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With two days remaining until the Extemp TOC gets underway at Northwestern University, Extemp Central provides this long R&D with articles for extempers going to the tournament.  Check in late tomorrow evening for initial coverage of the Extemp TOC.  After registration, we should be able to provide numbers, names, etc. of those competing.

Rogue Thai general who aided ‘red shirts’ is shot in the head from the Los Angeles Times

Will David Cameron hit it off with Obama more than Brown did? from the Christian Science Monitor

BP’s Hayward Says Company Could Have Done More Disaster Preparation from the Wall Street Journal

Does Deep Sea Drilling Have a Future? from Der Spiegel

Afghans’ Distrust Threatens U.S. War Strategy from the New York Times

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Today, since it’s the end of the week, Extemp Central has decided to devote the entire R&D section to domestic social issues, which is a favorite topic area of United States extempers everywhere.

Reid casts wrong vote on health care for second time from CNN

Social Security to See Payout Exceed Pay-In This Year from the New York Times

Gas up $1 a gallon on Obama’s watch from the Washington Times

Comparing NAEP Achievement Data and State Spending from the New America Foundation

Obamacare: The New Battles Ahead from the Cato Institute

Fixing No Child Left Behind from the Wall Street Journal

The Health Care War Isn’t Over from the Brookings Institution

About that government takeover of the student loan business… from the Christian Science Monitor

For today’s R&D, here is the speech President Obama delivered last night after the House narrowly approved the Senate version of healthcare reform:

Here is your R&D top ifve for March 16th:

House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it from the Washington Post

Hillary Clinton affirms US support for Israel after row from the BBC

Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery from the Los Angeles Times

Bloody desperation for Thailand’s reds from the Asia Times

Mexico: Countering Drug Violence from the Council on Foreign Relations

Here is your R&D top five for March 15th:

Russian invasion hoax has Georgia opposition in uproar from the Christian Science Monitor

North Korea under Tightening Sanctions from the International Crisis Group

Pope Remains Silent as Abuse Allegations Hit Close to Home from Der Spiegel

Car bombs explode in Niger delta from Al Jazeera

Obama losing chance to reshape judiciary from the Los Angeles Times

Here is the R&D top five for March 5th:

After the Elections: Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Iraq from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The Armenian Genocide:  Past Imperfect, Present Tense from the Economist

National debt to be higher than White House forecast, CBO says from the Washington Post

In Afghanistan, NATO Denounces an Ally from the Wall Street Journal

Argentina: Defiant Cristina: “this president will pay debts with central bank reserves” from MercoPress

Here is your R&D top five for March 4th:

Justice Dept. probes voting machine merger as midterm elections loom and questions multiply from the Minneapolis Star Tribune

How to Read Brazil’s Stance on Iran from the Council on Foreign Relations

Bernanke to Senate:  If You Want to Fix Job Deficit, Don’t Forget Budget Deficit from the Christian Science Monitor

Chile quake reconstruction ‘to take up to four years’ from the BBC

Syria: Israel trying to frame us from the Jerusalem Post

Here is your R&D top five for March 3rd:

Perry to face showdown against White in November from the Houston Chronicle

GOP dismisses military study on gays as biased from the Miami Herald

The Pentagon’s Runaway Budget from Foreign Policy in Focus

Argentina celebrates diplomatic coup as Hillary Clinton calls for talks over Falklands from the London Times

Chalabi takes center stage in Iraq from the Asia Times

Here is your R&D top five for March 2nd:

The Rahm bomb from the Guardian

Greek Corruption Booming, Says Transparency International from Der Spiegel

Brown in the race to get state “working again” from the San Francisco Chronicle

The Threat from Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh from the International Crisis Group

The Weakening of Turkey’s Military from the Council on Foreign Relations

Here is your R&D top five for March 1st:

Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises from CNN

GOP moderates poised to gain ground in Congress from the Los Angeles Times

Israeli Spies in Lebanon:  Not Much Success from the Economist

European Union Moves Toward a Bailout of Greece from the New York Times

The Tea Party is a dynamic force, but it is still unruly and incoherent from the Guardian

Here is your R&D top five for Februrary 26th:

Death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo leads to clampdown in Cuba from the Times of London

Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain from the New York Times

Iraq’s Uncertain Future: Elections and Beyond from the International Crisis Group

UN deplores Gaddafi call for anti-Swiss ‘jihad’ from the BBC

Genocidaires Should Be Hunted Down and Punished – Sarkozy from the New Times (Rwanda)

Here is your R&D top five for February 25th:

Try to stay awake: the President has a healthcare Bill to pass from the Times of London

Maryland attorney general: state to recognize same-sex marriages from the Christian Science Monitor

How Anti-Competitive Is Google? from Der Spiegel

Nigeria:  Is Jonathan Still Acting President? from This Day (Lagos)

“Political intolerance” and “citizen insecurity” rampant in Venezuela says OAS from MercoPress