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Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering Wednesday, as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the government's plans for the next parliamentary session.
When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin', you betcha.
Chimps, our nearest relative, don't talk. We do. Now scientists have pinpointed a mutation in a gene that might help explain the difference. The mutation seems to have helped humans develop speech and language. It's probably not the only gene involved, but researchers found the gene looks and acts differently in chimps and humans, according to a study published online Wednesday by the journal Nature.
General Motors Co. remains committed to repaying its billions of dollars in government loans, though it's too soon to say when that will happen, the automaker's chairman said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
A federal appeals court has struck down an ordinance that created two types of buffer zones around medical facilities after a Christian legal group challenged the law on behalf of a nurse who protests abortions.
Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing "stealth jihad" that threatens democracy and free speech.
To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names.
A senior White House adviser said Friday that President Barack Obama's talks on Afghanistan with top national security advisers earlier in the day ran much deeper than the question of sending more troops into the war.
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ' moo-SHAH'-ruhv) says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach.
The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court says there's a serious problem with the government in Washington and many other states: They elect their judges.
U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a Virginia man they say tried to drive into a secure area near the Capitol with a shotgun and rifle in his car as the president gave his health care address to Congress.
"DWD" — driving while distracted — by text messages, e-mails and phone calls is epidemic. Speech recognition software may play a role in reducing — but not solving — the problem.
President Barack Obama says the health care speech he will deliver Wednesday night will do two things: help the public understand what he is proposing and show that he's open to new ideas for achieving his goals.
Controversy over President Barack Obama’s address to children recalls a similar uproar over President George H.W. Bush’s appeal in 1991 for kids to send him ideas and reminds Americans that Bush and President Ronald Reagan made multiple such speeches.
A Northern California teenager who was mentioned in President Barack Obama's education speech said Tuesday the experience has been "pretty cool."
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Barack Obama feels that it's critically important to speak directly to America's school students because academic performance must be improved.
The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesday, as released in advance by the White House:
The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House:
The furor over President Barack Obama's start-of-school speech to the nation's students — challenging them to work hard, earn good grades and stay in school — typifies the country's widening rift over politics and social issues.
On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places.Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country. For all the hubbub among adults over the back-to-school speech, many youngsters took the president's message to heart.
The White House on Friday dismissed as pointless the furor over President Barack Obama's plan to deliver a televised back-to-school speech to the nation's students.
When kids all across the country return to school Tuesday, some will see a welcoming message from President Barack Obama and some won't.
President Barack Obama's back-to-school address next week was supposed to be a feel-good story for an administration battered over its health care agenda. Now Republican critics are calling it an effort to foist a political agenda on children, creating yet another confrontation with the White House.
President Obama is using a bit of a replay when lauding the WNBA champion Detroit Shock.
Evolution of a single gene linked to language : Nature NewsMutations in the FOXP2 gene could help explain why humans can speak but chimps can't.
Why can't chimps talk? It's more than just genes Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said on Wednesday they have another clue and it lies not simply in the genetic code, but in how the genes function. Humans and chimpanzees share most of their DNA.
In Honor of Veterans: President Reagan's Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-DayWe're here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Needs time to 'Tidy Up' Remarks made at High School AssemblyWASHINGTON — The school newspaper at Dalton, a private school in Manhattan, contained a cryptic note from its editors last Friday.
Palin sees conspiracy in new dollar coinsIt now seems clear why the staff to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't want anyone to bring recording devices or cell phones to her speech Friday night.
Disconnected Commander in Cheif jokes before addressing shooting at baseObviously we can see what this guy has when there isn't a tele-prompter! Our leader. How clearly I remember the bashers when Bush didn't jump up and scare the crap out of the kids on 9/11.
Rep. Alan Grayson: How the Republicans Failed to Cut Off My Health Care SpeechLast night, the House Republicans tried, and failed, to squelch a speech that I gave on health care. I intend to vote for the health care bill because that bill saves lives.
Fox News Phil Kerpen, Americans For Prosperity, Director of Policy and Chairman of Internet Freedom Coalition said, "The FCC is going to decide if we will have freedom to do as we please on the Internet or if the government will have a much heavier hand."
Human Speech Gene FoundHumans may owe the gift of gab to a newly discovered gene that helps keeps vocal pipes limber.
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Obama's Favorite Phrase: 'Let Me Be Clear'WASHINGTON (Oct. 13) -- For all his flourish, President Barack Obama sure falls back on a few familiar phrases. Make no mistake. Change isn't easy. It won't happen overnight. There will be setbacks and false starts.
Rep. Alan Grayson to Republicans: Get Out of the Way. America Doesn't Care About Your Feelings.Grayson has some words for Democrats and Republicans and it sure isn't going to make him a lot of friends in the chambers, but he's fighting for the people in the face of a lot of opposition.
Obama to address leading LGBT group Now, the president's engaging in some more outreach to gay activists. He'll be giving the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner this weekend.
APRAIS a call to end seclusion, restraint and abuse of kids with autism & disabilities in schoolHundreds of children die each year due to the use of tourture in public schools. See bulletins of campaign you can print and use.
Republican Senators Who Don't Know Diddley About Health Care Listening closely to the politicians with the most clout in the debate over health care, it is startling to discover how little they actually seem to know about the subject.
Use it or Lose it? Uncovering the 'Forgotten' LanguageMany of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. Our subjective impression is often that the neglected language completely fades away from our memory.
Schools bring in mothers for lessons after pupils 'start school unable to drink from a cup or speak' Schools are having to bring mothers in for parenting lessons as youngsters turn up unable to speak, use the toilet or drink from a cup. Ofsted inspectors found that primaries which achieve good results in deprived areas often extend their teaching to include parents.
Even the French think Barack Obama is weak - UK TelegraphIt is shameful when the White House is accused of betrayal by close allies in eastern and central Europe, but utterly humiliating when even the Elysee Palace thinks the United States has been transformed from a lion to a lamb in the face of mounting global threats.
Obama's Big Gamble: Working With the World, Not Against It Obama's speech at the United Nations and focus on achieving international cooperation are analyzed by Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria.
Has Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during the president's speech been overblown? Has Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during the president's speech been overblown?
Ping vs Erap on Al's PLDT shares: Any taker?[Manila, Philippines] Has he gone berserk, or is he simply rattled and paranoid? These are only a few of the questions one hears being asked about Sen.
Lacson's 2nd Privilege Speech Attack vs. EstradaRelated:Re Lacson privilege speech: Enrile defends Estrada Lacson turns against Estrada Sen. Jinggoy Estrada Rebuts Lacson Lacson & civil society plays dirty vs. Estrada [Manila, Philippines]
Ping Lacson??!?[Manila, Philippines]Could he be making a deal with only God-knows-who to save himself from these raps in exchange for again dividing the opposition?" by Ducky Paredes Is Ping Lacson with the opposition? If he is, whom is he opposed to?
Erap to Ping: Let's hear your speech Part 2[Manila, Philippines]Saying Senator Panfilo Lacson was desperate to save himself, deposed President Joseph Estrada on Monday expressed readiness to hear the second part of the former's privilege speech on his true character.
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