HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 12th-18th, 2009

1.  Is Obama’s focus on creating green jobs hurting the ability of the U.S. economy to cure rising unemployment?
2.  Has Dodd’s decision not to run for re-election prevented Connecticut’s Senate seat from falling into Republican hands?
3.  Should Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have been classified as an enemy combatant?
4.  Why has the gay marriage movement failed to win victories at the ballot box?
5.  Will the recent cold snap in the United States doom efforts at installing a cap and trade system?
6.  If Harry Reid loses re-election in 2010 who should become Senate Majority Leader?
7.  Will 3D TV be a bust?
8.  Should Brit Hume be fired for his comments about Tiger Woods?
9.  Does the forgiving of Harry Reid by the Democratic Party show that there is a political double standard about race?
10.  Will GM be able to turn a profit in 2010?