A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 - 8:30 am (MST)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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What does Putin want?
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Should the U.S. support the Holy Land Confederation plan to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
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Will the new legislation controlling school curricula create a culture of silence?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Could Judge Jackson’s arrival reshape the Supreme Court’s liberal wing?
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If Russia ever deployed troops to Latin America, how should the Biden administration react?
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Does consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy match the reality?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Is the next step a united front on SWIFT sanctions?
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Will Canadian Democracy survive Justin Trudeau?
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How should President Biden approach rising oil prices?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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What updates does the U.S. need to make to its energy grid?
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What is causing current supply chain disruptions?
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Was France’s mission against jihadists in the Sahel a success?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Will the Missouri determine party control of the U.S. Senate in 2023?
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Has inflation become a bigger threat to the global economy than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?
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Is the international community doing enough to stop a famine in the Horn of Africa?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Does a safer world require a high amount of American military spending?
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Has the British Conservative Party become too fractured to govern effectively?
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In hindsight, was NATO expansion into Eastern Europe a bad idea?
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Round 2 - 10:00 am (MST)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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How will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy be remembered?
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Will Liz Cheney be successful in her reelection efforts?
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Who will be hurt most by rising gas prices?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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How should European countries handle yet another refugee crisis?
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Will Democrats seek to unseat Joe Manchin?
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Is the U.S. headed toward another housing crisis?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Is the United Nations a defunct organization?
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How will the “Stop WOKE Act” and the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” affect students and educators in Florida schools?
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What is the biggest threat to the US economy currently?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Did Vice President Kamala Harris’s latest speech at the Munich Security Conference revive her chances at a political future?
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Will the U.S. financial markets remain unscathed by the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict?
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The DOW posted its best day of 2022. What’s going on?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Is the Taliban proving successful at leading the Afghan government?
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Is the US at risk of a major Russian cyber security attack?
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Should the federal reserve have raised interest rates late last year?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Is Russia creating more bipartisanship in the U.S.?
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Was Beijing successful at hosting this year’s Winter Olympics?
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How can the US assist Europe with its next refugee crisis?
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Finals - 2:45 pm
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Did the latest CPAC reveal divisions or unity within the Republican Party?
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Will Finland and/or Sweden join NATO?
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What are the major implications of the U.S. releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Is there a bipartisan solution to police reform?
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Should the Biden administration reverse course and allow more drilling on federal U.S. land for oil?
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What role has the United Arab Emirates played in Yemen’s war?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Does rising inflation threaten President Erdogan’s chances for reelection in 2023?
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Is Fox News losing influence among America’s conservative voters?
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How do American schools combat chronic staff shortages?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Is rejoining the new Iran Nuclear Deal in the best interest of the US?
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Will the January 6 committee’s conclusions result in punitive actions against the former president?
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Should schools continue to give students the option of virtual learning?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Will Nancy Pelosi serve another term as Speaker of the House?
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What are the major implications of the U.S. releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
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What grade does Boris Johnson deserve for his leadership in the UK over the last several years?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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What role did politics play in the latest change in CDC mask guidelines?
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Will Carrie Lam earn a second term as the leader of Hong Kong?
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In the 2022 midterms, how will the DNC and RNC platforms differ compared to 2020?
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