Edwards said her one misgiving is that she has not yet seen Palin speak off the cuff without a prepared speech.

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And I wonder, do you find yourself relying more and more on scripts, or do you still trust yourself to speak off the cuff?

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Sporting plain white vestments and a cross, and opting for plain dark shoes rather than red ones, Pope Francis spoke in Italian during Friday's meeting, occasionally breaking off from the prepared text to speak off the cuff.

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