From left, Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., listen as President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2012.

( (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) / January 24, 2012 )

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