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10/6/2008 - This week's podcast is posted. In it, we discuss why last week went to Obama, the beginnings of the Culture War, and the recent toss-up state polls. Today's For the File is posted.

Tomorrow, we are emailing this month's 50 practice questions to all subscribers of the September/October 2008 Practice Questions package. It is not too late to purchase this package. You can purchase the package at DebateChamps. When you purchase this package, I will email you this month's and last month's practice questions.

10/5/2008 - Today's For the File is posted.

10/4/2008 - We have posted this month's free extemp questions. There will be no For the File today.

10/3/2008 - This week's summary is now posted. In this summary, we discuss Russia's military.

Today's For the File is posted. This week's summary will be posted in the afternoon.

10/2/2008 - Today's For the File is posted.

10/1/2008 - Today's For the File is posted.

9/30/2008 - Today's For the File is posted.

9/29/2008 - Today's For the File is posted.

9/28/2008 - This week's podcast is posted. In it, we discuss why last week went to Obama, the effects of foreclosures on voting, and the recent toss-up state polls. Today's For the File is posted. We also added 50 questions to The Draw.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I did not have enough time to write this week's summary. Therefore, we will not have a summary this week, but there will be a summary on Friday.

9/26/2008 - This week's summary will be posted this weekend, most likely on Sunday. I am sorry for the delay. Today's For the File, however, is posted.

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Tournament Directors - Free Extemp Questions!!

We are now providing questions to tournament directors for the week of their tournament. These questions are different than the questions found in The Draw or purchased as practice questions. For questions, please email me at the Contact Us page at least one week before your tournament.

Monthly Sample Questions


Because Thirty Minutes Prep is now available only to subscribers, we would like to provide free sample questions to illustrate the features on our site. Generally, the monthly sample questions will come from the questions that were used by tournament directors in the prior month. Given that we provided no questions to tournament directors over the summer, we wanted to provide extempers with some practice questions immediately.

October 2008 (in PDF)
September 2008 (in PDF)

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Sample Summary


Because Thirty Minutes Prep is now available only to subscribers, we would like to provide a free sample summary to illustrate the features on our site.

Gas Tax Holiday 5/9/08

Free Coaching Session


Thirty Minutes Prep is pleased to offer a free coaching session to ten extempers. The free session can be done either online or by sending us a DVD of an extemp speech. This offer is limited to the first ten extempers who contact us or until April 2. All extempers must have their coach's permission. To receive a free coaching session, simply send us an email at the Contact Us page.

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Palin will help McCain
 
 
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For the File

10/6/08 - Financial Crises Spread in Europe (NYT)
Full of Doubts, U.S. Shoppers Cut Spending (NYT)
Fed Pushes to Resolve Wachovia Deal Dispute (WSJ)
Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show (WP)
Somalian 'Ghost City' Wracked by War (BBC)
Weathermen: Home-Grown US Radicals (BBC)
London Plunges as Banks Pump Billions Into Market (UK Times)
Good Neighbours Make Fences (Economist)
Qualms with Music (Economist)
1929 and All That (Economist)
Dropping the Helmsman (Economist)
Political Alchemy (Economist)

10/5/08 - The Electoral Map Shifts (NYT)
Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds (NYT)
Despite Ruling, Detainee Cases Facing Delays (NYT)
Justices Return to Work, With Less Meaty Docket (NYT)
Who's Watching Whom? (NYT)
How Free Should a Free Market Be? (NYT)
Why This 'Credit Crisis' Hits Everyone (WSJ)
A Fiscal Lesson for the Ages (WP)
U.S. Fiscal Crisis Seems to Have Altered Political Map (WP)
Pa. ranks First in Campaign TV Revenue (Phila Inq)
Palin Makes Obama Terrorist Claim (BBC)
Dangerous Fakes (Business Week)
The End of Prosperity? (Time)
Palin's Pipeline to Nowhere? (Time)
18 Tough Questions (and Answers) About the Bailout (Time)
The Vices of Their Virtues (Newsweek)
What If Obama Loses? (Newsweek)

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