Tag Archives: Senate

R&D: Top 5 Senate Races, Anger at Europe’s Austerity Measures, and Can Miliband Be a New Thatcher?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 28th: Five most competitive Senate races from Politico Need some help identifying major Senate races this election cycle? This Politico article can help you out. Austerity whips up anger, protests mount in Europe from … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged British politics, Ed Miliband, EU, European Union, Ireland, Irish economy, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East peace talks, Palestinians, Senate, settlement freeze, West Bank | Comments Off

R&D: Doubts Grow Over Obama’s Economic Agenda, the Philippines Investigates Its Media, and the Senate Passes a Small-Business Jobs Bill

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 17th: Rising Midterm Economic Pressures from the Council on Foreign Relations This analysis brief, which links to other valuable news articles, describes how the Obama administration is struggling to show the American people that … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Arizona, Arizona immigration law, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Civil Rights Act of 1964, German-Turkish relations, Germany, Hong Kong, Islam, President Obama, R&D, Senate, small businesses, taxes, the Department of Justice, the Philippines, top five news stories, Turkey, U.S. economy | Comments Off

AGD: Look Who’s Tweeting… (Hint: It’s Not Congress!)

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

by Corey Alderdice We’ve written about how Extemp Central is using Twitter to digest news sources, media outlets, think tanks, organizations, and more. Even though it seems Twitter’s exponential growth is slowing, there are over 18 million active users of … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of March 25th-March 31st, 2009

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Can the recent U.S. border security plan effectively stop smuggling along the U.S.-Mexican border? 2. Will the Employee Free Choice Act pass the Senate? 3. Why did the Czech government collapse? 4. Will Michael Bloomberg win a third term … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged bailout, Bloomberg, Czech Republic, Employee Free Choice Act, GOP, Great Britain, immigration, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Labor, media, Mexico, New York City, newspapers, PKK, security, Senate, terrorism, Turkey | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 4th-10th, 2009

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Does Obama’s current push for universal healthcare have a better chance at succeeding that Bill Clinton’s attempt? 2. Should Russia be willing to exchange support for actions against Iran for U.S. abandonment of a missile defense shield in Europe? … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Bill Clinton, drugs, education, gay rights, healthcare, Hillary Clinton, iran, Israel, Mexico, Minnesota, missile defense, No Child Left Behind, Obama, Pakistan, questions, Russia, Senate | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of December 31st, 2008-January 6th, 2009

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Logan Scisco

1. Which country will be the biggest threat to international security in 2009? 2. Should the Senate refuse to seat Burris? 3. Is Caroline Kennedy a qualified candidate for U.S. Senate? 4. Will the Israeli offensive in Gaza help or … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged China, economy, EU, Europe, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Minnesota, obesity, oil prices, OPEC, Russia, Senate, Ukraine | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of December 2nd-8th, 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Corey Alderdice

1. Should the Senate intervene in the Minnesota Senate race? 2. Why is California in a fiscal emergency? 3. Should Britain join the euro? 4. To the U.S.: Is Turkey important?? 5. Should Obama have campaigned for Martin? 6. What … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of November 18th-November 24th, 2008

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Corey Alderdice

1. Does the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo warrant intervention by neighboring African states? 2. Should the international community launch a joint naval mission to protect commerce off of Somalia’s coast? 3. Why did Jerry Yang leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged automakers, bailout, China, Congo, Latin America, Obama, pirates, Republican, Russia, Senate, Somalia, Supreme Court, Tibet | Comments Off