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2010 Barkley Forum: Mohan Ends Huff’s National Circuit Winning Streak

The 2010 Barkley Forum tournament has come to an end and when the dust settled, Jamie Mohan of Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky emerged as the winner.  In the process he ended Dillon Huff’s four tournament winning streak this season on the national circuit.  However, Huff still enlarged his lead in the National Points Race because he finished ahead of Aaron Lutkowitz of Montgomery Bell Academy in Tennessee in the tournament. Mohan gets 70 points in the National Points Race for his victory.

Here are the results of the 2010 Barkley Forum (click here for the tab sheet):

Champion:  Jamie Mohan (Danville High School, Kentucky)
2nd: Dillon Huff (Southlake Carroll High School, Texas)
3rd: Aaron Lutkowitz (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
4th: Ryan Sasse (Nova High School, Florida)
5th: Michael Barton (Regis High School, New York)
6th: Emily Martin (Boone County High School, Kentucky)

Extemp Central congratulates all of the finalists. The next National Points Race tournaments are held simultaneously in a few weeks as the Harvard Invitational runs up against the California Invitational at Berkeley.

2010 Barkley Forum: Extemp Finalists Announced!

Here are the finalists at this year’s Barkley Forum tournament.  The round includes three MBA Round Robin participants, the winners of every major national circuit tournament this year outside of the Glenbrooks, and the top two competitors in this year’s National Points Race.

*Michael Barton (Regis High School, New York)
*Dillon Huff (Southlake Carroll High School, Texas)
*Aaron Lutkowitz (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee)
*Emily Martin (Boone County High School, Kentucky)
*Jamie Mohan (Danville High School, Kentucky)
*Ryan Sasse (Nova High School, Florida)

Final results will be announced tonight.  Extemp Central congratulates all of the finalists who will receive points in this fourth tier tournament in the Extemp Central National Points Race.

R&D: Clinton Fires Warning Shot at China, Experts Fear Economic Problems, and Russia Vows Action on Politkovskaya

Here is your R&D top five for January 29th:

Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions from the New York Times

Experts See Another Global Dip Ahead from the Wall Street Journal

Police Vow to Punish Politkovskaya’s Killers from the Moscow Times

Honduras’ Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo: Another Disaster for Central American Democracy Waiting in the Wing from Upside Down World

It Is Past Time for Macedonia to Join NATO from the Heritage Foundation

Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010

Here are your answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  We hope that you did well!

R&D: Obama Stays the Course, Honduras Still Not Receiving U.S. Aid, and Yemeni Trained Extremists Invading Gaza

Here is your R&D top five for January 28th:

Embattled Obama stays course in State of Union from the Christian Science Monitor

Honduras Lobo moving “in the right direction”, but no US aid restoration yet from MercoPress

When Yemen Meets Gaza from ForeignPolicy.com

Voters in Oregon OK tax hikes for some from the Los Angeles Times

Democratic anger goes public in prime time from the Guardian

R&D: Sri Lanka’s President is Reelected, Obama’s Biggest Foreign Policy Quandary, and Bubbles in China

Here is your R&D top five for January 27th:

Sri Lanka’s President Wins Decisive Reelection from the New York Times

Obama’s Biggest Foreign Policy Quandary from the Council on Foreign Relations

Central Heating:  Is China’s Economy Growing Too Fast?  from the Economist

Immigration issues tests Haiti-Dominican relations from the Miami Herald

Obama and Biden’s Dreams for the Middle Class from the Brookings Institution

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 26th-February 1st, 2009

1.  With its current government in shambles, who should govern Haiti be in the aftermath of its recent earthquake?
2.  Will Netanyahu’s statement that some Jewish settlements in the West Bank will always be part of Israel derail the latest attempts to have Middle East peace talks?
3.  Was the decision by the Independent Election Commission to delay Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections appropriate?
4.  What are the chances that North Korea would be willing to renew military hostilities with South Korea?
5.  After Susumu Inamine won the Nago mayoral election, will the Japanese government move a U.S. marine air station off of the island?
6.  Will Pakistan’s decision not to launch new offensives against the Taliban undermine military actions taking place in Afghanistan?
7.  Is Yemen a bigger problem for Saudi Arabia or the U.S.?
8.  Why are ties between the FDP and CSU/CDU strained in the German government?
9.  Is the warming of ties with France good for Rwanda?
10.  Will Sudan be split into two countries after a 2011 referendum?

R&D: Bill Clinton’s Shadow, Frustration over Unemployment, and Kirchner Receives a Knockdown in Argentina

Here is your R&D top five for January 26th:

Bill Clinton’s Revenge:  The former president casts a shadow over the State of the Union from the Wall Street Journal

Forget the deficit; people need jobs from the Chicago Sun-Times

Court Delivers New Blow to Argentine Government Debt Payback Plan from the Latin American Herald Tribune

US approves Taiwan arms sale from Al Jazeera

Obama to seek spending freeze, more aid to middle class from the Los Angeles Times

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 26th-February 1st, 2010

1.  How can Barack Obama improve his poll numbers among independent voters?
2.  Would a failure to confirm Bernanke severely threaten the independence of the Federal Reserve?
3.  How should Republicans use their enhanced position in the U.S. Senate?
4.  Will Obama’s endorsement of an independent deficit commission give him credibility on fiscal issues?
5.  Is Obama bad for the economy?
6.  Will 2010 have more bank failures than 2009?
7.  Would the use of spy drones in civilian areas for security purposes be constitutional?
8.  Does the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance spending help Republicans more than Democrats?
9.  Will Obama’s decision to reconstitute the team that helped him win the White House significantly help Democrats in the 2010 midterms?
10.  Is America losing Japan to China?

R&D: Nukes in Tehran, Axelrod defends Obama, and Pakistan Without Zardari

Here is your R&D for January 25th:

Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West from Der Spiegel

Axelrod: voter backlash against Obama was unavoidable from the Christian Science Monitor

In disrepute:  The countdown to the post-Zardari era begins from the Economist

Public’s Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism from the Pew Research Center

Democrats Seek to Counter Court Ruling on Political Spending from the Wall Street Journal

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

Here is the short answer version of this week’s news quiz.

Good luck!

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010 (Multiple Choice Version)

Here is your Extemp Central multiple choice news quiz for the last week of January. 

Good luck!

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

Here is your R&D top five for January 22nd:

Fed’s Bernanke Faces Tighter Vote in Senate from the Wall Street Journal

Honduras closer to normality: Zelaya leaves when Lobo takes office from MercoPress

Haiti earthquake: U.S. army prepares Guantanamo Bay for waves of refugees from the UK Daily Mail

Obama moves to cut big banks down to size from the Christian Science Monitor

Healthcare Costs and U.S. Competitiveness from the Council on Foreign Relations

Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of January 18th-22nd

Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  How did you do?

Any suggestions for our quizzes?  Feel free to comment.

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

Here is your R&D top five for January 21st:

Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits from the New York Times

Pakistan snubs US over new Taliban offensive from the BBC

Obama Proposes New Bank Regulations from the Wall Street Journal

Who Lost Chile? Conservative Multi-Millionaire is President Elect from Upside Down World

Africa: Crackdowns on Gays Make the Closet Safer from Irin PlusNews

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