Tag Archives: Chile

R&D from Prepd: Chilean Politics

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. This week’s R&D from Prepd covers Chilean politics.  Gabriel Boric, a former … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Chile’s Presidential Election

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. This week’s R&D covers the Chilean presidential election.  Last Sunday the country … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Central and South America

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and … Continue reading

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R&D: Justice Dept. Looks into Voting Machine Merger, Brazil’s Stance on Iran, and Bernanke Lectures the Senate on the Budget Deficit

Here is your R&D top five for March 4th: Justice Dept. probes voting machine merger as midterm elections loom and questions multiply from the Minneapolis Star Tribune How to Read Brazil’s Stance on Iran from the Council on Foreign Relations … Continue reading

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R&D: Security Concerns After the Chile Earthquake, GOP Moderates Gain Ground in Congress, and Israeli Spies in Lebanon Are Caught

Here is your R&D top five for March 1st: Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises from CNN GOP moderates poised to gain ground in Congress from the Los Angeles Times Israeli Spies in Lebanon:  Not Much Success … Continue reading

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

Here is your R&D top five for January 21st: Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits from the New York Times Pakistan snubs US over new Taliban offensive from the BBC Obama Proposes New Bank Regulations from the Wall Street Journal Who … Continue reading

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

Here is your R&D for January 5th: Census 2010 Can Count On Controversy from the Brookins Institute Health Spending Rises in 2008, but at Slower Rate from The New York Times Chile’s presidential January 17 run-off in its decisive leg … Continue reading

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

Note:  This week’s Extemp Central news quiz will be released on Thursday with answers to be released on Friday.  Yesterday’s content could not be updated due to technical difficulties.  We apologize for the incovenience. Here is your R&D top five … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

Here are your International extemp questions for the week of November 10th-16th.  United States questions will be released tomorrow morning.  Since there is more content on the site now, if you can’t find the questions in the future just click … Continue reading

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