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ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSGENDER POLICY

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RECENT ADDITIONS

Minouche Shafik

Message on Recent Columbia University Campus Unrest [w/ Authenticated Text and Video]

Antony Blinken

McCain Institute's Sedona Forum Discussion with Mitt Romney [w/ Video]
Press Remarks at Ashdod Port on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Proposal Developments [w/ Video]

Press Remarks in Amman on Humanitarian Aid Developments in the Gaza Strip and Announcing New Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East [w/ Video Excerpt]

Bill Cassidy Et Al

Letter to NPR CEO Katherine Maher on Culture and Viewpoint Diversity

Joe Biden

Remarks on Recent College Campus Unrest [w/ AudioXE and Video]

AI Created Victoria Shi

Inaugural Remarks Announcing Identity and Purpose for Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs [w/ Authenticated Text, English Language Audio, Foreign Language Video]

Delia Garza

Press Remarks on UT Austin Protester Arrests [w/ Authenticated Text and Video]

Hillary Clinton

Address to the UN Commission on the Status of Women [Audio Remastered]

Gov. Greg Abbott

Official Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Declaring Intent to Contravene Recent Changes to Title IX Federal Law.pdf

Walt Disney

Disneyland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland, and Fantasyland Opening Day Dedication Readings [w/ Authenticated Texts and Video]

Pete Buttigieg

Address Announcing Major New Airline Consumer Protection Rules [w/ Authenticated Text and Video]

Kishida Fumio

Address to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress [w/ AudioXE and Video]

WORLD LEADERS ADDRESS THE U.S. CONGRESS

NATIVE AMERICAN SPEECHES

Pope Francis

Ashraf Ghani

Julia Gillard

Nelson Mandela

Soong May-Ling

Narendra Modi

Benjamin Netanyahu

Peter MacDonald

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Wanbli Ohitika

Margaret Thatcher

SPEECH OF THE WEEK

JOHN BOLTON: ON u.s. interests and THE ICC

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"Today, on the eve of September the 11th, I want to deliver a clear and unambiguous message on behalf of the President of the United States. The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court."

"We will not cooperate with the ICC.
We will provide no assistance to the ICC.
And we certainly will not join the ICC."

"This Administration will fight back to protect American constitutionalism, our sovereignty, and our citizens. No committee of foreign nations will tell us how to govern ourselves and defend our freedom. We will stand up for the U.S. Constitution abroad, just as we do at home. And, as always, in every decision we make, we will put the interests of the American people first."

MEMORIAL SPEECHES

Bernice King: For Yolanda King	Rev. Billy Graham for Richard Nixon
Cher: For Sonny Bono	George Schultz: For Chris Stevens
Jay Paterno: For Father	Jon Meacham: For George H.W. Bush
Kevin Costner: For Whitney Houston	Luke Russert: For Father
Margaret Thatcher: For Ronald Reagan	Nikki Giovanni: For Virginia Tech
Oprah Winfrey: For Rosa Parks	Robert Kennedy: Martin Luther King
Ronald Reagan: For Challenger Seven	Ted Kennedy: For Robert Kennedy
Ted Kennedy Jr: For Father	William J. Clinton: For Oklahoma

A RHETORIC OF THE WAR IN IRAQ

1/29/02

President's State of the Union Address

2/02/02

Paul Wolfowitz's Address at the 38th Verkunde Conference

8/26/022

Vice President Cheney's Address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars 103rd National Convention

1/28/03

President's State of the Union Address

2/05/03

Colin Powell's Address to the UN Security Council

3/17/03

President's Ultimatum to Saddam

3/19/03

President's Address to the Nation: Initial Ops in Iraq

3/19/03

Senator Robert Byrd: The Arrogance of Power

4/03/03

President's Address at Camp Lejeune

4/10/03

President and UK Prime Minister Addresses to the Peoples of Iraq

4/24/03

Ashleigh Banfield: Landon Lecture at Kansas State University

5/01/03

President Announces End of Combat Ops in Iraq

12/14/03

President Announces Capture of Saddam Hussein

1/20/04

President's 2004 State of the Union Address

4/8/04

Condoleezza Rice: 9/11 Commission Opening Statement

4/13/04

President's Prime Time News Conference on Iraq War

10/4/04

Donald Rumsfeld's Address to the Council on Foreign Relations

1/30/05

President's Address Following Democratic Election in Iraq

2/02/05

President's 2005 State of the Union Address

2/4/05

L. Paul Bremer: TD Waterhouse Conference Keynote Address

12/18/05

President's National Address in Oval Office

9/11/06

President's National Address on Five-Year Anniversary of 9/11

1/10/07

President's Address to the Nation on Troop Increase

7/12/07

President's Press Conference on Iraq War

9/10/07

General David Petraeus' Opening Statement to Congress on the Status in Iraq

9/13/07

President's Address to the Nation on Moving Forward in Iraq

10/12/07

General Ricardo Sanchez's Address to Military Reporters and Editors

2/27/09

President's Address at Camp Lejeune on Ending the War in Iraq

08/31/10

President's Oval Office Address Announcing End of Operation Iraqi Freedom

12/15/11

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Marks the End of Operation New Dawn


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