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John Boehner sets State of the Union for Jan. 20

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds what may be his last news conference of the 113th Congress Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) — House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds what may be his last news conference of the 113th Congress Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio … more >

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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Friday, December 19, 2014

House Speaker John A. Boehner on Friday invited President Obama to deliver an in-person State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 20.

It will be Mr. Obama’s sixth State of the Union address, and his first time addressing a Congress where Democrats no longer control either chamber.

“Your report will inform our efforts to address the people’s priorities,” Mr. Boehner said in his official invite letter.

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