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Multi-Media Political Debate — Outstanding

July 25, 2008 – 7:53 pm

The Ben Franklin Diplomats continued their week of political simulation today with a public debate designed to educate voters in advance of the important vote to determine Loudenia’s Leader of Parliament. Five candidates, each representing one of Loudenia’s major political parties gave speeches and answered questions during the debate, hosted by Loudenia Crier Editor-in-chief Flandra […]

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Founders Featured in Huffington Post

July 21, 2007 – 8:41 am

BFTFI Founders are exploring the process of argument and advocacy by preparing 30-second videotaped questions for U.S. presidential candidates. Ten such student questions have now been uploaded to YouTube and submitted to CitizenTube for possible inclusion in the July 23 Democratic primary debate in South Carolina. The questions cover issues related to the environment, foreign […]

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Founders’ Videos Reach Richardson Campaign War Room

July 21, 2007 – 8:33 am

BFTFI Founders CNN-YouTube candidate questions are getting play in campaign war rooms. Jeff Parcher, a senior campaign advisor for Bill Richardson’s presidential campaign viewed the student videos and shared his reactions in a July 20th e-mail. “This debate and the tremendous participation by young people all across this nation has been a huge win for […]

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