US president Barack Obama uses his first State of the Union address to rally his party and the nation. He says he hated the bank bailouts that were "as popular as a root canal" and says his number one priority is to provide Americans with jobs.
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• Barack Obama: I don't quit - let's start again (Times)
• State of the union speech: Obama vows to focus on jobs (Guardian)
• Full text of Obama's speech (Guardian)
• Analyzing the Address (NYT interactive with full speech and text)
