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Republican Rep. Joe Wilson
Heckles Obama: You Lie!

Congressman heckles president on claim about illegal immigrants

Sep 9, 09 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who yelled “You lie!” in response to President Obama’s claim that his health-reform plan won’t include illegal immigrants was South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, Politico reports. “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too,... More »

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health care reform • speech • hecklers • President Obama • Republicans • Congressional Republicans • Joe Wilson

OPINION

Let's Stop Giving Speeches, Start Twisting Arms, Obama

Health care votes are going to be won in the backroom, not at the podium

Sep 9, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama shouldn’t give a health care reform speech tonight. In fact, he should never give one again, writes Timothy Noah for Slate. He's already given a whopping 27 speeches on the issue. Every time he gets the urge to give another, he should instead sit down with Democratic... More »

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Barack Obama • health care reform • speech

Analysis

 What to Watch For 
 in Obama's Speech 


Sep 9, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has promised to “answer many of the big questions” tonight, but Mike Memoli of RealClearPolitics will be looking for answers to small questions, like:
  • Which Obama will show up? Will he be the fiery campaigner from Monday’s AFL-CIO meeting or President Teleprompter? Sadly, Robert
... More »

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Barack Obama • health care reform • speech • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

Obama Needs to Find His Backbone for Health Speech

Prez should use speech to show leadership and rise above partisan bickering

Sep 9, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama needs to rediscover that "Yes We Can" spirit in a hurry if he's going to make a convincing case for health care reform in tonight's speech, Steven Pearlstein writes in the Washington Post. The president needs to wrest control of the debate not just from the right... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • health care reform • speech • President Obama

OPINION

 Obama Speech 
 Didn't Turn My 
 Kids Into Commies 

School budget cuts more of a worry than socialist indoctrination

Sep 9, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the worst fears of some right-wingers, President Obama's back-to-school speech yesterday didn't turn Mary Elizabeth Williams' two daughters into "commie zombies," she writes in Salon. Her 5-year-old decided the speech was boring and left the room in a huff, while the 9-year-old decided to "work extra... More »

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education • back to school • speech • students • President Obama • schoolchildren • schools

(Newser) - President Obama drew on his own childhood today to encourage students to stick with school to discover their passions and talents, a message nearly overshadowed in advance by criticism from conservatives who feared a socialist agenda. Some of the furor had died down before the noon address—the Florida GOP... More »

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education • back to school • speech • students • President Obama

Baucus Fleshes Out New Health Reform Compromise

To curb costs, plan would offer stripped-down coverage, add fees to  health industry

Sep 8, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With President Obama’s much-anticipated health care speech to Congress on the horizon, the head of the Senate Finance Committee has rolled out a new proposal for a compromise bill, the New York Times reports. Sen. Max Baucus’ plan would offer scaled-down coverage to some, and, to cover the $880... More »

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health insurance • legislation • Medicaid • Senate Finance Committee • health care reform • speech • Max Baucus • President Obama



 Laura Bush: 
 Obama Doing 
 a Good Job 

Former first lady addresses school speech controvery in CNN interview

Sep 8, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's doing a good job, Laura Bush tells CNN during a wide-ranging chat yesterday about life after the White House. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with," she said, "and that has probably... More »

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education • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • speech • first lady • George W. Bush • President Obama • schoolchildren

(Newser) - The eagerly anticipated speech President Obama will deliver to the nation's schoolchildren tomorrow contains none of the socialist indoctrination conservatives had apparently feared, Politico reports. Rather, an advance text indicates, he urges kids to work hard, not expect to get something for nothing, and "wash your hands a lot,... More »

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education • conservative • Virginia • back to school • speech • Obama administration • President Obama • schoolchildren • Wakefield High School • Arlington, Va.

OPINION

 Most Enjoyable Film Clichés 

From the 'big speech' to the winning underdog, these tropes tickle

Sep 5, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes clichés can ruin a movie. But for some Onion AV Club writers, a good one can't be beat. A sampling:
  • "The big speech scene": The idea that we can all be "eloquent enough to meet the demands of any moment, like Al Pacino in
... More »

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sports • film • Al Pacino • Lord of the Rings • Iceland • speech • movies • underdog • cliches • Scent of a Woman • montage • D2: The Mighty Ducks

OPINION

 Back-to-School 
 Speech Anger 
 Rooted 
 in Race 

Right-wingers show 'irrational,' gut antipathy to Obama

Sep 4, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If there’s one thing we should all be cool with, it’s the leader of the free world inspiring kids about education. But somehow the idea of President Obama giving a back-to-school speech has spawned an “outbreak of right-wing crazy,” writes Joan Walsh for Salon—“and... More »

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children • school • racism • back to school • speech • right wingers • Election 2008 • Obama administration • students • President Obama • schoolchildren • birther • kids

OPINION

 Obama Success 
 Could Hinge 
 on Address 

Big speech to Congress next week likely to make or break health care reform

Sep 3, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's address to a  joint session of Congress next Wednesday could well be the biggest moment of his presidency, Nate Silver writes in FiveThirtyEight. Two-thirds of voters are still confused about the president's plans for health care, and this speech will be a make-or-break chance to give them some... More »

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health care • Congress • Clinton administration • health care reform • speech • Obama administration • President Obama

 Petraeus Sorry 
 for Razzing 
 Air Force 

Central Command head apologizes after 'outrageous' joke

Aug 28, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of US Central Command has apologized to the Air Force after making a joke at the service's expense, the Air Force Times reports. A rep for the Air Force chief of staff said the apology was accepted. David Petraeus, an Army general who commands US operations in Iraq... More »

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David Petraeus • Air Force • US military • US Army • apology • speech • US Air Force • US Central Command • Armed Forces • Marines

(Newser) - He wasn't always the most articulate person in one-on-one conversations, but Ted Kennedy gave powerful speeches, writes Gail Russell Chaddock in the Christian Science Monitor. Three that resonate:
  • His 1980 concession: “For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures,
... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • obituary • Robert Bork • Massachusetts • death • speech • US Supreme Court • Robert F. Kennedy • senator • Robert Kennedy

 Biden Chokes Up 
 in Kennedy Tribute 

Discusses 'friend,' 'anchor' at energy department event

Aug 26, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - At an energy department event today, Vice President Biden departed from the planned topic for an emotional speech on his “friend” and “anchor” Ted Kennedy, ABC News reports. Kennedy, with whom Biden served as a senator for 36 years, “made everybody he worked with bigger, both his... More »

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Joe Biden • Ted Kennedy • vice president • speech • political dynasty • tribute • remembrance

(AP) - A lecture by Lynndie England—the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal—had to be canceled at the Library of Congress yesterday after multiple threats led to concerns about staff safety. The former Army reservist had been scheduled to discuss her biography as part of... More »

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Abu Ghraib • threats • Library of Congress • speech • Lynndie England • Iraq war

Analysis

Obama Rarely Mentions War, Terrorism

Words 'health' and 'economy' dominate president's vocabulary

Aug 13, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - To listen to Barack Obama speak, you might think he was a peacetime president, rather than one with more than 100,000 troops in the field, write Zachary Abrahamson and Eamon Javers for Politico. They pored over nearly every one of the half-million-plus words Obama has said publicly as president,... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • domestic policy • speech • Paul Begala • political strategy • President Obama

 Obama Plans 8-Point 
 Health Pitch 

Aims for clear message amid policy debate

Jul 29, 09 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is taking a repackaged health care message on the road in North Carolina and Virginia today, where he'll unveil an eight-point plan intended to cut wonkish policy to the chase for voters. While the Washington Post can't come up with a catchy moniker for the plan, it lays... More »

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health care • health care reform • speech • town hall meeting • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama opened bilateral talks with China today with a friendly speech, saying the US-China relationship would “shape the 21st century” and highlighting areas in which the nations have common interests, like nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and the global economy. He also touched on climate change, noting that the US... More »

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China • Barack Obama • Darfur • globalization • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • speech • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama will take to the airwaves tonight in his fourth prime-time news conference with a familiar message: Health care reform is not only long overdue, it's a "central" part of the plan to keep the economy on track. In excerpts released in advance of tonight's 8pm EST address,... More »

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health care costs • health care reform • speech • President Obama • prime time

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