Tuesday, February 24, 2009

presidential address to congress

Politics: The President's Address to Congress

There are many iconic presidential moments, and President Obama could have one with his address to a joint session of Congress.

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Presidential address to Congress on television and online tonight - Examiner.com  The Address to Congress starts at 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST and will be shown on all the major news and cable networks. MSNBC will provide live online streaming, as will CBS News. CNN will not only carry it online, but is also interactively partnering again ...

As it happened: Obama's first address to Congress - USA Today  10:41 pm ET: The text of the president's address, as prepared for delivery, is now posted here. 10:16 pm ET: Scroll down to see some audio clips (courtesy of USA TODAY's Josh Hatch) that we'll drop in at the appropriate points. ...

Obama rides wave of popularity ahead of first Congress address - guardian.co.uk  Barack Obama delivers his first presidential address to Congress tonight still basking in a political honeymoon with the voters, according to the latest polls. A month into his term, more than three-quarters of people in a New York Times/CBS News ...

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