State of the Union 2010
President Obama's first state of the union address
Obama urges unity
Obama resurrected the language of his campaign to criticize Washington's partisan dysfunction. (AP Photo) Read More »
Fix first thoughts
Chris Cillizza reviews the top themes and meaning of Obama's speech.
McDonnell delivers GOP response
McDonnell called for a smaller, less intrusive federal government.
'A deficit of trust'
Obama delivered an urgent plea for unity during his first State of the Union address.
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Financial reform | Civil rights | Jobs | Nuclear weapons | Iraq and Afghanistan | Education |Deficit | Health care | Entire speech
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TranscriptDana Milbank
Post columnist discusses his take on President Obama's State of the Union address.
- Robert Kaiser transcript, post-speech analysis
- Michael Shear transcript, SOTU preview
- Kristol: What Obama can't say
- Robinson: Pundits were wrong
- Cohen: Obama plays grown-up
- Achenblog: Quick reactions
- Milbank: A polite State of the Union
- Dionne: Obama shows he's a conciliator
- Meyerson: No time to think small
- Gerson: Obama's reality problem
- Parker: A visionary, not a fighter
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Defending the deficit
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