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		<title>April 2010 Public Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The April 2010 edition of The Carver Files is now available for immediate purchase and download. 
Resolved: On balance, government employee labor unions have a positive impact on the United States.
    




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		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=595</link>
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		<title>Lobbying for Health Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though most of the evidence out there regarding lobbying and the health care debate centers around the influence of big corporations, it turns out there is a tremendous amount of money being spent on the other side as well. From a recent NY Times article written by Katharine Seelye&#8230;
&#8220;Those who favored an overhaul spent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=590</link>
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		<title>March Public Forum Debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Resolved: Affirmative action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.
Description of Affirmative Action
Origins of Affirmative Action
This is a pretty interesting choice considering affirmative actions hasn&#8217;t exactly been a hot topic in the news. Then again, neither are a lot of NFL Public Forum debate topics.
I imagine the idea surrounding the topic was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=581</link>
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		<title>Public Forum Debate Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The film mentioned in the last post, Thank You For Smoking is a great way to understand lobbying as well as how to argue both sides of an issue effectively.  In this case, Nick Naylor played by Aaron Eckhardt is a lobbyist forced to defend the tobacco industry.  This clip shows you how to think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=578</link>
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		<title>How to Defend Lobbyists</title>
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The February topic (Resolved: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.) is one of those issues which seems to carry a natural bias in to a debate round.  Lobbyists often get branded as slimy tricksters, secretly orchestrating conspiracies and making millions in the process.
The truth is that lobbying is like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=563</link>
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		<title>Public Forum Classic Begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the beginning what will hopefully become a great tradition, The Midwest Public Forum Classic.  The MPFC is part of the one of the most competitive speech and debate tournaments in the Midwest, the Bob Bilyeau Winter Classic at Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri. This year, the Public Forum section will be known [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=558</link>
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		<title>How Lobbyists Improve the Lives of Citizens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are in the process of preparing a large update for the February issue.  We found this article which discusses some of the specific ways in which lobbyists have improved the lives of people.  From alzheimers research to a number of other morally progressive projects, lobbyists are routinely behind the scenes making them happen.
If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=551</link>
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		<title>January Public Forum Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some key issues that are continuing to show up in the news. The biggest change since the release of the file has been the suicide attack against members of the United States CIA.  Additionally, there has been a lot of press covering the escalation of &#8216;drone&#8217; attacks against   insurgent targets. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=547</link>
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		<title>Birthday Gifts Gone Bad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a heads up if you are thinking about giving your teacher a cuddly gift for his/her birthday&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=544</link>
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		<title>January Public Forum Opinion Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found a pretty solid article discussing the shift in public opinion regarding the war in Afghanistan.  Although more people are now opposed to the war, public opinion favors Obama&#8217;s decision to increase the number of troops. 
This could be a key piece of evidence if you choose to discuss public opinion on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecarverfiles.com/?p=537</link>
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