INFORMATIVE

1. What is Hillary Clinton’s plan for health care reform?
2. What caused the mortgage meltdown in America?
3. What has been the debate in Congress over the US – China trade relationship?
4. Where is Osama bin Laden?
5. What role are spouses playing in the U.S. presidential race?
6. Why do some think the use of lethal injection on death row is cruel and unusual punishment?
7. Why are gifted learners a threatened resource in America’s schools?
8. Who is the current frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination?
9. What significant cases are on the docket for the U.S. Supreme Court this term?
10. What is the latest school shooting tragedy?
11. What is the reaction to Al Gore receiving the Nobel Peace Prize?
12. Why did President Bush veto the popular child health-insurance bill?
13. What was the result of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first trip to Iran?
14. How is Europe beginning to tighten restrictions on immigration?
15. What is causing the strain on U.S. – Turkey relations?
16. Why are private security companies in Iraq under scrutiny?
17. What effect have Western sanctions had on Burma?
18. Why has President Bush’s recent presentation of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama caused such a stir?
19. What problems are evolving from California’s recent wildfires?
20. What is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act?
21. Why did U.S. drug companies issue a voluntary recall on children’s cold and cough medicine?
22. NASA: How is the program promoting women’s roles in space missions?
23. What is the International Atomic Energy Agency doing to monitor Iran’s nuclear program?
24. What are the latest developments in the Michael Vick criminal proceedings?
25. What has been the reaction to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s return to Pakistan?
26. What is the current state of affairs in Darfur?
27. What are the details of the agreement reached between North and South Korea for a promise of peace?
28. What is the possible fallout of a Congressional resolution condemning the Armenian genocide?
29. Why are university students protesting changes to the Venezuelan constitution?
30. Who is Argentinean Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and why is she growing in power?
31. Why is there lack of progress in the fight against AIDS in Africa?
32. What challenges lie ahead for new Polish Prime Minister-designate Donald Tusk?
33. How are the Southern states combating drought?

PERSUASIVE

1. Is the GOP losing ground with Hispanic voters?
2. Global manufacturing: Are corporations doing enough to ensure consumer product safety?
3. Can toy company Mattel shine its tarnished image?
4. Is reform needed in the airline industry?
5. Should the West fear a changing Russia?
6. Why have U.S. forces failed to capture Osama bin Laden?
7. Will John Edwards be able to mount a serious challenge to Clinton and Obama in the race for the Democrat presidential nomination?
8. Should enemies of the U.S. be given a public forum in America?
9. Is the use of lethal injection for the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?
10. Missing: Gifted Students! Has the drive to ensure equity over excellence in education gone too far?
11. Is Colombia’s decision to let Hugo Chavez negotiate with the FARC guerrillas a mistake?
12. Should the United States change its policy on the use of private security firms overseas?
13. Do recent political assassinations in Lebanon suggest a civil war is again looming?
14. Should Don Imus be allowed to return to the air?
15. Are American automakers gaining momentum?
16. Is there a way to make our schools safe?
17. Does Al Gore still have his eye on the U.S. presidency?
18. Should public money pay for presidential primaries?
19. Should the U.S. and the European Union increase sanctions against Burma?
20. Is Iran a greater threat to U.S. security than Iraq?
21. Is Pakistan at a crossroads between democracy and dictatorship?
22. Should U.S. cities be able to formulate their own policies on illegal immigration?
23. Is a border fence a good way to cut down on illegal immigration?
24. Should public schools screen students for mental illnesses?
25. Steroids in Sports: Can anything be done to stop the use of performance-enhancing drugs?
26. Is today’s media becoming more consolidated?
27. What steps should the military take to relieve stress among troops deployed overseas?
28. With the first “Baby Boomers” now signing up for Social Security, is the system ready to handle the strain?
29. Has low rainfall in Southeastern United States reached crisis-level?
30. Which GOP candidate will the Religious Right support for their parties’ nomination?
31. Is Iraq’s recent power plant deal with China and Iran cause for concern?
32. Was the Texas Legislature’s decision in 2003 to deregulate public college tuition a mistake?
33. What policy changes will likely occur to address poverty in Africa following the World Bank’s newly-released annual report?

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