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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30th-October 6th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Should the Indian government invest in ethanol? 2. How can the British Labour Party ensure that it wins the 2015 British parliamentary elections? 3. What steps do African states need to take to reduce poaching? 4. Will the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30th-October 6th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Will Congress raise the debt ceiling before October 17th? 2. Obama’s recent Iranian nuclear diplomacy: will it produce a Libya-style victory or a North Korean-style failure? 3. Will the All Players United movement succeed? 4. Is the U.S. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23rd-29th, 2013

[fblike] 1. How can John Boehner gain more control over the Tea Party caucus? 2. Will Starbucks decision to discourage guns in its stores lead to similar efforts by other chains? 3. Should schools have access to students’ social media … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23rd-29th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Was it in Brazil’s best interest to have Dilma Rousseff cancel her state visit to the United States? 2. Is the ICC biased against African states? 3. Has France vanquished jihadists in Mali? 4. Is Great Britain’s “special … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16th-22nd, 2013

[fblike] 1. Will Syria live up to the terms of the U.S.-Russian agreement concerning its chemical weapons? 2. What should the new Australian government do to reduce its record number of asylum seekers? 3. How can the Chinese-Japanese dispute over … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16th-22nd, 2013

[fblike] 1. Will healthcare spats between labor unions and the Obama administration weaken organized labor’s support for the Democratic Party? 2. What impact will Jeffrey Zients have on President Obama’s economic policy? 3. Will Congress approve an immigration reform bill … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 9th-15th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Will President Obama attack Syria if Congress votes down his proposal to do so? 2. Is Bill de Blasio too liberal to win the New York City mayoral election? 3. In the long run, will leaks about NSA … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 9th-15th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Will Kenya’s decision to leave the ICC cause other African nations to follow suit? 2. How can the Iraqi government reduce growing levels of sectarian violence? 3. Who is to blame for the Labor Party’s defeat in the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 2nd-8th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Has China’s government investment-heavy growth model run its course? 2. What steps should Nouri al-Maliki take to quell rising sectarian violence in Iraq? 3. Has the Syrian crisis allowed the UN to improve its international credibility? 4. Will … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 2nd-8th, 2013

[fblike] 1. Rick Perry: old news or the future leader of the Republican Party? 2. Fifty years after the March on Washington have race relations significantly improved in America? 3. What revisions should be made to the National School Lunch … Continue reading

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