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Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour

The president argued in February's State of the Union address that an economy that is growing and creating well-paying middle-class jobs must be the guiding principle for Washington policymakers.

Obama wants research to wean vehicles off oil

Obama proposed the idea of an energy security trust last month in his State of the Union address.

Commentary: GOP still doesn't get it, but thinks it can win anyhow

In his last State of the Union speech the President mentioned Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old woman who had to wait six hours in line to vote.

Democrats offer long-shot bill to meet Obama's climate change challenge

Within hours of the president's State of the Union address, two Democratic senators announced that they'd introduce a climate-related bill that would include a tax on carbon emissions.

Congressional Dems seek to raise minimum wage

House and Senate Democrats want to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than a dollar higher than President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.

Commentary: Some questions without easy answers

In the State of the Union Address two weeks ago, can you remember a substantive proposal on jobs from the president?

McCain wants more answers from nominee John Brennan

"He needs to answer these questions," McCain, R-Ariz., said on CNN's State of the Union.

Commentary: Our deadly love affair with guns

President Barack Obama received a vigorous ovation when he declared during his State of the Union address last week that the parents of Hadiya Pendleton deserved a vote on bills before Congress...

Republicans should provide good jobs that Obama hasn't

In fact, he has highlighted the imperative of creating well-paying jobs in all four of his State of the Union addresses.

Millennials want more Obama attention

The State of the Union may be improving.

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