State of the Union

'State of the union is strong'
'State of the union is strong'
'State of the union is strong'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including tax increases on the wealthy, education and child care help for the middle class and a torrent of veto threats for the GOP's own plans.
Full text of President Obama’s State of the Union address
Full text of President Obama’s State of the Union address
Full text of President Obama’s State of the Union address
President Barack Obama and his aides have been trickling out his State of the Union proposals on taxes, education, Internet access and more for weeks. What's left to watch for during Tuesday night's speech? Plenty. The event is as much about the theatrics and accoutrements of the evening as about the meat of the president's proposals.
Highlights of President Barack Obama’s plan to tax wealthy
Highlights of President Barack Obama’s plan to tax wealthy
Highlights of President Barack Obama’s plan to tax wealthy
The White House says President Barack Obama will propose in his State of the Union address a plan to impose higher taxes on the wealthy and use the revenue to help middle-class families. Congress would have to agree, and lawmakers have rebuffed Obama's earlier proposals to eliminate certain tax provisions and spend the money on road and bridge repair, for example.

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