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N.C. Congressional Members Respond To The State of The Union

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President Obama gave his final State of the Union address last night. He outlined his vision for the coming year and detailed what he sees as the biggest challenges for the nation moving forward.

Host Frank Stasio gets a recap and analysis from Geoff Bennett, Washington reporter for Time Warner Cable News, and Political Junkie Ken Rudin.

He also gets reaction from members of the North Carolina congressional delegation including: Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st; Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-2nd; Rep. Walter Jones, R-3rd; Rep. David Price, D-4th; Rep. Mark Walker, R-6th ; Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-9th; Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th; Rep. Alma Adams, D-12th.

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Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.
Will Michaels is WUNC's Weekend Host and Reporter.
Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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