Obama faces five big questions in State of the Union address

By Brian Hughes

Published January 24, 2014 5:00am ET

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Obama faces five big questions in State of the Union address — The president has framed 2014 as a âyear of action,â vowing to unleash a wave of executive orders to jump-start the economy and advance an unabashedly progressive agenda. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) | Scott Olson

Seeking a fresh start after five years in office, President Obama hopes to use his biggest speech of 2014 to put the worst stretch of his presidency behind him.

The symbolism of the address is likely to overshadow its policy implications — a commander in chief looking to re-establish his authority and shake off notions that he’s already approaching lame-duck status.

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