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Washington Post:
In State of the Union, Obama expected to warn that middle class threatened by economic unfairness — President Obama will warn the nation Tuesday evening that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is threatened by economic unfairness as he delivers an election-year State …
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Boehner: Politics President Obama is running on ‘almost un-American’
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Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
White House SOTU talking points
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Obama's State of the Union speech: Confrontation wrapped in Kumbaya
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James Joyner / Outside the Beltway:
State Of The Union Address Obsolete
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's State of the Union will include new push for tax reform
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Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
Andrea Mitchell: “Top Romney Advisor” Said “Party Elites” Will Find Alternative If Mitt Loses Florida … Dude!? — ANDREA MITCHELL: “I talked to a top Romney adviser tonight who said, 'Look, if Mitt Romney can not win here in Florida then we're going to have to try to reinvent …
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weaskamerica.com:
Florida Surprise — We have a motto at We Ask America Polls: The Numbers are the Numbers. That means that if the audience we dial meets our standards, we don't second-guess the results-even if the numbers buck conventional wisdom. — That's the situation we face with our first Florida poll …
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Gingrich overtakes Romney nationally
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Pro-Romney super PAC makes major ad purchase in Florida
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
SEIU, Obama super-PAC team up to hit Romney in Spanish
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The White House:
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: — Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq.
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Politics:
Read Obama's State Of The Union — Feisty, and full of veiled shots at Mitt Romney. “I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place.” — The speech begins and ends …
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The Official Google Blog:
Updating our privacy policies and terms of service — In just over a month we will make some changes to our privacy policies and Google Terms of Service. This stuff matters, so we wanted to explain what's changing, why and what these changes mean for users. — First, our privacy policies.
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out — View Photo Gallery — Google announced a new privacy policy and terms of service on Jan. 24. Here's a look at some of the Google products that will be affected by the policy change.
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Speaker:
Excerpts from Governor Mitch Daniels' Republican Address to the Nation — Tonight, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will deliver the Republican address following President Obama's State of the Union. A two-term governor with a successful record of reining in spending, reforming government …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Speech Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
CHART: What Romney would pay under his own tax plan — Now that Mitt Romney has released his tax returns for 2010, we can have a stab at answering another key question. What would Romney himself pay in taxes if his tax policies become law? — In 2010, Romney enjoyed an income of $21.7 million.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Newt-Mitt Electability Gap Shrinks
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama To Announce Mortgage Crisis Unit Chaired By New York Attorney General Schneiderman … Barack Obama , Obama State Of The Union , State Of The Union , State Of The Union Address , Obama , Obama Speech , President Obama , Video , Eric Schneiderman , Obama Address …
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Andrew Kaczynski / Politics:
Photo Exclusive: When George Romney Met Saul Alinsky — In the wake of the devastating Detroit riots of the summer of 1967, Michigan Gov. George Romney — a liberal Republican — met the radical organizer Saul Alinsky to discuss the grievances of the urban black poor.
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
State Department slams GOP bill to force Keystone approval — The State Department is bashing House GOP legislation to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. — The legislation, which Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) is pushing, “imposes narrow time constraints and creates automatic mandates …
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Jim Miklaszewski / msnbc.com:
American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid — WASHINGTON — In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Herman Cain: 'Mr. President, some of us aren't stupid' — Herman Cain delivered a critical response to President Obama's State of the Union address on behalf of the Tea Party. — “With all due respect Mr. President, some of us aren't stupid,” Cain, the one-time Republican presidential candidate …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Healthcare swing vote Kennedy attends Obama speech — Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy was one of four Supreme Court justices to attend Tuesday night's State of the Union address. — Kennedy, a possible swing vote when the court considers Obama's healthcare law, sat along side …
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Dylan Byers / The Politico:
The first Occupy candidate: Nate Kleinman — Nathan Kleinman, a 29-year-old member of the Occupy Philadelphia movement, intends to run for congress in Pennsylvania's 13th district against Democratic incumbent Allyson Schwartz. — “The petition gathering period starts today and lasts for three weeks …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Grassley: Author of legal opinion on recess appointments may have seen her last Senate confirmation — Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday evening that he doubts that the Senate will ever confirm again the Obama administration Justice Department official …
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