Sample Extemp Topics

October 6, 2006

1. Should Dennis Hastert resign over his handling of Mark Foley?

2. Can a fence along the Mexican border deter illegal immigration?

3. Will King Abdullah II's loyalty to the US doom him to the fate of the last Shah of Iran?

4. Does Shinzo Abe a breath of freash air for Japan or another staid bureaucrat?

5. Is Ban-Ki-moon a shoo in for UN Secretary General?

6. Has Pope Benedict XVI's role in covering up sexual abuse undercut his credibility?

7. Will the HP spying scandal hurt the profitability of the company?