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1:25 PM ET, January 21, 2015

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The White House / Medium:
President Obama's State of the Union Address—Remarks As Prepared for Delivery  —  There is a ritual on State of the Union night in Washington.  A little before the address, the White House sends out an embargoed copy of the President's speech to the press (embargoed means that the press can see the speech …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The most important sentence in Obama's 2015 State of the Union  —  1) The most striking sentence in President Obama's 2015 State of the Union came near the start: “Tonight, we turn the page.”  —  2) It is the seventh year of Obama's presidency.  But it's the first in which the economy is no longer in crisis.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Barack Obama's disconnected, out-of-touch, in-denial State of the Union  —  Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the audience in the seats.  The joint session of Congress listening to President Obama Tuesday night …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
A fantasy for tweens: Obama's State of the Union Address  —  Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union.  —  “We turn the page,” said President Obama last night in citing all the good news he could about the current state of the union.  “The shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong.”
Washington Post:
Transcript: Obama's State of the Union address 2015
Discussion: Power Line and Informed Comment
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Megyn Kelly Moment  —  On a gray Wednesday in November, the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and four producers gathered around a conference table on the 17th floor of the News Corporation building in Manhattan.  They were there to plan the 281st episode of “The Kelly File,” …
Chris Mortensen / ESPN:
11 of 12 Pats footballs underinflated  —  The NFL has found that 11 of the New England Patriots' 12 game balls were inflated significantly below the NFL's requirements, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday's AFC Championship Game told ESPN.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner invites Netanyahu to speak to Congress  —  The speaker says he didn't consult with the White House.  —  Speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress about Iran next month, a move sure to inflame the Obama administration …
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
Rebuffing President Barack Obama on Iran, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he had invited Israel's prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress next month about the threats from Tehran and radical Islam.  —  The Republican leader released a letter extending the invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu for Feb. 11.
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Snubs Calls for Campaign Finance Curbs
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Full Text of Republican Response to State of the Union  —  The office of House speaker John Boehner has posted the full text of the Republican response to the State of the Union (breaking its own self-imposed embargo), to be delivered by Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa:  —  “Good evening.  —  “I'm Joni Ernst.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Joni Ernst goes folksy in GOP response
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The remarkable confidence of Barack Obama  —  Seventy seven days ago, Barack Obama's party lost control of Congress — largely due to his unpopularity nationwide.  You'd have never known it watching the president deliver his sixth State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Democrats put target on ‘corporate deserters’
David Espo / ABC News:
Obama Challenges Republicans in State of Union Speech
Discussion: The Hill, abc7.com and The Week
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Post Doctored Version Of State Of The Union, Censor Facts On Climate Change  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File  —  The official website for House Republicans has posted on YouTube a doctored version of President Obama's State …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Nathan Deal's mysterious overseas adventure  —  Gov. Nathan Deal skipped town over the weekend for an economic development trip.  Just where he went is being treated like a state secret.  —  Gov. Nathan Deal/AJC file  —  His office won't disclose where the state's top elected official journeyed or whom he visited.
Emily DeVoe / WECT-TV:
Veteran slammed with nasty note for parking in reserved spot  —  When Mary Claire Caine walked outside after finishing her routine grocery trip to Harris Teeter Friday, she couldn't believe what she found plastered to the front window of her car.  —  As a veteran of the Air Force who served …
Discussion: Raw Story, Telegraph and Addicting Info
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Chelsea Clinton Shares Her Mommy Routines with Baby Charlotte (VIDEO)  —  New mom Chelsea Clinton talks about bonding with her baby Charlotte - “I'm so happy being a mom” - and shares why she's so passionate about talking, reading and singing to her baby, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE …
Steve Deace Show:
Deace Show Podcast 01-20-15  —  A State of the Union preview with Senator Ted Cruz.  Can America undo Obama's mess of a legacy?  We'll ask Dr. Ben Carson.  Yemen becomes Obama's latest “success” story.  The dumbing down of America, and why it matters.  —  PODCAST  — 20 JAN -
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Joe Biden Reveals ‘There Is A Chance’ He Would Challenge Hillary Clinton … With the 2016 presidential election season heating up and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton considered the presumptive front-runner for the Democratic nomination if she decides to jump into the race …
Washington Post:
Shiite insurgents control Yemen's presidential palace and residence … SANAA, Yemen — Shiite insurgents tightened their grip on Yemen's capital Wednesday, seizing control of a missile base and keeping the president as a virtual hostage in a showdown threatening a key American ally in the fight against al-Qaeda.
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Rep. Steve King decries ‘deportable’ in Michelle Obama's balcony  —  Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) railed against President Obama via Twitter only hours before this Tuesday's State of the Union speech, referring to an undocumented immigrant scheduled to sit with the first lady during the speech as “a deportable.”
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Tale of Two Pegs  —  I'm still in Hong Kong, and there's a curious discussion here about the upward collapse of Switzerland's peg to the euro.  You see, by the numbers Switzerland's monetary situation pre-collapse and Hong Kong's now look remarkably similar.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
 
 
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Mitt Romney / Facebook:
True to form, the President in his State of the Union speech …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Mike Huckabee On 2016, The Supreme Court And Same Sex Marriage, And The War Against Radical Islam
James Hohmann / Politico:
Obama turns many, many pages
Nicholas Wade / New York Times:
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Sen. Rand Paul / BREITBART.COM:
Rand Paul's Response to Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
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Alex Pareene / Gawker:
The State of the Union Is Dumb Hacks Writing Garbage Speeches
 

 
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