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Tag Archives: Italy
R&D: Political Calls Cause Phone Outages in Boston, Berlusconi’s Problems Increase, and What it Will Take for Israel to Make Peace
Here is your R&D for November 2nd: Comcast: ‘Massive’ Amount Of Political Calls Lead To Phone Outages from WCBVTV in Boston Comcast phone customers have experienced outages because of heavy political phone traffic this week. A good AGD article for … Continue reading
Posted in R&D
Tagged British-French relations, China, Chinese-Japanese relations, Chinese-U.S. relations, France, Great Britain, Israel, Israel-Palestinian issues, Italian politics, Italy, Japan, Japanese-U.S. relations, Middle East peace process, Silvio Berlusconi, U.S. Foreign Policy
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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 8th: Connecting the Dots on Intelligence Reform from the Council on Foreign Relations Economy loses 85K jobs in Dec., unemployment rate stays pat at 10 percent from the Washington Post Dahlan: Talks … Continue reading
Posted in R&D
Tagged British politics, Italy, Middle East peace talks, U.S. economy, unemployment
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009
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
Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged Afghanistan, Bolivia, December 2009 extemp questions, EU, European Union, Evo Morales, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Honduras, international extemp questions, iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Japanese economy, Latin America, Manuel Zelaya, Palestinians, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Romania, Turkey, West Bank
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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 8th-14th, 2009
1. Has environmentalism overrun common sense in California? 2. Does China’s recent criticism of Myanmar show that it is taking the issue of human rights more seriously? 3. Should climate change denial be a crime? 4. Does the U.S. need more … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Questions
Tagged Afghanistan, Burma, California, China, climate change, college, DPJ, education, extemp, extemp central, extemp questions, human rights, immigration, immigration reform, Italy, Japan, Libya, Massachusetts, Myanmar, Ted Kennedy
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Extemp Questions for the Week of April 8th-14th, 2009
1. How seriously should the U.S. take cyber attacks? 2. Can digitized medical records significantly reduce healthcare costs? 3. Considering the failure of its recent rocket launch, should the North Korea still be taken before the UN Security Council? 4. … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Questions
Tagged cyber warfare, defense, foreign policy, G20, gay rights, gun control, healthcare, Israel, Italy, North Korea, Palestinians, trade
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