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Photos From The 2011 State Of The Union Address
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— With Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner behind him, President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill.
With Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner behind him, President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
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— "The steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession," Obama says, "but to win the future, we'll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making."
"The steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession," Obama says, "but to win the future, we'll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making."
Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images
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— For the first time in memory, many members of Congress sit beside colleagues from the opposite political party.
For the first time in memory, many members of Congress sit beside colleagues from the opposite political party.
Brendan Smialowski / AP
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— Vice President Biden and Speaker Boehner applaud as President Obama gestures before speaking.
Vice President Biden and Speaker Boehner applaud as President Obama gestures before speaking.
Charles Dharapak / AP
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— Obama shakes hands with Boehner (R-OH) after the speech.
Obama shakes hands with Boehner (R-OH) after the speech.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
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— Obama is greeted following the address.
Obama is greeted following the address.
Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images
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— Attorney General Eric Holder (from left), Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton await Obama's address.
Attorney General Eric Holder (from left), Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton await Obama's address.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
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— Montana Democratic Sen. Max Baucus (from left) talks with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) looks on before the speech.
Montana Democratic Sen. Max Baucus (from left) talks with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) looks on before the speech.
Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images
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— Biden and Boehner wear black-and-white ribbons in honor of the Arizona shooting victims.
Biden and Boehner wear black-and-white ribbons in honor of the Arizona shooting victims.
Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images
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— Obama greets Supreme Court justices Anthony Kennedy (from left), Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Obama greets Supreme Court justices Anthony Kennedy (from left), Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
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— First lady Michelle Obama stands with John (from left), Dallas and Roxanna Green, the family of Arizona shooting victim Christina Green.
First lady Michelle Obama stands with John (from left), Dallas and Roxanna Green, the family of Arizona shooting victim Christina Green.
Alex Wong / Getty Images
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— President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama enter the Capitol for the State of the Union address.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama enter the Capitol for the State of the Union address.
Carolyn Kaster / AP