State of the Union - Page 15

Bernie Sanders: SOTU Excellent, Hillary Clinton Backed by ‘Powerful Special Interests’

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — an avowed socialist — lauded President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union address on Tuesday night before aligning himself with the President, taking a shot at fellow candidate Hillary Clinton for “wealthy and powerful” special interest financial backers, and drawing attention to Clinton’s “income inequality” inexperience.

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Obama Praises No Child Left Behind Reform, Universal Pre-K in SOTU

In his final State of the Union address Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama counted the recent reform of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the law’s new pre-school provision as hallmarks of his tenure as president, and he said he will continue to fight for universal pre-K and free community college.

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Obama Dismisses Trump: ‘Talk To Me If He Wins’

“The message that Donald Trump’s putting out has had adherence a lot of times during the course of our history,” Obama told Matt Lauer. “You know, talk to me if he wins. Then we’ll have a conversation about how responsible I feel about it.”

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