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New York Times:
Text and Video of Obama's State of the Union Address — Following is the transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address, as transcribed by the Federal News Service. — MR. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much.
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Ted Cruz / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz: The Imperial Presidency of Barack Obama — In the nation's history, there is simply no precedent for an American president so wantonly ignoring federal law. — Of all the troubling aspects of the Obama presidency, none is more dangerous than the president's persistent pattern of lawlessness …
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Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Obama to put women's issues ‘front and center’ in address — (CNN) - Working women and their struggles will form a major part of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, CNN has learned, underscoring the important role women play both in Obama's domestic agenda …
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The Hill:
Obama flexes executive power in measured State of Union address — In a State of the Union address less partisan and pointed than many expected, President Obama on Tuesday said he was eager to work with Congress but willing to go it alone. — Obama promised to unleash a torrent …
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
In State of the Union 2014, President Obama Pushes for Year of Action on Economic Opportunity … Facing a still sharply divided Congress, President Obama pledged to charge forward on his own to push a second-term agenda focused on rising worries about economic inequality and opportunity in his State of the Union address tonight.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Mike Lee tea party response: Barack Obama at fault for inequality — Sen. Mike Lee tried to challenge the Democrats on their own turf by discussing an “inequality crisis” in his official tea party rebuttal to the State of the Union on Tuesday, while fellow tea party darling Sen. Rand Paul struck …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for ‘year of action’
State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for ‘year of action’
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Politico:
State of the Union 2014: Rand Paul to stress jobs in Obama rebuttal
State of the Union 2014: Rand Paul to stress jobs in Obama rebuttal
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The State of the Union: Make it stop
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's SOTU Could Be A Big Deal For Immigration Reform — Really
Obama's SOTU Could Be A Big Deal For Immigration Reform — Really
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:
The Political State of the Union Is Not Good
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Obama to lay out go-it-alone approach in State of Union speech
Obama to lay out go-it-alone approach in State of Union speech
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NY1:
Rep. Grimm Threatens NY1 Reporter Following State of the Union … Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm physically threatened NY1 political reporter Michael Scotto at the conclusion of an interview in the Capitol Rotunda following Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
New York congressman threatens to throw reporter off balcony — Washington (CNN) - Rep. Michael Grimm, R-New York, defended his actions late Tuesday night after he physically threatened a NY1 News reporter at the Capitol. — “I verbally took the reporter to task and told him off …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Rep. Grimm Threatens Journalist After SOTU
Report: Rep. Grimm Threatens Journalist After SOTU
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Politico:
State of the Union GOP response: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (text, video) — Following is the full text of the Republican Address to the Nation by House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), as prepared for delivery: — What an honor it is for me to be with you after the President's State of the Union.
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Christine Whitman recalls her 1995 GOP State of the Union response
Christine Whitman recalls her 1995 GOP State of the Union response
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City Journal:
America's Most Successful Communist — It was no surprise last year when rock stars, led by Bruce Springsteen, barnstormed battleground states for John Kerry, and no surprise that, save for a handful of country singers, George W. Bush could count on no similar support from pop performers.
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Ted Hesson / Fusion:
Wendy Davis Rebuffs Bristol Palin's Motherhood Critique — Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator and Democratic candidate for governor, rejects the idea that she's a bad mother and “downright pathetic” — just a few of the barbs thrown her way in a recent column and tweet by reality TV personality Bristol Palin.
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Dana Davidsen / CNN:
Wendy Davis' daughters step in to defend their mother's life story
Wendy Davis' daughters step in to defend their mother's life story
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CBS News:
Obama's 2014 State of the Union address: Full text — Shares - … Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: — Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to lift America's graduation rate to its highest level in more than three decades.
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USA Today:
Obama should have talked about marriage: Column — The State of the Union address could have shed light on the divided state of our unions. — In his State of the Union Address tonight, President Barack Obama hit a number of high notes — e.g., expanded apprenticeship programs …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Jill Biden Breaks Wrist in Fall, in Cast for Weeks — Viewers watching on television as politicians and guests arrived for the State of the Union address may have been wondering: What happened to Jill Biden's arm? — The wife of Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the House chamber Tuesday night sporting …
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Peter Travers / Rolling Stone:
Pope Francis: The Times They Are A-Changin' — Inside the Pope's gentle revolution — Nearly every Wednesday in Rome, the faithful and the curious gather in St. Peter's Square for a general audience with the pope. Since the election of the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio last March …
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