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

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

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

Here are your International extemp questions for the week of November 10th-16th.  United States questions will be released tomorrow morning.  Since there is more content on the site now, if you can’t find the questions in the future just click … Continue reading

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

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

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

Here are your top five news stories for November 9th, 2009: Underlying Causes of Insecurity in Afghanistan from Foreign Policy in Focus Obama has lost sight of the centre from The Financial Times Iraq passes new election law, smoothing way … Continue reading

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AGD: We Are of Peace. Always.

by Corey Alderdice President Obama is a alien lizard from outer space. It’s not the claim of opponents of the President’s healthcare reform efforts.   Instead, it seems to be the allegorical underpinning of ABC’s reimagining of the early 1980s television … Continue reading

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AGD: HBO Documentary Spotlights Obama Election One Year Later

It’s the first Tuesday of November in America, and that means one thing: Election Day. Though it does not, perhaps, hold the same gravitas as a year ago, HBO is capitalizing on the day to premiere the documentary By the … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of October 13th-19th, 2009

1. Is David Patraeus the new Eisenhower? 2. What is the best way to solve the unemployment problem in America? 3. How can the Czech Republic be compelled to ratify Lisbon? 4. Has Abbas ruined his standing with the Palestinian … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 29th-October 5th, 2009

1. How much economic reform will the next German government be able to achieve? 2. Is Hamas making Netanyahu’s job easy? 3. Will South Korea’s offer of a “grand bargain” significantly change the way the international community handles North Korea? … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 22nd-28th, 2009

1.  Does the tea party movement significantly threaten Obama’s presidency? 2. Should the UN sanction Venezuela if it undermines stronger sanctions on Iran? 3. Does healthcare legislation need to do more to restrict access by illegal immigrants? 4. Is U.S. … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 15th-21st, 2009

1. Will Wilson’s outburst cost him re-election? 2. Has China lost control of Xinjiang? 3. Will the Megrahi situation cause the Obama administration to be more hesitant to release prisoners at Gitmo? 4. Did Uribe beat Chavez on U.S. military … Continue reading

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