Obama's State Of The Union Speech To Include Flight 253 Reference

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President Obama's first State of the Union address will touch on the Flight 253 incident, White House aides say.

Obama has been meeting with advisers and his speechwriting team for weeks to craft the speech. Even though he addressed Congress last winter, it will be his first official State of the Union.

It was expected that deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility would be major focus points in the speech, along with health care. The White House is aiming to schedule the address for after the final health care bill passes Congress and heads to Obama's desk.

But today reporters asked White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton if Flight 253 would consume the speech.
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