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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 31st-June 6th, 2011

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Should federal regulators clear AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile? 2. Will the Senate confirm John Bryson by 60 or more votes? 3. Was the recent debt limit vote a political stunt by House Republicans? 4. Will President Obama’s golf … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 31st-June 6th, 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Should a non-European be the next leader of the IMF? 2. Will Yemen be al Qaeda’s next major operating base? 3. Can South Africa stop the Libyan war? 4. Will poor results in mayoral races for Silvio Berlusconi’s governing … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 24th-30th, 2011

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Should Thailand scrap its lese-majeste laws? 2. How should Mikhael Saakashvili react to protests that are calling for hsis resignation? 3. Should there be global rules for the Internet? 4. How can the Democratic Alliance make greater inroads with … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 24th-May 30th, 2011

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. What impact will President Obama’s call for Israel to return to pre-1967 borders have on the Middle East peace process? 2. Is President Obama now violating the War Powers Act in regards to Libya? 3. What is the most … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 17th-23rd, 2011

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is the GOP presidential nomination now Mitt Romney’s to lose? 2. Should Newt Gingrich have criticized Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan? 3. How will the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn impact America’s relations with France? 4. Are better relations with the … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 17th-23rd, 2011

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is Great Britain withdrawing from Afghanistan too quickly? 2. Would the Pakistani government benefit more by having a stronger relationship with China instead of the United States? 3. How will the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn impact the 2012 French … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 10th-May 16th, 2011

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Do fines leveled against economic consultants for publishing inflation figures that differ from the Argentinian government’s official position violate constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression? 2. Is international assistance to Greece only leading to paralysis in the country’s political … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 10th-16th, 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Do train and bus stations need a security overhaul? 2. Who should get the bounty that was placed on Osama bin Laden’s head? 3. Has the Obama administration turned a political victory after the death of Osama bin Laden … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 3rd-9th, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. What impact, if any, will the death of Osama bin Laden have on the 2012 presidential election? 2. Will Indiana’s move to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood be replicated in other states? 3. Does the death of Osama … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 3rd-9th, 2011

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Will the one child policy halt China’s emergence as a global superpower? 2. Is Uganda the next Ivory Coast? 3. Will Germany’s decision to lift labor market restrictions on Eastern European workers hurt native born German workers? 4. Does … Continue reading →