Six things we learned from the State of the Union

In his fifth State of the Union address, Obama emphasized healthcare, economic fairness and new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy with bipartisan cooperation.

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By Carrie Dann, NBC News

President Barack Obama may have made sweeping statements about his unfinished agenda on Tuesday night, but, when it came to specifics, the president used a scalpel rather than an axe when delivering his State of the Union message.
The president put forward a series of relatively modest policy proposals that offered plenty for Democrats, but suggested little in the way of legacy-making ambitions. And he pulled some punches when it came to big ticket items like immigration and voting rights.
Here are six takeaways from the big night: Show more