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Washington Post Coverage: 2008 State of the Union

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As President Bush begins his last State of the Union address, Vice President Richard M. Cheney and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi look on. Bush tells Americans that his strategy to stabilize Iraq is achieving results, and that his new economic stimulus plan will stave off recession.
(Rich Lipski - The Washington Post)
President Bush's State of the Union Addresses
Read President Bush's State of the Union Addresses to Congress and the American people:
 

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politics/photo 2008 State of the Union Address
On Jan. 28, 2008, President George W. Bush traveled to Capitol Hill to deliver his last annual State of the Union Address to Congress. In his speech, he urged lawmakers to join together to cut wasteful spending, maintain support for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to renew the No Child Left Behind law.

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Live Analysis: State of the Union address
Washington Post Associate Editor Robert Kaiser will follow the President's State of the Union speech and provides his reactions as well as answering readers' questions.

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State of the Union Timeline
Following is a look at how much time President Bush devoted to various broad themes in his nearly 53-minute-long address last night:
ANALYSIS: Final Year's Realities Push Big Ideas Into Background (Post, January 29, 2008, Page A01)
 
Bush Touts Iraq Progress, Economic Plan: State of the Union Reflects New Focus on Money Matters (Post, January 29, 2008, Page A01)
 
Guest List for the First Lady's Box : 2008 State of the Union Address (washingtonpost.com, January 28, 2008; 10:27 AM)
 
For Speechwriting Team, Bush Is Editor in Chief (Post, January 28, 2008, Page A19)
 
Interior Secretary Skips Speech (AP, January 28, 2008; 9:09 PM)
 
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