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Michelle Obama Hosts LAPD Captain, Sergeant at SOTU

First Lady Michelle Obama will host Captain Phil Tingirides and Sergeant Emada Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in a box seat at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The First Lady’s invitation comes as “#BlackLivesMatter” demonstrations have targeted the LAPD, among other departments, for alleged brutality against unarmed black suspects.

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ICYMI: Tea Party Express Response Feat. Rep. Curt Clawson

On Tuesday following the 9 p.m. ET State of the Union address from President Barack Obama, Tea Party Express presented the Tea Party response to the State of the Union featuring Rep. Curt Clawson (R-FL). Follow Breitbart.tv on Twitter @BreitbartVideo

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Orrin Hatch: Obama’s SOTU Is Class Warfare

Tuesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said the plan President Barack Obama’s is laying out in his State of the Union address tonight is class warfare. Hatch said, “This plan that

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On 1-Year Anniversary of Nuke Talks, Iran Signs Military Deal with Russia

On the one-year anniversary of the start of talks with Iran, and as President Barack Obama prepares to give his State of the Union address, Russia has signed a military deal with Iran. The agreement covers “includes expanded counter-terrorism cooperation, exchanges of military personnel for training purposes and an understanding for each country’s navy to more frequently use the other’s ports,” the AP reports.

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State of the Union 2015 Preview: The Troll-in-Chief

“Trolling.” That’s the theme of commentary on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address as he prepares to face a Congress that is totally controlled by Republicans. Since guiding his party to a staggering defeat in a midterm election

Lenny Skutnik, who jumped into the Potomac River to save one of the passengers aboard an Air Florida jetliner that had crashed there on January 13, 1982, receives applause during Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address on Jan. 27, 1982.

‘State of the Union’: Political Theater, with Special Guests Galore

The modern State of the Union address isn’t intended to make news. By the time it happens, the White House has leaked every newsworthy proposal. And as if a prime time speech, covered by all the major networks, with the entire Congress as his backdrop wasn’t enough, there’s another theatrical aspect: The guests in the First Lady’s box.

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Obama Pitching Big Government Programs Ahead of SOTU Speech

As the President’s State of the Union speech nears, he is launching trial balloons right and left–mostly left–to see what might prove a hit for his annual night of big policy initiatives. Some of the proposals on deck are cyber security and Internet proposals, two years of “free” community college, and changes in the way people qualify for homeownership.