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2008 National Tournament Lincoln Financial Group/NFL LD Debate Topic:
Resolved: Limiting economic inequality ought to be a more important social goal than maximizing economic freedom.

2008 National Tournament Public Forum Debate Topic:
Resolved: US policies established after September 11, 2001 have substantially reduced the risk of terrorist acts against the United States.

2008 National Tournament Policy Debate Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa.

2008 National Tournament Storytelling Topic: Tales of Adventure

Lincoln Douglas Debate

2008 January/February Lincoln Financial Group/NFL LD Debate Topic
Resolved: It is just for the United States to use military force to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations that pose a military threat.

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2007 November/December Lincoln Financial Group/NFL LD Debate Topic
Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining in exchange for testimony is unjust.

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2007 September/October Lincoln Financial Group/NFL LD Debate Topic
Resolved: A just society ought not use the death penalty as a form of punishment.

L/D Topic Release Dates
August 15 -- September/October Topic
October 1 -- November/December Topic
December 1 -- January/February Topic
February 1 -- March/April Topic
May 1 -- National Topic

Public Forum

2008 February Public Forum Debate Topic
Resolved: That Russia has become a threat to U.S. interests.

2008 January Public Forum Debate Topic
Resolved: In a democracy, civil disobedience is an appropriate weapon in the fight for justice. 2007 December Public Forum Debate Topic
Resolved: That the United States would be justified in pursuing military options against Iran.

2007 November Public Forum Debate Topic
Resolved: That eliminating United States government budget deficits should be prioritized over increasing domestic spending.

2007 October Public Forum Debate Topic
Resolved: That the United States should encourage the implementation of a soft partition of Iraq.

Public Forum Topic Release Dates
August 15 - September Topic
September 1 - October Topic
October 1 - November Topic
November 1 - December Topic
December 1 - January Topic
January 1 - February Topic
February 1 - March Topic
March 1 - April Topic
May 1 - National Tournament Topic

Policy Debate

2007-2008 Policy Debate Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa.

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