US Presidential Election 2008: Speeches

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Here are two speeches held in 2003 at the time of the US invasion of Iraq. The first is by Robert Byrd, a senator well-known for his anti-war stance (as far back as Vietnam) and the reply by John McCain(?), the Republican presidential candidate:

http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/03/19/byrd/

Obama Speech: 'A More Perfect Union' http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU

Published: June 4, 2008

CNN Beats Networks for Obama’s Speech (NYT)

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/cnn-beats-networks-for-obamas-speech/