But Cameron and Nick Clegg had some dialogue over the nature of the speech, which remained unresolved when the prime minister delivered it.

Some ministers deliver a shorter version of an adult sermon.

It was hardly a coincidence that the explosion came just after the new Palestinian prime minister delivered an inaugural speech decrying terrorism.

Saudi Arabia distributed a speech, but the Saudi foreign minister never delivered it, and never explained why.

Sometimes a visiting minister delivered a sermon.

Today, the Jordanian foreign minister delivered a similar message.

Retief held the gun aimed at Ikk's center ventral plate while the prime minister delivered the message.

Meanwhile, the new prime minister, Manmohan Singh, delivered his first televised address to the nation.

Ms. Rice said she was "outraged" and demanded an official apology, which the Sudanese foreign minister delivered by phone a little more than an hour later.

And that will be determined by whether she believes that the Palestinian prime minister can deliver.