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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 29th, 2014-January 4th, 2015

[fblike] 1. Can the Honduran military solve the nation’s crime problem? 2. Is the AU’s mission in Somalia failing? 3. Should Laos dam the Mekong? 4. Does the EU need to establish a single market for services? 5. Is the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 29th, 2014-January 4th, 2015

[fblike] 1. Should House Republicans move to expel Michael Grimm? 2. Are racial tensions rising in the United States? 3. What should be the top three priorities of the incoming Republican Congress? 4. Did the Supreme Court rule appropriately in … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 22nd-28th, 2014

[fblike] 1. How should the Department of Education rate colleges and universities? 2. What should be the Democrats economic message in 2016? 3. Is Illinois America’s Greece? 4. Will state lawsuits against Colorado end its marijuana legalization experiment? 5. Is … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 22nd-28th, 2014

[fblike] 1. Does Kenya’ new anti-terror bill go too far? 2. Will the Peshawar school massacre lead to a more robust Pakistani response to Taliban militancy? 3. Is Pope Francis an early frontrunner for the next Nobel Peace Prize? 4. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

[fblike] 1. Will U.S. sanctions force the Maduro to change course? 2. After 13 years, did NATO accomplish its mission in Afghanistan? 3. Should Venezuela expand its oil diplomacy initiative? 4. What role should the UN play in resolving the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

[fblike] 1. How will low gas prices affect the U.S. economy? 2. Will Jeb Bush seek the presidency? 3. Should the U.S. provide lethal military aid to Ukraine? 4. Does the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on interrogation techniques strengthen American … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

[fblike] 1. Does Rahm Emanuel deserve a second term? 2. Did the Democrats throw Mary Landrieu under the bus? 3. Should the TSA be exempt from federal racial profiling rules? 4. Is it constitutional to execute mentally ill convicts? 5. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

[fblike] 1. Should Israelis give Benjamin Netanyahu a fourth term? 2. How can Joaquim Levy rejuvenate the Brazilian economy? 3. Are KMT losses in local Taiwanese elections a significant blow to its engagement policy with China? 4. Is a nuclear … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

[fblike] 1. What reforms should be made to local Mexican police forces? 2. Are Western sanctions making it more difficult to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis? 3. Who will win the Tunisian presidential runoff? 4. If Grace Mugabe … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

[fblike] 1. Are the benefits of American GDP growth affecting Main Street as well as they are affecting Wall Street? 2. How will the FDA’s calorie count mandate affect the restaurant industry? 3. Why is America’s crime rate falling? 4. … Continue reading

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