Well aware that he would face hostility in Congress, Adams nevertheless proclaimed in his first Annual Message a spectacular national program.

WHITEHOUSE: John Quincy Adams

In early 1867, as Radicals in Congress pursued impeachment efforts against Johnson, Seward tried both to beat them back and to persuade the President to tone down remarks in his annual message that berated Congress for forcing Southern states to accept the black vote.

NEWYORKER: Union Man

The president's annual Nowruz message comes ahead of a visit to the Middle East on Wednesday.

BBC: Obama Nowruz message: Iran must 'reduce nuclear tension'

"To be prepared is at the heart of the soldier's job, " he said in his annual New Year's message to the French armed forces.

BBC: UK to call up army reservists

That's the message the Internet giant will be chanting at its third-annual developer conference in San Francisco this week.

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Komen for the Cure, which is the world's largest breast cancer organization, condemned the task force's recommendation and have been united in their message that women can decrease their chances of dying from the disease by beginning annual mammograms at 40.

CNN: After the mammogram storm, what should women do?