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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-13th, 2010

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On December 8, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  What will it take for China to act on North Korea?
2.  Will European support enable Russia to join the WTO in 2011?
3.  Were the EU’s stress tests on banks this past summer stringent enough?
4.  Should Saudi Arabia pursue nuclear technology?
5.  How will recent flooding in Venezuela impact Hugo Chavez’s political standing?
6.  Can a non-democratic China be a responsible global power?
7.  Why is Great Britain slipping in global education rankings?
8.  How will Brazil and Argentina’s recognition of a Palestinian state impact the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
9.  Is Julian Assange the right pick for Person of the Year?
10.  Should Italy leave the euro zone?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-13th, 2010

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On December 7, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Will Students First be an effective counterweight to teachers’ unions?
2.  Should the Senate impeach Judge G. Thomas Porteous?
3.  Could Sarah Palin be an effective RNC Chairman?
4.  Should President Obama have pushed for a cap and trade bill instead of healthcare reform?
5.  How would an independent bid by Donald Trump impact that 2012 presidential election?
6.  To what degree does the U.S. need the UN?
7.  If South Korea launched air strikes against North Korea after another attack, how should the United States react?
8.  Should someone in the Obama administration be forced to resign over the WikiLeaks fiasco?
9.  Would a two percentage point reduction in Social Security taxes help the economy?
10.  Can Newt Gingrich win the Republican presidential nomination?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30th-December 6th, 2010

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On December 1, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  What is responsible for the recent increase in the high school graduation rate?
2.  Should Congress allow emergency unemployment benefits grind to a halt?
3.  Is Arizona’s campaign finance law constitutional?
4.  What is the likelihood that Congress passes the DREAM Act during the lame duck session?
5.  Will Joe Miller’s refusal to concede the Alaskan Senate election push Lisa Murkowski away from the GOP?
6.  Is the controversy over airline screening practices much ado about nothing?
7.  How will the arrival of Mark Kirk to the U.S. Senate impact the lame duck session?
8.  Will President Obama’s decision to freeze the pay of federal workers help him score political points?
9.  Is the GOP dead in California?
10.  Will the WikiLeaks controversy hinder President Obama’s foreign policy?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30th-December 6th, 2010

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On November 30, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Is the EU’s tin ear responsible for the increased electoral success of far-right parties across the continent?
2.  Are austerity measures the only way to stop Europe’s debt crisis?
3.  Will Christina Fernandez de Kirchner run for re-election in 2011?
4.  How will Haiti’s recent presidential election impact the country’s reconstruction budget?
5.  Is Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s move to name Kenyan politicians accused of orchestrating violence after elections in 2007 unwise?
6.  How fair was Egypt’s latest parliamentary election?
7.  Has Africa’s partnership with the EU been a failure?
8.  How will WikiLeaks State Department document dump impact Iran’s relations with other Middle Eastern nations?
9.  What grade does China deserve for its handling of the Korea crisis?
10.  Can Germany continue to afford bailing out other euro zone members?

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