State of the union

• When he came before a Democrat-controlled Congress in 2009, it was as a newly elected president of historic proportions whose honeymoon had just begun.
(USA Today)
• Justice Clarence Thomas said he could not abide "the catcalls, the whooping and hollering and under-the-breath comments." Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
(New York Times)
• Even Richard M. Nixon rebelled. This pragmatic president told his speechwriters in 1970 that he didn't want the traditional "laundry list" State of the Union speech. No "pragmatism," he insisted. "I want an idea speech.
(Politico.com)
• Valentine's Day is nearing, but that's not the reason we're currently seeing a lot of new couples in DC.
(MySanAntonio)
• WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts has called the State of the Union address, which is being delivered Tuesday night, a political pep rally. For Justice Antonin Scalia, it is a juvenile spectacle.
(Seattle Times)
• As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congress, many goals he outlined in previous State of the Union speeches remain unfulfilled.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• What do Californians want to hear from President Barack Obama in Tuesdays State of the Union address? As the president prepares to take the podium at 6 p.m.
(Contra Costa Times)
• If you choose to watch the online-only enhanced version of President Obama's third State of the Union Address, you'll be able to see charts, stats and data that helped inform President Obama's policy decisions as he delivers his speech to the nation.
(Whitehouse.gov (press release))
• Representative Gabrielle Giffords, shot during a shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz., last year, said Sunday she will step down this week from the U.S. Congress to focus on her recovery. Im getting better. Every day my spirit is high.
(The Christian Science Monitor)