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Triana

(22,666 posts)
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 01:35 AM Jan 2014

Obama to visit North Carolina in lead up to State of the Union

(X-post from LBN)

Source: McClatchy

For the second year in a row, President Barack Obama will make an early trip to North Carolina where he’ll begin to lay out his administration’s agenda for the year. In a warm up to his Jan. 28 State of the Union address, Obama will be traveling to Raleigh on Wednesday.

A White House official said Thursday that Obama will be in the Raleigh Durham area on Jan. 15 for an event on the economy.

Obama’s expected to unveil an ambitious agenda at his State of the Union that includes income inequality, raising the minimum wage, and immigration. He’s also expected to try and refocus the healthcare debate, which has dogged him over the last several months due to its disastrous roll out.


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Obama to visit North Carolina in lead up to State of the Union (Original Post) Triana Jan 2014 OP
I hope he dumps on Pope, McCrory, and the a$$hole Repubs in the State and gives a boost mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #1

mnhtnbb

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1. I hope he dumps on Pope, McCrory, and the a$$hole Repubs in the State and gives a boost
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 01:06 PM
Jan 2014

to Senator Kay Hagan who is facing the deep Repub pockets from out of state attempting
to throw her over in the Senate race this year.

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