Tag Archives: Kurds

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

R&D top five for December 9th: Obama’s FDR moment from the Washington Post Contending with the PKK’s Narco-Terrorism from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy After Brief Uptick, Obama Approval Slips to 47% from Gallup Cap, trade and block … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

1.  Has the UN food summit been a failure? 2.  Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU? 3.  Should Brown back Blair for EU president? 4.  Does Uribe need to do more to … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of March 25th-March 31st, 2009

1. Can the recent U.S. border security plan effectively stop smuggling along the U.S.-Mexican border? 2. Will the Employee Free Choice Act pass the Senate? 3. Why did the Czech government collapse? 4. Will Michael Bloomberg win a third term … Continue reading

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