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Below is an example of how an article was coded for the 2011 debate, Resolved: September 11th should be a national holiday. Use this strategy to sort through the articles you have found for 2018's debate, Resolved:
 * The USA should travel and explore outer space. **

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A state representative starting his second term, Casso decided to take action. Last week, as the Colorado Legislature began its session, he introduced a bill to make Sept. 11 a state holiday. Several lawmakers across the nation have made similar recommendations, but no state has been willing to mark the anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil with a holiday.

Even the Legislature in New York, where the most casualties occurred, balked at making Sept. 11 a holiday. In 2002, that state's Assembly called for a holiday, but the Senate object ed. It is an official day of remembrance, but state offices remain open.

The reason is, in large part, money. Casso said he was warned that a new holiday could cost Colorado $3 million. In larger states like New York, the potential bill would be much higher: When its Legislature considered making Sept. 11 a holiday, the New York state comptroller estimated it would cost $43 million to pay state workers for one day

" Due in part to the cost associated with creating a new state holiday, we thought it was more appropriate to have a day of remembrance," said Scott Reif, a spokesman for the New York State Senate.

Some advocates of a holiday have tried creative ways to get around the fiscal barrier. Former Montana state Sen. Don Ryan in 2007 proposed swapping Sept. 11 with Columbus Day, a day he felt didn't necessarily need to remain a state holiday. There would have been no increased cost. "I was surprised by the resistance we ran into," the Democrat said. Italian Americans objected strenuously, and the bill was voted down. " One of the opponents said, 'Why don't you take away St. Patrick's Day?' " Ryan recalled. Another objection has been raised to the idea in several states: that a day off may not be the best way to commemorate the attacks. Opponents have noted that Dec. 7, the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, is not a holiday. Reif said that some New York legislators were concerned a holiday could give people license to party rather than reflect.