By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is expected to prod Congress to take steps to spur the economy, in a State of the Union address that is also set to include immigration, gun control, climate change and education as key themes. Live: State of the Union Stream Capital Journal: Economic Anxiety Shadows State of the Union His speech Tuesday before a joint session of Congress—scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.—comes as unemployment remains stubbornly high and as deep divides in Washington over government spending, debts and deficits threaten to pull the fragile economy back into a recession. The speech is seen as a continuation of his second inaugural address, in which the...
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