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R&D from Prepd: Bill de Blasio’s Conflict with the NYPD

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On December 25, 2014

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This R&D covers New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s strained relationship with the New York City Police Department (NYPD).  Officers in the NYPD are reportedly upset with de Blasio for a lack of support after a grand jury refused to indict officers in the death of Eric Garner and some blame him for the deaths of two officers, who were killed by an anti-cop assailant last Saturday.

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R&D from Prepd: Ukraine’s War in Donbass

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On December 24, 2014

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This R&D provides resources on Ukraine’s ongoing war in Donbass.  The country has been fighting separatists in the eastern cultural region of Donbass since March.  The fighting has largely resulted in a stalemate, as Russian forces have been supplying aid to the separatist forces.  The West supports the Ukrainian government, but human rights groups have criticized President Petro Poroshenko for embargoing Donbass, saying that it will starve the people living there and leave people without adequate energy for the winter.

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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)

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On December 23, 2014

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations.

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

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On December 19, 2014

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 15th-21st, 2014.

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R&D from Prepd: The Collapse of the Russian Ruble

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On December 18, 2014

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This R&D provides information on the collapse of the Russian ruble.  The Russian central bank raised interest rates earlier in the week to 17% in an attempt to stop the ruble’s slide, which has coincided with a decline in the global oil price.  The value of the ruble collapsed during Russia’s financial crisis in 1998 and President Vladimir Putin wants to avoid that happening again.

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R&D from Prepd: Jeb Bush

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On December 17, 2014

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This R&D provides resources on Jeb Bush’s presidential aspirations.  Bush, the son of former President George H.W. Bush and brother to President George W. Bush, is looking into a possible presidential bid in 2016.  He served as Florida’s governor from 1999 to 2007 and is considered a moderate conservative, favoring immigration reform and having a nuanced position on the death penalty.  A few days ago Bush announced that he would soon release more than 250,000 e-mails from his time as Florida governor and author an electronic book describing his “governing philosophy.” Pundits think this is a clear signal that he will make a bid for the presidency in two years.

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R&D: Collapsing Oil Prices (2014)

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On December 16, 2014

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on collapsing oil prices (2014).

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

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On December 12, 2014

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 1st-7th, 2014.

Good luck to those competing at Isidore Newman and Dowling Catholic this weekend!

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R&D from Prepd: Rahm Emanuel’s Re-election Bid

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On December 11, 2014

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This R&D covers Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his campaign to win re-election.  Emanuel, Chicago’s first Jewish mayor, was elected in February 2011.  He served as White House Chief of Staff before assuming office.  His record as mayor as been mixed as he is pushing to raise the city’s minimum wage to $13, but has angered teachers’ unions by closing schools and has had to deal with the city’s pension and violent crime problems.  He will square off against nine challengers in the Chicago mayoral election on February 24.  Extempers should make sure to keep follow the election, which could come up in domestic politics and/or local and state issues rounds.

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R&D from Prepd: Moldova

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On December 10, 2014

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This R&D covers Moldova, an Eastern European country bordering Romania and Ukraine.  Like Ukraine, Moldova is locked in a political conflict over whether it should cast its lot with the European Union (EU) and the West, or whether it is better to tie its economic future to Russia.  Western-leaning parties won the country’s November 30 parliamentary elections, but they did not win the popular vote.

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R&D: Israel’s New Elections (2014)

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On December 9, 2014

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Israel’s new elections (2014).

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

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On December 5, 2014

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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 1st-7th, 2014.

Good luck to those competing at George Mason University, Princeton, Bradley, and the University of Texas-Austin this weekend!

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R&D from Prepd: Grace Mugabe

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On December 4, 2014

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This R&D covers Grace Mugabe, the forty-nine-year-old wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.  Rumors that she may succeed her husband after his death have grew last week after the ruling ZANU-PF kicked Vice President Joice Mujuru out of the party’s central committee. Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the end of British rule in 1980, but he has yet to announce who he wishes to succeed him.

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R&D from Prepd: Harvard’s Affirmative Action Controversy

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On December 3, 2014

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This R&D covers the controversy surrounding Harvard University’s affirmative action policy.  The school’s affirmative action program is facing a legal challenge after a plantiff alleges that they were denied admission because the university does not want to increase the share of Asian Americans on its campus.  The suit alleges that the university’s affirmative action policy fosters intentional discrimination thereby violating federal civil rights law.  The lawsuit is the first to challenge a private university’s affirmative action program in court. Proponents of affirmative action argue that the lawsuit is merely a roundabout way for conservatives to end affirmative action programs nationwide.

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R&D: The Fate of Abenomics

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On December 2, 2014

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Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the fate of Abenomics.

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