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Washington Post:
President Bush's State of the Union Address — Following is President Bush's State of the Union Address, as delivered to Congress: — SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — BUSH: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, members of the Supreme Court …
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National Review:
SOTU Critics Room — EDITOR'S NOTE: National Review Online asked a group of experienced experts for their take of the president's State of the Union address immediately after the speech or in the wee hours after. Here's what they had to say. — DANIEL CASSE
Washington Post:
Bush Says U.S. Must Remain a World Leader — President Calls for Oil Alternatives, Affordable Care — President Bush last night defended his vision for a robust U.S. role in world affairs and outlined a litany of domestic initiatives to make the nation more competitive abroad in a State …
New York Times:
'We Strive to Be a Compassionate, Decent, Hopeful Society' — Following is a transcript of President Bush's State of the Union address, as recorded by The New York Times, with links to related articles, documents and Web sites: — Today our nation lost a beloved, graceful …
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
A Speech Both Stately And Stolid — Whether George W. Bush is, at best, the worst president since Herbert Hoover — as a seemingly sizable number of Americans appear to believe — he acquitted himself fairly well and came off as basically competent when he delivered his fifth State of the Union speech last night.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol — Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush's State of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said.
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Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: CINDY SHEEHAN ARRESTED BY CAPITOL POLICE INSIDE CAPITOL CHAMBER FOR WEARING IRAQ KIA T-SHIRT! — Was to Attend State of the Union Address! Was Already Seated in Gallery When Arrested by Capitol Police! — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS...'T-Shirt' Story Confirmed by AP …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
State Of The Union: Live Blog — I'll be live-blogging the State of the Union at this post starting at 8 pm CT. Keep checking back ... 7:12 CT - Michelle has a number of links to other live-bloggers, but her son's stomach bug will consume her attention during speech-time.
Washington Post:
Sheehan Arrested Before Speech — Activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested last night after demonstrating inside the House of Representatives gallery as part of a larger war protest that was held outside the Capitol. — Sheehan, who was apparently given a gallery ticket by a member of Congress …
Pamela Hess / UPI:
SECURITY & TERRORISM — Some US troops question Woodruff coverage — WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) — The American media stood up and took notice when an improvised explosive device grievously injured an ABC News crew Sunday. — In Iraq, and throughout the military, there is sympathy …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
New Justice's First Challenge: Clap On or Clap Off? — Samuel A. Alito Jr., barely eight hours into his job as a Supreme Court justice, had to make a series of important rulings as he sat in the House chamber for last night's State of the Union address. — For instance: How enthusiastically would he applaud for President Bush?
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Analysis: State of the Union Agitated — WASHINGTON - The state of the union is fretful. — President Bush acknowledged the public's agitated state Tuesday night when he gave voice to growing concerns about the course of the nation he has led for five years.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:State of the Union Addresses Typically Do Not Boost Presidential Popularity
The New Republic:
Tap Dancing — Dick, you argue that secret wiretapping forbidden by FISA may work, and if it does it may be desirable despite its costs, and if it's desirable it may be legal. It is muddling to fail to deal separately with these questions before merging them into one potpourri as you do.
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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Egypt Calls on Hamas to Recognize Israel — CAIRO, Egypt - Two top Egyptian officials called on Hamas to recognize Israel, disarm and honor past peace deals Wednesday, the latest sign Arab governments are pushing the militant group to moderate after its surprise election victory.
Times of London:
French newspaper reprints Muhammad cartoons — Under the headline "We have the right to caricature God," a French newspaper today reprinted the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that have ignited extraordinary anti-Danish protests, death threats and boycotts across the Muslim world.
