HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 9th-15th, 2010

1.  Can Obama’s attacks on the health insurance industry rally support for healthcare reform?
2.  Does the spin placed on the latest unemployment figures by Democrats have validity?
3.  Why has the media ignored climategate?
4.  Will restructuring at AIG enable U.S. taxpayers to recover bailout money?
5.  What role will the Chamber of Commerce play in the 2010 midterms?
6.  Have American police forces greatly improved their relations with minority communities over the last decade?
7.  Will Eric Massa’s revelations about Rahm Emanuel significantly hurt the Obama administration?
8.  Is the U.S. headed towards a trade war with Brazil?
9.  Will the debate over immigration reform reignite the debate over a national ID card?
10.  Why did Avatar lose best picture at the Academy Awards?