Mr Kerry had the tougher task, of evoking the language of faith (including reminding listeners he is a Catholic) while promising to defend abortion rights and opposing Mr Bush's proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage.

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He talks with a Brooklyn bluster and he tends to act out his sentences, so that when he describes the marshmallow task he takes on the body language of an impatient four-year-old.

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She also urged the government to establish a task and finish group to plan to increase the number of communities where Welsh is the main language.

BBC: Debate on the Welsh language strategy 2012-17