This controversial issue could prove to be a real test for House Speaker John Boehner's leadership because it splits the House Republican conference.

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"I thought Mr.Obama was absolutely amazing, an incredible speaker and a real visionary, " said actor Alan Cumming ("Spy Kids, " "X2").

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Last year, Dutch chip-maker NXP released a new type of mobile audio component -- the TFA9887 -- that allowed a mobile device to monitor its speaker system in real-time in order to max out volume without risking damage to the driver.

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To tap this market, real estate agent Savills hired a Russian-speaker.

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Jeff (not his real name), like me, is a writer, a speaker and the head of a consulting company.

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And it's a fact that in his negotiations with the Speaker in the past he has had reason to believe that real bipartisan compromise was possible.

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Nor will Mr. Obama get any of the spending wish list he sent to House Speaker John Boehner last week, since a deal was his only real shot at slipping in some of that money.

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"Speaker Quinn has partnered with Mayor Bloomberg in blocking programs that would make a real difference to the lives of working families, " Mr. de Blasio said in a statement.

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That real estate is usually claimed by Bauman Rare Books or Bose, the maker of pricey headphones and speaker systems.

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Rehearsal is of course key in this regard, because no speaker can focus effectively on the audience if she is worried about the managing the content in real time.

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