In speeches, representatives from both Sudan and South Sudan pledged to work peacefully to untangle the remaining complex issues, including demarcating the border between them, sharing oil and determining citizenship.
In his stump speech, Representative Richard. A. Gephardt of Missouri emphasizes his experience and his plan for universal health care.
Even before Mr. Obama had begun his speech, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the Republican whip, issued a statement saying "the president gives a good speech, but good speeches can't improve failing policies".
In his election night victory speech, Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the presumed new House speaker, vowed "to take a new approach that hasn't been tried before in Washington by either party".
In the party's official reply, which immediately followed President Obama's speech, Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said the country faced "a crushing burden of debt".
MIDWAY through his set campaign speech, Representative Robert E. Andrews will sometimes pause and show the audience the sad state of his shoes, the soles worn and crushed by his crisscrossing of the state.
President Obama, speaking at Cairo University last month, described his "unyielding" belief that various rights espoused by the founders, including free speech, representative government, and respect for property, deserve global support because they are "not just American ideas".
This point was nicely summarized in Adam Freedman's article "Independence, by George" (Views, July 4), which reminds us that "free speech, representative government, and respect for property" never were American ideas.
As Mr. Kerry attacked in his speech, Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, who like the senator voted for the Congressional resolution authorizing force in Iraq, did the same in a conference call with reporters.
In a call with reporters ahead of Trump's speech, representatives from several environmental groups slammed the White House proposal.
