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6:05 AM ET, January 13, 2016

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The White House / Medium:
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union Address  —  The White House is once again making the full text of the State of the Union available online ahead of the speech, as prepared for delivery, continuing efforts to meet people where they are and make the speech as accessible as possible.
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Obama Delivers Final State of the Union Speech  —  In his final State of the Union address, President Obama plans to talk about the need to “fix our politics” in order to ensure that opportunity and security in America are strong, according to prepared remarks released by the White House ahead of the speech.
Bloomberg Business:
Obama's State of the Union Optimism at Odds With Voter Anxiety  —  President draws stark contrast with Republican frontrunners  —  Address skirts past stagnant wages, economic uncertainty  —  President Barack Obama isn't on the ballot this November, but his final State of the Union address …
ABC News:
Obama Warns Against Giving Into Election Year Cynicism  —  Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Homeland Security secretary named ‘designated survivor’  —  Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has been named the so-called “designated survivor” for President Barack Obama's final State of the Union, the White House confirmed Tuesday.  —  As the designated survivor …
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and ABC News
Associated Press:
The latest on President Barack Obama's last State of the Union address.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Associated Press:
Pentagon: 2 US Navy Boats Held by Iran but Will Be Returned  —  Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small Navy boats after the boats had mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters, but American officials have received assurances from Tehran that they will be returned safely and promptly.
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CNN:
10 U.S. sailors in Iranian custody  —  Washington (CNN)Ten American sailors were being held in Iranian custody after two small U.S. naval craft apparently briefly entered Iranian territorial waters, a U.S. senior defense official said Tuesday.  —  The official, however, expects the situation to be resolved quickly.
Mary Brigid McManamon / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president  —  Mary Brigid McManamon is a constitutional law professor at Widener University's Delaware Law School.  —  Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States.
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Laurence H. Tribe / BostonGlobe.com:
Under Ted Cruz's own logic, he's ineligible for the White House  —  There's more than meets the eye in the ongoing dustup over whether Ted Cruz is eligible to serve as president, which under the Constitution comes down to whether he's a “natural born citizen” despite his 1970 Canadian birth.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
4 Problems With Media Confusion Over Ted Cruz's Quoting Of Scripture
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Bernie Sanders Slipping in New Poll  —  As the first nominating contest approaches, Hillary Clinton's commanding lead nationally in the Democratic primary has largely melted away, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
New Poll Shows Clinton's National Lead at Narrowest Yet
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Taylor Marsh
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Sanders leads Clinton by double digits in New Hampshire
Discussion: The Week and RT
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
GOP Rep. Just Found Out He Invited Kim Davis To The State Of The Union  —  There's a reason this was such a well-kept secret on Capitol Hill.  —  It's been a mystery all day on Capitol Hill: Which member of Congress invited controversial Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to the State of the Union address?
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Vice President Biden / Medium:
Inspiring a New Generation to Defy the Bounds of Innovation: A Moonshot to Cure Cancer. … Tonight, the President tasked me with leading a new, national mission to get this done.  —  It's personal for me.  But it's also personal for nearly every American, and millions of people around the world.
Perrigo InvestorRoom:
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO; TASE) announced today that, following the recent recall of certain dosing cups by its supplier, it has initiated a voluntary product recall in the US to the retail level of 2 batches of its children's guaifenesin grape liquid (100mg/5 mL) and 3 batches …
Daily Mail:
The Arabic gang-rape ‘Taharrush’ phenomenon which sees women surrounded by groups of men in crowds and sexually assaulted... and has now spread to Europe  —  Police fear a gang-rape phenomenon known as ‘taharrush gamea’ in the Arab world and seen in attacks on women across German cities at the New Year has now spread to Europe.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Textbook sales leader says national Common Core education standards are ‘all about the money’ as teacher insists bureaucrats created a ‘new f**king system that f**king sucks to sell more books’  — Conservative muckraker group Project Veritas caught a textbook sales executive …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul: Obama Should Say He's A Failure, Then Resign In State Of The Union  —  “Well, I think from President Obama's perspective, the best thing he could do would be to leave office early.”  —  RAND PAL  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Rand Paul says he'd like to see President Obama announce …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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ABC News:
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Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
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Elizabeth Doran / Syracuse Post-Standard:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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