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10:35 AM ET, January 29, 2014

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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 …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Bush speechwriter: Obama plagiarized Bush  —  President George W. Bush's former speech writer said that President Barack Obama plagiarized his former boss in Tuesday's State of the Union address.  —  Speaking to Fox News's Megyn Kelly, Marc Thiessen, the lead writer on Bush's 2007 State …
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Good Speech, Modest Agenda, Diminished Leader  —  Americans may have already tuned out Barack Obama.  —  Is that all there is?  —  In what may be his last, best chance to revive a presidency that has fallen far short of its promise, Barack Obama unveiled his 2014 agenda Tuesday night …
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The State of the Union: Make it stop  —  Blame Woodrow Wilson, who broke a century-old presidential tradition of delivering the State of the Union message only in writing.  Blame Harry Truman, the first chief executive to make the address on television, or Lyndon Johnson, the first to do so in prime time.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Brett M. Decker / USA Today:
Less speech, more competence: Column  —  We need better government, not more promises.  —  The simple purpose the State of the Union (SOTU) address fulfills is the constitutional requirement that the president update Congress “from time to time” and “recommend to their consideration” what the executive suggests needs to be done.
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Three quick State of the Union observations
Discussion: National Review
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:   Obama's Big-Time Small Ball
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama prepared to avoid Congress, go it alone on carrying out modest initiatives
Washington Post:
In the State of the Union, opportunities to work together
Associated Press:
Excerpts of Obama's State of the Union Address
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Great Caesar's Ghost
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's SOTU Could Be A Big Deal For Immigration Reform — Really
Discussion: Vox Popoli and OpenSecrets.org
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 …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Rep. Grimm Threatens Journalist After SOTU
Discussion: The Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Scared Monkeys and American Power
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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.
Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Obama to put women's issues ‘front and center’ in address
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for ‘year of action’
Politico:
State of the Union 2014: Rand Paul to stress jobs in Obama rebuttal
Politico:
GOP ready to surrender on debt ceiling  —  House Republicans are getting ready to surrender: There will be no serious fight over the debt limit.  —  The most senior figures in the House Republican Conference are privately acknowledging that they will almost certainly have to pass what's called …
Discussion: The Plum Line and First Read
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Not as Many U.S. States Lean Democratic in 2013  —  Parties now about equal in state party leanings, 17 to 14  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Blue states outnumbered red states in the U.S. last year, 17 to 14, according to Gallup Daily tracking of party preferences.  That three-state advantage …
Discussion: Politico
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
The GOP Presidential Contender Everyone's Overlooking  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is serious about running for president, and he'd be a formidable candidate.  —  For a party that's accustomed to nominating the next-in-line presidential candidate, 2016 promises to be a very unusual year for the Republican Party.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Opportunity for All - Rewarding Hard Work  —  Raising the Minimum Wage through Executive Order to $10.10 for Federal Contract Workers & Calling on Congress to Finish the Job for All Workers by Passing the Harkin-Miller Bill  —  Year of Action: Making Progress Through Executive Action
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
State of the Union 2014: Obama to hand Senate tough wage battle
Discussion: CNN, ABC News and CANNONFIRE
 
 
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