Articles tagged with speech

Fri, May 11, 2012

Romney seeks evangelical votes; opposes gay marriage

By Sam Youngman

LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought on Saturday to calm fears that his Mormon faith would be an ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Samuel L. Jackson used speech therapist to overcome stutter

From WENN.com

The Pulp Fiction star began performing in school plays when he was a young child but Jackson confesses he was constantly ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Samuel L. Jackson used speech therapist to overcome stutter

From WENN.com

The Pulp Fiction star began performing in school plays when he was a young child but Jackson confesses he was constantly ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Agema Behind Federal Free Speech Lawsuit Over Cancelled Remarks

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) - State Representative Dave Agema has filed a federal lawsuit stemming from a January cancellation of remarks by a self-proclaimed former ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Occupy supporters in New York, Wisconsin sue over free speech

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A flurry of civil rights lawsuits accusing police of stifling free speech of Occupy Wall Street protesters have been filed ahead ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

The King's Speech play to close

The play has suffered poor ticket sales, and producers are convinced it was too soon to stage a theatre version of the 2011 movie ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

The King's Speech play to close

The play has suffered poor ticket sales, and producers are convinced it was too soon to stage a theatre version of the 2011 movie ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

The King's Speech play to close

The play has suffered poor ticket sales, and producers are convinced it was too soon to stage a theatre version of the 2011 movie ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

LISTEN: Fred Upton Issues Official GOP Response to President Obama's Speech

UNDATED (WHTC) - As we approach the Monday deadline to file taxes, President Obama used his weekly address on Apr. 14, 2012 to push for ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Obama campaign slams Romney for not paying "fair share" of taxes

By Steve Holland

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign blasted Mitt Romney on Tuesday for not paying his "fair share" of ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Catholic college cans Kennedy speech, blames bishop

By Scott Malone

BOSTON (Reuters) - A small Massachusetts Roman Catholic college rescinded its invitation to Vicki Kennedy to speak at its graduation ceremony this ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Wall Street closes stellar quarter on up note

By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed their strongest quarter in more than two years on a positive note on Friday, led by ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Spansion, Nuance offer new speech package for cars

By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Spansion Inc and Nuance Communications Inc are offering car makers an improved speech-recognition technology based on their software ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kate Middleton Makes Her First Royal Speech

Though Kate Middleton has mostly been seen on the arm of her husband Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge went solo on March 19 ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Delaney: 'Embarrassing speech slip-up was part of bad week'

The actress stunned organisers of a tribute to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center as she appeared ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Delaney: 'Embarrassing speech slip-up was part of bad week'

The actress stunned organisers of a tribute to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center as she appeared ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Strauss-Kahn bundled away from UK speech protests

By Sarah Young

LONDON (Reuters) - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was bundled into the back of a police car to escape protesters ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Delaney: 'Embarrassing speech slip-up was part of bad week'

The actress stunned organisers of a tribute to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center as she appeared ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Tobacco health labels unconstitutional: judge

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sided with tobacco companies on Wednesday, ruling that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl defends Grammy speech

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl was forced to defend his Grammy acceptance speech on Friday after numerous fans and critics interpreted ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Controversial general withdraws from West Point speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A retired general who portrayed the U.S. fight against Muslim radicals as a battle with Satan has withdrawn from speaking to ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

"Former Terrorist" Speech in Allegan Cancelled Over Security Concerns

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A self-described “former Islamic terrorist” was supposed to speak at Allegan High School last night. However, the auditorium was cleared moments ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Vets oppose speech by general who demonized Islamists

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A veterans' advocacy group urged the U.S. Military Academy on Thursday to withdraw a speech invitation to a ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Wisconsin's Walker touts job creation as hecklers mar speech

By Brendan O'Brien

MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker, whose tumultuous first year in office saw partisan budget battles, massive street ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

TV audience drops for Obama's State of Union speech

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost 38 million Americans watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech live on television - about 5 million fewer ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

VIDEO: Oprah's Favorite Guest Returns to Western Michigan University for Speech

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Honored as Oprah Winfrey’s favorite guest of all times, Western Michigan University graduate Dr. Tererai Trent returned to campus Wednesday morning ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Buffett rule tax set at 30 percent: Obama speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revamped the "Buffett rule" in his State of the Union address, now proposing a 30 percent minimum effective tax ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Mixed reviews for Obama speech among Davos mighty

By Ben Hirschler and Emma Thomasson

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The rich and powerful were divided at their annual huddle on Wednesday over Barack Obama ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Warm hugs, ovation for Giffords at Obama speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who leaves Congress this week a year after being shot in the head by a gunman in ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Rushdie speech cancelled after death threats in India

By Henry Foy

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - A video-link speech by Salman Rushdie to Asia's largest literature festival was cancelled minutes before it was ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Obama signals State of Union a campaign rallying call

By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, offering a glimpse of next week's State of the Union address, made clear on Saturday ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Live Video: Michigan Governor Snyder to deliver State of the State speech at 7pm

LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will deliver his second State of the State speech tonight in the house chamber of the Michigan Capital ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

In South Carolina, Romney defends record at equity firm Bain

By Steve Holland

GREER, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney defended his leadership on Thursday of a private equity firm at the center ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption

By Janan Hanna

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three years after he was arrested outside his Chicago home on federal corruption charges, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Obama hits Republicans, Wall Street in populist speech

By Jeff Mason

OSAWATOMIE, Kansas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted his Republican foes and Wall Street on Tuesday as he portrayed himself as a ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

Biden urges Arab leaders to allow free speech

By Alister Bull and Daren Butler

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday chided Arab leaders who restrict freedom of expression and said ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Baltimore protesters heckle Karl Rove campus speech

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters heckled political strategist Karl Rove during his speech at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Tuesday night ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Wall Street falls for sixth day

By Angela Moon

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks suffered a sixth straight day of losses on Wednesday as frustration over the euro zone's debt ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...

Fri, October 21, 2011

Kardashian gives emotional speech at cancer charity gala

The socialite's dad, Robert, passed away in 2003 aged 59 after losing a battle with oesophageal cancer, and she turned out for the ...

Thu, October 20, 2011

Kardashian gives emotional speech at cancer charity gala

The socialite's dad, Robert, passed away in 2003 aged 59 after losing a battle with oesophageal cancer, and she turned out for the ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Jackson begged for help sleeping, doctor told police

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor told police he left the "Thriller" singer for about two minutes after giving him ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

Obama criticizes Republican rivals in speech to gays

By Malathi Nayak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama criticized Republican presidential candidates on Saturday for not defending a gay American soldier who was booed ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Bernanke says Fed would act if inflation falls

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank might need to ease monetary policy further if ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Obama popularity in Israel surges after U.N. speech: poll

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity has risen sharply in Israel after he spoke out forcibly against a Palestinian statehood bid at the ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

EU's Barroso State of the Union speech

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Following are highlights from European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's State of the Union speech in the European Parliament in ...

Sun, September 25, 2011

Yemen protesters entrenched after Saleh disappoints

By Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Protesters in Sanaa are preparing for a long, messy revolt after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Muslim students get probation for disrupting speech

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - Ten Muslim college students in California were convicted and sentenced to probation on Friday for disrupting a ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

U.S. Muslim students get probation in speech case

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - Ten Muslim college students from Southern California were convicted on Friday of unlawfully disrupting a speech by ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Muslim students get probation for disrupting speech

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - Ten Muslim college students from Southern California were convicted and placed on probation on Friday for unlawfully ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Abbas U.N. speech seen as inflammatory in Israel

By Ori Lewis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis reacted coolly on Friday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's U.N. quest for statehood, and some said ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Muslim college students convicted of disrupting speech

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - Ten Muslim college students from Southern California were convicted on Friday of unlawfully disrupting a speech by ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Abbas speech lifts Palestinian spirits

By Tom Perry

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinians packed the streets of West Bank cities on Friday to support their leaders' U.N. bid for statehood ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Winslet 'thrilled' by Pearce's saucy speech

The Australian star took to the stage at the glitzy Hollywood ceremony on Sunday night (18Sep11) to accept a prize for Outstanding Supporting Actor ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

The King's Speech awarded Humanitas Prize

Screenwriter David Seidler was handed $10,000 (£6,250) at the 37th Annual Humanitas ceremony for the historical drama, which won the Academy Award ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

More Americans believe world is warming: Reuters/Ipsos

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans than last year believe the world is warming and the change is likely influenced by the Republican ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Bernanke speech on U.S. economic outlook

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The following are highlights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on the economic outlook before the Economic Club of Minnesota ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Analysis: Markets have hope but Obama speech may change little

By Steven C. Johnson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After learning the economy added no new jobs in August, investors say they are ready for bold ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Analysis: Markets have hope but Obama speech may change little

By Steven C. Johnson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After learning the U.S. economy added no new jobs in August, investors say they are ready ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Obama jobs speech venue part of election strategy

By Tim Reid and Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's use of a rare joint session of Congress to deliver a jobs ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Palestinians deploy Obama speech in U.N. campaign

By Tom Perry

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is an unlikely participant in a Palestinian campaign to drum up support for a ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Polls show Obama down ahead of economic speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval ratings plunged to a new low ahead of his major economic speech on Thursday, with widespread ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Obama previews jobs speech, challenges Republicans

By Caren Bohan

DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama previewed proposals on Monday for new infrastructure spending and an extension of payroll tax cuts as ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Relax football fans: Obama speech won't trump NFL

By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American football fans can rest easy: President Barack Obama's nationally televised jobs speech to Congress will not conflict ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Boehner urges Obama to delay jobs speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top congressional Republican John Boehner on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to delay a planned jobs speech to a joint session of ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Obama moves jobs speech to September 8

By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Perry stresses preparedness, aiming to win in speech to veterans

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry told veterans on Monday that the United States should "renew our commitment to taking ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Perry stresses preparedness, aiming to win in speech to veterans

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry told veterans on Monday that the United States should "renew our commitment to taking ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Instant view: Bernanke offers no new measures in speech

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stopped short of signaling further action to boost growth, but said it was critical ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Obama talks with top advisers ahead of jobs speech

EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held a conference call on Thursday with top advisers to discuss the economy and progress on a plan ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Analysis: Tobacco warnings latest business free-speech case

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies are the latest of several corporate groups to assert a right to free speech in a high-profile ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Bernanke Jackson Hole speech could rattle markets

By Steven C. Johnson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether the Federal Reserve likes it or not, its unprecedented monetary polices over the last few years ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Analysis: Tobacco warnings latest business free-speech case

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies are the latest of several corporate groups to assert a right to free speech in a high-profile ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Hope for euro deal, China growth spur stocks

By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks put in solid gains on Monday as investors bet on a positive outcome to ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Obama to unveil economic plan in September speech

By Alister Bull

ATKINSON, Ill (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the economy as ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Obama to unveil economic plan in September speech

By Alister Bull

ATKINSON, Ill (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the U.S ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Kutcher sings Teen Choice Awards acceptance speech

The actor was the first winner at the Los Angeles prizegiving, claiming the Romantic Comedy Choice Movie Actor for No Strings Attached, and he ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

The King's Speech to hit the stage

Screenwriter David Seidler originally wrote the period piece as a play and now it's destined for the theatre, according to Showbiz411.com.

Reports ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

'The King's Speech' Is Broadway-Bound

The King's Speech swept almost all the big categories at the most recent Oscars ceremony, and the Tonys might be next.

The British ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Gold edges lower before Bernanke speech

By Rujun Shen

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Spot gold lost 0.4 percent on Friday, on course for its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Kutcher sings Teen Choice Awards acceptance speech

The actor was the first winner at the Los Angeles prizegiving, claiming the Romantic Comedy Choice Movie Actor for No Strings Attached, and he ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

The King's Speech to hit the stage

Screenwriter David Seidler originally wrote the period piece as a play and now it's destined for the theatre, according to Showbiz411.com.

Reports ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Jobs woes sink Wall Street

By Ryan Vlastelica

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled 2 percent on Friday after data showing zero jobs growth in August brought investors face-to-face with ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended the worst week in a year as time runs out on Washington to reach agreement before ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

WATCH: U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga Speaks at the US Armed Forces Military Community Covenant

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Remarks by US House Representative Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) during the US Armed Forces Military Community Covenant in front of the ...