Tag: R&D

Here are your top 5 news stories/reports for November 6th:

Top Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-election from The New York Times

Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt from The Seattle Times

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Ends Boycott from The Herald of Zimbabwe courtesy of AllAfrica

Health Bill Garners Endorsements from The Wall Street Journal

Why Oil Majors Are Coming Back to Iraq from Der Spiegel

Here are your top five news stories & reports for November 5th:

Venezuela: Accelerating the Bolivarian Revolution by International Crisis Group

End of Communism Cheered But Now With More Reservations by Pew Research Center

The EU’s next step after the Lisbon treaty: Choose a president by the Christian Science Monitor

Gay Rights Rebuke May Change Approach from the New York Times

 India on brink of Maoist offensive from the Asia Times

Here are your top five news stories/reports for November 4th:

Shades of Red: China’s Debate over North Korea from International Crisis Group
Note: This links to the summary page of this report, but it is highly recommended that extempers click on the .pdf link above the summary and download the full report. International Crisis group does an excellent job with these reports and they can greatly help you understand the history behind conflicts, what caused them, and provide solutions for what should be done.

 Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It’s not 2008 anymore from The Washington Post

White House Tally Appears to Overstate Stimulus Jobs by The Wall Street Journal

Karzai’s Moment of Opportunity from The Council on Foreign Relations (Interview with Zalmay Khalizad)

 Grassroots Tories’ fury at David Cameron over Lisbon Referendum from the Daily Telegraph (UK)

Here are your top five news stories/reports for November 3rd:

Growing Concern Over Iraqi Election Impasse from The Christian Science Monitor

Conservatives Emboldened by Moves in NY Election from The Los Angeles Times

The Real Winner in Honduras:  the United States?  from Upside Down World

Democrats Concerns Over Abortion May Imperil Health Bill from The Washington Post

Germany’s New Cabinet on Turkey’s EU Accession:  Implications for U.S. Policy from The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Research & Development (R&D) is a new feature to Extemp Central.  Each weekday Extemp Central will post headlines of news stories around the world you will want to read and print for your files.  It is hoped that extempers will find these links helpful in their weekly research.

North Korea warns US: negotiate or else from Christian Science Monitor (Global News Blog)

If Fox Is Partisan, It Is Not Alone from the New York Times

The Tragedy of Palestinian Divisions from the Council on Foreign Relations (Interview)

Russia ‘simulates’ nuclear attack on Poland from the UK Telegraph

Monthly Crisis Report for November from International Crisis Group