As he enters his seventh year at the nation’s helm, President Barack Obama put forward an agenda he said will strengthen national and global security.
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![President Barack Obama waves before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9eba395b-29ae-441a-8bce-126caf6cf18b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama waves before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2015.
![President Barack Obama greets members of Congress after delivering his State of the Union address, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/612f723e-0ef2-4f9c-9870-05a1060053e8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama greets members of Congress after delivering his State of the Union address, Jan. 20, 2015.
![First lady Michelle Obama acknowledges applause before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/094cdac7-b033-44d1-8871-614e855c96ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Michelle Obama acknowledges applause before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015.
![Alan Gross, who was recently released from prison in Cuba, acknowledges applause during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f5b80854-4fd8-4bb9-a731-14b7db2d58d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alan Gross, who was recently released from prison in Cuba, acknowledges applause during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, Jan. 20, 2015.