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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 26th-November 1st, 2010

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. With one week to go, who will win the midterm elections? 2. Should states ban the use of food stamps to purchase sugary drinks? 3. How will conditions that America has attached on recent aid to Pakistan impact relations … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 26th-November 1st, 2010

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. What will be Lula da Silva’s legacy? 2. Does Felipe Calderon’s proposal to allow civilian courts to try soldiers for abuses against civilians go far enough? 3. Will Serbia make it into the EU before Turkey? 4. How would … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 19th-25th, 2010

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. Can a Maliki-Sadr coalition solve Iraq’s problems? 2. Should Russia join NATO’s missile defense project? 3. Will the arrest of several top officers in the Niger military impede the nation’s return to democracy? 4. Why did Canada fail to … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 19th-25th, 2010

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. What would a sensible “clean energy” strategy for the U.S. look like? 2. Why is the NRA rallying around endangered Democrats? 3. Should the NRSC do more to help Christine O’Donnell? 4. How can the GOP make more inroads … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 12th-18th, 2010

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. Should the Federal Reserve raise interest rates? 2. Do new federal regulations for deep water offshore oil rigs go far enough? 3. Should human exploration of asteroids take precedence over a return trip to the moon? 4. What can … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 12th-18th, 2010

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. How would a renewed Lebanese civil war impact the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? 2. Will Kyrgyzstan’s experiment with parliamentary democracy work? 3. Should Rafael Correa dissolve the National Assembly? 4. Why are government across the world pursuing tough immigration policies? … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 5th-11th, 2010

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. Should the UN have toned down its report on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 2. Will the Greek government eventually default on its debts? 3. How will a recent police uprising impact Ecuadorian politics? 4. Should the … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 5th-11th, 2010

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. Will President Obama “triangulate” after the midterm elections? 2. Why do Americans have such a low opinion of the media? 3. How can the U.S. eradicate corruption in the Afghan government? 4. Will California’s passage of S.B. 1449 reduce … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 28th-October 4, 2010

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. How should public school teachers be paid? 2. Why is Feingold losing? 3. Is Somalia next? 4. Who should replace Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff? 5. Has President Obama dropped the ball on the Middle East peace process? … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 28th-October 4, 2010

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

1. How will the resignation of Fatmir Sejdiu impact talks between Kosovo and Serbia? 2. Will David Miliband make the Labor Party unelectable? 3. Based on recent National Assembly election results, should Hugo Chavez be scared about 2012? 4. Is … Continue reading →