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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 →

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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

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

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here are your top 5 news stories/reports for November 6th: Top Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-election from The New York Times Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt from The Seattle Times Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Ends Boycott from … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of August 18th-24th, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Are Israeli evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem impeding the chance of a two state solution? 2. Is the recent decline in unemployment a victory for Obama? 3. Should the U.S. establish permanent military bases in Liberia? 4. Why … Continue reading →

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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

Extemp Questions for the Week of April 8th-14th, 2009

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. How seriously should the U.S. take cyber attacks? 2. Can digitized medical records significantly reduce healthcare costs? 3. Considering the failure of its recent rocket launch, should the North Korea still be taken before the UN Security Council? 4. … Continue reading →

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