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The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses?

by Michael Tackett
| January 13, 2021 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In moments of crisis, of war and terror, of loss and mourning, American leaders have sought to utter words to match the moment in hope that the power of oratory can bring order to chaos and despair.

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