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Americans Respond to the State of the Union
President Obama told Congress and the American people last night that, "the state of our Union is getting stronger." It was an upbeat message in marked contrast to the doom and gloom expressed by Republican challengers in town halls, television ads and 18 televised debates.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident Obama told Congress and the American people last night that, "the state of our Union is getting stronger." It was an upbeat message in marked contrast to the doom and gloom expressed by Republican challengers in town halls, television ads and 18 televised debates. The President asked for unity, but acknowledged partisan gridlock, and advocated tax reforms that sounded tailored to fit Mitt Romney. We hear excerpts and political analysis, and talk to Americans outside the Beltway what they heard when their President spoke to them. (This story was informed in part from sources in the Public Insight Network.)
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The full episode
2 of 3The State of the Union and the Presidential Campaign- 0:00Campaign Rhetoric and the State of the Union Address
- 7:27Americans Respond to the State of the UnionYou’re reading this
- 42:00One Year Later, Egypt's Revolution Is a Work in Progress