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2012ers respond to Obama’s State of the Union

By | 01.26.11 | 3:06 pm

President Barack Obama spoke to the nation on Tuesday night in the annual State of the Union, and while many of those who watched the speech gave it high marks, there is one unsurprising group of individuals who have been out front in criticizing the president’s remarks: his More…

Poll: High initial approval for Obama’s State of the Union address

By | 01.26.11 | 12:38 pm

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was well received by viewers according to a poll from CBS News. The online poll of 500 people conducted minutes after they watched the speech found that 91 percent approved of the president’s performance.

State of the Union addresses typically receive More…

Liveblog: Bachmann’s State of the Union response

Rep. Michele Bachmann will be giving a response to President Obama’s State of the Union address through the Tea Party Express, not as an official Republican response, but as what many are calling the official tea party response. Her speech will follow Obama’s and the official Republican

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Text: The State of the Union 2011

Text of the State of the Union:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 25, 2011

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery

State of the Union Address

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Washington, DC

As Prepared for Delivery—

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished

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Most of the Supreme Court’s conservative wing to skip State of the Union

By | 01.25.11 | 12:57 pm

Tonight’s State of the Union address will likely be full of many showy “bipartisan” moments. President Obama will likely make a number of statements about reaching across the aisle, and many Republicans and Democrats in Congress will sit with a member of the other party to break up the traditional More…

Tea party to Bachmann: You don’t speak for the tea party

Rep. Michele Bachmann has been steeped in tea party politics for the last two years, but she may be overstepping her bounds as she increasingly attaches herself to a movement that insists it has no party and no leader. Bachmann is set to give a response to President Obama’s State More…

Bachmann to give her own rebuttal to SOTU through Tea Party Express

By | 01.21.11 | 3:26 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will give her own rebuttal to President Obama’s State of The Union Tuesday, broadcast by the Tea Party Express.

“There are two very exciting developments I wanted to share with you today, friends,” reads the fundraising e-mail sent out by the Tea Party Express More…

Crist’s Fine Line Keeps Getting Finer

By | 08.30.10 | 9:47 am

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist continues to walk an increasingly fine line in his Senate bid as an independent, making a few statements this weekend on CNN’s “State of the Union” that are sure to roil some of his Democratic supporters — and perhaps draw them to Rep. Kendrick More…

Obama Pledges Emissions Cuts for Federal Government

By | 01.29.10 | 10:09 am

President Obama announced this morning that the federal government would cut its emissions by 28 percent in 2020. It’s a small step compared to the nationwide carbon cap he hopes to institute — and which conservatives will battle tooth and nail — but it lends some quick credence to More…

Conservatives See Long-Term ‘Gift’ in Obama Spending Freeze

By | 01.29.10 | 6:00 am

On December 9, House Republicans did what they’d done multiple times throughout 2009. They released an open letter to President Obama, laying out their ideas for a “No-Cost Jobs Plan.” It included, among ideas like scaled-back energy regulation and a temporary tax break for corporations repatriating More…