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Obama tells nation U.S. must reclaim values of fairness to all
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pledging an economic revival that will work for everyone and not just the rich, declaring “the defining issue of our time” is the endangered promise of the American dream. He used his State of the Union address last night to draw a battle line with Republicans over how to avoid a nation of haves and have-nots.In excerpts of his speech, Obama attacked income inequality and offered an economic agenda built upon boosting manufacturing, energy and education. He called for requiring the rich to pay more in taxes and try to appeal to the independent voters and frustrated masses whose support he needs to keep his job.Obama made his pitch to a bitterly divided Congress and to a country underwhelmed by his handling of the economy.