But the speech, an articulate attack on the single currency, was able to be more forthright than anything his leader can offer.

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So the state-of-the-union speech was an opportunity for Mr Bush junior to articulate the case for his determination to hold the Iraqi dictator to account.

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At the time, Jindal was a young, energetic and articulate leader for the party and his future in the party crashed hard after that speech.

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