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PHOTOS: Best Pictures From SOTU Past

By Bill Clark, Meredith Dake-O'Connor and Tom Williams
Posted January 27, 2014 at 2:48pm

Check out some of the best moments from previous State of the Union addresses captured by CQ Roll Call photographers.


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