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"Wherever you stand in the political spectrum, the annual state of the union speech by the president is important for every American to watch. It is his annual opportunity to address the American public directly, and explain where he thinks the country is and where he thinks the country is headed. Whether you agree or disagree, approve or disapprove, that&amp;#039;s up to you. Tonight there is heavy speculation that President Obama will address American &amp;quot;competitiveness,&amp;quot; arguing basically that the U.S. needs to step up its game in education, innovation and infrastructure, according to the HuffingtonPost.com, to remain competitive with the rest of the world. Americans are very concerned about the direction the U.S. is going, especially as countries like China, Brazil and India seem to be playing increasingly strong roles in world affairs. If Obama does use competitiveness as his theme, he won&amp;#039;t be the first president to do so. But the question is what does that mean? What does it mean for the American economy and infrastructure, sure, but more importantly what does that mean in the daily lives of Americans who already feel like they are pushing themselves to the maximum? We shall see what Obama has to say, but I plan on watching, will you? The state of the union will be aired tonight, January 25, 2011 at 9 p.m. EST. - Alexandra Gekas, Associate Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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