This week in our series, Kay Gallant and Frank Oliver tell the story of Abraham Lincoln's speech the Gettysburg Address.

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Donohue's speech comes as President Obama prepares to deliver his first state of the union address and Congress considers additional stimulus measures to create new jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

The president's radio and Internet address follows his Thursday speech near Wall Street in New York, in which he argued for new laws to protect consumers and hold financial firms accountable.

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Although the White House said Mr Obama's address was not a campaign speech, it follows critical remarks about his foreign policy from Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

BBC: Obama's UN General Assembly speech condemns extremism

Zell Miller's fiery address Wednesday (then again, one's judgment of that speech likely depends on their political leanings).

CNN: A strong showing, but long road ahead

Traditionally, the two MPs opening the debate are expected to make light-hearted speeches, without dwelling in detail on the contents of the Queen's Speech, proposing and seconding a "loyal address" thanking the Queen for delivering the speech.

BBC: Miliband bemoans 'no hope' Queen's Speech