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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 4th-10th, 2014

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On August 4, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What steps do West African leaders need to take to contain the Ebola virus?
2. Are Spain’s labor reforms working?
3. Is the WTO a failed international institution?
4. How can Marine Le Pen sustain her high poll ratings?
5. Is Catherine Samba-Panza’s “lame duck” status hurting peace efforts in the Central African Republic?
6. Will Argentina’s debt default be the final nail in Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s political coffin?
7. Who should be the next Iraqi prime minister?
8. Why is Egypt supporting Israel in its Gaza campaign?
9. Is China’s anti-corruption campaign politically motivated?
10. How are international sanctions affecting Rosneft?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of July 28th-August 3rd, 2014

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On July 28, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Will Israel’s campaign against Hamas trigger a wider regional war?
2. Should Japan investigate the treatment of “comfort women”?
3. How can ISIS expand their influence?
4. What should the post-MDGs development agenda look like?
5. Is the trial of Leopoldo Lopez a test of the quality of Venezuela’s democracy?
6. Does Africa need a “green revolution”?
7. Is the EU too fractured to present a united diplomatic front against Russia?
8. Does the Middle East need a vibrant Christian population?
9. How should South Africa implement land reform?
10. What should be Jokowi’s top priority?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 28th-August 3rd, 2014

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On July 28, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Do questions about the legality of federal health insurance exchange subsidies imperil the future of the Affordable Care Act?
2. Will Georgia’s Senate race decide control of the Senate?
3. Should investors be alarmed at Amazon’s recent losses?
4. Assuming it could be implemented, would Paul Ryan’s anti-poverty plan work?
5. Should Hondurans be granted refugee status?
6. Is an overhaul of the corporate tax code the best way to prevent inversions?
7. Should obesity be considered a disability?
8. Is desalinization the answer to future droughts?
9. Will Montana’s Senate seat turn red in November?
10. Is President Obama’s foreign policy to blame for the violence in the Middle East?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 21st-27th, 2014

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On July 21, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What impact would Rupert Murdoch’s purchase Time Warner have on the American media industry?
2. How can the Republican Party enhance its appeal to blue collar workers?
3. Would dividing California into six states produce a terrible economic outcome?
4. If there is a stock market bubble, how much of it is the result of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies?
5. Will Cormac Carney’s ruling against California’s death penalty survive appeal?
6. Should the federal government have a reduced role in the terrorism insurance market?
7. Does the House’s IRS probe still have legs?
8. Should vaccinations become compulsory for all American citizens?
9. Does President Obama have the right recipe for fixing America’s infrastructure woes?
10. Is John Kasich a viable presidential candidate?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of July 21st-27th, 2014

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On July 21, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What is the best way for Bolivia to eradicate extreme poverty?
2. Will the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 significantly damage the ability of Ukrainian separatists to achieve their goals?
3. Should nations be held legally liable when their peacekeepers fail to protect civilian populations?
4. Is the world making significant progress in fight against AIDS?
5. Will David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle enhance his electability?
6. What is wrong with Malaysia Airlines?
7. Will the Australian economy benefit from the abolition of the carbon tax?
8. Is the Russian economy heading into recession?
9. Are the BRICS too politically and economically diverse to make the NDB and CRA work?
10. Will Operation Protective Edge succeed?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of July 14th-20th, 2014

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On July 14, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is a third intifada looming?
2. Has the Syrian civil war damaged the United Nations credibility?
3. Is Joko Widodo the Indonesian Obama?
4. Why have international peacekeepers failed to reduce human rights violations in the Central African Republic?
5. Do Latin American countries need to enact more mine safety regulations?
6. Does Nicaragua’s canal plan carry significant environmental risks?
7. Will Tunisia’s constitution empower women?
8. Is Afghanistan’s complete election audit necessary?
9. Should Great Britain pass legislation legalizing assisted suicide?
10. Can Ekmeleddin Ihasanoglu beat Tayyip Erdogan for the Turkish presidency?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 14th-20th, 2014

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On July 14, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Has the American public lost confidence in President Obama?
2. Does the border crisis help or hinder Rick Perry’s 2016 presidential prospects?
3. What steps should Rahm Emanuel take to reduce Chicago’s high crime rate?
4. Has the vilification of the Koch brothers gone too far?
5. Is Carl Icahn right about the need for investors to be cautious about U.S. stocks?
6. Should the federal government break up America’s largest banks?
7. Is GOP obstructionism the message that Democrats should double down on to win the 2014 midterms?
8. Should the FCC grant Amazon permission to test drones?
9. How important is Louisiana’s Senate race?
10. Does Kanerva v. Weems bode ill for Chicago’s economic future?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 7th-13th, 2014

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On July 7, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is the United States still the world’s economic leader?
2. Will environmental concerns decide 2014 Senate races in the Western states?
3. Is soccer becoming a more prominent sport in America?
4. Should public sector unions exist?
5. Is Main Street benefiting from the current economic recovery?
6. What does sensible gun control look like?
7. Will the reemergence of Monica Lewinsky in the public eye help or hinder Hillary Clinton’s presidential prospects?
8. Why is Scott Brown not gaining traction in his attempt to become New Hampshire’s next senator?
9. Why are U.S.-German relations so poor?
10. Is access to contraceptives a human right?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of July 7th-13th, 2014

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On July 7, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Have Western businesses operating in China betrayed democratic values?
2. Will growing recognition of indigenous land claims complicate the extraction of Canada’s natural resources?
3. How should the EU handle North African migrants?
4. Is Nicholas Sarkozy’s arrest a boon for the National Front?
5. Should China allow Hong Kong to democratically elected its chief executive?
6. Would a more proactive defense policy help or hinder the Japanese economy?
7. Should Arab states eliminate food and fuel subsidies?
8. How can Indonesia increase agricultural production?
9. The Islamic State: Will it last?
10. Is the Ukrainian government gaining the upper hand against separatist forces?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 30th-July 6th, 2014

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On June 30, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is the New World Order quickly becoming the New World Disorder?
2. Will Iraqi violence eventually cause Nouri al-Maliki to resign?
3. Does Jean-Claude Juncker becoming the new president of the European Commission increase the chances of Great Britain leaving the EU?
4. How will corruption charges levied against Amado Boudou affect the Judicialist Party?
5. The “clock of the south”: What does it mean?
6. Is the West Africa Ebola outbreak becoming worse?
7. How long will Thailand’s generals stay in power?
8. Is Poland currently experiencing a “golden age”?
9. Will an HRC inquiry into Eritrea force the country to improve its human rights record?
10. How should Russia respond to Ukraine’s free trade agreement with the EU?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 30th-July 6th, 2014

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On June 30, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is Hillary Clinton making the same mistakes that led to her defeat in 2008?
2. Should some businesses be forced to repay part of the compensation awards they received from BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
3. Does the Golden Gate Bridge really need a suicide net?
4. Should the U.S. sign the Ottawa Convention?
5. Did the Supreme Court issue the correct ruling in the Aereo case?
6. Should a negative revision of first quarter GDP figures be a cause for alarm?
7. How should the U.S. tackle violence in Central American nations?
8. What lessons should the Tea Party learn from its failure to bring down Thad Cochran?
9. In regards to the protection of privacy, What grade does the Roberts court deserve?
10. Will Ed O’Bannon win his case against the NCAA?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 23rd-29th, 2014

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On June 23, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What should be the priorities of the new House Majority Leader?
2. Is Andrew Cuomo doing enough to address New York’s heroin problem?
3. Should the federal government raise the gas tax?
4. What reforms should be made to the IRS?
5. Does the U.S. need a new constitutional convention?
6. Is the GOP heading for a split?
7. How will the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on software patents affect the IT industry?
8. Are local minimum wage laws preferrable to state and federal action?
9. Should the U.S. send ground troops back to Iraq?
10. Is immigration replacing the economy as the biggest issue of the 2014 midterms?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 23rd-29th, 2014

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On June 23, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Should the Kurds cheer for the fracturing of Iraq?
2. How can Pakistani political figures rein in the national army?
3. Should the West increase its sanctions on Russia?
4. Is a solution in sight for Venezuela’s political crisis?
5. How can the international community better deal with refugees in conflict zones?
6. Would U.S.-Iranian cooperation on Iraq produce benefits with regards to limiting Iran’s nuclear program?
7. Is Africa’s economic boom sustainable?
8. Should Latin American countries take in Gitmo prisoners?
9. How will violence in Iraq affect global oil prices?
10. Is Argentina headed for a technical default on its debt?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 9th-15th, 2014

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On June 9, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Will changing economic fortunes lift the Conservative Party to victory in the 2015 British parliamentary elections?
2. Can female empowerment revive the Japanese economy?
3. Has Africa made significant process in the fight against AIDS?
4. Is the rise of the far-left in Greece preferable to the rise of the far-right?
5. If Jean-Claude Juncker does not become the next president of the European Commission, how would that impact Angela Merkel’s influence within the EU?
6. How can Michel Martelly quell protests against his rule?
7. Is it in Israel’s best interest to refuse to negotiate with the new Palestinian unity government?
8. How can Felipe VI rebuild confidence in the Spanish monarchy?
9. Did Malaysia botch the investigation into Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
10. If Europe began paying more of the cost of its own defense, how would that impact its economic outlook?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 9th-15th, 2014

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On June 9, 2014

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HOTtopics1. How can healthcare fraud be stopped?
2. What should U.S. authorities do with children crossing the Mexican border?
3. Should food stamp recipients be forced to eat healthier?
4. Will President Obama close Gitmo by the end of his term?
5. Would a Tea Party victory in the Mississippi Republican Senate primary runoff put the seat in play for Democrats?
6. NASA’s next big human mission: the moon, an asteroid landing, or Mars?
7. Is the U.S. economic comeback complete?
8. Will Seattle’s move to a $15 minimum wage lead other large cities to do the same?
9. What should the U.S. Congress do about student loan debt?
10. Will the EPA’s new carbon regulations be beneficial for the U.S. economy?

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