1. What has German Chancellor Angela Merkel accomplished in her first two years in office?
2. What are the latest developments in Bangladesh following Cyclone Sidr?
3. Immigration: What are the leading presidential candidates saying on the subject?
4. Capital Punishment: Why is there a growing reluctance by juries to populate death row?
5. What were the long-term effects of Apollo 8's orbit of the moon?
6. Who was Norman Mailer?
7. What do studies about arsonists reveal?
8. Why did the United States recently levy strong sanctions against Iran?
9. Why are allergies on the rise?
10. Why is the state of California suing the Environmental Protection Agency?
11. Why is the online marketplace, e-bay, feeling threatened?
12. Why is there a growing Republican exodus from Congress?
13. What are medical experts expecting for this year's flu season?
14. What are the new developments on the AIDS vaccine?
15. What environmental benefits are expected to result from increased use of "wind energy"?
16. What are the new theories concerning the reasoning of dinosaur extinction?
17. How is the high rate of home repossessions impacting the U.S. economy?
18. How is the international community responding to Turkey's more aggressive foreign policy?
19. How can the U.S. bring energy prices down?
20. Why is Mike Huckabee running so strong in the presidential polls?
21. What is the latest on comprehensive energy legislation in the U.S.?
22. What was achieved during recent economic talks between the U.S. and China?
23. What did the long-awaited report on steroid and performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball contain?
24. What role is faith and religion playing in the presidential race?
25. Who is Mike Huckabee?
26. Why was the new National Intelligence Estimate concerning Iran so surprising?
27. What are the tenets of Ron Paul's campaign?
28. What are specific problems in America's health care system?
29. What is the latest development in stem cell research?
30. How are states dealing with winter weather storms?
31. What are the latest developments in the first official Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in seven years?
32. Why is the upcoming revision of the Texas state science curriculum likely to be controversial?
33. Why has The Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi traveled to Paris?
34. What are the benefits of the free-trade agreement with Peru recently approved by Congress?
35. The vote in Venezuela: Why was the recent constitutional reform referendum so important?
Persuasive Speaking
1. What is the political future of Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf?
2. Should Yemen officials have released Jamal al-Badawi from jail?
3. Is Hillary Clinton a shoo-in for the presidency?
4. What will be the ramifications if the state of California wins its suit against the Environmental Protection Agency?
5. Should the United States government continue to use Blackwater USA for its operations in Iraq?
6. Has Fred Thompson proven his viability as a presidential candidate?
7. Can diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey be salvaged?
8.Will GM's introduction of new hybrid cars put pressure on the American auto industry to develop more alternative-fuel vehicles?
9. Is America on the verge of a recession?
10. Will new U.S. sanctions against Iran have any effect on changing that country's behavior?
11. How will Brazil's new found oil reserves impact the world economy for crude?
12. Will celebrities have a significant impact on the presidential campaign?
13. Can the U.S. bring energy prices down?
14. How serious is the drug culture in professional baseball?
15. Are Mitt Romney's health care reforms in Massachusetts a model for national reform?
16. Does Syria have a clandestine nuclear program?
17. What can be done to restore peace in a still-unstable Nepal?
18. Are social networking websites such as Facebook and Myspace enhancing the way people interact?
19. Has lowering the age one can be tried as an adult in the U.S. been a good thing?
20. Is Colombia's President Uribe a trustworthy ally of the United States?
21. Is there reason for America to once again fear Russia?
22. Have recent economic talks between China and the U.S. achieved any level of success?
23. Has Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez reached a political crossroads?
24. What does the future hold for Afghanistan?
25. Is health spending in the United States out of control?
30. Is a regional war in the Horn of Africa imminent?
31. Will environmental discussions on the island of Bali by world environmental ministers prove to be more than just talk?
32. Have drops in interest rates come too little, too late to save America from a recession?
33. Are Mormons making a bid to become part of the religious mainstream?
34. Is terrorism taking hold in North Africa?
35. Will Houston ISD's plan to hold night and weekend school reduce its dropout rate?
