1. Who was the winner of Obama’s meeting with House Republicans last week?
2. Now that New York City will not host the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, where should that trial take place?
3. Should CBS not air the Tim Tebow antiabortion ad during the Super Bowl?
4. Was Obama’s swipe at the Supreme Court during his State of the Union speech inappropriate?
5. Is the acceleration of U.S. missile defenses in the Persian Gulf a constructive way of pressuring Tehran?
6. Do impressive fourth quarter GDP numbers signal a full scale economic recovery?
7. Is the tea party movement becoming a victim of its own success?
8. Should Obama get rid of Geithner?
9. How can the U.S. effectively reduce the national debt over the next decade?
10. Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be abolished?
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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. 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 efforts to construct a “green” economy too optimistic?
2. Is Obama’s offer of assistance to small business coming too late?
3. Should the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions be audited by Congress?
4. Will General Motors ever find its way back into the black?
5. Should TARP funds be used for job creation?
6. Did the Supreme Court make the right ruling in Smith v. Alvarez?
7. Should the U.S. government play a stronger role in guiding the nation’s food and nutritional choices?
8. What does the Atlanta mayoral race say about race relations in America?
9. Is Obama’s foreign policy alienating allies and failing to win friends?
10. Will the Blagojevich trial help the GOP capture Obama’s old Senate seat?
1. With a reported deal on healthcare in the Senate does that mean that healthcare reform is finalized?
2. Will Congress get more serious about cutting the deficit next year?
3. Is Obama’s AIDS policy insufficient?
4. Should the University of North Dakota drop its Fighting Sioux nickname?
5. Were the conclusions reached by the Congressional Oversight Panel concerning the TARP Program accurate?
6. Will the one drug method of lethal injection quell criticisms of the practice?
7. Does the media need to leave Tiger Woods alone?
8. Will Martha Coakley be the next senator of Massachusetts?
9. Have Democrats failed to clean up Capitol Hill?
10. Should the U.S. significantly increase the amount of its drone attacks in Pakistan?
1. Is the Salahi issue overblown?
2. Why are Obama’s approval ratings falling among white voters?
3. Is Obama’s foreign policy projecting weakness?
4. Are the cost estimates for healthcare reform legislation too optimistic?
5. Would an Ensign resignation held or hinder GOP efforts to defeat Harry Reid in 2010?
6. Will this week’s jobs summit produce any significant results?
7. Is the White House ignoring Climategate at their peril?
8. Will David Paterson’s unilateral action on the New York state budget help his re-election prospects?
9. Is a second stimulus package needed?
10. Does the GOP need the “birther” movement to go away?
1. Will major modifications have to be made to the healthcare bill in the Senate in order for it to pass?
2. Can Obama follow through on a planned pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020?
3. Could Lou Dobbs be a serious presidential contender?
4. Should the way teachers get tenure be re-evaluated?
5. Will the RNC’s idea of denying funding for candidates that do not support establish party principles only leave the GOP in the political wilderness?
6. Has the gay marriage movement lost its momentum?
7. How realistic is a push for comprehensive immigration reform next year?
8. Will Sanford be impeached?
9. How would a News Corp. alliance with Bing affect the search engine business?
10. Will unemployment remain above nine percent through the end of 2010?
1. Is Obama making a major political mistake in putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial in U.S. federal court?
2. Does Lou Dobbs departure from CNN spell trouble for the network’s future?
3. Will the Stupak amendment sink healthcare reform?
4. How will the filibustering of David Hamilton impact Obama’s selection of judicial nominees?
5. Is it too late for Obama to get serious about cutting federal spending?
6. After a dismal showing in the New York mayoral race, has Bloomberg ceased to be a presidential threat?
7. Is Bernanke’s insistence on having low interest rates negatively impacting the dollar?
8. Will GM ever make a profit again?
9. How can the U.S. Postal Service be saved?
10. Will David Paterson’s attacks on Obama pay off?
1. If healthcare reform fails, is Obama’s presidency doomed?
2. Should Obama get rid of “don’t ask, don’t tell”?
3. Did failures in U.S. intelligence lead to the Fort Hood shooting?
4. Should Obama have attended the Berlin Wall celebrations?
5. Are U.S. economic policies growing too hostile to private businesses?
6. Does the New York Times have an anti-Catholic bias?
7. Are government bailouts of the newspaper industry something that should be explored?
8. Is Harry Reid’s Senate seat in serious jeopardy next November?
9. Can Rajiv Shah revitalize USAID?
10. Should the Obama administration explore New Deal style public works programs in order to help America’s economic recovery?
Starting this month, Extemp Central will be providing you twice the number of extemp questions per week. Each Tuesday and Wednesday, ten extemp questions will be released for either United States or International extemp. Today, United States extemp is on the table so International extempers will have to check back tomorrow for their batch of questions.
1. Will Charlie Crist be conservatives next victim?
2. How much input will the GOP provide to the Senate climate bill?
3. Will Obama’s smart grid investment be a bust?
4. Are accusations that tea party protesters are overthrowing the GOP inaccurate?
5. Does the current healthcare bill do enough to encourage innovation?
6. If one member of Obama’s cabinet should be cut loose after his first year in office, who should it be?
7. How will CIT’s bankruptcy impact future bailouts?
8. Is Obama’s foreign policy towards Russia too weak?
9. Has America abandoned its space program?
10. Is California’s crusade against flat screen televisions justified?
1. Who will win the New Jersey gubernatorial race?
2. Is it too late to save the Afghan election?
3. Will a public option opt-out in the Senate healthcare bill enable it to overcome a filibsuter?
4. Should Congress rein in Obama’s czars?
5. What explains José Mujica’s electoral success?
6. Will Karadzic’s war crimes trial be a boon for international justice?
7. What is the key to Pakistan achieving success in South Waziristan?
8. Can Nigeria’s amnesty for militants in the Niger Delta bring the calm the country needs?
9. Will the perceived ineffectiveness of the stimulus bill hurt Democrats in 2010?
10. Did Obama act too early in declaring a national emergency over swine flu?
1. Due to its economic problems, should the U.S. cut foreign aid?
2. How can the Democrats get 60 votes on healthcare reform?
3. Was it a shrewd move for Fatah to endorse the Egyptian reconciliation plan?
4. Despite its more inclusive government, why are foreigners still wary of investing in Zimbabwe?
5. Is America’s Afghan strategy in danger of doing counter-insurgency on the cheap?
6. What can rescue the Michigan economy?
7. Do the U.S. and Pakistan need to do more to address the concerns of the Pashtun people?
8. Why are AIG employees getting yet another round of bonuses?
9. If the U.S. were to copy a nation’s healthcare system who should it be?
10. Will the British National Party be successful come election time?
1. Is David Patraeus the new Eisenhower?
2. What is the best way to solve the unemployment problem in America?
3. How can the Czech Republic be compelled to ratify Lisbon?
4. Has Abbas ruined his standing with the Palestinian people over the Goldstone report?
5. Should Democrats force Charlie Rangel to give up his chairmanship?
6. Considering their election prospects, why has the Labor Party not ousted Gordon Brown?
7. Do 2nd amendment rights apply to state and local governments?
8. Will Israel ever give back the Golan Heights?
9. Should the U.S. be doing more to reinstate the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere?
10. How will winning the Nobel Peace Prize impact Barack Obama’s foreign policy?
1. Is the public option dead?
2. How can China be persuaded to put sanctions on Iran?
3. Can Tim Pawlenty win back the White House for the GOP in 2012?
4. Should Hamas release Gilad Shalit?
5. Does Hillary Clinton’s focus on women’s issues have a positive or negative impact on other U.S. foreign policy priorities?
6. Why did Chicago fail to win its IOC bid for the 2016 Olympics?
7. What does the SPD’s poor performance in the German elections mean for the party’s future?
8. Is the material support law unconstitutional?
9. Does the Federal Reserve need to raise interest rates?
10. Did the G-20 fail on climate change?