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Thursday File Available April 26, 2012

26 Apr 2012

Posted by South-X in Discuss the Articles

With the election year hitting up there are lots of political issues and number of political scandals that are on going. All of these issues have the ability to create thumpers that could wreck the politics DA. This week's Thursday file makes sure you don't get derailed just because the secret service decided to have a party this week. Additionally, the file updates Cyber Security and Jackson Vanik two of the biggest ongoing scenarios right now. Read about the authors and view the table of contents below.

http://www.cross-x.c...12-toc-edition/

This week's Thursday File was written by Dan Bagwell Jacob Lewis of Samford University. Dan is a graduating senior who will be coaching for Wake Forest University, he is an NDT octofinalist and has appeared in outrounds at nearly every college tournament. Jake is a senior at Samford University who appeared in outrounds at nearly every major tournament, was in the top 25 the entire season, and appeared in finals of the prestigious Pittsburgh University round robin. Jake has regularly instructed at the Samford Debate Institute and has assisted a variety of Alabama and Georgia high schools in the last four years.

Thursday File - TOC

Thursday File - TOC.. 1
***Top Level UQ***. 4
Obama capital high. 5
Bipart high. 6
Bipartisanship low.. 7
Bipartisanship Fails. 8
Ext – bipart fails. 9
Capital key to the agenda. 10
***A2: Thumpers***. 12
General 13
General Fights Now.. 14
Tax Fights Now.. 15
Women’s Rights Fights Now.. 16
Immigration Fights Now.. 17
Energy Fights now.. 18
Keystone Pipeline Fights Now.. 19
Missile Defense Fights Now.. 20
Student Loan Fights Now.. 21
AT: Student loans thumper. 22
Secret Service Fights Now.. 23
AT: Secret Service thumper. 24
AT: Gas prices thumper. 25
*****Cyber-Security***. 27
Shell 28
2NC Impact Overview.. 30
***Uniqueness. 32
UQ: Will pass. 33
UQ: A2 Different Bills. 34
UQ: A2 SOPA.. 35
UQ: Obama pushing. 36
UQ: Top of the Docket 37
***Internals. 38
PC Key. 39
Solves Cyberterror. 40
Ext – solves cyberterror. 41
***Impacts. 42
Impact UQ: Losing cybersecurity fight now.. 42
Accidents. 43
Competitiveness. 44
Competitiveness Ext. 45
Economy. 47
Hegemony. 49
Heg i/l ext 51
Heg: Asian War Scenario. 53
Heg: Economy. 54
Impacts: China. 56
Impacts: Terrorism... 57
*****Jackson Vanik***. 58
A2: Magnitsky. 59
*****AFF ANSWERS*****. 61
Agenda 2AC Answers. 62
1AR Answers- XO solves. 64
Student Loans AFF Answers. 65
Immigration Reform AFF Answers- No capital 66
***Elections***. 67
Obama will win. 68
Ext – Obama win. 69
Romney will win. 70
Too Soon to Tell 71
***Cyber Security ***. 72
Won’t pass – too many bills. 73
Won’t pass – online opposition. 74
Ext – won’t pass. 75
No I/L. 76
No Impact – General 77
No Impact - Chinese Cyberterror. 79
No Impact – Heg collapse. 80
***Jackson Vanik***. 81
Wont pass – Magnitsky. 82
Ext – tied to PNTR.. 83
Ext - destroys relations. 84
Wont pass – elections. 85
Relations tanked – Syria and iran. 86
No US-Russia War. 87
Ext – no Russia war. 88
Relations resilient 90
Ext – relations resilient 91
***Buffett Rule. 92
Wont pass – just a political move. 93
Turn – hurts economy. 94

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Thursday File Available April 12, 2012

12 Apr 2012

Posted by South-X in Discuss the Articles

With Congress out of session until April 16th and Obama on the campaign trail the news cycle has been quite unpredictable - so you are sure to see some unpredictable DAs this weekend. This Thursday File includes updates to the Jackson-Vanik Situation, including answers to the argument that any Jackson-Vanik legislation will be coupled with the Magnitsky bill to "name and shame" Russia as a human rights violator. This file also includes a cybersecurity bill scenario - there are a number of pieces of cyber-security legislation floating around. Obama's bill is one that attempts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.

http://www.cross-x.c...-cybersecurity/

This Thursday file gives you the updates on the major thumpers such as the Buffett Rule as well as an update for on the elections DA.

Leah Moczulski is a debater for Gonzaga University and was a semi-finalist at the 2012 National Debate Tournament.

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Thursday File Available April 6, 2012

06 Apr 2012

Posted by South-X in Discuss the Articles

Right now Obama is spending all his capital on getting Jackson Vanik passed. This week's Thursday file updates the Jackson Vanik situation. Additionally as the election year commences elections DA's will become more and more popular as will unpredictable politics DAs. this file is an essential building block so you are protected against new and unexpected scenarios that were both a focal point of news articles and politics scenarios broken at the college level National Debate Tournament. The index and author bio are below.

http://www.cross-x.c...d-answers-4512/

This Jackson Vanik file brings you uniqueness to fight back both uniqueness overwhelms the link and various thumpers that are popular. It arms you with the same cards and strategies on the aff and the neg used to win rounds by college debaters at the NDT

Andrew Landrum is a debater for Liberty University. He won the James Madison University tournament and was a semi-finalist at the West Point tournament, in addition to appearances at Harvard, GSU, Wake, Kentucky, USC, Fullerton, Texas, and the National Debate Tournament.

Table of contents:

1NC 3
1NC 4
Impact Calc 5
****Uniqueness**** 7
Will Pass 8
Will Pass 9
Will Pass 11
Will Pass 12
Will Pass 13
Will Pass 14
Will Pass 15
Will Pass 16
Will Pass – A2: Won’t Pass House 17
Will Pass – A2: Jobs Only 18
Will Pass / Top of Docket 19
Will Pass – A2 Magnitsky UNQ Arg 20
PC Key 21
PC Key 22
PC key 23
PC Key 25
PC Key 26
PC High 27
Obama Push 29
Obama Push 30
Obama Push 31
Obama Key 32
Now Key 33
****Link Uniqueness**** 34
A2 – Generic Thumpers 35
A2 – Transportation 36
A2 – Climate Regs 37
A2 – Education Reform 38
A2 – Firearms 39
A2 – Hot Mic 40
A2 – Immigration Reform 41
A2 – JOBS 42
A2 – Oil Subsidies 43
A2 – Contraceptives 44
A2 – Gas Prices 45
A2 – Privacy Bill 46
A2 – Rule Breaking 47
****Internal Links**** 48
Key to Relations 49
Key to Relations 50
Key to Relations 51
Key to Relations 52
Key to Relations – A2 Relations Resilient 54
Key to Relations – A2 Relations Resilient 55
Key to Relations – A2 Relations Resilient 56
A2 Alt Cause – Generic 57
A2 Alt Cause – Generic 58
A2 Alt Cause – Missile Defense 59
A2 Alt Cause – Putin / Russia 60
A2 Alt Cause – Corruption / Scandal 61
A2 Alt Cause – Georgia 62
A2 Alt Cause – Russia Uncooperative 63
A2 No Trade Opportunities 64
A2 Trade High Now 65
A2 Waivers Solve 66
****Impacts**** 67
*****RELATIONS GOOD – WAR**** 68
Relations Good – A2 No War 69
Relations Good – A2 No War – EXTN: Arctic Conflict 71
Relations Good – Now Key / A2 Empirically Denied 72
Relations Good – Now Key / A2 Empirically Denied 73
Relations Good – China 74
Relations Good – Economy 75
Relations Good – Extinction 76
Relations Good – Extinction EXTN 77
Relations Good – Extinction EXTN 78
Relations Good – Hegemony 79
Relations Good – Laundry List 80
Relations Good – Proliferation 81
****Aff Answers**** 82
JV – Won’t Pass – Delay 83
JV – Won’t Pass – Delay 84
JV – Won’t Pass – GOP Blocks 85
JV – Won’t Pass – Magnitsky 86
JV – Won’t Pass – No Bill 87
JV – Won’t Pass – Magnitsky A2: Won’t Pass 88
JV – Won’t Pass 89
JV – Obama Won’t Push 90
JV – Thumpers – LPR 91
JV – US Won’t Engage 92
JV – Doesn’t Solve 93
JV – XO Solves 94
Nuclear Cuts – Won’t Pass 95
Nuclear Cuts – Won’t Pass – No Vote 96
Nuclear Cuts – Obama Won’t Push 97
Nuclear Treaties – Delay 98
Nuclear Treaties – No Impact 99
Ex Im Bank – Won’t Pass 100
Ex Im Bank – Won’t Pass 101
Ex Im Bank – Won’t Pass 102
Ex Im Bank – Won’t Pass – No Vote 103
Ex Im Bank – PC Not Key 104
Ex Im Bank – No Solvency 105
VAWA – Won’t Pass 106
VAWA – Won’t Pass – A2: CNN 107
2012 Elections Answers – Obama Lose 108
2012 Elections – Obama Lose 109
2012 Elections – Obama Win 110
2012 Elections – Obama Win 111
2012 Elections – Can’t Predict 112
2012 Elections – Can’t Predict 113