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R&D: CBO Offers Dim Economic Outlook, Colombia’s High Court Voids U.S. Base Agreement, and Bill Clinton Hits the Stump

Here is your R&D for August 20th: More tough economic times forecast by CBO from Reuters According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), high unemployment will continue to plague the American economy, increasing the risk that we are headed for … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

1.  Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation? 2.  Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years? 3.  Will Iran arrest Mousavi? 4.  Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-November 30th, 2009

1.  Does the massacre in Mindanao pose an immediate threat to Filipino democracy? 2.  Was the EU’s selection of Rompuy as its first president a missed opportunity? 3.  Would a prisoner swap with Hamas make Israel appear weak in the … Continue reading

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