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Obama's State of the Union remarks
Click to watch video As prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and...
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Live blog from State of the Union address
Read the full prepared remarks here and the CNN Wire report on the speech here. Note: Please continually refresh this page for the latest updates (CTRL-R). 10:53 p.m. ET - @JohnKingCNN: GOP's Ryan...
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Obama SOTU: Health care
(CNN) - President Barack Obama Tuesday signaled his willingness to revise his administration's controversial health care law passed last year. "Let me be the first to say that anything can be...
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Obama SOTU: Economy
(CNN)–President Barack Obama is proposing a five-year freeze on non-security discretionary spending by the government. "This will reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade,"...
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Obama SOTU: Clean Energy
(CNN)- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that by 2035, 80% of the nation's electricity should come from clean energy sources. "I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal," Obama said in...
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Obama SOTU: Immigration
(CNN)- Congress should "take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration,"President Barack Obama said Tuesday in remarks prepared for delivery in his State of the Union address. "I know that...
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Obama SOTU: Tax Reform
(CNN)- President Obama called on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to work together to reform corporate tax laws "to simplify the system." "Get rid of the loopholes. Level the playing field. And...
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Official GOP State of the Union response by Rep. Paul Ryan
As prepared for delivery: Good evening. I’m Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin – and Chairman here at the House Budget Committee. President Obama just addressed a Congressional chamber...
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Obama SOTU: Education
(CNN)- Saying nearly half of all new jobs in the next decade will require a post-high school education, "yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school," President Obama...
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Bachmann's Response to State of the Union
As prepared for delivery: Good evening, my name is Congresswoman Michele Bachmann from Minnesota’s 6th District. Two years ago, when Barack Obama became our President, unemployment was 7.8 percent and...
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Obama calls for united effort to secure future of American prosperity
WASHINGTON (CNN) - America is heading in the right direction and now needs to reshape some priorities to ensure future strength and stability, President Barack Obama told the nation Tuesday in his...
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Defining a 'Sputnik' moment
(CNN) - This generation's "Sputnik moment" has arrived, President Barack Obama declared in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, referring to the United States' need to invest in research and...
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CNN Fact Check: Paying for that 'Sputnik moment'
(CNN) - President Barack Obama urged Americans to "win the future" Tuesday night, holding out a vision of a federal government fostering advances in science and technology like it did during the days...
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CNN Poll: More than half of speech watchers have very positive reaction
Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans who watched President Obama's State of the Union address said they had a very positive reaction to his speech, according to a poll of people who viewed...
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Bachmann delivers Tea Party response to State of the Union
Washington (CNN) – Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, chair of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress, delivered a Tea Party-style, red-meat conservative rebuttal sharply criticizing President...
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Podcast: Responding to the State of the Union
Washington (CNN) - Just about every member of Congress and a whole lot of other politicians issued statements Tuesday responding to the State of the Union address. Listen to CNN Senior Political Editor...
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Obama to take YouTube questions on State of the Union speech
Washington (CNN) - As part of a White House offensive in support of this week's State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama will hold a YouTube interview Thursday to answer questions submitted by...
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Borger: Why Obama punted on slashing deficit
Washington (CNN) - It's easy to see why any politician would want to avoid making huge promises on the deficit. After all, it's out of control, unpredictable and chances are you'll fail anyway. That's...
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Obama gets tongue-tied in YouTube interview
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday, mixing up Iraq and Afghanistan when responding in a YouTube interview to questions challenging the wars in those...
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Obama calls for nation wide wireless plan
WASHINGTON (CNN) - In his State of the Union address, President Obama said the path to "winning the future" must include better access to hi-speed internet. "Within the next five years, we'll make it...
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