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A lottery of qualified candidates should be used for college admission

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Abolish the UN Security Council veto

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Adult-oriented cartoons should only be broadcast on television after 10PM.

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Advertisements around schools should be banned

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Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.

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All Americans should be required to provide 1 year of national service.

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All middle schools should require student uniforms

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All schools should provide students with music and art education.

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All students should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance

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Topic 10

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All tax increases should require voter approval

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American involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm

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Topic 12

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American military involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm

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Americans should not be allowed to burn the United States flag as an act of free speech.

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Americans should support uncivil political discussion

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Animal performances should be banned in circuses

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Animals should not be used for entertainment.

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Topic 17

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Asian Oyster seeding in the Chesapeake Bay should be banned

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Ban boxing!

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Ban plastic bags in grocery stores.

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Barack Obama should return his Nobel Peace Prize

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Baseball leagues should ban aluminum bats

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Beauty pageants do more good than harm

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Businesses should not place advertisements in schools.

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Topic 24

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California high schools should substantially expand vocational training

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California should abolish the death penalty.

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California should ban all cell phone use by drivers

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California should ban smoking in all public areas

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California should criminalize spanking

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California should eliminate its \"three strikes\" law

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California should eliminate Prop 13

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California should have drivers' licenses for undocumented residents

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California should legalize internet gambling

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California should legalize physician-assisted suicide

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Topic 34

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California should raise the driving age to 18

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California should raise the minimum driving age to 18

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Topic 36

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California should substantially increase the minimum wage

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Topic 37

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California's ballot initiative process does more harm than good

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Topic 38

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California's electoral vote allocation should remain winner take all.

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Topic 39

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Capital punishment should be banned by the United States federal government.

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Topic 40

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Celebrities should not be role models

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Cell phones should be allowed in middle schools.

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Topic 42

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Cell phones should be allowed in schools

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Topic 43

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China is more an enemy than an ally of the United States

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Cigarettes should be banned

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College athletes should be paid.

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Topic 46

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Colleges' early admissions policies do more harm than good.

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Community service should be mandatory in high school.

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Topic 48

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Corporal punishment of children should be illegal

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Topic 49

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Credit cards do more harm than good

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Topic 50

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Custody hearings should not take a child's biological parentage into consideration

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Topic 51

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Drug companies should not be allowed to advertise prescription drugs to the general public.

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Topic 52

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Eliminate super-majority legislative voting!

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Topic 53

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Extra-terrestrial intelligence exists.

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Topic 54

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Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.

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Topic 55

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First Amendment free speech should not protect hate speech

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Topic 56

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Food aid does more harm than good

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Topic 57

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For adolescents, television is a better teacher than books.

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Topic 58

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Fossil fuels are easily replaced.

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Topic 59

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Fried foods should have warning labels

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Topic 60

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Genghis Khan did more good than harm.

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Topic 61

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Gentrification does more harm than good

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Giving money to panhandlers is justified.

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Government financial aid should only be available for students attending public colleges and universities

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Government should not fund public radio and television

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Topic 65

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Governments should use political assassination to protect national security

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Topic 66

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Governor Schwarzenegger has been good for California

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Topic 67

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High school attendance should be voluntary

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High school students should have to pass a national exit exam to graduate

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Topic 69

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Home schooling does more good than harm

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Topic 70

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Homeland security is more important than the protection of civil liberties

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Topic 71

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Homework does more good than harm.

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Topic 72

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Human cloning should be allowed in the United States

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Topic 73

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Human-caused environmental catastrophes should be classified as crimes against humanity.

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Topic 74

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In cases of kidnapping or piracy, governments should pay ransom.

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Topic 75

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In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than student privacy.

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Topic 76

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India should have a permanent set and veto power in the United Nations Security Council.

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Individuals should graduate from high school to be eligible to vote

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Iran should be allowed to develop nuclear energy

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It is better to be a follower than a leader.

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Topic 80

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It is morally acceptable to experiment on animals for medical purposes.

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Topic 81

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It is unconstitutional to require citizens to purchase health care insurance

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Topic 82

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It is unethical for corporate executives to earn significantly more than their workers.

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Topic 83

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It is unethical for elected officials to send their children to private school

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Topic 84

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It should be illegal to sell coffee and coffee products to minors anywhere in the United States.

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Topic 85

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Junior high and high schools should randomly test their athletes for drug use

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Junk food should be banned in schools

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Jury service should be optional.

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Topic 88

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Juveniles should be tried as adults for felonies.

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Topic 89

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K-12 schools should ban junk food sales

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L.A. County should ban all trans fats in restaurants.

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Topic 91

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Letter grades in schools do more harm than good

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Topic 92

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Lower the legal drinking age in the U.S. to 18.

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Lower the voting age to 16

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Medical testing on animals does more good than harm

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NAFTA should be extended throughout the Americas

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NATO should not develop a missile shield

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NATO should withdraw from Afghanistan

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Topic 98

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Nontraditional English should be acknowledged in academia.

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Topic 99

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On average, zoos do more good than harm.

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On balance, children's television does more good than harm

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On balance, George W. Bush has done more good than harm.

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On balance, nuclear energy does more good than harm.

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On balance, special interests are a positive influence in American politics.

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On balance, video games do more good than harm.

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Organ donation should be compulsory for all United States citizens.

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Pakistan is more an enemy than an ally of the United States

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Topic 107

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Parental spanking of children should be a crime.

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Topic 108

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Parents should be held legally responsible for their children's actions.

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Topic 109

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Parents should be punished for their children's' mistakes

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Parents should not buy war toys for their children.

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Topic 111

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Parents should not purchase war toys for their children.

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Topic 112

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PE should be compulsory in school

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Topic 113

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Peer pressure does more good than harm.

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Topic 114

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Physical education in grades K-12 should be compulsory

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Topic 115

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Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized

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Topic 116

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Political advertising does more good than harm

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Topic 117

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Private swimming pools are unethical.

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Topic 118

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Professional athletes should not be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games

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Topic 119

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Public financing of elections is preferable to current campaign rules

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Topic 120

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Public funds should not be used for professional sports stadiums

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Topic 121

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Puerto Rico should be a state.

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Topic 122

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Rap music does more harm than good

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Topic 123

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'Reality television' does more good than harm

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Topic 124

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Recycling does more harm than good

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Topic 125

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Released felons should have voting rights

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Topic 126

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Repeal the Military Commissions Act.

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Topic 127

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Repeal the trans-fat ban in New York City.

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Topic 128

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Resume the 6-party talks

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Saudi Arabia is more an enemy than an ally to the United States

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Topic 130

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School attendance should be voluntary

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Topic 131

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School districts should publish value-added scores of teacher effectiveness

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Topic 132

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School should be year-round

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Topic 133

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School vouchers should be allowed

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Topic 134

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Schools in the United States should ban animal dissection.

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Schools should abolish letter \"D\" grades

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Topic 136

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Schools should ban animal dissection.

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Schools should ban junk food

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Topic 138

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Schools should be year round.

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Schools should eliminate letter grades

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Schools should end the practice of giving awards

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Schools should not block online access to personal and social media sites

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Schools should not have competitive sports

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Schools should not support competitive interscholastic sports

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Topic 144

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Schools should not use standardized testing.

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Topic 145

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Schools should provide for single sex instruction.

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Schools should punish students for cyber-bullying

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Topic 147

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Scientists should clone Neanderthals

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Topic 148

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September 11 should be made a national holiday.

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Topic 149

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Single sex schools are better for students than co-ed schools in grades K-12.

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Single-sex education is better than co-ed.

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Topic 151

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Size zero fashion models should be banned.

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Topic 152

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Soccer players should wear helmets

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Topic 153

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Spanish should be a mandatory course in public schools

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Topic 154

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Stability is preferable to democracy in the Middle East

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Topic 155

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'Stand Your Ground' laws do more good than harm

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Topic 156

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State lotteries should be ended

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Topic 157

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States should abolish non-medical exemptions to mandatory immunization laws

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Topic 158

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States should require special license plates for convicted drunk drivers

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Topic 159

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Stem cell research should be expanded

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Topic 160

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Student bystanders should be punished for failing to stop bullying

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Topic 161

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Students should be able to have cell phones at school.

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Students should be allowed to chew gum in school

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Topic 163

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Students should be allowed to sue their school for educational malpractice

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Students should be fluent in a foreign language to graduate from high school

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Students should be punished for failing to report cheating

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Topic 166

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Students should be required to learn a second language for high school graduation.

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Supreme Court proceedings should be televised

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Tax carbon!

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Teachers should not be allowed to give candy as rewards

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Teachers should not use candy as rewards.

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Television does more harm than good.

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Television is a bad influence.

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Term limits for state legislators should be eliminated.

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The American presidential primary and caucus system does more good than harm.

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The assault weapon ban should be extended

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Topic 176

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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was justified

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Topic 177

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The compassionate release of the Lockerbie bomber does more good than harm

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Topic 178

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The Constitution should be amended to follow foreign born citizens to serve as President of the United States

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Topic 179

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The District of Columbia should become the 51st state

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The driving age in California should be raised to 18.

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Topic 181

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The Electoral College should be abolished

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Topic 182

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The federal government should not give foreclosure relief to homeowners

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Topic 183

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The federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was appropriate

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Topic 184

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The First Amendment should not protect hate speech

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Topic 185

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The focus on standards-based education in public middle schools does more good than harm

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The French government should permit students to wear visible religious symbols in state schools.

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The Internet has done more harm than good.

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Topic 188

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The late-night Metrorail service is a failed transportation experiment.

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The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults in murder cases

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The movie rating system is ineffective.

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The No Child Left Behind Act has done more good than harm.

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Topic 192

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The Obama Administration should prosecute Bush Administration officials for war crimes

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The Obama Administration should release photographs of detainee abuse

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Topic 194

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The Obama Administration's stimulus bill will do more harm than good

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The obese should pay more for health care

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Topic 196

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The Olympic Games should be abolished

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The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the people.

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The President should negotiate with dictators

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The President should not send a wreath to the Arlington Confederate Monument

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The public should support TSA full body scans and extensive pat-down searches

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The public's right to know is more important than the privacy of celebrities.

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The Supreme Court should end affirmative action in higher education

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The U S Government subsidy of the arts should end

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Topic 204

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The U.N. should impose sanctions on Myanmar/Burma.

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The U.S invasion of Iraq has done more harm than good

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The U.S should have a draft for military service

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The U.S should not send humans into space

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The United Nations has failed at its mission

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The United Nations Security Council should have no permanent members.

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The United Nations should impose sanctions on Israel for future settlement construction

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The United Nations should restrict the right of veto in the Security Council

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The United States Constitution should be amended to establish a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices.

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The United States Federal Government should ban assault weapons

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Topic 214

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The United States Federal Government should ban production of genetically modified organisms

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Topic 215

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The United States Federal Government should pay reparations for slavery

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The United States government should provide free healthcare for all U.S. citizens.

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The United States is losing the war on Terror

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The United States military should immediately withdraw from Iraq.

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Topic 219

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The United States should abolish the Senate

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The United States should adopt a new timber policy

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The United States should adopt English as the official national language

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Topic 222

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The United States should adopt President Bush's proposed guest worker program.

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Topic 223

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The United States should amend the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens to serve as President

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Topic 224

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The United States should amend the constitution to criminalize flag burning.

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Topic 225

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The United States should ban the death penalty

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Topic 226

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The United States should ban the importation of all products from China.

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The United States should block Jihadi websites

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Topic 228

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The United States should close its Guantanamo prison

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The United States should eliminate its own weapons of mass destruction

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Topic 230

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The United States should eliminate the mortgage interest tax deduction.

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The United States should end its use of the penny.

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The United States should end the embargo on Cuba.

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The United States should establish a national DNA database

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The United States should expand its use of nuclear power

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The United States should guarantee health care for its residents.

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The United States should have a draft for military service

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The United States should have a national identification card

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The United States should have compulsory voting

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The United States should launch a preemptive strike against Iran.

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The United States should lift economic sanctions on Cuba

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The United States should lower the voting age

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The United States should negotiate with the Taliban

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Topic 243

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The United States should open federal lands and offshore areas for oil drilling

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The United States should pay reparations for slavery

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Topic 245

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The United States should significantly expand its use of nuclear power.

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The United States should significantly increase space exploration

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Topic 247

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The United States should significantly reduce the military budget to promote the domestic economy

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Topic 248

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The United States should substantially increase taxes to balance the budget and eliminate debt.

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The United States should switch to the metric system.

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Topic 250

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The United States should tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income

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Topic 251

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The United States should withdraw all its troops from Iraq by December 31, 2008.

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Topic 252

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The United States should withdraw from Iraq

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Topic 253

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The United States should withdraw its military from Iraq.

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Topic 254

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The US Federal Government should significantly increase taxes on gasoline

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Topic 255

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The US government should use political assassination to protect national security

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Topic 256

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The US military should leave Iraq

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Topic 257

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The US Senate should eliminate the filibuster

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The US should eliminate farm subsidies

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Topic 259

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The US should establish term limits for Article III federal judges

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Topic 260

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The US should have a defined and limited presidential primary campaign season

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The US should not give development assistance to non-democratic governments.

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The US should not permit birthright citizenship

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Topic 263

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The US should not use economic sanctions in non-economic international disputes

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The US should reduce environmental protection to promote its economic development

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Topic 265

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The US should substantially increase gas taxes

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Topic 266

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There should be year-round schooling for students in grades K-12.

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Topic 267

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This House opposes trial by jury

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Topic 268

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This House prefers stability to democracy in the Arab world

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This House prefers to negotiate with terrorists

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This House supports compulsory voting in national elections

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Topic 271

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This House would accept Iran as a nuclear weapon state

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Topic 272

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This House would ban international adoption of children

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Topic 273

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This House would establish a universal DNA database

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This House would establish gender quotas for legislative assemblies

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Topic 275

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This House would prosecute spying by diplomats

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Topic 276

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This House would substantially limit the purchase or lease of African arable land by international investors

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Topic 277

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U.S. intervention in Iraq has done more good than harm

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Topic 278

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Undocumented immigrants should pay out-of-state tuition at public universities

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Topic 279

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US government bailouts for industry have done more harm than good

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US Supreme Court Justices should have term limits

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Topic 281

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US Supreme Court proceedings should be televised

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Topic 282

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US troops and its allies should withdraw their forces from Iraq immediately.

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Topic 283

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Violent video games should be banned

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Topic 284

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Voting rights of United States felons should be reinstated after they have served their time.

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Topic 285

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Wal-Mart is good for America.

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Topic 286

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War memorials do more harm than good

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Warrantless wiretaps in America do more harm than good

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Warrantless wiretaps make America safer.

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Topic 289

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Water rates should be the same price for farmers and residential customers.

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Topic 290

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Websites should pay consumers for data-mining

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Topic 291

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Wikileaks disclosures do more good than harm

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Topic 292

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Wikipedia does more harm than good

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Zoos do more harm than good

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