Tag Archives: Harry Reid

R&D: House Repeals Healthcare Law, Bloomberg Promises to Fight Unions, and Congo’s Constitution is Revised

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 20th: House passes health law repeal from Politico House Republicans managed to pass a bill that repealed President Obama’s healthcare law yesterday. The vote was 245-189 and no House Republican defected during the vote. … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, currency, Democratic Republic of the Congo, dollar, Harry Reid, healthcare, healthcare reform, healthcare repeal, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Joseph Kabila, Labor, Lebanon, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Chinese relations, UN, unions, United Nations, yuan | Comments Off

R&D: Congress Ends Up Divided After the Midterms, Reid Hangs on in Nevada, Kirk Wins in Illinois, and Proposition 19 Fails

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for November 3rd: GOP seizes control of House; Dems retain Senate from Politico In last night’s midterm elections voters returned the Republicans to power in the House of Representatives. However, the GOP was unable to run … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Alexi Giannoulias, Angela Merkel, California, Democratic Party, drug legalization, GOP, Greece, Harry Reid, Illinois Senate race, marijuana, Mark Kirk, midterm elections, Mikhail Khordorkovsky, Nevada Senate Race, Proposition 19, R&D, Republican party, Russia, Sharron Angle, Silvio Berlusconi, terrorism, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Domestic Social Issues

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Today, since it’s the end of the week, Extemp Central has decided to devote the entire R&D section to domestic social issues, which is a favorite topic area of United States extempers everywhere. Reid casts wrong vote on health care for … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Congress, education, gas prices, Harry Reid, healthcare reform, No Child Left Behind, R&D, Social Security, top five news stories | Comments Off

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

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 12th: States Lower Test Standards for a High School Diploma from the New York Times Nigerians seek end to power vacuum from Al Jazeera Venezuela Announces Currency Devaluation from the Latin American … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged education, Harry Reid, Nigeria, R&D, top five news stories, Venezuela, Venezuelan economy | Comments Off

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Is the Salahi issue overblown? 2. Why are Obama’s approval ratings falling among white voters? 3. Is Obama’s foreign policy projecting weakness? 4. Are the cost estimates for healthcare reform legislation too optimistic? 5. Would an Ensign resignation held … Continue reading →

Posted in U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Barack Obama, climate change, climategate, David Paterson, December 2009 extemp questions, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, GOP, Harry Reid, healthcare reform, jobs summit, John Ensign, midterm elections, New York politics, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, stimulus, stimulus bill, U.S. Foreign Policy, US extemp questions | Comments Off

AGD: Enjoy Thanksgiving with Some Political Turkeys

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

by Corey Alderdice Your friends at Extemp Central want to take this moment to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s one of the few weekends during the fall semester where we get a break. Enjoy it…as well … Continue reading →

Posted in AGD | Tagged AGD, Gordon Brown, Harry Reid, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Wasting Prep Time | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 17th: N.A.A.C.P. Prods Obama on Job Losses from The New York Times Nuclear Agency Warns of More Iran Plants from The Wall Street Journal Reid considers raising Medicare tax for high earners … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, GOP, Harry Reid, healthcare, healthcare reform, iran, Iran nukes, jobs, Medicare, NAACP, Obama, R&D, stimulus, top five, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

HotTopics: U.S. Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. If healthcare reform fails, is Obama’s presidency doomed? 2. Should Obama get rid of “don’t ask, don’t tell”? 3. Did failures in U.S. intelligence lead to the Fort Hood shooting? 4. Should Obama have attended the Berlin Wall celebrations? … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged bailout, Berlin Wall, Catholic Church, don't ask don't tell, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Fort Hood, Fort Hood shooting, gay rights, Germany, Harry Reid, healthcare, media, midterm elections, New York Times, November 2009 extemp questions, Obama, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, U.S. economy, US extemp questions | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Harry Reid

R&D: House Repeals Healthcare Law, Bloomberg Promises to Fight Unions, and Congo’s Constitution is Revised

R&D: Congress Ends Up Divided After the Midterms, Reid Hangs on in Nevada, Kirk Wins in Illinois, and Proposition 19 Fails

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

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

AGD: Enjoy Thanksgiving with Some Political Turkeys

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

HotTopics: U.S. Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

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