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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?

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

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On May 18, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Should the U.S. put off new sanctions on Iran in light of Iran’s agreement to send low-enriched uranium to Turkey?
2.  What steps can the federal government take to ensure that another offshore oil drilling disaster does not occur?
3.  Should Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango have been granted asylum?
4.  Are public employee unions too powerful?
5.  How optimistic should GM executives be after the company posted its first quarterly profit in three years?
6.  Will Eric Holder file a lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law? 
7.  Should ethnic studies programs be banned?
8.  How big of a blow to school reform advocates is the decision by Central Fall High School to rehire much of its staff who were fired earlier this year?
9.  What did Tuesday’s primaries say about the mood of the American electorate?
10.  Does the Supreme Court’s ruling in US v. Comstock demonstrate that federalism is not a high priority among the Court’s conservatives?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 11th-17th, 2010

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On May 12, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Should Congress tax oil companies to pay for the Gulf oil spill?
2.  Will Charlie Crist be Florida’s next senator?
3.  Should the U.S. rethink the use of drones in Pakistan?
4.  Is Obama interfering too much in the Greek debt crisis?
5.  Are furloughs of state workers illegal?
6.  Was Kagan a shrewd Supreme Court choice?
7.  Can the tea party sustain its momentum through election day?
8.  Should Obama campaign for Specter?
9.  Does an audit of the Federal Reserve significantly violate its independence?
10.  Now that David Cameron is prime minister, will America’s relationship with Britain improve?

Note:  I’m sorry about the delays in the posting of some information over the last week.  This week has been finals week @ WKU so my attention has been taken up by that.  This Thursday will feature the return of R&D for Extemp TOC topic areas.

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 11th-17th, 2010

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On May 11, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1.  Who will be the next British prime minister?
2.  Is Honduras’s Truth Commission legitimate?
3.  Why are Bolivia’s unions turning against Evo Morales?
4.  How can China convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program?
5.  Is Pakistan doing enough to root out terrorism within its borders?
6.  Will new corrupt allegations lead to the collapse of Berlusconi’s government?
7.  Should the Liberal Democrats align themselves with Labour or the Conservatives?
8.  Does Syria or Iran pose a bigger immediate threat to Israel?
9.  Did Nigeria handle the Yar’Adua fiasco effectively?
10.  Will the violence in Greece prevent other European nations from tackling their fiscal problems?

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