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    State of the Union: New Beginning or Beginning of the End?

    With Congress now dominated by Democrats, last night's State of the Union speech was an opportunity to re-assert presidential authority. Will proposals on health insurance, immigration and energy get a real hearing or will the war in Iraq drown out everything else?   Plus, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says no to the president, and on Reporter's Notebook, was Louis "Scooter" Libby a scapegoat for Karl Rove?

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 24, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

    With Congress now dominated by Democrats, last night's State of the Union speech was an opportunity to re-assert presidential authority. Will proposals on health insurance, immigration and energy get a real hearing or will the war in Iraq drown out everything else? Plus, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says no to the president, and on Reporter's Notebook, was Louis "Scooter" Libby a scapegoat for Karl Rove?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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