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By Safiya Merchant WASHINGTON–Hours after President Barack Obama urged Congress to create more employment opportunities for veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki stressed the importance of taking care of the nation’s veterans...
by James Arkin | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Crowded sports bars are rarely quiet and it’s even more rare for patrons to be shushed over drinks. But for one D.C. bar, the State of the Union address has come to rival the Super Bowl, at least for political junkies. For the seventh straight year,...
by Mattias Gugel | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Following a night of civility Tuesday at the State of the Union address, lawmakers returned to their partisan ways the following morning. Many labeled the address as an unofficial start to the campaign season, and both Democrats and Republicans...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., arrive as “dates” to the State of the Union. (Ed Demaria/Medill News Service)Media outlets prepare to catch politicians as they pass through Statuary Hall for the State of the Union. (Ed...