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CNN‘s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union and wants to answer all of your questions! Send any curiosities or questions you may have to SOTU for Jake’s insight. Way to go Jake! CNN’s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union — …

Jake Tapper, host of CNN’s The Lead and State of the Union pays homage to his professional roots at Roll Call, where he worked as a cartoonist and depicted some pretty comical scenes on “Capital Hell”. For Roll Call’s 60th anniversary today, Tapper gifted his alma mater with this — and we …

1. If Todd Akin gets the slice of king cake with the baby he will ask where the stork went. 2. Joe Biden will flash John Boehner and become outraged when all he receives is a flag pin. 3. You just can’t hang enough beads from the House Gallery. Or Nancy Pelosi’s neck. 4. Obama’s tableau will block the view of VP Biden and John Boehner. And let’s be real, everyone watches for a) Joe’s smile or b) Boehner’s tears. 5. While crazy hats are encouraged on Bourbon Street, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee still won’t fit in.

Luckily there’s never a run on liquor in our nation’s capitol, espeically on a day like today where the media has officially established that the State of the Union about drinking. The Hungry Lobbyist was kind enough to compile a list of all the ways you can get shwasty tonight …

GOP member taking the night off [ok] Rustico’s Beer Academy [happy tasting] Sen. Kerry is tougher than you [bruised face] Secret of the Republican hair helmet [Gawker] State of the Union road closures [be prepared] By Tim Birch

Daniel Hernandez, Giffords Intern, To Attend State Of The Union An intern who cared for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head and the family of a 9-year-old girl who was the youngest of six people killed in the same shooting will sit with first lady …

It’s the end of January, and you know what that means. It’s time to get together with your friends, crack open some beers, and gather around the TV. It’s time to laugh and cry and shout obscenities. That’s right people, it’s the 2011 State of the Union address! ClotureClub.com has …

The President’s State of the Union (SOTU) address is one of the most important days of the year for DC political wonks. It’s an opportunity to hear from the President on his agenda, and an attempt to rally members of both Chambers to get along and do what’s best for …

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And just hours before POTUS drops by for a little chat, too.  Bummer. By the way, that air freshener?  Earmark.

Pershing: SOTU Expectations Low on the Hill “I pretty much have lost hope, but the good news tonight is that it’s his last speech,” said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).