State of the Union: Top 10 Most Surprising Statements from Obama’s Speech
Top 10 Most Surprising Statements from Obama’s Speech
State of the Union Address, Or, Rather, the State of Obama's Imagination
If you listened to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, you may have been confused. The rosy picture he painted of America as a thriving, secure, prosperous, and upwardly mobile nation doesn’t match reality, as you and I know it. In fact, Obama’s reckless deficit spending has taken this country to the edge of financial collapse, leaving us jobless, economically stagnant, lacking in innovation, and weak in our national defenses.
State of the Union: Obama to Tax Rich to Save Economy
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State of the Union 2012: Obama Focuses on Jobs, Economic Fairness
President Barack Obama Tuesday used his 2012 state of the union address to the American people and Congress to propose initiatives to create jobs, help companies increase their U.S.-based operations, and help Americans learn the skills they need to succeed in the modern/postmodern global economy.
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