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    To the Point

    Obama's Last State of the Union

    In a relentlessly positive speech last night, President Obama contradicted his Republican critics — but he also took note of widespread fear and uncertainty. We hear more about the State of the Union address and the campaign to elect the next president.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 13, 2016 • 51m Listen

    In a relentlessly positive speech last night, President Obama contradicted his Republican critics — but he also took note of widespread fear and uncertainty. We hear more about the State of the Union address and the campaign to elect the next president.

    Later on the program, the National Football League has voted to return to the Los Angeles TV market after an absence of 20 years. But it's not too late for team owners to break their promises to the suburb of Inglewood.

    Photo: President Barack Obama shakes hands with members of Congress as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, January 12, 2016. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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