Invited address guests make symbolic statements
From: The Washington Times | January 28, 2010
Not all of a president's political statements in the State of the Union address are made from the podium. Often, the seating arrangement in the visitors' gallery where the president's spouse sits also makes a significant statement. And President Obama's address Wednesday night is no exception. The guest list for his first State of the Union address provides a rough outline of what he will tell Congress about ongoing wars and an economic crisis that is slowing but hardly over. Stories of success and struggle are scattered throughout the guest list, from businesses started by immigrants in Massachusetts to families ...
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