
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Musician and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent attends U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) invited Nugent as his guest for the President’s speech. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) greets members of Congress before he delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Singer Tony Bennett sits in the audience, a guest of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), for U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)


First Lady Michelle Obama hugs the mother of the late Hadiya Pendleton. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Flanked by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R), U.S. President Barack Obama (C) delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Flanked by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R), U.S. President Barack Obama (C) delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted before giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, talks with Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland, before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. President Barack Obama called for raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour and warned he’ll use executive powers to get his way on issues from climate change to manufacturing if Congress doesn’t act, laying out an assertive second-term agenda sure to provoke Republicans. Photographer: Charles Dharapak/Pool via Bloomberg


WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama applauds as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, ‘It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth’. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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