WASHINGTON, DC- Jan. 25: Front row: Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. In the wake of the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), there has been a push for lawmakers to break from the tradition of partisan seating at the State of Union address. In the back row are Rep. Jane...
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WASHINGTON, DC- Jan. 25: Front row: Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. In the wake of the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), there has been a push for lawmakers to break from the tradition of partisan seating at the State of Union address. In the back row are Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly)
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