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Wed, Feb 13 2013 05:00:40

State of the Union: Obama Addresses Economy, Jobs

President Obama delivers his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

  1. President Obama's getting ready: RT if you're excited to hear his #SOTU speech tonight. http://pic.twitter.com/CF6dRHg9
    Barack Obama@BarackObama
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 07:06:26
  2. Press gallery before the #SOTU. twitpic.com/c37dwz
    Tracie Mauriello@pgPoliTweets
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 17:28:57
  3. Michelle Obama has arrived. Watch live #video wapo.st/11F7o7J #SOTU twitpic.com/c37kvg
    The Washington Post@washingtonpost
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:03:42
  4. Pres Obama quotes Kennedy: “It is my task to report the State of the Union – to improve it is the task of us all” http://pic.twitter.com/mRIAPzgf
    The White House@whitehouse
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:17:00
  5. cnnbrk
    CNN Breaking News@cnnbrk
    Obama: We won’t grow the middle class simply by shifting the cost of health care or college onto families that are already struggling.
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:23:55
  6. WSJ
    Wall Street Journal@WSJ
    Obama: "We buy more American cars than we have in 5 years, and less foreign oil than we have in 20." on.wsj.com/Z95zOM #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:19:14
  7. pgPoliTweets
    Tracie Mauriello@pgPoliTweets
    Obama wants to restore idea that if you work hard & responsibly u can get ahead, no matter what you look like or who you love. #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:20:33
  8. "A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs – that must be the North Star that guides our efforts." http://pic.twitter.com/ySqO7QeF
    The White House@whitehouse
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:29:42
  9. pgPoliTweets
    Tracie Mauriello@pgPoliTweets
    Obama: Now is our best chance for bipartisan comprehensive tax reform." Standing O from many Rs and Ds but not #Toomey. #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:27:21
  10. ZekeJMiller
    Zeke Miller@ZekeJMiller
    Obama: Let’s agree, right here, right now, to keep the people’s government open, pay our bills on time
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:28:56
  11. TheFix
    The Fix@TheFix
    "Let me repeat – nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime." -- President Obama from SOTU excerpts.
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 15:02:17
  12. Obama: "Our first priority is making America a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing." #polqcusa #SOTU http://pic.twitter.com/lJRJ1tZq
    Frédéric Arnould@FredericArnould
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:32:35
  13. ndiakopoulos
    Nick Diakopoulos@ndiakopoulos
    Good to hear Obama supporting R&D spending #sotu
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:34:23
  14. NickKristof
    Nicholas Kristof@NickKristof
    Obama gives rousing call for action on climate change, notes 12 of hottest years on record have been in last 15.
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:35:31
  15. President Obama in #SOTU: "we must do more to combat #ClimateChange" http://pic.twitter.com/FZEtj018
    The White House@whitehouse
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:35:33
  16. RohdeD
    David Rohde@RohdeD
    "If Congress won't act, I will." Expect to hear that over & over in next 2 years.
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:36:37
  17. VP Biden and Speaker Boehner respond differently to the President during the #SOTU. gifninja.com/animatedgifs/5… @elizabeth_shell
    Justin Scuiletti@JSkl
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 19:34:23
  18. pgPoliTweets
    Tracie Mauriello@pgPoliTweets
    Obama: "Natural gas boom has led to cleaner power & greater energy independence. We need to encourage that" by speeding up permits. #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:36:57
  19. Burnanana
    Brianna Young@Burnanana
    Well, I was a fan of Obama talking about climate change, but natural gas is not the way to go.
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:37:43
  20. politico
    POLITICO@politico
    "I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years." #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:38:13
  21. #SOTU is almost at 19,000 Tweets per minute: wusa9.com/common/state_o… http://pic.twitter.com/TVzkOgu1
    wusa9@wusa9
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:39:28
  22. Obama at #SOTU: "Let’s prove that there is no better place to do business than the United States of America." http://pic.twitter.com/C3i9YgZH
    The Daily Beast@thedailybeast
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    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:40:21
  23. whitehouse
    The White House@whitehouse
    President Obama: "Overlapping regulations keep responsible young families from buying their first home. "
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:41:20
  24. CoryBooker
    Cory Booker@CoryBooker
    Good ideas for growing housing market & manufacturing sector #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:42:24
  25. queenofwrap
    Laura Phelps@queenofwrap
    My favorite line so far: "what are we waiting for? Take a vote and send me that bill!" #SOTU
    Tue, Feb 12 2013 18:42:02

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