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State of the Union will focus on economic growth, investing in our future

Ahead of tonight's State of the Union address, the White House has outlined the five key elements of President Obama's speech, which is focused on the theme of economic growth and investing in America:

  1. Investing in innovation, including clean, secure, and affordable sources of energy as well as the digital infrastructure we...

CNN defends airing Bachmann’s personal SOTU response – fails

Facing criticism from both Democrats and Republicans over their decision to air Rep. Michele Bachmann's unofficial GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address, CNN is defending themselves -- and failing miserably:

The Tea Party has become a major force in American politics and within the Republican Party....

Obama to propose extending discretionary spending freeze, cutting defense budget

NYT:

WASHINGTON — President Obama, on the defensive as Congressional Republicans press to rein in spending, will propose to extend for another two years the three-year partial freeze of domestic programs that he suggested in 2010, and will call for $78 billion in military spending cuts, when he delivers the annual State...

CNN’s airing of Bachmann’s SOTU response irks Democrats and Republicans

The decision by CNN to air Rep. Michele Bachmann's personal response to President Obama's State of the Union Speech has created that rarest of political animals ... bipartisanship:

Originally, Bachmann's response was going to be available for viewing only on the Internet. But CNN has announced that her speech will be...

Sanders, Whitehouse applaud Obama, excoriate the Ryan roadmap

Senators Bernie Sanders and Sheldon Whitehouse had a conference call with reporters Monday, essentially a prebuttal to tomorrow's response from Rep. Paul Ryan to Obama's State of the Union.

The fact that Ryan, House Budget Committee chair, was chosen to provide the response and that Majority Leader Eric Cantor embraced Ryan's radical economic...

SOTU preview: Obama won’t call for Social Security cuts, but "changes"

The WSJ is reporting, based on reports from "people familiar with speech preparations," that President Obama will not offer specific plans on the budget in the State of the Union, and will not call for Social Security cuts, but will call for changes.

The president is expected to call for "shared sacrifice"...

The State of Our Union’s Political Civility: Many Are Hungry for More

Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, John McCain, State of the Union, Culture, Independents, Congress, Conservatives, Barack Obama, Arizona ShootingHere's a definition of civility President Obama could offer in his State of the Union add...

House progressives press SOTU message: "Hands off Social Security!"

Several dozen members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have written to President Obama [pdf], to request a meeting with the President prior to the State of the Union address, and to ask him to make something crystal clear to Republicans: "We urge you to send a clear message in your State of [the] Union...

Third-ranking House GOPer endorses mixed seating for State of the Union

Washington Post:

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Friday that he's in favor of a plan that would have Republicans and Democrats sit side-by-side during this month's State of the Union address, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to back the proposal.

McCarthy, the third-ranking House Republican, told reporters at a press...

State of the Union: The Freeze

In last night's State of the Union, Obama hit soaring populist high notes--on jobs, on taking on the big banks, on equality. Unfortunately, that strong message on trying to rebuild the economy for the American middle class was severely undercut by his misplaced preoccupation with the deficit.

We will continue to go...

State of the Union: Healthcare Reform

For those who wanted to hear President Obama chart a clear roadmap to getting healthcare reform finished, last night would disappoint.

As temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another look at the plan we’ve proposed. There’s a reason why many doctors, nurses, and health care experts who know our system best consider...

State of the Union: Nuclear Arms Control Edition

I'm going to put on my very partisan hat here, and take the wonky one off, for a short comment on what I think was an important part of President Obama's State of the Union Address last night.

If there's one thing that has stood out about the Barack Obama's approach to foreign policy...

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