HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 20th-26th, 2010

1.  What role will abortion play in this summer’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings?
2.  Is it possible for Democrats to steal the tea party’s message?
3.  How can President Obama project more strength on the Iranian question?
4.  Do problems with Massachusetts healthcare model foreshadow problems that will occur under Obamacare?
5.  Is President Obama losing the support of the gay  community?
6.  Do the ends justify the means for the FDA’s plans to limit the amount of salt that is allowed in processed foods?
7.  Are the recent allegations against Goldman Sachs politically motivated?
8.  How should the Supreme Court rule in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez?
9.  Will the ongoing Fort Hood investigation be an embarassment for the Obama administration?
10.  What impact would Charlie Crist’s departure from the GOP have on the party’s national image?