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?
Tag: January 2010 extemp questions
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?
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?
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?
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?
1. Is Obama’s focus on creating green jobs hurting the ability of the U.S. economy to cure rising unemployment?
2. Has Dodd’s decision not to run for re-election prevented Connecticut’s Senate seat from falling into Republican hands?
3. Should Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have been classified as an enemy combatant?
4. Why has the gay marriage movement failed to win victories at the ballot box?
5. Will the recent cold snap in the United States doom efforts at installing a cap and trade system?
6. If Harry Reid loses re-election in 2010 who should become Senate Majority Leader?
7. Will 3D TV be a bust?
8. Should Brit Hume be fired for his comments about Tiger Woods?
9. Does the forgiving of Harry Reid by the Democratic Party show that there is a political double standard about race?
10. Will GM be able to turn a profit in 2010?
1. Should Napolitano step down?
2. Will the recession benefit the GOP in 2010 but not in 2012?
3. Should more of NASA’s work be outsourced to the private sector?
4. Which would be more beneficial for the US economy: electric powered vehicles or biofuel powered vehicles?
5. Does the U.S. need to look into some form of profiling to protect the nation’s airlines?
6. Is the Cornhusker Compromise unconstitutional?
7. Will the U.S. be forced to bail out California in 2010?
8. What was Obama’s most significant accomplishment in 2009?
9. Can cap and trade pass the Senate?
10. Why are economists projecting weak U.S. economic growth next year?
1. Are there significant parallels between China’s economic growth and Japan’s of the 1980s?
2. Why is Pakistan only concerned about Taliban elements that threaten its domestic security?
3. Will Yulia Tymoshenko win the Ukranian presidential election?
4. Should the international community be doing more to support the protests in Iran?
5. Will BRIC turn into BIRIC?
6. How can Europe make itself less dependent on Russian gas?
7. Will a 2011 referendum on southern independence in Sudan lead to the breakup of the nation?
8. Is Berlusconi the cause of rising tensions in Italian politics?
9. Will the near arrest of Tzipi Livni in December significantly impair the Israeli-British relationship?
10. Do the Liberals have any chance of winning the Australian elections in 2010?