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One of the defining speeches of the obama presidency was not delivered to a packed stadium. it did not have the presidents final edits jotted into the margins, more did it include a teleprompter. instead, it was a 17-minute extell pre extell praness discussion on race in america, delivered to a half-empty press room on a friday afternoon. presidents words were honest and deeply personal. in the view of conservative "new york times" columnist david brooks, his speech was a symphony. >> i thought ...