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

Here is your R&D top five for January 18th: Ukraine vote: Yanukovich wins first round in shift back toward Russia from the Christian Science Monitor Gay marriage supporters fear Supreme Court’s ruling was an omen from the Los Angeles Times … Continue reading

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

Here is your R&D top five for January 13th: Horror in Haiti from the Economist Health reform looms in Massachusetts Senate race from the Washington Post Al-Qaeda in the West Bank and Gaza from the Washington Institute for Near East … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2009

1.  Are efforts to construct a “green” economy too optimistic? 2.  Is Obama’s offer of assistance to small business coming too late? 3.  Should the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions be audited by Congress? 4.  Will General Motors ever find … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of October 13th-19th, 2009

1. Is David Patraeus the new Eisenhower? 2. What is the best way to solve the unemployment problem in America? 3. How can the Czech Republic be compelled to ratify Lisbon? 4. Has Abbas ruined his standing with the Palestinian … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of May 27th-June 2nd, 2009

1. Should the international community recognize North Korea as a  permanent member of the world’s nuclear club? 2. Would sizeable BNP gains in the European parliamentary elections reflect poorly on Britain? 3. Should the GOP filibuster Sotomayor? 4. Is the … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of May 20th-26th, 2009

1. Should Gordon Brown follow Michael Martin’s lead? 2. Is Netanyahu’s idea of an Israeli-Sunni Arab coalition to check Iran’s nuclear ambitions realistic? 3. Should Obama nominate a woman to fill the Souter vacancy on the Supreme Court? 4. Was … Continue reading

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Extemp Questions for the Week of May 6th-May 12th, 2009

1. Is the lack of pay among Congolese soldiers weakening its offensive against the FDLR? 2. Are Maoist hardliners jeopardizing the Nepalese peace process? 3. How can the international community tackle Iraq’s problem of unemployment? 4. What should the U.S. … Continue reading

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

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

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