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Obama readies for State of Union address
US President expected to rally voters to keep him in the Oval Office for one more term as elections draw near.
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2012 06:36

US President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address on Tuesday in an annual speech before Congress that is considered a report card to the nation.

But this year as the country heads for the polls it is likely to be more of a campaign speech than anything else.

Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane has a preview from Washington.
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