President Obama hugs retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union. Giffords announced over the weekend that she would step down to focus on recovery from her gunshot wound a year ago. (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)
First Lady Michelle Obama gets a round of applause. With her are, front row from left: Adm. William McRaven, Jackie Bray, retired Capt. Mark Kelly and Jill Biden. Second row from left: Bruce Cochrane, Eric Schneiderman, Juan Jose Redin, Debbie Bosanek, Laurene Powell Jobs and Alicia Boler-Davis. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
Members of Congress read along with President Obama’s State of the Union remarks. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
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President Obama is greeted on the floor of Congress before beginning his State of the Union address. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
Cabinet members applaud President Obama. From left: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, outgoing White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
