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| Extemp Questions for the Week of February 7th-13th, 2007 1. Will the peerages scandal lead to the early departure of Tony Blair from Downing Street? 2. What effect will a Congressional resolution opposing President Bush's troop surge have on the war in Iraq? 3. Will John Edwards pledge to raise taxes if elected president hurt his campaign? 4. Can Europe force the U.S. to sign the Kyoto Protocol by taxing American imports? 5. Will Rudy Guiliani's mayoral career help or hurt him in the primaries? 6. Will Scooter Libby bring down Karl Rove? 7. What's wrong with the Czech Republic? 8. To the voters of Argentina: Cristina or Nestor? 9. Should the U.S. end the Cuban embargo? 10. Is the U.S. ready for another large scale natural disaster? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of February 14th-20th, 2007 1. If Iran goes nuclear how will it change the Middle East? 2. Should English be made the national language of the U.S.? 3. Should the Supreme Court be televised? 4. Is democracy coming to Myanmar? 5. Are the Palestinians to blame for rising violence in Gaza? 6. How can developing countries make their development sustainable? 7. Why is John McCain losing support? 8. Is violent crime getting out of control in New Orleans? 9. Should dissenting voices be silenced on global warming? 10. Why is the IMF in financial trouble? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of February 21st-27th, 2007 1. Is Al Gore making a mistake in choosing not to run for president? 2. Has the US lost sight of the al-Qaeda threat? 3. Should GM buy Chrysler? 4. How will Italy's prosecution of CIA agents impact relations with the United States? 5. Will Democrats close Gitmo next year? 6. Has Jet Blue suffered a mortal blow after ecent flight cancellations and delays? 7. Will Israel accept any type of unity government devised by Hamas and Fatah? 8. Will Nigeria's presidential election be legitimate? 9. Is Dick Cheney to blame for the entire Plame scandal? 10. Has Europe done enough to squelch domestic terror units? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of February 28th-March 6th, 2007 1. Is Europe's car industry headed for a downturn? 2. Can George Bush pass a new health care reform through Congress? 3. What is the state of the global economy? 4. How can opium best be eradicated in Afghanistan? 5. Will Hollywood side with Obama or Hillary? 6. Has Apple overtaken Microsoft? 7. Will Calderon's crackdown on the Mexican drug trade work? 8. Can the African Union pacify Somalia? 9. Is big tobacco on the rise again? 10. Should gun control laws become stricter? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of March 7-13th, 2007 1. How much blame does President Bush deserve for poor care at veterans hospitals? 2. Is Alan Greenspan right about the economy? 3. Where is Osama bin Laden? 4. If Dick Cheney is forced to step down as vice-president due to health concerns who will take his place? 5. Will Democratic division on Iraq hurt the party n 2008? 6. How can South Africa repair brittle race relations? 7. Why has talk for Quebec separtism died down? 8. Is Timor-Leste headed for civil war? 9. How long will Romando Prodi's resurrected government last? 10. Is Spain dissolving? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of March 14th-20th, 2007 1. Should Alberto Gonzales resign? 2. Should Bush pardon Libby? 3. Are Syria's interests in peace with the United States genuine? 4. Are Democrats killing America's free trade image? 5. Is the media giving too much attention to Anna Nicole Smith? 6. Should the Chinese government be more concerned with its farmers or its middle class? 7. Is Fred Thompson a good presidential candidate? 8. Should world markets brace for a rougher landing? 9. Will the Ivory Coast's peace accord hold? 10. Why has Shinzo Abe fallen out of favor in Japan? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of March 21st-27th, 2007 1. Is blowback from Iraq and Lebannon destabalizing Syria? 2. Why has Russia taken the lead against Iran? 3. Should Congress extend President Bush's trade promotion authority? 4. Is the caste system holding India back? 5. Has the PRI become irrelevant? 6. Has peace finally come to Northern Ireland? 7. How can the Philippines best fight terrorism? 8. Is the "United Kingdom" becoming an outdated concept? 9. What are the chances that Nigeria's presidential election will be illegitimate? 10. Has John McCain become too flaky to be taken seriously as a presidential contender? |
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| Extemp Questions for the Week of March 28th-April 3rd, 2007 1. Will the British hostage crisis cause a war with Iran? 2. Should a timetable be set on Iraq? 3. How will the Nevada caucus shape the 2008 presidential primary? 4. Is ZANU-PF the only entity that can oust Robert Mugabe? 5. Will Rafael Correa succeed in socializing Ecuador? 6. Did Kathleen Blanco make the right decision in not running for re-election next year? 7. Should the US still support Colombia? 8. Should the international boycott of the PA be lifted? 9. Is executive pay an overrated business concern? 10. How would a collapse of the housing market impact the US economy? |
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