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Will Obama push progressive issues tonight?
Tonight, President Obama delivers his fifth State of the Union address, and his first since beginning his second term in office. The major points of Obama's speech will likely highlight gun control, immigration, and an economic vision for job creation and economic growth – with another call for Congress to prevent the sequester. And, an official White House preview of the speech indicates that Obama will announce the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming year.
Progressives are hoping that the President also pushes important issues like infrastructure, immigration, and climate change, and that he takes the same strong tone seen in his inaugural address. The White House press secretary, Jay Carney, seemed to acknowledge this, saying “The president has always viewed the two speeches, the inaugural address and the State of the Union, as two acts in the same play. And the fact is, while there was a focus on some of the other elements of the inaugural address, that the core emphasis that he has always placed in these big speeches remains the same and will remain the same, which is the need to make the economy work for the middle class.”
The Republican response will be given by Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Senator Rand Paul will present the official Tea Party response. No word yet on whether or not Rand Paul will look into the right camera.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Thom's State of the Union speech (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Thom's State of the Union speech
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Daily Take: Revealed: The Tea Party Brought to you by Phillip Morris
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Monday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: How MMT will save America...and the world!- Dr. Michael Hudson, Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET).
The Big Picture- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator
Article: " Giri" by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: LOOKOUT! GOP now trying to nationalize right to work for less- Greg Mourad, National Right to Work Committee
Hour Three: USPS...NBC get your facts right
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Thom's SOTU
Hour Two: Revealed: The Tea Party brought to you by Phillip Morris
What to expect from the SOTU- Josh Earnest, Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary in the White House Office of Communication
Hour Three: What do you want to hear in tonight's State of the Union?
State of the Union and progressive Agenda- Tim Carpenter, Co-Founder & National Director-Progressive Democrats of America
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
I'll have a conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) about the President's State of the Union Speech and the work that lies ahead...
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Thom's Poll
Should Ted Nugent be allowed to attend the SOTU?
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