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February 11, 2013
President Obama Delivers State of the Union
Every year, the president speaks to a rare joint session of Congress with all 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives.

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For the past seven years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, children from a Washington, D.C., elementary school have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim "I have a dream," just as Dr. King did 48 years ago. This year, they also shared what "the most historic speech ever" means to them.
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