Tag Archives: Middle East peace

R&D: States Face Big Budget Gaps, Hamas Says it Would Recognize a Referendum on Peace with Israel, and Genachowski Releases Plan for Net Neutrality Today

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 1st: States face $41 billion in budget gaps from CNN It’s always good for extempers to have evidence in their files about the state of the state economies. This article provides details of the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged don't ask don't tell, Egypt, Egyptian political system, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, gay rights, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Palestinian issues, Julis Genachowski, Middle East peace, net neutrality, Pentagon, R&D, Robert Gates, state economies, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. military | Comments Off

R&D: Congress Puts Off Fight on Bush Tax Cuts, Teresa Lewis Executed in Virginia, and Israel is Possibly Ready to Compromise on Settlements

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 24th: Congress Punts on Taxes from the Wall Street Journal In the midst of a very politicized environment, Democrats have abandoned plans to extend the Bush tax cuts to the middle class until after … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged arms control, Bush tax cuts, Congress, Israel, Israeli settlements, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un, Middle East peace, North Korea, nuclear disarmament, nuclear issues, nuclear weapons, R&D, taxes, Teresa Lewis, the death penalty, the West Bank, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Virginia | Comments Off

R&D: Moderates and Extremists Battle over Middle East Peace, Murkowski Concedes, and Germany’s Immigration Debate

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 1st: You Ain’t Seen This Before from the New York Times Renowned New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman discusses the upcoming Middle East peace talks and the divide between moderate and … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged German immigration, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, jobs, Joe Miller, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un, Lisa Murkowski, Middle East, Middle East peace, Middle East peace process, Middle East peace talks, midterm elections, North Korea, Palestinians, R&D, Reiner Klingholz, Republican party, Sarah Palin, tea party, Thomas L. Friedman, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

R&D: News You Can Use

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for August 2nd: Raise My Taxes, Mr. President! from Newsweek Columnist Fareed Zakaria argues that the country can’t afford the Bush tax cuts. Corrupt or just clueless? You decide from the Chicago Tribune Editorial … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, Charlie Rangel, David Cameron, Great Britain, Iowa caucus, Middle East peace, Pakistan, R&D, taxes, Tim Pawlenty, top five news stories, war on terrorism | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

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 →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Alvaro Uribe, Cambodia, China, Colombia, EU, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, France, Germany, Gordon Brown, Hugo Chavez, international extemp questions, Iraq, Kurds, Latin America, Middle East peace, November 2009 extemp questions, nuclear weapons, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Russia, Sino-U.S. relations, Thaksin Shinawatra, Tony Blair, UN, Venezuela | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 16th: Israel rejects Palestinian statehood bid via the UN from The Christian Science Monitor Passing the baton on healthcare reform from The Economist Sino-Indian rivalry fuels Nepal’s turmoil from The Asia Times … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, census, China, healthcare, healthcare reform, India, Israel, Middle East peace, Nepal, Obama, Palestinians, R&D, terror suspects, the economist, top five, top five news stories, United Nations | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 12th: Gambling with the dollar by George Will in the Washington Post Brazilian Senate suspends vote on Venezuela’s Mercosur admission from MercoPress Obama fails to resuscitate the Middle East peace process from … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Brazil, dollar, EU, European Union, George Will, Israel, Mercosur, Middle East peace, midterm elections, Obama, Palestinians, R&D, top five, top five news stories, U.S. economy, Venezuela | Comments Off

R&D: Top 5 News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 10th: Post-Depression first: Americans get more money from government than they give back from The Christian Science Monitor Rethinking the Two State Solution from The Council on Foreign Relations Rubio takes tougher … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Israel, Middle East peace, Obama, Palestinians, the Middle East, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of June 3rd-9th, 2009

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Will recent fighting between Fatah and Hamas forces in the West Bank doom hopes for a unity government? 2. Twenty years later: Did Tiananmen Square fail to change China? 3. Will the government’s plan for GM prove fruitless? 4. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged auto industry, Belarus, China, General Motors, inflation, iran, Mexico, Middle East peace, Obama, Palestinians, piracy, Russia, Somalia, Sotomayor, U.S. economy, Zimbabwe | Comments Off