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Tuesday, February 12, 2013  President Obama addresses the nation tonight. One common theme on the minds of many was job development and creation.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  President Barack Obama wants an increase in the minimum hourly wage from the current $7.25 to $9 by the end of 2015. Obama also proposes the minimum wage be required to keep pace with inflation.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Two republican members of the House of Representatives who represent Central New York are discussing what they thought of the President's speech.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Watch a LIVE stream of the State of the Union here at 9:00pm.

Monday, January 23, 2012  President Barack Obama plans to "hang out" in a video chat room next week to answer questions about his State of the Union address.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Health care was a big topic in President Obama's State of the Union address. A heated issue for the health community is medical malpractice lawsuits.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  President Obama's State of the Union address has special meaning for SUNY Cortland as the President calls for more teachers in the nation's classrooms.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Area lawmakers reacted to the president's State of the Union message. We have reaction from Representative Bill Owens, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Ann Marie Buerkle

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the president's State of the Union as he sets out to sell his idea of Winning the Future.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  President Obama sets the plan for winning the future offering inspiration comparable for this generation of winning the space race two generations ago.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Addressing a demand for economic answers, President Barack Obama will try to convince the American people and a divided Congress that he has a vision for speeding up job creation, promoting spending on the core of his agenda but promising to rein in a growing, staggering debt.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Karen Eckert, whose sister Beverly Eckert died in the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo, will attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech as a guest of Sen. Charles Schumer

Monday, January 17, 2011  Two senators from different parties say they'll skip tradition and sit together during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Sunday, January 16, 2011  Two senators from different parties say they'll skip tradition and sit together during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Friday, January 14, 2011  New York's Senator Charles Schumer is endorsing a proposal to mix Republicans and Democrats without a dividing aisle for the State of the Union speech to show unity after the Arizona tragedy.