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Extemp Questions for the Week of April 2nd-8th, 2008

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On April 2, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. What does the rising number of Americans on food stamps signal about the state of the U.S. economy?

2. How can Australia resolve its water problem?

3. Will its refusal to accept an independent Kosovo doom Serbia’s chances at becoming an EU member?

4. What is the state of e-commerce?

5. Is Argentina being careless with its economy?

6. How will the political changes in Pakistan affect US-Pakistani relations?

7. Is Hezbollah still a threat to Israel?

8. Would a Olympic boycott produce change in Chinese policy making?

9. Is our military getting the support it deserves?

10. Should Hillary drop out?

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 26th-April 1st, 2008

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On March 26, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Has the Jeremiah Wright controversy doomed Barack Obama’s campaign?

2. Why have Islamic parties lost ground in Pakistan?

3. Is Mugabe losing his grip on power?

4. Should the U.S. government put a cap on gasoline prices?

5. Why is there a growing rift between the U.S. and Belarus?

6. How can John McCain seize control of the economic agenda?

7. Is Washington D.C.’s handgun ban unconstitutional?

8. Are riots in Tibet only a glimpse at what is to come?

9. Would a Democratic ticket led by Al Gore diffuse the divisions in the Democratic Party?

10. Should the NCAA men’s basketball tournament be expanded?

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 19th-March 25th, 2008

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On March 19, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Will Spitzer’s resignation reflect poorly on Democratic candidates in November?

2. Is China’s growing power threatening international stability?

3. Should the U.S. be concerned about recent job loss numbers?

4. Has Sarkozy’s opportunity to reform France passed by?

5. Should the world be more vocal about China’s response to recent protests in Tibet?

6. Is the UMNO’s setback in recent Malaysian elections good for the country?

7. Should the Georgia-Tennessee border be redawn?

8. How effective has Brazil’s AIDS program been?

9. Is Keny’a political peace afford falling apart?

10. Should the GOP be concerned about Dennis Hastert’s congressional district’s recent change to blue?

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 12th-March 18th, 2008

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On March 12, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Who should John McCain choose as his running mate?

2. Was Russia’s presidential election fair?

3. Why did the socialists prevail in recent Spanish parliamentary elections?

4. How should the DNC handle Florida and Michigan’s delegates?

5. Is the construction of a US-Mexican border fence a violation of international law?

6. Have poverty prevention programs in the U.S. been a failure?

7. Should the Pakistan People’s Party impeach Musharraf?

8. Are we on the eve of a new intifada?

9. Would an ANC split be good for South African politics?

10. Should Spitzer resign?

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 5th-March 11th, 2008

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On March 5, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Is a long Democratic primary race already reaping benefits for John McCain?

2. Why is Thailand’s Muslim insurgency worsening??

3. How should the U.S. respond if Venezuela invades Colombia?

4. Can Simba Makani defeat Robert Mugabe in this month’s Zimbabwe presidential election?

5. What is the next boom sector of the global economy?

6. Can mandating the purchase of health insurance create a successful universal health care system?

7. What would be an ideal plan that would lead to the unification of Cyprus?

8. Has education fallen off the political radar?

9. Why is South Korea’s newly elected president Lee Myung-bak off to such a poor start?

10. What is the legacy of President Putin?

Extemp Questions for the Week of February 27th-March 4th, 2008

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On February 27, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Is Nader a spoiler?

2. How should the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections be viewed?

3. Is the idea of a North American Union realistic?

4. What is the legacy of Fidel Castro?

5. How should Medicaid be reformed?

6. Is the WTO finally getting tough on China?

7. Can Al Gore unify a fractured Democratic party?

8. Is the world ignoring drug resistant TB at its peril?

9. How should the U.S. war on drugs be changed?

10. Should there be public financing of all U.S. election campaigns?

Extemp Questions for the Week of February 20th-26th, 2008

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On February 20, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Should the U.S. have recognized Kosovo’s independence?

2. Is Myanmar’s plan for constitutional reform a farce?

3. If you were Obama’s campaign manager, how do you deliver a knockout blow to the Clinton campaign?

4. Has Ukraine become the battleground of a new Cold War?

5. Who won the Hollywood writers strike?

6. What does Fidel Castro’s resignation mean for Cuba’s immediate future?

7. After losing $722 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, what’s next for GM?

8. What has President Bush’s Africa trip accomplished?

9. Should the Church of England be disestablished?

10. How can John McCain endear himself to conservative voters?

Extemp Questions for the Week of February 13th-19th, 2008

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On February 13, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Should Mike Huckabee withdraw from the GOP race?

2. Would it be wise for Hugo Chavez to cut off oil exports to the U.S.?

3. Who is winning the culture wars?

4. How can the Netherlands better integrate its Muslim population?

5. What do Latino voters not like about Barack Obama?

6. Would a stronger African Union create a more stable Africa?

7. Is America doing enough to bridge the literacy gap?

8. Who should John McCain choose as his vice-presidential candidate?

9. Is the press reading too much into the Russian-U.S. military scuffle in the Pacific?

10. Can the federal budget be balanced within the next five years?

Extemp Questions for the Week of February 6th-12th, 2008

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On February 6, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Who was Super Tuesday’s biggest winner?

2. Who was Super Tuesday’s biggest loser?

3. Will Burlesconi be the next Italian prime minister?

4. Should the Internet be more heavily regulated?

5. Were the conclusions of the Israeli inquiry into Israel’s war with Lebanon correct?

6. Who is to blame for the recent outbreak of violence in Chad?

7. Is the world being too silent about China’s human rights abuses in the run up to this summer’s Olympic games?

8. Can NATO afford to lose Afghanistan?

9. How soon will Iran have a nuclear weapon?

10. Does a cost effective alternative energy solution currently exist?

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 30th-February 5th, 2008

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On January 30, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Was Obama’s win in South Carolina meaningful?

2. Have oil prices peaked?

3. Should Colombia’s government cease labeling FARC as a terrorist organization?

4. What does a KMT rout in recent legislative elections mean for future Taiwan-Chinese relations?

5. Is Egypt harming the Middle East peace process by allowing people to cross its Gaza border?

6. What would be the best stimulus package for the U.S. economy?

7. Are the prospects for political compromise in Iraq any better now than before the U.S. troop surge?

8. Should the GOP base support John McCain over Mitt Romney?

9. What does the future hold for No Child Left Behind?

10. Should organ donation be mandatory?

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 23rd-29th, 2008

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On January 23, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Who will win the Democratic South Carolina presidential primary?

2. Why is Martin Torrijos losing support in Panama?

3. Should there be a 90 day freeze on home foreclosures?

4. What does a nationalist win in round one of the Serbian presidential contest say about the prospects for continued peace in the Balkans?

5. Can a recently brokered peace deal bring calm to East Congo?

6. What can America do to improve inner city schools?

7. Will gas shortages in Iran be the end of Ahmadinejad?

8. Are Americans ignoring Social Security’s impending doom?

9. Is felony disenfranchisement constitutional?

10. Has Rudy Giuliani’s campaign strategy backfired?

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 16th-22nd, 2008

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On January 16, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Will recent racial tensions in the Democratic Party between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama weaken the party for the general election?

2. Is the world taking the threat of nuclear terrorism seriously?

3. Has the Reagan coalition collapsed?

4. Is Indonesia going the way of Iran or Turkey?

5. Will an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve stop a U.S. recession?

6. Is Mitt Romney’s candidacy dead?

7. Will the world hit peak oil production in the next decade?

8. Is a third party necessary to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

9. Why did Saakashvili win the recent Georgian presidential election?

10. Should China be applauded for switching its capital punishment method from firing squad to lethal injection?

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 9th-15th, 2008

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On January 9, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Who is the best “candidate for change” in the presidential race?

2. What can the international community do to lower violence over the outcome of the recent Kenyan elections?

3. How can the U.S. best combat gang violence?

4. Why is America’s public transit system so poor?

5. Should the U.S. invade Pakistan if radicals seize control of the country?

6. What is the message from the recent Thai elections?

7. Are the Kirchner’s putting Chavez’s interests over those of the Argentinian people?

8. Should John Edwards have left the Democratic race after Iowa?

9. How should Ban Ki-moon’s first year as UN Secretary General be graded?

10. What went wrong for Hillary in Iowa?

Extemp Questions for the Week of January 2nd-8th, 2008

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On January 2, 2008

In International Extemp, U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. With just two days remaining, who will win the Democratic Party’s Iowa caucus?

2. With just two days remaining, who will win the GOP’s Iowa caucus?

3. What effect will the assassination of Benazir Bhutto have on Pakistan’s political system?

4. Can China save the world economy?

5. Are family politics hurting South Asian nations?

6. Should states or the federal government regulate carbon emissions?

7. Has Pope Benedict XVI strengthened or weakened the Catholic Church?

8. Should polar bears be added to the “threatened” species list?

9. Were the recent Kenyan elections fair?

10. After a year in control of Congress, what grade does the Democratic Party deserve?

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