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    At U.N., President Obama Delivers 'Tough Love Speech,' Condemns Violent Protests

    Sep 25, 2012 10:02 PM EST

    ... mindless violence. BARACK OBAMA: Given the power of faith in our lives and the passion that religious differences can inflame, the strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression. It is more speech, the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and blasphemy and lift up the values of understanding ...

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    Undecided Voters Weigh in on President Obama's Convention Speech

    Sep 07, 2012 10:23 PM EST

    Undecided Voters Weigh in on President Obama's Convention Speech

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    President Obama's Speech Caps Convention

    Sep 07, 2012 12:17 PM EST

    On the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., President Obama appealed to voters to give him four more years in the White House, telling them, "Our challenges can be met."

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    Shields, Brooks, Beschloss, and Smith Analyze Obama Speech

    Sep 07, 2012 05:02 AM EST

    Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks, alongside historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith analyze President Obama's Speech at the Democratic National Convention alongside Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, and Ray Suarez on the convention floor.

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    Historians: In Speech, Obama Will Forsake 'Gauzy and Grandiose' for Specificity

    Sep 06, 2012 10:37 PM EST

    ... economy. Barack Obama has no such luck. And you think of, for instance, George H.W. Bush when he ran in 1992. He gave a speech that was like many presidential reelection speeches at conventions, which was sort of general, a little bit self-congratulatory. He said later on that ...

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    Rain or Shine, Delegates Set for President's Speech

    Sep 06, 2012 10:17 PM EST

    On Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama, who will accept his party's nomination for re-election. Here are some the sights from Thursday morning and afternoon:

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    News Wrap: Romney Says He Won't Watch President Obama's DNC Speech

    Sep 06, 2012 10:15 PM EST

    In other news Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he would not watch President Obama's nomination speech unless he admitted he had failed. Also, a new report from Human Rights Watch suggests that harsh interrogation practices were more widespread in the CIA after 9/11 than previously believed ...

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    Delegates Set for President Obama's Speech

    Sep 06, 2012 09:55 PM EST

    On the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters on Thursday are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama.

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    Former Speechwriter Michael Waldman: Clinton was Effective

    Sep 06, 2012 08:24 PM EST

    // Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Michael Waldman, former Clinton speechwriter and now executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, about what he thought of Clinton's speech Wednesday night. "He made an important argument to the country," Waldman said. "And he did it with ...

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    Shields, Brooks Review Bill Clinton's Speech to the DNC

    Sep 06, 2012 02:00 AM EST

    Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk to NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks give their impressions on Bill Clinton's speech at the 2012 Democratic convention. David Brooks says it was "infectious." Mark Shields says the speech, "makes the strongest case for Barack Obama" he has heard since ...