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President Barack Obama State of the Union 2013 speech (full text) — President Barack Obama's speech for the 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House. — Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: 53% who watched speech give president thumbs up — Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans who watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union address said they had a very positive reaction to his speech, according to a survey of people across the country who viewed Tuesday night's address.
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State of the Union 2013: President Obama's address to Congress (Transcript) — Here is a full transcript of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address as delivered. — PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. Please, everybody, have a seat. — Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress …
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The White House:
Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens: — Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.”
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National Review:
The Broke, Retreating State of Our Union
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Tea party State of the Union 2013 rebuttal: Rand Paul response (full text, video)
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First on CNN: NRA charges Obama's efforts will lead to gun confiscation
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Richard W. Stevenson / New York Times:
News Analysis: Obama Makes Case for Government in State of Union Address
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Marco Rubio's drinking problem — Twitter exploded during Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response to the State of the Union, as the Florida senator appeared a little sweaty and dry-mouthed at mid-speech, taking an awkward swig from a bottle of water that had been placed off-camera.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Everyone On Twitter Made The Exact Same Joke About Marco Rubio's Water Break — The fall of western civilization is complete.
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Paul Krugman:
Marco Rubio Has Learned Nothing — Because his party has learned nothing. — OK, back up: this morning the papers and the web are full of nuance-sniffing, as people try to find omens in the SOTU and the GOP response. I don't think I can add anything useful to all that.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Marco Rubio as the anti-Mitt Romney
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rubio jokes: ‘I needed water’ while delivering Republican response
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Roy Blunt says Republicans have votes to delay Chuck Hagel nomination — Sen. Roy Blunt signaled Wednesday that there may be enough votes in the Senate to delay debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon. — Blunt (R-Mo.) said he believed there were 40 votes in the Senate that indicated …
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
John McCain might delay Chuck Hagel vote — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is backing away from his no-filibuster stance on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. — After saying just days ago that Senate Republicans shouldn't filibuster Hagel's nod, McCain now says he hasn't made up his mind …
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The President's Dream State — President Obama at last night's State of the Union address — By any measure, President Obama's first term was consequential. In four years, he signed an $800 billion stimulus program into law, laid the foundation for universal health insurance …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
President Obama goes old-time Democrat in State of the Union
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rubio.senate.gov:
Statement on my Vote Against the Violence Against Women Act — I believe we should have re-authorized the existing Violence Against Women Act that has helped reduce the annual incidence of domestic violence by more than 50 percent, among other successes. I also continue supporting the work …
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New York Times:
Challenged for His Seat at 89, a Senator Does Not Go Gentle — WASHINGTON — As he approached his 89th birthday this year, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey was finally considering retirement, an option he had tried a decade earlier and hated so much that he jumped at the chance to return to political life.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ryan: Sequester will take effect because Obama failed to act — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday predicted the sequester would take effect, blaming President Obama and Senate Democrats for not offering an alternative or passing a budget. — “Because the Senate has not acted …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Rap on Rubio — Not long ago, scrolling for a movie, I saw that “Notorious” was on. — How can you resist Cary Grant as an American spy in Rio recruiting Ingrid Bergman to seduce and betray a Nazi played by Claude Rains? — But it turned out to be a very different “Notorious,” …
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Investor's Business Daily:
Obama Peddles a Dangerous Fantasy About the Debt Crisis — Fiscal Policy: President Obama now says the deficit problem is all but fixed, so we can stop all this unpleasant talk about spending cuts and get on with government spending. Maybe this is good politics, but it's reckless policy.
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Planned Parenthood targets Ken Cuccinelli — Planned Parenthood's political arm is going on the offensive against Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. — The Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Virginia PAC are teaming up today to launch a campaign against Cuccinelli …
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