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State of the Union Address

Kathleen Parker: The public trial of Justice Roberts

STLtoday.com -
During his first State of the Union address, Obama broke decorum by criticizing the justices present for their Citizens United ruling, saying the court had "reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests ...

What's the story behind fracking?

Belleville News Democrat -
Perhaps that's why President Barack Obama did not use the term in his most recent State of the Union address. And, except for direct quotations, even the Associated Press, whose bible of style and usage I follow, currently recommends reporters use the ...

The public trial of Justice Roberts

MiamiHerald.com -
During his first State of the Union address, Obama broke decorum by criticizing the justices present for their Citizens United ruling, saying the court had “reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests ...

President Obama's equity problem

Daily Herald -
Obama even hosted the company's president, Don Karner, in the first lady's box during the 2010 State of the Union address as an example of a stimulus success story. According to ECOtality's own SEC filings, the company has since incurred more than $45 ...

Reform battles rollback as Romney pledges to repeal Obama's financial regulations

NewsNet5.com -
And in his State of the Union address in January, Obama made it clear maintaining those protections is a high priority. “I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place,” he said.

Inside Higher Ed: Romney reveals higher education plans

Times Higher Education -
... “The federal government will no longer write a blank check to universities to reward their tuition increases,” the platform document said, echoing the president's putting colleges “on notice” over costs in his State of the Union address in January.

Cory Booker should have stood his ground

ChicagoNow (blog) -
I wrote a blog entry about it right after the State of the Union address/GOP response back in January. The American people are sick of the bickering between the two political parties who done their fair share in bringing down the economy.

Congress members speak at level of high school sophomores

Pasadena Star-News -
Obama's 2012 State of the Union address was rated at the eighth grade level - the third lowest score of any State of the Union address since 1934 and lower than both the average American and member of Congress. "There is anti-elitism that has infused a ...

PAC, potential donors call W.Va. election laws 'unconstitutional'

West Virginia Record -
The decision infuriated President Barack Obama, who criticized the majority in a State of the Union Address. Obama said the ruling would "open the floodgates for special interests to spend without limit" in elections.

From War to Work

National Journal -
Today, vets get standing ovations at baseball games and invitations to the State of the Union address. But they don't get jobs.

Study: Congressional speaking levels move back a grade

CNN (blog) -
Earlier this year, President Barack Obama's State of the Union addressed scored below the current congressional average. As pointed out by the University of Minnesota's Smart Politics, the president's 2012 State of the Union address earned an 8.4 grade ...

The disingenuous debate on Iran

The Hindu -
George Bush used this as a justification for the war in his 2003 “State of the Unionaddress. It was later found that these allegations were based on crude forgeries.

Warzone: San Jose State has no 'sleeping giants'

Fresno Bee -
Except, of course, when the president gives his State of the Union address. Danny Muno is probably the last person you'd expect to test positive for steroids.

The Expense of Ignorance and the Value of Accountability

Huffington Post (blog) -
With a national election soon upon us, and a sitting president who fired the first volley by making college accountability part of his 2012 State of the Union address, I know we will hear more and more about the topic in the weeks and months to come as ...

Renewables' subsidies to transform US energy landscape

Financial Post -
Speaking in his state of the union address to Congress in January, the president claimed “We've subsidised oil companies for a century.

Google sends ground troops to Houston: Teams fanning out to try and explain ...

CultureMap Houston -
"When President Obama did a Hangout back in January after his State of the Union address, the entire dialogue was then posted online," Cheetham-West says.

Why running against the Supreme Court just might work for Obama

Washington Post (blog) -
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Elena Kagan attend US President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on ...

LBJ biographer nearing end of story

Austin American-Statesman -
Spanning the late '50s to the State of the Union address in January 1964, the arc of Johnson's life in these more than 700 pages - no one has ever accused Caro of not offering enough book in his books - is epic.

Taxpayer support for renewables and efficiency: Kemp

Reuters -
Speaking in his state of the union address to Congress in January, the president claimed "We've subsidized oil companies for a century.

Rosen swears in Kirkland at State of the Union address

The Justice -
By Jonathan Epstein At his State of the Union, outgoing Student Union President Herbie Rosen '12 swears in Todd Kirkland '13.
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