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President Barack Obama, in advance excerpts of his State of the Union address released by the White House: " Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. ... [W]e have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust – deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve."
