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What’s Wrong with the State of the Union

Posted January 11th, 2016 at 1:49 pm (UTC-4)
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With creaky ceremony, the President will tell us the state of the union is strong. His team will cheer … The other team will … mostly remain seated. What if politicians across the spectrum committed to a new ritual — speaking to groups composed entirely of people from the other party?