Article: IMAGE OFTEN OUTSHINES MEANING OF THE MESSAGE.(MAIN)

Byline: ANN MCFEATTERS Scripps Howard

President Clinton did it Friday. So did Hillary Rodham Clinton. He'll do it again, and so will she. And hundreds more are doing it too. But while thousands cheer, few to whom it's all addressed will remember much about it.

It's the annual rite of commencement speeches.

Just as politicians are tapped for speeches on Memorial Day and July 4, the best known politicians are also favorites for high school and college graduations, although the real name of the game is getting a celebrity.

One of the most unusual speakers this year will be at Long Island University's Southampton Center. It has asked ...

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