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24 January 2012

Obama: Middle class is under threat STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH 24JAN12

A very good speech except his comments on Iran.....I hope that was just pandering to the right wing because another war will probably do us in. From the Washington Post....

Obama: Middle class is under threat


(Bill O'Leary / WASHINGTON POST)
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President Obama's promises | Fact Check Video (2:53)

President Obama detailed 25 proposals in his 2011 State of the Union address. Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler looks at how three of them fared over the past year.
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The Plum Line by Greg Sargent

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