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  • July 3
    When will we actually see U.S. troops leave Iraq? And will they actually come home or just shift to Afghanistan?

    June 26
    Don't moral contracts exist for governors? I would think "moral" issues would be laid out in either city charters or state constitutions?

    June 19
    Will the Ayatollah Khamenei crack down on protestors soon and possibly arrest Mousavi or other opposition leaders or set curfews?

    June 12
    What was the significance of President Obama choosing Wisconsin to host a townhall to announce details of his health care plan -- why not Michigan?

    June 5
    President Obama said that he does not want to run GM, but will he use the government's majority ownership of the company to pressure the automaker for better fuel efficiency?

    May 29
    Do recent events mark a fundamental shift in the United States’ policy towards North Korea? If so, what does this mean for the United States’ relationships with Russia and China going forward?

    May 22
    How can the GOP resolve the dueling messages between the former Vice President Dick Cheney and RNC Chairman Michael Steele?

    May 15
    Does Obama’s choice to not release the detainee photos signal a permanent shift to the right, or is this really a president putting national security before politics?

    May 8
    Did anything substantive come out of the meeting this week between President Barack Obama, President Hamid Karzai and President Asif Ali Zardari?

    May 1
    How well is the public responding to President Obama compared to his predecessors after the first 100 days?

    April 24
    Has any previous administration (besides Bush) approved the use of harsh interrogation techniques?

    April 17
    Has President Felipe Calderon been aggressive in stemming the gun violence in Mexico or has it escalated since he took office in 2006?

    April 10
    Did the President seem comfortable interacting with the various world leaders he met with last week?

    April 3
    The world leaders came up with a $1 trillion plan to stimulate the global economy. How will the G20 oversee the use of that money? Who’s responsible?

    March 27
    I find it interesting President Obama has called on reporters from The Huffington Post, Univision and Ebony Magazine during his press conferences. What is his motive for reaching out to some of these alternative news organizations?

    March 20
    Is Congress barking up the wrong tree suggesting a 90 percent tax on bonus money? And what is the White House position on it?

    March 13
    Has any of the stimulus money gone out the door yet and will there be any review to determine whether it was effective? Why didn't President Obama make an executive decision to strip the omnibus bill of all its earmarks?

    March 6
    What options are on the table for health-care reform?

    February 27
    How does President Obama’s budget proposal compare to that of previous administrations?

    February 20
    How quickly will the administration start using the stimulus money?

    February 13
    Why was Tim Geithner unprepared when he spoke this week about the Troubled Asset Relief Program?

    February 6
    Are any republicans besides Sen. McCain proposing an alternative to the stimulus bill in its current form?

    January 30
    What are the consequences of having no Republicans voting for the stimulus package?

    January 23
    Did Governor Patterson have a deadline to announce Hillary Clinton's replacement?

    January 16
    Should the Obama administration consider Pakistan a friend or foe?

    January 9
    How will President-Elect Obama's economic stimulus plan be paid for?

    January 2
    Were there preventable causes for 2008 economic meltdown?


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