Roe v. Wade in 1973 the subject has steadily come to define the differences between America’s two major political parties.  Last week, the House passed legislation that would prohibit abortions after twenty weeks with pro-life lawmakers arguing that a fetus can feel pain after that length of time.  Pro-choice forces argue that the science for that finding is hardly definitive and that such legislation would further encroach on women’s rights.  Gallup polls show that Americans favor legalized abortion, but support for the procedure significantly falls after the first trimester (twelve weeks).  For example, Gallup finds that more than 60% of Americans favor prohibitions on partial birth abortion.

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R&D: Nepal’s Earthquake

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On May 19, 2015

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Nepal’s earthquake.

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of May 11-17, 2015

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On May 15, 2015

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 11-17, 2015.

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R&D from Prepd: College Tuition Costs

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On May 14, 2015

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This R&D provides resources for the growing issue of college tuition costs.  As states have pared down their support of public university systems and as the federal government has poured subsidies into student loans, universities have increased tuition.  In fact, tuition increases at many universities are outpacing the rate of inflation causing some analysts to worry that the cost of college is becoming increasingly unaffordable for lower income Americans.  The College Board reported this year that the average tuition cost for students attending an in-state four-year public university was $9,139, with out-of-state students paying $22,958.

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R&D from Prepd: Macedonia’s Political Crisis

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On May 13, 2015

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This R&D provides resources on Macedonia’s political crisis.  After fourteen years of relative stability between the country’s Macedonian majority and its Albanian minority tensions are re-emerging.  The Ohrid peace deal in 2001 saw the Macedonian government agree to provide more rights to ethnic Albanians, but observers argue that those promises have not been honored.  The country’s economic problems are also aiding the growth of ethnic extremist movements.  European Union (EU) diplomats are warning that recent clashes between Macedonian officials and these extremist groups could produce renewed ethnic unrest in the Balkans, which was the site of gross human rights violations during the 1990s.

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R&D: The British Parliamentary Election (2015)

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On May 12, 2015

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the British parliamentary election (2015).

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of May 4-10, 2015

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On May 8, 2015

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 4-10, 2015.

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