Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo in Speech on Refocusing Strategy on Terrorism
... 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 ...
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 ...
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.
Rep. Labrador: "One of the Worst Speeches I've Ever Heard the President Give"
... 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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...
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