by Ben Kamisar | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama walked down the aisle before his State of the Union address Tuesday, he did not head straight for the podium. Snaking through dozens of hugs and handshakes, the president made his way toward the far right of the hall and...
by Shirley Li | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
For the second year, some senators and House members ignored political labels and sat with colleagues from a different party at the State of the Union. Medill News Service asked senators taking the subway who their “dates” would be. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,...
by Chris Kirk | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Will Barack Obama get his swag back? The president used his State of the Union address Tuesday to showcase his policies, but icons from the hip hop community tried to answer the swag question. At “#BarackTalk,” titled after a Twitter...
by Edwin Rios | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – For those outside the main political parties, the State of the Union looks much different than it did in President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday night. As Obama outlined his economic blueprint in his address, and the GOP challenged that approach,...
by Mattias Gugel | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – What is “the blueprint for an economy that’s built to last” anyway? Democrats and Republicans didn’t even wait for the State of the Union address to end Tuesday night before they began sparring over President Obama’s key talking point. Both the White...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — After the State of the Union address Tuesday, congressmen crowded into Statuary Hall to be interviewed by various news outlets. Sen. Chuck Schumer, gave two interviews before leaving the hall.
by Chris Kirk | Jan 24, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — About 100 demonstrators dressed up like referees and blew whistles outside the Capitol Tuesday to “call foul” on Congress, which they said has been bought by big oil companies that spend millions on lobbying and campaign contributions....
by Shirley Li | Jan 24, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday women already play a key part in strengthening the global economy – and expanding that role is not only the right thing to do but also good for business. “If women participate fully even in our own country,...
by James Arkin | Jan 24, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Education leaders from all corners of the country Tuesday reviewed ways for schools to improve children’s literacy, with the head of Newark, N.J., public schools saying it’s time to acknowledge that advancements will take hard work and new tools. The...
by Mattias Gugel | Jan 24, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former White House speechwriters reminisced Tuesday about their experiences in crafting State of the Union addresses and offered unsolicited advice to President Barack Obama as he speaks to a joint session of Congress in the last such address of his first...
