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R&D: President Obama Explains His Budget, Indonesia Offers a Path for Egypt, and Inflation Concerns in China

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 16th: Obama describes ‘tough choices’ in budget proposal from the Boston Globe President Obama defended his latest budget proposal by arguing that tough choices needed to be made. However, President Obama did not take a … Continue reading →

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R&D: Iran’s Nuclear Saga Continues, President Obama Proposes New Stimulus Spending, and School Reform Problems

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 6th: Iran accused by UN watchdog of hampering nuclear inspections from the Guardian The Iranian nuclear saga continues as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that Iran is not cooperating with inspectors. Reports … Continue reading →

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R&D: Obama’s Popularity Crisis, New Stimulus Discussions, and Wilders Pulls Out of Dutch Government Talks

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 3rd: How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular from Time Magazine Barack Obama entered the White House with record approval ratings. However, the last year has taken a toll on his popularity. Find out why … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Is the Salahi issue overblown? 2. Why are Obama’s approval ratings falling among white voters? 3. Is Obama’s foreign policy projecting weakness? 4. Are the cost estimates for healthcare reform legislation too optimistic? 5. Would an Ensign resignation held … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 17th: N.A.A.C.P. Prods Obama on Job Losses from The New York Times Nuclear Agency Warns of More Iran Plants from The Wall Street Journal Reid considers raising Medicare tax for high earners … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 15th-21st, 2009

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Will Wilson’s outburst cost him re-election? 2. Has China lost control of Xinjiang? 3. Will the Megrahi situation cause the Obama administration to be more hesitant to release prisoners at Gitmo? 4. Did Uribe beat Chavez on U.S. military … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of April 1st-7th, 2009

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Should the U.S. cut funding for a missile defense system? 2. Why does Germany oppose a fiscal stimulus for the global economy? 3. How much progress on a peace deal with the Palestinians will be made by Netanyahu’s government? … Continue reading →

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Topic Brief: The Obama Stimulus Plan

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Over the last week, the news concerning the state of the U.S. economy continues to be troubling. Unemployment rates stand at the highest they have been in twenty-five years, banks continue to suffer problems despite the federal government’s willingness to … Continue reading →

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