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State of the Union Preview: Back to Bush's Agenda

By Brian Naylor, Robert Siegel

Published January 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union address Monday night, seeking to steer attention back to his administration as the economy sputters and the 2008 presidential campaign reaches a fever pitch.

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Brian Naylor

NPR News' Brian Naylor is a correspondent on the Washington Desk. In this role, he covers politics and federal agencies.

Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.