1. Is there a something rotten with the state of Venezuela’s banks?
2. Has Russia effectively thwarted Georgia and Ukraine’s steps toward NATO membership?
3. What should be Yukiya Amano’s first priority as the new head of the IAEA?
4. Why is Greece on the brink of bankruptcy?
5. Will EU expansion plans into the Balkans delay Turkey’s admission into the organization?
6. Can Tony Abbott resuscitate Australia’s Liberal Party?
7. Is domestic criticism of Stephen Harper’s stance towards China misplaced?
8. Will the Tamils be the kingmaker in the Sri Lankan presidential election?
9. Do Chinese efforts to prosecute Liu Xiaobo show that a crackdown on human rights defenders has become standard operating procedure for the Chinese government?
10. Which is worse: the bombing of Iran or Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon?
Tag: December 2009 extemp questions
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 its way back into the black?
5. Should TARP funds be used for job creation?
6. Did the Supreme Court make the right ruling in Smith v. Alvarez?
7. Should the U.S. government play a stronger role in guiding the nation’s food and nutritional choices?
8. What does the Atlanta mayoral race say about race relations in America?
9. Is Obama’s foreign policy alienating allies and failing to win friends?
10. Will the Blagojevich trial help the GOP capture Obama’s old Senate seat?
1. With a reported deal on healthcare in the Senate does that mean that healthcare reform is finalized?
2. Will Congress get more serious about cutting the deficit next year?
3. Is Obama’s AIDS policy insufficient?
4. Should the University of North Dakota drop its Fighting Sioux nickname?
5. Were the conclusions reached by the Congressional Oversight Panel concerning the TARP Program accurate?
6. Will the one drug method of lethal injection quell criticisms of the practice?
7. Does the media need to leave Tiger Woods alone?
8. Will Martha Coakley be the next senator of Massachusetts?
9. Have Democrats failed to clean up Capitol Hill?
10. Should the U.S. significantly increase the amount of its drone attacks in Pakistan?
1. Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation?
2. Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years?
3. Will Iran arrest Mousavi?
4. Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause Israel to reconsider its settlement policy?
5. Will Romania’s presidential election result stand?
6. Should Turkey’s Constitutional Court ban the DTP?
7. Does the the reelection of Evo Morales breathe new life into Latin America’s socialist movement?
8. Is the conviction of Amanda Knox a stain on Italian justice?
9. Will Michel Barnier wreck havoc on London financial services?
10. Is the Honduran Congress making a mistake in not allowing Zelaya to finish the law several weeks of his term?
1. Is Switzerland’s vote to ban minaret construction a setback for efforts to better integrate Muslims into European society?
2. How will Australia’s defeat of a carbon trading system impact Copenhagen?
3. Will North Korea’s freeze on cash transactions accelerate the country’s economic collapse?
4. Would a positive ruling by the ICJ in Kosovo’s favor lead to it being recognized by more countries in the international community?
5. Will the troubles at Dubai World force the UAE’s economy to become more transparent?
6. Has the recent Honduran election finally resolved the country’s political crisis?
7. Will South Africa be able to afford Zuma’s new plan to provide treatment to all children with HIV?
8. Why did Mujica distance himself from Chavez in the Uruguay runoff?
9. Would it be in Germany’s best interests to stop the prosecution of John Demjanjuk?
10. Will extra US troops make a difference in Afghanistan?
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 or hinder GOP efforts to defeat Harry Reid in 2010?
6. Will this week’s jobs summit produce any significant results?
7. Is the White House ignoring Climategate at their peril?
8. Will David Paterson’s unilateral action on the New York state budget help his re-election prospects?
9. Is a second stimulus package needed?
10. Does the GOP need the “birther” movement to go away?