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 Obama Sets 
 No-Nukes Goal 
 at Town-Hall 
 Forum in France 

Calls for renewed Europe-US partnership

Apr 3, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama told a European audience today that he’s set sights on "a world without nuclear weapons,” the AP reports. Obama opened a town-hall meeting in France with the declaration, saying he would outline details in Prague in the coming days. "The spread of nuclear weapons... More »

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Europe • France • speech • town hall meeting • nuclear disarmament • President Obama

 Notre Dame 
 Students Support  
 Obama Invite  

Bishops are angry, but students want to see the president

Mar 27, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's invitation to speak at Notre Dame's graduation has prompted protests from two bishops, who blasted the Catholic school for inviting a president who supports stem-cell research and funding for family-planning clinics that offer abortion. But students are eager for Obama's visit, the AP reports. Based on letters to... More »

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stem cell research • Catholic Church • Notre Dame • graduation • speech • President Obama • Roman Catholic bishops • family planning

OPINION

Teleprompter's No Cop-Out:
Lincoln Would've Loved It

It's no cop-out: Presidents should be precise

Mar 27, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has taken much flak for his reliance on the teleprompter—it's a crutch, goes the charge. In fact, it plays a very different—and essential—role, writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post: It “represents the elevation of writing in politics,” showing that the president and... More »

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writing • speech • rhetoric • President Obama • teleprompter

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal had the privilege of speaking on the same night as Barack Obama again, but this time on a smaller stage. The Louisiana governor, pilloried after delivering the Republican response to Obama's last prime-time address, told a congressional fundraising dinner for the GOP that "it's time to declare... More »

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Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • speech • governor • Republicans

(Newser) - President Obama took to the primetime airwaves last night to make the case that his economic recovery plan is showing "signs of progress," the Washington Post reports. "We will recover from this recession," he asserted, emphasizing repeatedly that his budget is "inseparable" from that recovery,... More »

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recession • speech • economy • President Obama • prime time

Butt Out of Primetime, Prez: Networks 

Execs complain Obama's addresses cost them money

Mar 19, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is addressing the nation during primetime—again—and networks aren’t happy about it, notes the Hollywood Reporter. When Obama hits the airwaves Tuesday, he’ll bump American Idol's results show to Thursday, causing it to compete with the NCAA finals, and force the Big Four to cancel... More »

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television • Barack Obama • American Idol • TV networks • primetime TV • speech • President Obama

 Dalai Lama Marks 50 Years: 
 China Made Tibet 'Hell on Earth' 

Spiritual leader throws down gloves in anniversary speech

Mar 10, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an unusually stark speech, the Dalai Lama slammed China today, saying it had made Tibet “a hell on Earth,” the New York Times reports. Chinese officials see Tibetans as “criminals deserving to be put to death,” he said in an address marking the 50th anniversary... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • anniversary • speech

(AP) - President Barack Obama promised today to end the cycle of US job losses. Addressing a graduating class of police officers in Ohio, Obama called today’s unemployment report “astounding,” noting that, were it not for his stimulus package, the recruits would be among the 8.1% of Americans... More »

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Barack Obama • police • unemployment • speech • Columbus • economic stimulus package

(Newser) - President Obama didn’t mince his words in his address at Camp Lejeune, NC, today. “By Aug. 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,” he declared, earning his first applause from the audience of Marines. “Iraq is not yet secure, and there will be difficult... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • speech • Camp Lejeune • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • President Obama • Marines

Newt: Jindal
Will Be a Major Player for Years

'He'll be the same age as John McCain—34 years from now'

Feb 25, 09 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Guess who's the subject of a 60 Minutes profile this weekend? None other than Bobby Jindal, who's not having the best of days. But the Louisiana governor can take solace from Newt Gingrich, who tells Morley Safer during the show that Jindal "will automatically be a major contender for... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • 60 Minutes • speech • governor • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

Obama Goes on the
Liberal Defensive

President stressed facing problems head-on

Feb 25, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - In his speech last night, President Obama outlined an expansive liberal agenda, write John F. Harris and Jonathan Martin in Politico, but packaged it in conservative language, stressing caution and prudence. As if to preempt critics—in what they call a "pre-buttal"—the president invoked “responsibility” 14... More »

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Barack Obama • president • speech • Obama administration

ANALYSIS

 Obama Finds 
 His Inner 
 Roosevelt 

President stakes his legacy on ending economic crisis

Feb 25, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's address to Congress last night “staked his presidency on bringing the nation out of its economic crisis,” writes Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post. Not since FDR have citizens been so desperate for economic leadership, and yesterday's speech made clear that Obama plans to reshape American... More »

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Barack Obama • recession • US economy • FDR • speech • Obama administration

OPINION

 15 Things We 
 Learned About 
 Obama Last Night 

President reminds us of his gifts and plans

Feb 25, 09 6:08 AM CST
(Newser) - So what did last night teach us about our president? Mark Halperin runs down the list in his Time blog The Page:
  • He's optimistic and realistic, and unafraid to be both at the same time.
  • He's unafraid to use his wife as a political asset.
  • He likes
... More »

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Barack Obama • president • speech • Mark Halperin • Obama administration

 8th-Grader's Letter Inspired  Obama Speech

South Carolina teen becomes face of stimulus with plea for education funding

Feb 25, 09 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina eighth-grader Ty'Sheoma Bethea became the symbol of the stimulus package in President Obama's speech to Congress last night, WSAV reports. The president has repeatedly referred to Bethea's dilapidated school in his calls for spending on education infrastructure, and during his speech he quoted from a letter the 14-year-old... More »

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education • Barack Obama • South Carolina • speech • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Jindal's GOP Response Flops 

Critics slam guv's 'amateurish' delivery of Republican rebuttal

Feb 25, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Pundits are split on the substance of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican rebuttal to President Obama's speech, but most agree that his flat delivery revealed a politician not ready for prime time:
  • His speech was as patronizing "as if he were talking to kindergartners," writes Andrew Sullivan
... More »

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Barack Obama • GOP • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • response • speech • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

 Viewers Hopeful 
 After Obama Speech 

Poll finds big majority of viewers more optimistic after president's address to Congress

Feb 25, 09 12:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Viewers who watched Barack Obama's first speech to Congress felt hopeful and reassured about the country's direction after the president spoke, a CNN poll finds. Of those polled, 68% said they felt very positive about the speech, 24% felt positive, and just 8% said they had a negative reaction. An... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • speech • Obama administration • President Obama

 Obama: 'We Will Recover' 


Feb 24, 09 8:35 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama returned to a familiar theme tonight—hope—as he sought to reassure Americans buffeted by the recession. "The day of reckoning has arrived," he told a joint session of Congress, but American ingenuity can save us. "Now is the time to act boldly and wisely—... More »

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Congress • speech • economy • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama will lay out the nation's challenges in stark terms tonight but will strike a more optimistic note, CNN reports. "We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before," says Obama's prepared excerpts. The solutions exist "in our... More »

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Congress • speech • economy • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 What Should I Say
 Tonight? 5 Sure Bets


Feb 24, 09 3:07 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama has had to change his tune a few times since he took office, but the content of his speech to Congress tonight will be no surprise, Michael Scherer writes in Time. Talking points have been consistent for long enough to predict 5 key features:
  • I'm not
... More »

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Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • speech • economic stimulus package • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama

 Obama Speeches Help 
 Japanese Learn English 

Students use his speeches to learn language

Feb 21, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is fast becoming a popular English teacher—in Japan. His speeches have become a hit for people learning the language there, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama's slow and careful enunciation make him a particularly good model, teachers say. One book of speeches, complete with a dictionary for... More »

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Barack Obama • Japan • English • speech • foreign languages • English language

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