Hubdub’s Hot Predictions this week, as decided by Hubdub users and staff, are selected based on their newsworthiness for the week. These stories are bound to be big news this week - and we have forecasts on how they’re likely to turn out.

Politics

Sarah Palin is taking a break from politics or so we’ve been told, but is she really gone? If the rumors of a possible 2012 presidential run are true, Palin will need to head South to start campaigning. How likely is a move south? For now it’s too close to call.

Is Sarah Palin headed South?

Entertainment

David Letterman and Sarah Palin have a tumultuous past. With new ammunition coming from the Palin camp, is a new war of words about to begin? There’s at least a 30% chance Letterman refers to her 3 times this week in his monologue.

How many times will David Letterman bring up Sarah Palin in his opening monologue this week?

As the week goes on the chances of someone getting into trouble due to Michael Jackson’s death seem to be rising. There’s now a 63% chance a medical professional is disciplined in connection with Jackson’s death.

Will any medical professional be disciplined in connection with the death of Michael Jackson?

Sports

The Baseball All Star game is coming up soon, and Hubdub has the odds. The American League has 53% of winning, while the National League has a 33% chance, and the chance of a tie is 11%.

Who will win the Major League Baseball All Star Game in 2009?

Business

The recent news of higher than expected unemployment rates in the US wasn’t good news for the flailing economy. What about those failing banks though? Well for July there’s only a 12% chance no banks fail…

How many US banks will fail through the remainder of July?

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