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Posted at 01:08 AM ET, 02/13/2013

President Obama's 2013 State of the not-Mardi-Gras Union
By Alexandra Petri
It's the State of the Union, again.

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Posted at 05:16 PM ET, 01/24/2012

Top ten things the State of the Union address should say...
By Alexandra Petri
We’re overlooking some big ones!

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Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 01/25/2011

The State of the Union Drinking Game
By Alexandra Petri and Stephen Stromberg
"He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union," reads the Constitution. And we shall, from time to time, play a drinking game while the speech occurs. Every year since the...

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Posted at 11:34 AM ET, 01/25/2011

State of the Union: Competitiveness, the Super Bowl, and Amy Chua
By Alexandra Petri
The economy's up a little. Although chastened by tragedy, we're feeling more civil to each other. Except for that awkwardness with the piano music, the dinner with China was a success. Now, with the State of the Union Address, it's...

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