HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 19th-25th, 2010

1.  How will Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts impact the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill?
2.  Will David Paterson’s spending plan pass in New York?
3.  Why has America grown mute on the gun control debate?
4.  Will the Supreme Court’s decision to not grant an injunction to close Chicago-area locks lead to the collapse of the Great Lake fishing industry?
5.  How much is Obama to blame for Democratic setbacks in Virginia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey?
6.  Has America taken on too much responsibility in Haiti?
7.  How can the United States ensure that Ukraine does not fall back into Russian hands?
8.  What sank Martha Coakley in Massachusetts?
9.  How urgent is it that Congress pass an amendment to bar the EPA from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions?
10.  Is the independent Pentagon review of the Fort Hood massacre too politically correct?