Obama's State of the Union

Declaring “I don’t quit,”’ an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with a new burst of stimulus spending. Despite stinging setbacks, he said he would not abandon ambitious plans for longer-term fixes to health care, energy, education and more.

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UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 1, 2010

President Barack Obama greets Defense Secretary Robert Gates on his way to deliver his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
Members of the New Hampshire Young Democrats watch President Barack Obama give his State of the Union address, at Martha's Exchange in Nashua, N.H., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
President Barack Obama walks down the center aisle greeting members of Congress on his way to deliver his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 27, 2010. At right is Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
From left, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., and House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.