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Bush, Richard C., III.
The January 2012 Taiwan Elections and What They Mean.
Brookings Institution, January 17, 2012, 6 pages.
"The question on the minds of many is what
this election means for cross-Strait relations. Will President
Ma accelerate the process of reconciliation with China, moving
towards negotiations on political and security issues? Of
course, many in China would welcome such a trend. Some on Taiwan
would fear it." (From the Brookings Institution)
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Cronin, Patrick.
China's Global Quest for Resources and Implications for
the United States.
Center for a New American Security, January 26, 2012, 6 pages.
"Despite this sobering institutional
assessment in Southeast Asia, there are two basic convictions
widely shared in the region: almost all countries want to
preserve U.S. engagement and presence; and virtually none wishes
to jeopardize its economic ties with China." (From Center for a
New American Security)
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Hammer, Michael.
Current U.S. Foreign Policy Issues.
U.S. Department of State, February 13, 2012, 11 pages.
"What I thought I'd do is just spend a
couple minutes just – it's my first briefing here this year – to
sort of review the agenda for 2012 to give you a sense of the
tremendous scope of our foreign policy efforts led by the
President and Secretary Clinton and the rest of the team and the
State Department, what we're doing to reinvigorate and continue
reinvigorating U.S. leadership around the world, which is an
ongoing effort." (From U.S. Department of State)
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Shapiro, Don.
Getting Beyond Beef in U.S.-Taiwan Relations.
Brookings Institution, February 2012, 5 pages.
"If the two sides can get past the beef
dispute, what would the TIFA talks be expected to deal with?
Part of the agenda would undoubtedly be devoted to exploring
areas for potential bilateral cooperation, for example in
green-energy research." (From the Brookings Institution)
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Sutter, Robert.
U.S.-China Competition in Asia: Legacies Help America.
East-West Center, February 1, 2012, 2 pages.
"As Sino-American competition for
influence enters a new stage with the Obama administration’s
re-engagement with Asia, each power’s legacies in the region add
to economic, military and diplomatic factors determining which
power will be more successful in the competition." (From the
East-West Center)
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U.S. Admiral's Briefing on Asia-Pacific Military Issues.
IIP Digital, January 29, 2012, 9 pages.
"We have continued to try to work very closely with China and
manage the relationship that, as we all know, is vital to the
region, but also vital to both of our nations. And at the
strategic level, the dialogue has continued." (From U.S.
Department of State)
- 美國牛肉與萊克多巴胺的事實與數據。
The Facts about U.S. Beef and Ractopamine.
OT-1201, February 21, 2012, 13 pages.
"There have been extensive scientific studies that
reviewed the use of ractopamine as a feed ingredient and
considered its impact on human health in terms of
toxicity, reproductive abnormalities, carcinogenicity
and other factors. Based on these studies and
government-directed risk assessments, 27 countries,
including Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada and the United States, have determined that meat
from animals fed ractopamine is safe for human
consumption." (From AIT)
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Bernanke, Ben S.
The Economic Outlook and the Federal Budget
Situation.
Federal Reserve System, February 2, 2012, 8 pages.
"Over the past two and a half
years, the U.S. economy has been gradually recovering
from the recent deep recession. While conditions have
certainly improved over this period, the pace of the
recovery has been frustratingly slow, particularly from
the perspective of the millions of workers who remain
unemployed or underemployed." (From the Federal Reserve
System)
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Davidson, Adam.
"Making It in America."
The Atlantic, January/February 2012, pp. 58-70.
"The story of Standard Mortor
Products, a family-run manufacturer in Queens,
illuminates what it takes to survive in today's economy
-- and why the jobs crisis will be so hard to solve."
(From the Atlantic)
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Rosenfeld, Irene.
"Against the Wind: Growing in Turbulent Times: The
Four Keys to Succeeding Despite Economic Adversity."
Vital Speeches of the Day, January 2012, pp,
31-34.
"To wrap up this pont, as our world continues to shrink,
getting the right blend between global and local, or
acting 'glocally,' is essential for growth, especially
in tough times." (From Vital Speeches of the Day)
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President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address.
IIP Digital, January 24, 2012, 15 pages.
"Throughout the speech, he discussed ideas
for building an America that lasts. He called it a blueprint for
the future and talked about ways to make his vision reality."
(From the White House)
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Building a 21st Century Government by Cutting Duplication,
Fragmentation, and Waste.
The White House, February 28, 2012, 20 pages.
"The President has made it a priority of
his Administration to change the way Washington works, save
taxpayer dollars, streamline operations and improve government
services, and to that end has waged an aggressive campaign to
eliminate duplication and waste." (From the White House)
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Coleman, Kevin J. and others.
Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 9,
2012, 50 pages.
"This report considers contemporary
developments in residential elections. It emphasizes three
topics chosen for their recurring importance and notable recent
developments: (1) nominating procedures; (2) campaign finance;
and (3) the electoral college. The report highlights significant
developments in these areas, particularly for the 2008 and 2012
elections. It also provides background information about the
presidential election process in general. Other CRS products
cited throughout this report provide additional information
about the topics introduced here." (From CRS Report)
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Cuming, Alfred and Richard A. Best, Jr.,
'Gang of Four' Congressional Intelligence Notifications.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, December 13,
2011, 8 pages.
"The 'Gang of Eight' procedure is
statutorily based and provides that that the chairmen and
ranking Members of the intelligence committee, along with the
Speaker and minority leader of the House, and Senate majority
and minority leaders-rather than the full membership of the
intelligence committees-are to receive prior notice of
particularly sensitive covert action programs, if the President
determines that limited access to such programs is essential to
meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital U.S.
interests." (From CRS Report)
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Department of Defense.
Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st
Century Defense.
Department of Defense, January 2012, 16 pages.
"The strategy guidance's bottom line is
that the United States armed forces will remain the pre-eminent
military force in the world, the president said in a letter
attached to the review." (From Department of Defense)
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Kurth, James.
"Confronting a Powerful China with Western Characteristics."
Orbis, Winter 2012, pp. 39-59.
"The rapid rise of Chinese economic and
military power has produced the most fundamental change in the
global system since the end of the Cold War, and it poses vital
questions about China's future direction." (From Orbis)
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Lindsay, James M.
The Role of Foreign Policy in the 2012 U.S. Presidential
Elections.
Foreign Press Center, December 16, 2011, 10 pages.
"Point number one, when we're looking at
the role of foreign policy in the 2012 election, is that foreign
policy, foreign policy issues, are not at the forefront of the
American voters' minds. When you look at all the polls that are
done by various polling organizations, there's one very loud
message that comes through, which is that foreign policy is a
secondary issue, if it's an issue at all for voters." (From U.S.
Department of State)
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West, Darrell M.
M-Campaigning: Mobile Technology and Public Outreach.
Brookings Institution, February 14, 2012, 10 pages.
"Unlike 2008, where text messaging was the dominant feature of
mobile campaign outreach, this year there has been a
proliferation of mobile ads, video, web links, and apps." (From
the Brookings Institution)
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Coan, Stephen M.
"The Future of Our Oeans: Healthy Oceans Are Critical to Our
Economic Well-Being in Staggering Terms."
Vital Speeches of the Day, February 2012, pp. 66-68.
"Today I would like to talk to you about
what it means to be an ocean planet and to highlight some key
reasons why we need to protect our oceans which, by the way, are
intricately connected to lakes, streams, marshlands, tidal
areas, and rivers, creating a water system that covers 70
percent of earth's surface." (From Vital Speeches of the Day)
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Posner, Michael H.
Internet Freedom and the Digital Earthquake of 2011.
U.S. Department of State, January 17, 2012, 5 pages.
"This past year has highlighted the
promise and the peril of the Internet as a transformative tool
both for human expression and for repression. So I would like to
look back at the lessons learned from the digital earthquake of
2011, and offer a few thoughts on the way forward." (From U.S.
Department of State)
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State's Rose on Space Security — A U.S. Perspective.
IIP Digital, January 29, 2012, 5 pages.
"we in the United States associate 'space
security' with the pursuit of those activities that ensure the
sustainability, stability, safety, and free access to, and use
of, outer space in support of the vital interests of all
nations." (From U.S. Department of State)
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World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2005:
Highlights and Trends.
U.S. Department of State, January 10, 2012, 35 pages.
"The 'World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers' (WMEAT)
series of reports is designed to be a convenient reference on
annual military expenditures, arms transfers, armed forces,
selected economic data, and relative indicators consisting of
pertinent military-economic ratios. The aim is to provide the
arms control and international security community with useful,
comprehensive, and accurate data, accompanied by analyses and
highlights." (From U.S. Department of State)
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