Speeches

Speech Deconstructor: In framing of campaign themes, Romney focuses on 'school' and 'government' (interactive)

24 May 2012

Mitt Romney delivered the third in a series of campaign speeches Wednesday that aides say are aimed at framing the central themes of his presidential bid ahead of the conventions. The first, a May 8 address in Lansing, MI, focused on innovation in business. A second in Des Moines, IA looked at the national debt, and today's touched heavily on education.The stump speeches are reminiscent of a ...

Keller @ Large: An Alternative To Dud Commencement Speeches

24 May 2012

I’m sure I may have missed a good one, but judging from the commencement speeches I’ve seen so far this spring, it’s turning out to be a tough season for commencement speeches.

Turkish court convicts Kurdish politician over speeches

24 May 2012

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish parliamentarian Leyla Zana, a former Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Turkish court on Thursday for spreading militant propaganda in a series of speeches she made over four years ago, court officials said. She was convicted of disseminating propaganda for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group, which has fought ...