Jobs, Energy, Values Top Issues In Obama Address

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Barack Obama state of the union
Barack Obama state of the union

In his State of the Union speech before Congress last night, President Obama sought to reassure recession-weary Americans that the economy is on the right track, by naming proposals aimed at helping the beleaguered middle class.

He called it a "blueprint for an economy that's built to last," and one that would bring greater fairness to a country where the divide between rich and poor has been growing steadily in recent years.

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