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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Janet Yellen & The Federal Reserve
[fblike] Last week, President Barack Obama formally nominated the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman in January. Yellen has been at the Federal Reserve for nearly twenty years and she became … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, monetary policy, premium content, quantitative easing, Topic Brief, U.S. economy
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R&D: Janet Yellen & The Federal Reserve
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve. Ms Yellen is not alone in believing that unemployment is a bigger problem than inflation http://t.co/6ltyh9I0RZ — The Economist (@EconBizFin) October 14, … Continue reading
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Tagged Janet Yellen, monetary policy, premium content, quantitative easing, R&D, the Federal Reserve, U.S. economy
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14th-20th, 2013
[fblike] 1. Is austerity the best way to get Southern European countries back into the black? 2. Was this year’s Nobel Peace Prize given to the right recipient? 3. Is the far right’s comeback in Europe a matter of “when” … Continue reading
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Tagged extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, international extemp questions, October 2013 extemp questions, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14th-20th, 2013
[fblike] 1. Should Kathleen Sebelius resign? 2. Is America’s nuclear arsenal secure? 3. Will Janet Yellen be too “doveish” on monetary policy? 4. Would a narrow victory in the upcoming New Jersey Senate special election harm Cory Booker’s long-term political … Continue reading
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Tagged extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, October 2013 extemp questions, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, US extemp questions
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R&D: British Welfare Reform
[fblike] Today’s R&D covers proposed reforms to the British welfare system. The Conservative Party has proposed measures to reform the British welfare system to discourage long-term joblessness. This is also in reaction to anti-immigration sentiment on the British right. Hungry … Continue reading
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Tagged British welfare reform, Great Britain, R&D
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R&D: Voter ID Laws
[fblike] Today’s R&D covers voter ID laws, which have produced considerable controversy for the last decade in American politics. Those in favor of the laws argue that it prevents illegal immigrants from voting and voter fraud, but opponents argue that … Continue reading
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Tagged poll taxes, R&D, voter ID laws, voting rights
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2013 Crestian Tradition: Nova’s Wexler Triumphs
[fblike] Last week, the Crestian Tradition, the successor of the Crestian Classic, took place at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. The tournament featured thirty-one extempers and Noah Wexler of Nova Senior High School (FL) emerged victorious in the final … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Crestian Tradition extemp results, 2013 Crestian Tradition results, Crestian extemp results, extemp results, national circuit extemp results
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Strategy: Conclusions & Why They Matter
[fblike] by Logan Scisco When going over the structure of an extemporaneous speech with beginners, I am guilty of glossing over the importance of the conclusion. When teaching extemp, I place a great deal of emphasis on the introduction and … Continue reading
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Tagged conclusion structure, conclusions, extemp strategy, premium content
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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of October 7th-13th, 2013
[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
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Tagged extemp central news quiz, news quiz, October 2013 news quiz, Quiz
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2013 German Elections
[fblike] On September 22nd, German voters handed Chancellor Angela Merkel her biggest electoral triumph and put her in a position to lead her third consecutive government. Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 German elections, Angela Merkel, Germany, premium content, Topic Brief
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