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10 Things You Won’t Hear in Obama’s State of the Union

By Troy Senik
Thursday, January 20 2011

On Tuesday, President Obama makes the long journey to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue for his annual State of the Union address. With the President trying to find his political footing after a sharp rejection in the midterm elections, economic worries still on the nation’s mind and the specter of the 2012 presidential election lingering in the distance, the evening will present a sterling opportunity for the Commander-in-Chief to turn over a new leaf.

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