"I am not afraid," he repeated over and over in his announcement speech last fall.

And it is unlikely that any of the other candidates could have turned out such a devoted following for an announcement speech.

At his announcement speech here, he was preaching to the converted.

Back at the mansion I took a last look at my announcement speech.

But for all the announcement speeches, there were few, if any, memorable applause lines.

I am sorry that my opponent couldn't even get through his announcement speech without going on the attack.

There he wrote his announcement speech and a news release, which friends delivered to 25 counties.

During his announcement speech he pledged to "fix the culture of Albany."

He is the first candidate to have staged a full-fledged announcement speech.

But most of the candidates, in their announcement speeches, have had little to say about foreign policy.