Monthly Archives: December 2009

National Points Race: Huff Takes Lead over Elliott After George Mason

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Logan Scisco

The standings for the 2009-2010 Extemp Central National Points Race have been updated.  Not surprisingly, Dillon Huff of Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas has taken the lead for the first time this season in the National Points Race … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 11th: 2020:  The IEA Puts a Date on Peak Oil Production from the Economist Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy: banks should pay for climate change from the London Times Illegal Immigrant Students … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck to all those competitors who are going out for their last tournament of the semester this weekend.      

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Announcing the 2010 MBA Round Robin Extemp Field

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

Adam Johnson, tournament director for the Montgomery Bell Academy Round Robin, has posted the field of competitors for the 2010 edition on Forensics Online. The January 8-10, 2010, Round Robins in extemp and Lincoln-Douglas debate will feature some of the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 10th: Medicare expansion idea raises healthcare reform hopes from the Los Angeles Times Southern Thailand:  Moving Towards Political Solutions from the International Crisis Group Can the GOP Retake the Senate in 2010 … Continue reading →

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AGD: The Story of Stuff Presents “The Story of Cap and Trade”

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

With a lot of attention focused on Copenhangen this week, the eco-activists/cartoonists at The Story of Stuff present their view on the issue of emissions trading. What does the video get right? Where do they gloss or misrepresent information? Is … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Logan Scisco

R&D top five for December 9th: Obama’s FDR moment from the Washington Post Contending with the PKK’s Narco-Terrorism from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47% from Gallup Cap, trade and block … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1.  With a reported deal on healthcare in the Senate does that mean that healthcare reform is finalized? 2.  Will Congress get more serious about cutting the deficit next year? 3.  Is Obama’s AIDS policy insufficient? 4.  Should the University … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 8th: Copenhagen’s Many Agendas from the Council on Foreign Relations Journalism and Freedom (Rupert Murdoch Editorial) from the Wall Street Journal EPA is preparing to regulate emissions in Congress’s stead from the … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1.  Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation? 2.  Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years? 3.  Will Iran arrest Mousavi? 4.  Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause … Continue reading →

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