Terrorism Casts Shadow on Obama's Speech to Congress

President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver his annual State of the Union address at a time of heightened vigilance in Washington and beyond following terrorist attacks in France. The ceremonial pageantry of Tuesday’s presidential speech before a joint session of Congress comes against a backdrop of ramped-up security on both sides of the Atlantic.   In recent days, there have been a shoot-out in Belgium, police raids in Germany, arrests in Greece, and stepped-up security...

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