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Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address: annotated

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President Barack Obama delivers the 2015 State of the Union address.

Lauren Carroll

By Lauren Carroll January 20, 2015

Steve Contorno

By Steve Contorno January 20, 2015

Joshua Gillin

By Joshua Gillin January 20, 2015

Jon Greenberg

By Jon Greenberg January 20, 2015

Angie Drobnic Holan

By Angie Drobnic Holan January 20, 2015

Louis Jacobson

By Louis Jacobson January 20, 2015

Katie Sanders

By Katie Sanders January 20, 2015

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