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    Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo in Speech on Refocusing Strategy on Terrorism

    May 23, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

    Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo in Speech on Refocusing Strategy on Terrorism

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    Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech

    May 21, 2013 07:19 PM EDT

    ... that covered the sale were blocked from posting their stories on Facebook. Twitter has taken a more hands-off approach, Heron said. "I think free speech is really important to them and because of that they tend not to get involved in what should or should not be taken down ...

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    Babbling Sounds of Monkeys Share Rhythms with Human Speech

    Apr 09, 2013 05:10 PM EDT

    A gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Photo by A. Davey via Flickr. Scientists studying the evolution of speech have long puzzled over why there are no good models in primates. While primates share many traits with humans -- they've been known to play, grieve, fight, even laugh ...

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    Watch President Obama's Full Speech in Jerusalem

    Mar 21, 2013 05:48 PM EDT

    President Obama urged Israelis and Palestinians to work on the peace process to improve security and better the economies of both at a speech in Jerusalem on Thursday.

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    Rep. Labrador: One of the Worst Speeches Obama Has Given

    Feb 13, 2013 06:07 AM EDT

    Rep. Labrador: "One of the Worst Speeches I've Ever Heard the President Give"

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    Behind Every President, There Is a Speechwriter

    Feb 12, 2013 05:30 PM EDT

    ... t relinquish a role in the speech so easily. "We had one or two who would actually prowl the halls during the time when the speech was being written," Baer said. "[They were] sort of knocking from door to door to see where the speech was and to try to ...

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    Speechwriters Dish on Drafting a State of the Union

    Feb 12, 2013 03:52 PM EDT

    Prior to President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union, Hari Sreenivasan talks with former presidential speechwriters Michael Gerson and Don Baer, about what goes into a president's address to the nation, including rhetoric, who's behind policy mentioned and their own crunch-time experiences drafting a State ...

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    News Wrap: Interim Senator Named as John Kerry Gives Farewell Speech

    Jan 30, 2013 05:00 AM EDT

    ... Tennessee. The storms erupted as a large warm air mass out of the Gulf collided with an incoming cold front. John Kerry gave his farewell speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate today. The veteran Democrat is leaving, after 27 years, to become secretary of state. Today, Kerry ...

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    Obama Immigration Speech Expected to Call for Legislation

    Jan 29, 2013 06:51 PM EDT

    ... involvement of Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. For more coverage of the president's speech and blueprint issued by the group of eight, visit the NewsHour's politics page and tune in to the PBS NewsHour broadcast at 6 ...

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    Inauguration Goers Offer Memorable Moments From Obama's Speech

    Jan 21, 2013 10:23 PM EDT

    EmbedVideo(5517, 482, 304); In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke of an ever changing America. He weaved in references from Abraham Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence to Martin Luther King Jr. Hari Sreenivasan recorded some reactions from Americans and foreigners who witnessed the address in Washington, D.C. Read more of NewsHour's 2013...