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The State of the Union Address 2015

Tue Jan 20 21:30:04 EST 2015
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The State of The Union address was delivered on January 20, 2015. President Obama's speech highlighted the middle class and the economy, while also dealing with America's concerns on the global stage. As President Obama enters the final two years of his presidency, the speech also took time to express the President's hopes for the future, especially in regards to changing the culture in Washington, D.C. and examining how America handles the issue of race in light of recent events. Full transcript of the speech available here.
endure
America, for all that we’ve endured; for all the grit and hard work required to come back; for all the tasks that lie ahead...
bustle
At this moment — with a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production — we have risen from recession freer to write our own future than any other nation on Earth.
reactive
Will we approach the world fearful and reactive, dragged into costly conflicts that strain our military and set back our standing?
faction
Will we allow ourselves to be sorted into factions and turned against one another — or will we recapture the sense of common purpose that has always propelled America forward?
propel
Will we allow ourselves to be sorted into factions and turned against one another — or will we recapture the sense of common purpose that has always propelled America forward?
partisan
In two weeks, I will send this Congress a budget filled with ideas that are practical, not partisan.
resilience
And it’s been your effort and resilience that has made it possible for our country to emerge stronger.
predatory
Today, we have new tools to stop taxpayer-funded bailouts, and a new consumer watchdog to protect us from predatory lending and abusive credit card practices.
forego
She and Ben are working as hard as ever, but have to forego vacations and a new car so they can pay off student loans and save for retirement.
adversity
We set up worker protections, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to protect ourselves from the harshest adversity.
infrastructure
We gave our citizens schools and colleges, infrastructure and the internet — tools they needed to go as far as their effort will take them.
burden
And I want to work with this Congress, to make sure Americans already burdened with student loans can reduce their monthly payments, so that student debt doesn’t derail anyone’s dreams.
apprenticeship
Tonight, I’m also asking more businesses to follow the lead of companies like CVS and UPS, and offer more educational benefits and paid apprenticeships — opportunities that give workers the chance to earn higher-paying jobs even if they don’t have a higher education.
churning
Finally, as we better train our workers, we need the new economy to keep churning out high-wage jobs for our workers to fill.
initiative
Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes — and to give all of us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our families healthier.
rash
When we make rash decisions, reacting to the headlines instead of using our heads; when the first response to a challenge is to send in our military — then we risk getting drawn into unnecessary conflicts, and neglect the broader strategy we need for a safer, more prosperous world.
prosperous
When we make rash decisions, reacting to the headlines instead of using our heads; when the first response to a challenge is to send in our military — then we risk getting drawn into unnecessary conflicts, and neglect the broader strategy we need for a safer, more prosperous world.
diplomacy
We lead best when we combine military power with strong diplomacy; when we leverage our power with coalition building; when we don’t let our fears blind us to the opportunities that this new century presents.
dismantle
We will continue to hunt down terrorists and dismantle their networks, and we reserve the right to act unilaterally, as we’ve done relentlessly since I took office to take out terrorists who pose a direct threat to us and our allies.
unilaterally
We will continue to hunt down terrorists and dismantle their networks, and we reserve the right to act unilaterally, as we’ve done relentlessly since I took office to take out terrorists who pose a direct threat to us and our allies.
ideology
We’re also supporting a moderate opposition in Syria that can help us in this effort, and assisting people everywhere who stand up to the bankrupt ideology of violent extremism.
bluster
That’s how America leads — not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve.
embargo
And this year, Congress should begin the work of ending the embargo.
integrate
We are making sure our government integrates intelligence to combat cyber threats, just as we have done to combat terrorism.
pandemic
But the job is not yet done — and the world needs to use this lesson to build a more effective global effort to prevent the spread of future pandemics, invest in smart development, and eradicate extreme poverty.
eradicate
But the job is not yet done — and the world needs to use this lesson to build a more effective global effort to prevent the spread of future pandemics, invest in smart development, and eradicate extreme poverty.
deplorable
It’s why we speak out against the deplorable anti-Semitism that has resurfaced in certain parts of the world.
relent
And I will not relent in my determination to shut it down.
microcosm
I said this because I had seen it in my own life, in a nation that gave someone like me a chance; because I grew up in Hawaii, a melting pot of races and customs; because I made Illinois my home — a state of small towns, rich farmland, and one of the world’s great cities; a microcosm of the country where Democrats and Republicans and Independents, good people of every ethnicity and every faith, share certain bedrock values.
gaffe
A better politics is one where we debate without demonizing each other; where we talk issues, and values, and principles, and facts, rather than “gotcha” moments, or trivial gaffes, or fake controversies that have nothing to do with people’s daily lives.

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