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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol  —  Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush's State of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said.
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nbc11.com:
Cindy Sheehan Plans To Be In Audience At Bush Address  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cindy Sheehan said she will be part of the live audience during the president's State of the Union speech to congress Tuesday.  —  Bay Area Congresswoman Lynn Woosley gave anti-war activist a gallery pass late Tuesday …
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: CINDY SHEEHAN ARRESTED BY CAPITOL POLICE INSIDE CAPITOL CHAMBER FOR WEARING IRAQ KIA T-SHIRT!  —  Was to Attend State of the Union Address!  Was Already Seated in Gallery When Arrested by Capitol Police!  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS...'T-Shirt' Story Confirmed by AP …
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
State of the Union: Illegal Immigration  —  I used to invite blog-less readers (although bloggers were free to participate) to "live-comment" events.  The first such post (first presidential debate) generated 166 comments.  The third debate post generated 544 comments.
CNN:
Sheehan arrested in House gallery
Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
Cindy Sheehan Plans To Be In SOTU Audience [Update: Has Sheehan Been Arrested?]
Discussion: Gay Patriot
Washington Post:
President Bush's State of the Union Address  —  Following is President Bush's State of the Union Address, as delivered to Congress:  —  SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BUSH: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, members of the Supreme Court …
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Think Progress:
Embargoed: State of the Union Text  —  We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth.  —  Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST  —  January 31, 2006  —  STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS  —  As Prepared For Delivery
New York Times:
'We Strive to Be a Compassionate, Decent, Hopeful Society'
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CNN:
Bush to aim speech at 'kitchen table' issues  —  President to discuss U.S. 'addiction' to oil, according to excerpt  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will target the economy, health care, security and oil in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, as he attempts to move past a difficult year …
Washington Post:
Bush Says U.S. Must Remain a World Leader
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush to Say 'America Is Addicted to Oil' in Talk
Discussion: PunditGuy and The Huffington Post
Mark Blumenthal / Mystery Pollster:
SOTU: ON BOUNCES AND SPIN  —  From the polling perspective, if recent history repeats itself, we can assume two things will occur after the President's State of the Union (SOTU) speech tonight.  First, CNN/USAToday/Gallup and perhaps CBS News will conduct instant reaction polls among speech watchers …
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Analysis: State of the Union Agitated
Francis Wilkinson / New York Times:
Song of Myself
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:   New Justice's First Challenge: Clap On or Clap Off?
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Alito Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice  —  Senate Confirmed Nomination, 58-42, Following Morning Debate  —  Samuel A. Alito Jr., who was confirmed by the Senate on a 58-42 vote this morning, was quickly sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court today, completing a makeover …
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
La. Turned Down Feds' Help, Documents Show  —  A ranking Louisiana health official turned down federal offers to help move or evacuate patients as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, a newly released document shows.  —  But the state's top medical officer said Louisiana coordinated …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Rowley issues apology to Rep. John Kline over his depiction on website  —  Casting Kline as bumbling Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heros" on the Democrat's blog a "new low," says GOP.  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. John Kline demanded and got an apology Monday from his Democratic rival, Coleen Rowley …
Washington Post:
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's Response  —  KAINE: My fellow Americans, good evening.  —  I'm Tim Kaine, the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia.  And it's an honor tonight to give the Democratic response to President Bush on behalf of my commonwealth, my fellow Democratic governors and the Democratic Party.

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