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Posted: October 16, 2008
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Students Rate Presidential Candidates' Final Debate

Robert Kindman and Josh Zoffer, Juniors
Robert Kidman and Josh Zoffer
Top National Forensic League debaters Josh Zoffer and Robert Kindman discuss the candidates' strategies and rhetoric in the third presidential debate.
Why this Student Spoke Out
The final debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain was held Oct. 15.










A bit about this Author

Josh Zoffer and Robert Kindman are juniors at Durham Academy in North Carolina. They placed third in the 2008 National Forensic League National Speech Tournament Public Forum debate.


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