Obama's State of the Union Address Gets Mixed Reviews in Md.

By Ben Giles & Zettler Clay IV
Maryland Newsline
Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- On and around the University of Maryland, College Park's campus, people gave mixed reviews to the president's first State of the Union address. President Obama's attempt to refocus his agenda and better explain himself to the American public resonated with some, but left others wanting more.

Is President Obama's agenda more clear to you following his State of the Union address?

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How have your feelings or opinions of Obama changed during the first year of his presidency?

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What for you was the most important point in the president's refocused agenda, or what question do you still have?

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Will members of Congress be able to work together, and with the president, to fulfill Obama's agenda in coming years?

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>>> Learn more about the interview subjects:

	Stephen Yoder, 33, is a doctoral student studying government and politics at the University of Maryland. He is originally from Pittsburgh, Pa.		Todd Gentilcore, 21, is an English major at the University of Maryland from Annapolis, Md.		Annie Pi, 19, is a freshman English and marketing major. Born in Canada, she moved to Montgomery County when she was 8.
	Toby Hlad, 31, is a master's student studying leadership and ethics at the University of Maryland. He is originally from Fort Thomas, Ky.		Amarildo Damata, 42, is a resident of College Park.		Tripp Kramer, 21, is a junior studying English at the University of Maryland. Kramer is from Baltimore.

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