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DNC Night 3: Your Thoughts

DENVER, Colo. — The third day of the Democratic National Convention is over. Following speeches from a wide variety of government officials and former members of the military, Democrats heard speeches from Senator John Kerry, former President Bill Clinton, and the Vice Presidential nominee, Senator Joe Biden.

“Bill Clinton delivered the best, most effective and most important speech since he left the White House,” exclaimed CNN’s David Gergen. Author Jeffrey Toobin, also of CNN, was critical of Biden. “He stumbled through many of the best lines, he didn’t have a clear theme, and he didn’t deliver any memorable phrases or ideas.” Your thoughts?

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Battle for the Belt!

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Meadows School Forensics cordially invites you to attend The Meadows School’s sixth annual Kirk Knutsen Classic Debate Tournament, October 31 to November 2, 2008. The Classic will provide competition in Varsity Policy and Lincoln Douglas debate on the 2008 and November/December topics.

Last year, the NDCA recognized this tournament by recognizing TMS as the Tournament Host of the Year thanks in part to it’s over-the-top Vegas hospitality. The tournament is already at half-capacity, so be sure to register now! More details follow. (more…)

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Where Will You Compete?

LOS ANGELES, Cali. — I ask one last time, to conclude a summer-long discussion: which tournaments — local, regional, national — do you and your team hope to attend this season? Which tournaments would you encourage others to attend? Why? Beyond the national championship titles, which tournament would you most hope to win?

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A Beginning, Not an End

LOS ANGELES, Cali. — For us, the conclusion of VBI Session II@UCLA marks a beginning, not an end, for it represents the start of the season. On behalf of the faculty and staff, I’d like to thank the over 180 students who joined us for helping to make this installment of Session II the largest and most impressive in our history. We wish you great success this season. Please feel free to use this space to share messages and e-mail addresses to help remain in touch.

Jon Cruz Announces Vassar Round Robin Field

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Jon Cruz has announced the field of the sixth annual Vassar Round Robin. The tournament provides a forum for very talented up-and-comers in the debate community — those entering their third year in Lincoln-Douglas — to compete amongst peers in a highly educational, championship environment. (more…)

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St. Mark’s Registration Open for Business

DALLAS, Tex. — Registration is open and active at Joy of Tournaments for this year’s installment of the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational. Competition takes place on Friday through Sunday, October 17 through 19, 2008.

The tournament is a TOC- and TFA-qualifying competition and anticipates being a maximum-point qualifier in Lincoln-Douglas debate for the NDCA Championships.

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Obama Selects Biden

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Barack Obama has selected Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate. A six-term senator, Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He campaigned for the Democratic nomination this year, but dropped out after a poor showing in the Iowa Caucuses; he also ran for the nomination in 1988, but withdrew his candidacy after charges of plagiarism. What are your thoughts on the choice?

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Aaron Timmons Announces Greenhill Round Robin

ADDISON, Tex. — Greenhill School is pleased to announce the Lincoln-Douglas debate and policy debate participants in the 2008 edition of the Greenhill Round Robin. The round robin will be held September 11 and 12.

Notes tournament director Aaron Timmons, “we have sixteen outstanding debaters and sixteen outstanding teams that have accepted the challenge that are geographically and stylistically diverse that will make for an educational and social experience that is second to none.”

The list of competitors, as presented by Timmons, is available here on VBD. (more…)

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