- Can Obama’s second term bring bring cooperation with Republicans in Congress?
- Can the President and Congress find a workable compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff?
- Can the Republican Party maintain loyalty among it’s members on tax policies?
- Can the Democrats unify around a set of entitlement and spending cuts to compromise with Republicans in Congress?
- What is the near term outlook for the American economy?
- What effects would the American economy face if Congress can’t reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff?
- Is closing tax loopholes enough of a reform to get a compromise between Republicans and Democrats in Congress?
- What should President Obama’s priorities be for his second term?
- Is Egypt’s President Morsi an ally of the US or a problem for the US?
- Should the US be more engaged in the Middle East?
- Can President Obama convince Congress to pass effective gun control legislation?
- Should America put armed guard or police in public schools?
- Can the NRA be a part of the solution to the problems of American gun violence?
- Wll America fall off the fiscal cliff?
- How difficult will it be for Obama’s cabinet changes to be confirmed by Congress?
- Can the President and Congress reach a long term fiscal compromise?
- What is the economic outlook for America in 2013?
- Will President Obama win the political fight with Speaker Boehner over the budget?
- What should the Obama Administration’s priorities be for the second term?
- Should entitlement reforms be a high priority for Obama’s second term?
- Does the pro-gun lobby still have significant influence in Washington?
- Is comprehensive immigration reform a realistic goal for Obama’s second term?
- How bad of a shot are you that you need a thirty round clip to kill a deer or hunt a quail?
- Will Congress face a significant fight over rasng the debt ceiling?
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- Will Congressional Republicans hold the debt ceiling vote hostage for further spending cuts?
- Is President Obama dealing effectively with increases in American government spending and debt?
- Does America face another downgrade of it’s credit rating because of the debate over federal spending?
- Will the President’s second term agenda be held hostage by Congressional Republicans over the spending debate?
- What key reforms are necessary to bring Medicare to long term fiscal solvency?
- Is there a significant division within the Republican Party over how ot engage with the Obama Administration?
- Is the US dollar at risk of being demoted as the global reserve currency?
- What is the global economic outlook for 2013?
- What role will China play in international negotiations aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions?
- What can the Obama Administration do to bridge the partisan divide in Congress?
- Should Congress re-enact Glass-Steagall?
- Will Sen. Chuck Hagel be confirmed as Secretary of Defense?
- Should cuts be made to the US defense budget to counter fiscal deficit concerns?
- Are universal background checks an integral part of the solution to gun violence?
- Will the single European currency survive in the long term?
- What does the LDP’s return to power in Japan mean for the Japanese economy in the near term?
- Can President Obama and Congress agree on a deal that solves America’s long term fiscal problems?
- Should NATO countries draw down their troop presence in Afghanistan ahead of schedule?
- is the long term political stability of Afghanistan secure?
- How can Greece successfully restructure its debt?
- Has the government of Sri Lanka been successful in reconciliation with the Tamil Tigers?
- Will Palestinian refugees be granted a right of return?
- Has the Bank of japan done enough to grow the Japanese economy?
- Should Britain leave the EU?
- Is maximizing shareholder value still a valid metric for successful businesses?
