Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address to call for passage of his tax rebate package and patience in Iraq.
AP - President Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged the nation Monday night to persevere against gnawing fears of recession and stay patient with the long, grinding war in Iraq. He pressed Congress to quickly pass a plan to rescue the economy.
AP - Democrats in the midst of their own roiling presidential nomination fight followed President Bush's State of the Union address not so much with a response as with their own theme of bipartisan cooperation.
AP - Summoning memories of his brother the slain president, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy led two generations of the First Family of Democratic politics Monday in endorsing Barack Obama for the White House, declaring, "I feel change is in the air."
• Bush urges passage of economic stimulus plan -- as is, without costly additions • Make tax cuts permanent, Bush also says • President says he will issue executive order aimed at defeating pork-barrel "earmarks" • "Surge" in Iraq working, Bush says in his final State of the Union address
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius urged President Bush and congressional Republicans to join Democrats "to transform America" Monday in her party's response to the president's final State of the Union address.
Republicans have battled fiercely for votes in the critical Florida primary, as Democrats have largely ignored the state after national leadership said it would not seat Florida's delegates because of a squabble over scheduling.