In an after-dinner speech Tuesday to U.S. businessmen, Lee Hsien Loong made a couple of jokes that could pass for stand-up comedy.

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Instead of joining the crowd to play golf the next day, Galli flew to Toronto for a dinner speech to his Canadian sales team.

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Some magazines would commission famous Tour pros to play a round of golf with the group or give a speech at dinner, but the pros weren't encouraged to mingle long.

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Traditional mementos, such as a red-sequined ball gown from a state dinner and scribbled-on speech cards, also are on display.

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Mr. Benhamou was invited to deliver a keynote speech at a dinner given by the California- Israel Chamber of Commerce, an organization as diverse as the more than 7000 miles that separate those two centers of business.

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On Tuesday, union leaders were left confused after Tony Blair apparently pulled back from strong words he had been due to use in a speech to them at a private dinner of the TUC governing council.

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On November 7th Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's governor, gave the keynote speech at the Iowa Republicans' annual autumn dinner.

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He'd had an early-morning meeting at Greece's central bank, given the keynote speech at an event on corporate social responsibility, then had dinner with his wife, Nellie.

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Mr. Karzai's speech on Sunday sparked some frank exchanges during Mr. Karzai's dinner at the presidential palace with Mr. Hagel, Gen.

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