Here is your R&D top five for January 20th:
Brown defeats Coakley in Mass. race for Senate from the Detroit Free Press
Haiti Government Has More Food Than It Can Distribute from the Latin American Herald Tribune
After Massachusetts, why the Democrats should still pass health-care reform from the Washington Post
TSA nominee withdraws name from the Washington Times
India turns up heat over ‘Glaciergate’ from the Asia Times
1. How will Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts impact the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill?
2. Will David Paterson’s spending plan pass in New York?
3. Why has America grown mute on the gun control debate?
4. Will the Supreme Court’s decision to not grant an injunction to close Chicago-area locks lead to the collapse of the Great Lake fishing industry?
5. How much is Obama to blame for Democratic setbacks in Virginia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey?
6. Has America taken on too much responsibility in Haiti?
7. How can the United States ensure that Ukraine does not fall back into Russian hands?
8. What sank Martha Coakley in Massachusetts?
9. How urgent is it that Congress pass an amendment to bar the EPA from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions?
10. Is the independent Pentagon review of the Fort Hood massacre too politically correct?
Here is your R&D top five for January 19th:
The Message of Massachusetts from the Wall Street Journal
Ban Ki-Moon: What I saw in Haiti from the Washington Post
Haiti earthquake: medics warn of infection risk to 3 million people from the UK Telegraph
France and the Internet: Helicopters at the ready from the Economist
Three Keys to Success for Haiti Relief from the Brookings Institute
1. Does Yanukovych’s win in the first round of the Ukrainian presidential election signify that Ukraine is moving back into Russia’s orbit?
2. Should the UN Security Council send more troops and police to Haiti?
3. How will Sebastian Pinera change Chile?
4. Will a federal court ruling that gives Goodluck Jonathan presidential powers in Nigeria successfully solve the political gridlock that is gripping the nation?
5. Are negotiations the only way that the Palestinians will get their own state?
6. Do pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea show that the fight against international piracy still has a long way to go?
7. Will the probe involving Ichiro Ozawa hurt the DPJ heading into this year’s mid-year election in Japan?
8. Are French complaints about America’s actions in Haiti justified?
9. Is UN inaction on sanctions against Iran only emboldening Tehran?
10. Will a new Afghan initiative to give jobs to the Taliban succeed in squelching the insurgency?
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
More U.S. troops expected as frustration grows in Haiti from the Detroit Free Press
Terrorism and Indo-Pakistani Escalation from the Council on Foreign Relations
Head Start’s Impact Evanescent — HHS Study from the Cato Institute
Here is the short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.
Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
Here were the results of the MBA pick’em contest. We had 11 participants in the contest. There was a five-way tie for third place that was broken by picking the Exhibition Round winner and how many total ranks the winning competitor would have. No one correctly chose Jane Kessner as the Exhibition Round winner and no one correctly chose Dillon Huff’s cumulative total of ranks at the tournament (which was 47). Some people tied for third but did not submit a tiebreaker score!
Winner: Shikha Garg (Plano Senior High School, Texas) [25 pts.]
2nd: Jason Bell (Columbia University, New York) [22 pts.]
3rd: Scott Pollack (Pennsbury High School, Pennsylvania) [15 pts. w/44 tiebreaker]
4th: Adam Potrzebowski (Chesterton High School, Indiana) [15 pts. w/42 tiebreaker]
5th: Kimia Dargahi (Anderson HS, Texas) [15 pts. w/41 tiebreaker]
Extemp Central thanks those that participated and check back for future contests this semester!
Here are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Check back next Monday for the latest news quiz to test your knowledge of current events.
Here is your R&D top five for January 15th:
Clogged Airport, Ruined Seaport Delay Aid from the Wall Street Journal
India, Bangladesh look to turn a corner from the Asia Times
Chairman Mike Turns the Tables from the Washington Post (courtesy of RealClearPolitics)
Obama Image Unscathed By Terrorism Controversy from the Pew Research Center
Nigeria: Four Million Girls Out of School from the Daily Trust (Nigeria)
The newest standings for the 2009-2010 National Points Race and National Team Points Race have been posted. After the MBA Extemp Round Robin, Dillon Huff of Southlake Carroll High School in Texas has expanded his lead in the National Points Race. Huff’s victory has also enabled Southlake to take over the #1 spot in the National Team Points Race. MBA was the sole second tier tournament on this year’s tournament schedule.
Barkley Forum will be the next National Points Race tournament. It is a fourth tier tournament and will award 70 points to the winner. It will be held in two weeks in Atlanta, Georgia and many of the top extempers in the National Points Race are expected to be there.
To check out the updated National Points Race standings click on the National Points Race tab on the webpage or click here.
Here is your R&D top five for January 14th:
The war of French dressing from the Economist
Chinese hackers force US showdown from the Sydney Morning Herald
Rep. Frank lashes out over accusations that Mass. Dems would stall a Brown certification from the Washington Times
Labor Leaders of Venezuela’s Heavy Industries Respond to Electricity-Saving Measures from Upside Down World
The Help That Haiti Needs from the New York Times
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 Policy
Supreme Court justices appear split on US sex offender law from the Christian Science Montior
Congress Fights Healthcare Fatigue to Finish Bill from the Los Angeles Times
1. Why was Gordon Brown able to survive his latest brush with political death?
2. Should Umaru Yar’Adua step down?
3. Do tense relations with Turkey imperil Israel’s security?
4. Will China’s recent missile defense tests force other nations to increase spending on such projects?
5. Is Catherine Ashton unqualified to be the EU’s foreign affairs chief?
6. Will Peter Robinson’s temporary departure from duties in Northern Ireland become a permanent exile?
7. How can Rajapaksa win the Tamil vote in Sri Lanka’s presidential election?
8. Will Hugo Chavez’s decision to devalue Venezuela’s currency enable opposition forces to take control of the national legislature?
9. Is North Korea’s peace offer disingenuous?
10. Will a new Zimbabwean constitution provide for effective limits on executive power?
Here is your R&D top five for December 12th:
States Lower Test Standards for a High School Diploma from the New York Times
Nigerians seek end to power vacuum from Al Jazeera
Venezuela Announces Currency Devaluation from the Latin American Herald Tribune
Harry Reid’s Race Problem from the Wall Street Journal
Central African Republic: Keeping the Dialogue Alive from the International Crisis Group
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