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This weeks Planet Debate politics release features the Health Care DA.  This week Obama has again had numerous meetings with Capitol Hill advisers over Health Care overhaul.  His looming deadline has exerted pressure on the Congress to pass overhaul prior to the Easter Recess.

Good Luck debating this weekend at CFL & NFL qualifiers!!

The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues is working with the national executive search firm, Isaacson, Miller, to find and recruit the best talent for the role of the NAUDL's next Executive Director

We have a new video on using Google News available.

The video is 11 minutes in length -- perfect for classroom viewing.

It's available here.

Last week Obama held a Health Care summitt with top advisers in both the Democratic and Republican party.

The release is available -- download it here!  Free topic analysis  Free video

Resolved: On balance, government employee labor unions have a positive impact on the United States. Research links  Analysis

In the February 25th release we've highlighted Obama's financial reform legislation as our politics DA.  There is new evidence that Obama and Christopher Dodd have been able to compromise over financial reform.  These compromises revolve around the support of moderate Republican members.

The March-April L-D release on Jury Nullification is now available.

Follow the most recent pairings.  Ballots and results here.

Follow the most recent pairings.  Ballots and results here.

A video with information concerning the Harvard Institute for Public Forum Debate is available online. 

We will also be distributing DVD copies this weekend.  Check it out!

Our 2010-11 catalog is now available.  In 2010-11, we will be expanding beyond our traditional evidence focus to include a larger instructional focus.

The file is available now.  The essay will be available by next Tuesday and the video by next Wednesday.

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The February 4th Politics release is available here.

A FREE multimedia lecture on the February PF Topic -- Lobbying -- is available.

We need your help! Grant recipients will be decided by community votes. You may vote every day through the end of February.  Please visit this page to read our proposal and vote to make speech and debate available to new populations.

Affirmative action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.

In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.

Our final PF Afghanistan update (we've had four this month) is freely available as a result of a sponsorship from the Harvard Institute for Public Forum Debate.

Thank you for your continued support. Our core Afghanistan file was downloaded 1633 times!

The January 21st politics update is available here.

The January 14 politics release is available here.

A new lecture by Ralph Paone -- Introduction to Identity Politics -- is available.

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its military and/or police presence in one or more of the following: South Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey.  Topic Paper