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State of the Union
SoCal Connected anchor Val Zavala hosts a panel to provide commentary and analysis of President Obama's second State of the Union address and the Republican response that follows. Val is joined by Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist and KPCC radio host; Larry Elder, host of 790-KABC radio's The Larry Elder Show; and SoCal Connected correspondent Brian Rooney.
The full text of both the president's address and the Republican response are below, and a video of the Tea Party's response follows. You may need to get the latest version of Adobe Reader to view the documents.
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