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Opinion: Should We Ban 'Violent' Speech?
By not in system - AOL NewsIn the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last weekend, some legislators are considering new bans on speech that supposedly uses violent metaphors or imagery. "The rhetoric is just ramped up so negatively, so high, that we have got to shut this down," is how Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa., put it, though there's no evidence that the killer was at all influenced by any such speech. There's no specific text yet, so it's not clear exactly what language or images the bills would try to criminalize. What is clear, however, is that any such proposal either would be repetitive of existing ...
Study: Mimicking Accent Makes It Easier to Understand
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News(Dec. 8) -- Having trouble untangling someone's heavy accent? Imitating it could clue you in, a new study shows. According to research published this week in the journal Psychological Science, mimicking the way someone talks makes it easier to discern what he or she is saying. "When listening to someone who has a really strong accent, if you talked to them in their accent, you would understand better," says Patti Adank of Britain's University of Manchester, who co-wrote the study with Peter Hagoort and Harold Bekkering from Radboud University in the Netherlands. The research was sponsored ...
Glenn Beck and the Big Shoes of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Castro Makes Fiery Speech -- and Raises Questions
By not in system - AOL NewsHAVANA (Aug. 7) -- A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to prevent a global nuclear war in an emphatic speech Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago. Castro's speech before the Cuban parliament, along with other numerous recent public appearances, raised questions about how much he will resume a leadership role. Castro, who turns 84 in a week, arrived on the arm of a subordinate, waving and smiling as the crowd applauded loudly in unison. "Fidel, Fidel, Fidel!" the participants chanted. ...
President Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Speech: 'Mission Accomplished 2'?
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- Talk about a tough crowd. Hours before President Barack Obama was set to give a speech proudly announcing the withdrawal of "all combat troops in Iraq" by the end of August, commentators around the Web had already thoroughly chastised him for his pre-released remarks. Though the text of the president's speech steered notably clear of the "mission accomplished" lingo of his predecessor -- emphasizing that the American "commitment in Iraq is changing," not ending, with some 50,000 troops expected to remain on the ground come September, down from a high of 177,000 in January, ...
Autism Study: Baby's Babble May Contain Vital Clues
By Traci Watson - AOL News(July 19) -- To a parent's ears, there's nothing more enchanting than the babble of a child learning to talk. Now research shows that those nonsense syllables could contain coded signals that a toddler is autistic. In a study released today, scientists report that they have designed a computer program that can distinguish between the speech of normal children and those with autism. Even though the work is only a first stab at analyzing audio recordings for signs of autism, it can correctly identify more than 85 percent of autistic and nonautistic children. "We had no idea that this was ...
Obama Blames Politics for Delay on Immigration
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 1) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed immigration policy gridlock on "political posturing and special interest wrangling." In a speech, Obama took Republicans to task, in particular 11 GOP senators who supported recent efforts to improve the immigration system. He did not name any, but told his largely supportive audience at American University that those lawmakers had succumbed to the "pressures of partisanship and election-year politics." Seeking to build new momentum on an issue many advocates hoped would be resolved by this point, Obama laid out his rationale ...
Video Catches Sleepy Student at Obama Speech
By Mara Gay - AOL News(June 8) -- President Barack Obama's graduation speech at a Michigan high school got plenty of applause, but it didn't prove rousing enough for one student. He dozed off. As the president told Kalamazoo Central grads that "true excellence only comes with perseverance," a sleepy student in the choir behind him can be seen on camera yawning and struggling to stay awake. The unidentified young man is quite animated as he fights sleep, even managing to join a round of applause before closing his eyes again. It wasn't long before the video was a YouTube hit. Of course, the president may be ...
With Holy Cross Commencement Speech, Mark Shriver Continues Family Tradition
By Peter W. Fulham - Politics DailyWORCESTER, MASS. – Mark Shriver delivered the commencement address at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, returning to his alma mater with a message of humility and service for the graduating seniors. Shriver is the vice president and managing director of U.S. programs for Save the Children, a nonprofit group that provides health care, educational support, and disaster relief for at-risk children. He is also the son of Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, and the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy. Shriver made several references ...
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