Jan 20 Watch 6:00 Obama spotlights middle class plight, vows to help By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 19 Analysis of Obama’s State of the Union address By Nora Daly PBS NewsHour will offer special programming surrounding the President's sixth annual State of the Union address. Continue reading
Jan 19 Maryland man freed from Cuba on State of Union guest list By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Maryland man who returned home last month after spending five years imprisoned in Cuba will have a prime viewing spot for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address: a seat near first lady Michelle Obama. Continue reading
Jan 18 Obama to pitch tax plan to aid middle class in SOTU address By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class. Continue reading
Jan 16 Can new tactics sell the State of the Union to the YouTube generation? By Julie Pace, Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State of the Union just isn't what it used to be. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch How will GOP lawmakers react Obama’s State of the Union agenda? By Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch President Obama’s Push for Mapping Human Brain Activity Walking Through President Obama's Push for Mapping Human Brain Activity… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Carney to GOP on State of the Union: Don’t Criticize a Speech You Haven’t Heard White House's Carney to GOP on SOTU: Don't Criticize a Speech You Haven't Heard… Continue watching
Jan 27 Paul Solman on the Economics of the Union By Paul Solman What a relief: a SOTU address without the traditional partisan whack-a-mole standing ovations. "Date night's" civility - or, if you prefer, lack of passion - had the virtue of keeping Democrats and Republicans mostly in their seats. (… Continue reading
Jan 26 Paul Solman on the Economics of the Union By Elizabeth Shell What a relief: a SOTU address without the traditional partisan whack-a-mole standing ovations. "Date night's" civility - or, if you prefer, lack of passion - had the virtue of keeping Democrats and Republicans mostly in their seats. (Sitting… Continue reading