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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 24th-30th, 2010

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On August 25, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  How can the international community best combat the sale of conflict minerals from the Congo?
2.  Should China scrap its one child policy?
3.  Is Myanmar’s privatization program a sign that the country is turning the corner?
4.  Will French workers stymie Sarkozy’s pensions reform plans?
5.  Should Wyclef Jean be able to run for the presidency of Haiti?
6.  Who is the biggest winner of the “comprehensive strategic partnership” between South Africa and China?
7.  Will the September Middle East peace summit be a success?
8.  Should Germany raise taxes to balance its budget?
9.  Who will lead the next Australian government?
10.  How can the developed world help developing nations with mine safety?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 24th-30th, 2010

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On August 24, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  How can more of the money placed in America’s education system make its way into classrooms?
2.  Should the federal government investigate college textbook prices?
3.  Does the Ground Zero mosque issue give Rick Lazio a fighting chance in the New York governor’s race?
4.  Should those who get relief from the Gulf oil spill escrow fund be forced to wait their right to sue the companies involved in the disaster?
5.  Are homes no longer a good way to build wealth?
6.  Should Alvin Greene drop out?
7.  Will the Ground Zero mosque dispute hurt America’s relations with the Muslim world?
8.  Who will win Florida’s three way Senate race this November?
9.  Would a balanced budget amendment harm the U.S. economy?
10.  How much credit does President Obama deserve for the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 17th-23rd, 2010

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On August 18, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Is Deval Patrick Obama’s canary in the coal mine?
2.  What can save Social Security?
3.  Should the stimulus have been larger?
4.  What role should student performance on standardized tests have in evaluating teacher performance?
5.  Will the Supreme Court rule that gay marriage is constitutional prior to 2012?
6.  Why is America’s trust in the media declining?
7.  Will Harry Reid keep his Senate seat?
8.  Who is the biggest loser in the Blagojevich verdict?
9.  Why did the U.S. economy not experience a summer recovery?
10.  Will President Obama’s comments about the mosque at Ground Zero harm Democrats chances in November?
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 17th-23rd, 2010

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On August 17, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Will the ANC’s media bill significantly damage the free press in South Africa?
2.  Is Nigeria’s 2011 presidential race destabalize the country?
3.  Should Pakstian’s government accept flood aid directly from India?
4.  How will improved Russian ties with NATO impact NATO’s eastward expansion plans?
5.  Should France repay Haiti’s independence debt?
6.  How will improved relations with Taiwan impact China’s military deployments?
7.  Does Iran’s fuel crisis show that international sanctions are working?
8.  Should Australa become a republic?
9.  How will North Korea respond to the latest U.S.-South Korean war games exercise?
10.  What would happen in Afghanistan if the U.S. immediately withdrew all of its combat forces?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 10th-16th, 2010

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On August 11, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Will Alvaro Uribe’s departure smoothe relations between Colombia and Venezuela?
2.  Who should be the British Labor Party’s next leader?
3.  Will South Africa’s government workers win their recent labor dispute?
4.  Does a recent landslide show that China needs to adopt more aggressive environmental protection policies?
5.  Would compensation to South Korea for World War II abuses imperil the DPJ?
6.  Is Lebanon or Iran a bigger short term threat to Israeli security?
7.  How can the Greek government create a stronger consensus for austerity measures?
8.  Should Mexico consider legalizing drugs?
9.  Why was Paul Kagame’s victory in the Rwandan presidential election so lopsided? 
10.  How will recent wildfires impact Vladimir Putin’s political standing?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 10th-16th, 2010

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On August 10, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Is education the biggest economic challenge facing the United States?
2.  Should online gambling be legalized?
3.  Why is President Obama’s support among white voters falling?
4.  Would drug legalization by the United States be the best form of assistance to Mexico in its drug war?
5.  Is the cost of Michelle Obama’s recent vacation news worthy?
6.  How can the federal government eliminate waste in Medicare and Medicaid?
7.  Why are electricity blackouts in the U.S. skyrocketing?
8.  Is the Gulf oil spill still a potent political issue?
9.  Should the House pass the state jobs bill?
10.  Is President Obama an asset or a liability for Democrats this November?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 3rd-9th, 2010

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On August 4, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Should the Bush tax cuts be made permanent for all income brackets?
2.  How can the U.S. become less dependent on foreign oil?
3.  Are concerns about Elena Kagan’s views on the second amendment overblown?
4.  Will Rangel and Waters ethics problems harm Democrats chances in November?
5.  Is the You Cut project all bark and no bite?
6.  Does the Fair Sentencing Act effectively solve the racial discrepancy in sentencing for cocaine possession?
7.  Will Rupert Murdoch’s online business model succeed?
8.  How can state legislatures make Congressional districts more competitive?
9.  Why is President Obama losing the support of independent voters?
10.  Can Rand Paul win his Senate race?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 3rd-9th, 2010

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On August 2, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Will Dmitry Medvedev run against Vladimir Putin in 2012?
2.  How can India quell violence in Kashmir?
3.  Will Cuba’s decision to allow for more private employment rejuvenate its economy?
4.  Would a sales tax increase hurt the Japanese economy?
5.  Why are oil prices at a three month high?
6.  Will new sanctions against North Korea force it to change its belligerent behavior?
7.  Would a reduction of trade barriers help the African economy?
8.  Are privately funded armed forces a better method to fight Somali piracy?
9.  Will recent floods weaken the Pakistani government?
10.  Is it in Israel’s best interest to cooperate with the UN’s Gaza flotilla probe?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 8th-14th, 2010

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On June 8, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  What is the most important Senate race for the Republican Party in 2010?
2.  Are fears about America’s fiscal situation overstated?
3.  Considering its economic situation, should the United States greatly reduce its foreign aid budget?
4.  What grade would President Bush give to Barack Obama’s national security strategy?
5.  How much Republican support will Elena Kagan receive?
6.  What is the most important financial reform that America’s economy needs?
7.  Do teacher’s unions a help or hinder American education?
8.  How will the Gulf oil spill affect future offshore drilling practices in the United States?
9.  Will the commerce clause defeat challenges to the health care reform bill?
10.  What cuts should be made to America’s defense budget?
11.  Will Rahm Emanuel be forced to resign over reported job offers to Congressional candidates?
12.  Can Jerry Brown fix California?
13.  Would means testing save Social Security?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 8th-14th, 2010

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On June 8, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Will Southern Sudan have to secure its independence in another civil war?
2. How can the Cuban government solve its liquidity problem?
3. Will a recent decision by the Colombian Constitutional Court that charging tuition for public elementary school was unconstitutional provide a path for social and economic mobility that the nation needs?
4. Will Naoto Kan succeed in preventing the Japanese government from having its credit rating downgraded?
5. How is the race for global natural resources impacting global stability?
6. Should Crotia become the next member of the EU?
7. Will Nepal’s plans for land reform effectively ward off the risk of a food crisis?
8. Have democratic reforms across the globe made the world a more dangerous place over the last decade?
9. Has the ICC been successful in providing justice for the victims of war crimes?
10. How should Israel have dealt with the Gaza flotilla?
11. What steps does Russia need to take to make its military a more elite fighting force?
12. Is Taiwan moving outside of America’s orbit?
13. Would a global bank tax among G-20 members provide stablity for the global economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 1st-7th, 2010

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On June 2, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Should there be stricter global regulations aimed at the tobacco industry?
2.  Why did Georgia’s ruling party win the country’s latest round of elections?
3.  How are low oil prices affecting the Nigerian economy?
4.  Will Iraq’s new parliament make Nuri al-Maliki prime minister again?
5.  Should the crime of aggression be added to the ICC’s jurisdiction? 
6.  Will Israel’s raid on an aid flotilla end the blockade of the Gaza Strip?
7.  Do high poll ratings for South Korea’s Grand National Party translate into support for a more confrontational stance toward North Korea?
8.  What caused Horst Koehler’s resignation?
9.  Will the SPD’s abandonment of the DPJ enable the LDP to come back to power in the next general election?
10.  Should the EU press the U.S. to make Russia a member of the WTO?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 1st-7th, 2010

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On June 1, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  How should the U.S. respond to Israel’s raid on a convoy of boats that were carrying aid to the Gaza Strip?
2.  Has America’s national security strategy been derailed by debt?
3.  Why are Americans so stressed out?
4.  Would Charles Schumer’s effort to charge companies for transferred calls positively or negatively impact the U.S. economy?
5.  Will Mark Kirk’s misrepresentation of a military commendation cost him the Illinois Senate race?
6.  How will the Gulf oil spill impact the 2012 presidential election?
7.  Is the U.S. misguided in its backing of a UN Security Council resolution for a nuclear free zone in the Middle East?
8.  Will the 2010 midterm elections lead to the election of a lot of one term senators?
9.  Has the military’s voice been ignored in Congressional proceedings over whether “don’t ask, don’t tell” should be repealed?
10.  Are America’s schools becoming economically segregated?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 25th-May 31st, 2010

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On May 26, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Does America need more charter schools?
2.  Would a line item veto reduce federal spending effectively?
3.  Were recent Clinton and Geithner led Sino-U.S. talks a failure?
4.  How critical is the independence of the Federal Reserve for U.S. economic growth?
5.  Can Linda McMahon win Christopher Dodd’s Senate seat?
6.  How damaging are Rand Paul’s comments on the Civil Rights Act for the tea party movement?
7.  Will Congress succeed in overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” by the end of the summer?
8.  What should be President Obama’s top domestic priority in 2011?
9.  Is the Obama administration being unfairly criticized over its response to the Gulf oil spill?
10.  Does Obama’s decision to send National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border go far enough?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 25th-May 31st, 2010

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On May 25, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Is Brazil’s fiscal policy too lax?
2.  In light of recent violence, should the Jamaican government refuse to extradite Christopher Coke to the United States?
3.  Will German’s short-term ban on naked short-selling hurt the euro zone’s bond markets?
4.  Can Saad Hariri do more to prevent arms smuggling in Lebanon?
5.  Will recent hostilities on the Korean peninsula provide political cover to Yukio Hatoyama over the U.S. airbase on Okinawa?
6.  Should NATO be integrated into the EU?
7.  Do recent spending cuts by the new British government do enough to safeguard the nation’s triple-A credit rating?
8.  Is Hamas wise to boycott elections in the West Bank?
9.  Was Ethiopia’s recent election fair?
10.  What impact will South Korea’s decision to half inter-Korean trade have on the North Korean economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 18th-24th, 2010

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On May 19, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  In light of the EU’s recent deals to protect the euro zone, has the organization become a “transfer union”?
2.  Can Benigno Aquino revitalize the Filipino economy?
3.  How will the departure of Wan Yanhai impact China’s fight against AIDS?
4.  Are Maoist protesters in Nepal negotiating from a position of strength or weakness?
5.  Will the Greek bailout lead to the downfall of Merkel’s government?
6.  Are Tymoshenko’s concerns about Russian influence in the Crimea valid?
7.  How should the international community respond to violence against homosexuals in Africa?
8.  Will the latest EU-Central American free trade deal be implemented?
9.  Is it a mistake for Israel to reject Qatar’s bid for a restoration of diplomatic relations?
10.  How should China respond to South Korea’s findings that North Korea sank a South Korean warship in March?

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