State of the Union
Follow along for live updates around President Obama's State of the Union address.
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by TwitterForNews via twitter 1/20/2015 3:36:49 PM
Tweet a screenshot of a winning #CNNSOTU BINGO card and get a Vine message from Wolf Blitzer: cnn.com/interactive/20… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7zPDtuIUAAfUjv.png
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by Zach Wolf via twitter 1/20/2015 3:37:36 PM
Well... at least @BarackObama got @JohnKingCNN to talk @GloZell #CinnamonChallenge cnn.com/videos/politic… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7zFMx9CIAE9SZA.png
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by GloZell Green via twitter 1/20/2015 9:04:06 PM
Such a beautiful picture Thanks cnn xoxo - GloZell #YouTubeAsksObama #GloZellAsksObama instagram.com/p/yFivXxyer-/
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Glozell, below, is on of the Youtube personalities who will interview President Obama after the State of the Union address. She isn't exactly like most of the journalists who interview the president. For starters, she's best known for her video of the Cinnamon challenge. But this is all part of the White House social outreach. -
More on one of the YouTube personalities who will interview President Obama after the State of teh Union. Glozell once did a Marmite challenge. Apparently there is such a thing as a Marmite challenge.GloZell's MARMITE Challenge!by glozell1 via YouTube -
by Ashley Codianni via twitter 1/20/2015 10:45:47 PM
Stat Hall... already bumpin #CNNSOTU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7042azIcAAY4FH.jpg
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Yemen, terror could overshadow Obama's economic message
President Obama wants to talk about the economy, which is booming, and his domestic agenda. But there's a serious terror threat out of Europe and the Middle East and one of the top U.S. strategic allies - Yemen - has a government that is only perilously in control.CNN's White House team of correspondent Jim Acosta and producer Kevin Liptak report that the White House has cited Yemen as a model of partnership with the U.S. in the war on terror:When pressed by CNN in September whether U.S. efforts in Yemen could be described as a "success," the White House said the strategy there has worked.Yemen is "a place where the American counterterrorism strategy that has been put in place by President Obama has succeeded in degrading the threat that those organizations pose to the United States," press secretary Josh Earnest said. "We intend to implement an analogous strategy against ISIL."
During Tuesday's State of the Union, Obama will "talk broadly about our counterterrorism strategy as part of our national security strategy, and as part of our way to make sure American principles are held up throughout the world," according to White House spokesman Eric Schultz.
A senior administration official said Obama was being updated on the situation in Yemen by his national security team.
"We strongly condemn the violence and those stoking it in an effort to disrupt Yemen's political transition. We will continue to support efforts to bring about a peaceful solution," the official said.
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Apparently several Congresswomen will be wearing pink tonight as a reminder that Congress needs more women. The number of women in Congress cracked 100 for the first time following 2014 election results. Proportionally, the U.S. has fewer women legislators than countries like Afghanistan, Senegal and Rwanda.Wearing pink to #SOTU b/c need more women in Congress! @RepCheri @RepKClark @RepLoisFrankel @RepAnnieKuster @RepGraceMeng @RepKathleenRiceJan. 20, 2015
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The White House social media team has been in OVERDRIVE around this State of the Union address. Here's an example --President Obama wrote you a note ahead of his State of the Union.
Watch at 9pm ET: http://t.co/NKU3ndKHOu #SOTU http://t.co/hqqmPz50T1
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President Obama's putting the finishing touches on his State of the Union. Watch at 9pm ET → http://t.co/NKU3ndKHOu http://t.co/q5V7u9cWsA
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by Jake Tapper via twitter 1/20/2015 10:59:26 PM
Obama adviser @vj44: Our ISIS strategy is working cnn.it/1upiBbe #TheLead #CNNSOTU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B70_xLXIAAEdW7K.jpg
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More color obtained by CNN's Jim Acosta, per a White House official:Per tradition, the White House senior staff eat
chicken tenders on major prime-time address nights. This is a tradition that
dates back to 2007, when Obama campaign staff would order chicken tenders at Houlihans in Chicago.Acosta via email: "I can confirm for you
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by Jake Tapper via twitter 1/20/2015 11:05:19 PMWhy people who sit in the first lady's box at SOTU are referred to as "Lenny Skutniks" #CNNSOTU - cnn.it/1sWBpxH
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by The Lead CNN via twitter 1/20/2015 11:05:40 PM
Meet the unbreakable wounded warrior SSG Jason Gibson cnn.it/15ugGqE - @jaketapper reports #TheLead #CNNSOTU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7038RyCQAAhgti.jpg
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by CNN via twitter 1/20/2015 11:07:23 PM
Respond in real-time with @Bing Pulse as you're watching #CNNSOTU: CNN.com/pulse http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7z_1tTCIAAnVqg.jpg
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by The First Lady via twitter 1/20/2015 11:11:48 PMMalik Bryant from Chicago wrote Santa a letter asking for one thing: safety. Now he's the First Lady's #SOTU guest → go.wh.gov/q75wXi -
Rand Paul — a likely GOP 2016 contender — is having some fun with the State of the Union. He's created a Facebook app that has "checked the facts on a few of President Obama's bold statements" from previous State of the Union addresses. -
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by cspanJeremy via twitter retweeted by brennawilliams 1/20/2015 11:24:09 PM
Behind-the-scenes in Statuary Hall before #SOTU #SOTU2015 #InsideSOTU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B71DogJCIAABh_J.jpg
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Have we mentioned we created a Bingo game to go along with State of the Union? Play along, people!What will @BarackObama say tonight? Play #CNNSOTU bingo & you may hear from @wolfblitzer: http://t.co/4A2n1jjoqY http://t.co/biAc9DA7YS
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by CNN via twitter 1/20/2015 11:26:34 PM
Watch @PeterHambyCNN watch #CNNSOTU. #Hambycast starts at 8:30pm ET cnn.com/hambycast
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by zbyronwolf via YouTube 1/20/2015 11:36:40 PM
Here is John Boehner's pre-buttal to the State of the Union address...
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Big takeaways so far from these excerpts. #1: President Obama will officially call on Congress tonight to pass a use of force resolution against ISIS. So far, the U.S. has relied on a 2001 authorization of military force in its fight against ISIS. Same resolution that OKd fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. #2 Expect a big focus tonight on the middle class & income inequality.
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Here's a tweet for you... Rep. Steve King is not happy that a non-citizen will be sitting in the First Lady's box... Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not appeared at the State of the Union address since he shook his head "no" when President Obama was describing the Citizens' United case in 2010.#Obama perverts "prosecutorial discretion" by inviting a deportable to sit in place of honor at #SOTU w/1st Lady. I should sit with Alito.Jan. 20, 2015
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Get ready..... Who's going to win a personalized Vine from Wolf Blitzer?
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Four days ago, to Eleanor Holmes Norton's point, Joe Biden said he thinks D.C. "should be a state." Read more about that from the Washington Cit Paper.What are the odds of President Obama bringing up D.C. statehood tonight?This reporter thinks slim. But you never know.
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Help fact-check President Obama ahead of tonight's State of the Union by playing a just launched game>>>>https://t.
co/g7SQNN9F2q">t.co/g7SQNN9F2q— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) https://twitter.com/SenRandPaul/status/557680123005374464">January 20, 2015twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"> -
In previewed excerpts of her speech, Freshman Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, who is tasked with giving the GOP rebuttal to tonight's State of the Union address, outlines areas where she thinks her party and Democrats can work together:
"There’s a lot we can achieve if we work together. Let’s tear down trade barriers in places like Europe and the Pacific. Let’s sell more of what we make and grow in America over there so we can boost manufacturing, wages, and jobs right here, at home. Let’s simplify America’s outdated and loophole-ridden tax code. Republicans think tax filing should be easier for you, not just the well-connected. So let’s iron out loopholes to lower rates — and create jobs, not pay for more government spending. The President has already expressed some support for these kinds of ideas. We’re calling on him now to cooperate to pass them.” -
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#TBT(uesday) from Newt Gingrich, looking enthused in 1995. Big Dog, not so much.Throwback to my first #SOTU as Speaker in 1995 -- 20 years ago this month. #gop http://t.co/lKyGfc9sQY http://t.co/QElvR559P7
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by The White House via twitter 1/21/2015 12:06:01 AM
The speech is ready to deliver.
Watch President Obama's State of the Union at 9pm ET → wh.gov/SOTU #SOTU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B71NpbmCEAAv2iT.jpg -
by The First Lady via twitter 1/21/2015 12:20:57 AM
Meet Anthony Mendez, Malik Bryant, & more of the First Lady's guests to the #SOTU on @WHLive → go.wh.gov/sotubox http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B71Qg8MCcAABoyg.jpg
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by Ashley Codianni via twitter 1/21/2015 12:21:21 AMWhite House and @FLOTUS pair up with @twitter to kick off #SOTU with @TwitterMirror cnn.com/2015/01/20/pol… #CNNSOTU
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Bobby Jindal wants to save you the timeHere's another pre-buttal. This one comes from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal - he's a Rhodes scholar, by the way, and is recently famous for his "no go zones" comments. Anyway, he's got this State of the Union spoiler.I’ll save you 45 mins. Obama will decry Republicans, beat up on private business and argue for more “free stuff". Your welcome. #SOTU2015”Jan. 20, 2015
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