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Author(s) and/or Contributor(s): Jessica Bailey, Josh Bone, David Buckley, Robin Cook, Jay Cox, Michael Dorsi, Jimmy Ficaro, Michael Fletcher, Joe Gallagher, Derek Green, Grant Hagstrom, David Hardy, Amanda Knight, Liz Kraut, Amy Moffett, Peyman Momeni, John Mondragon, Jesse Nathan, Joseph Poore, Mark Royce, Yoni Schneller, Paul Storm, Andrew Swan, Adam Torson, Lily Wang, Jay Ward, Jason Warren, Phong Wu, Rana Yared.
Description: Guide to Current Events for Extemp 2009.
File Index
About the Authors…………………………………………………………………………………………………………ii
About Victory Briefs ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..vi
The Victory Briefs Network ………………………………………………………………………………………….vii
Topics in Foreign Affairs……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
United State Foreign Policy ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
United Nations………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Africa………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
Russia ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44
The European Union ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 53
China ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 71
India & Pakistan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 85
Central Asia……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 94
The Balkans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 106
Japan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 118
Eastern Europe ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 132
Iran and Iraq ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 140
Topics in Domestic Affairs …………………………………………………………………………………………. 154
United States Government and Politics……………………………………………………………………….. 154
Education……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 167
Social Security………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 196
Healthcare………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 209
Environment…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 220
United States and Science …………………………………………………………………………………………. 232
Immigration……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 238
Military and Defense Policy………………………………………………………………………………………. 248
United States Intelligence and Security ………………………………………………………………………. 263
Topics in Economics…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 270
Introduction: A Foundation as Important as Any………………………………………………………….. 270
Modern Macroeconomics………………………………………………………………………………………….. 288
The American Economy……………………………………………………………………………………………. 292
Supply and Demand …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 306
Savings and Investment…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 316
Employment and Inflation…………………………………………………………………………………………. 325
Competition……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 337
Growth and Recession………………………………………………………………………………………………. 344
Economic Inequality ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 357
International Trade …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 367
International Economic Organizations………………………………………………………………………… 377
Problems of Developing Nations ……………………………………………………………………………….. 390
The 2008-2009 Financial Crisis and Recession ……………………………………………………………. 401
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