State of the Union, in Dutch
Americans tend to think of the State of the Union as our singular event. But while it is a special night, it’s not unique. In fact, leaders around the world deliver a yearly address in which they step onto the podium to score points, lay out agendas and offer up a flourish or two. So how does American rhetoric measure up? Read the following excerpts (taken from official transcripts and translations of speeches given in the last few months), listen to the president tonight and then decide.
Russia
President Dmitri Medvedev
Address to the Federal Assembly
Nov. 12, 2009 (11,944 words)
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