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Who Will Obama Go After in the State of the Union Address? -- VIDEO

Updated: June 2, 2012 | 12:09 a.m.
January 24, 2012 | 6:39 a.m.

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of congress on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. (Chet Susslin)

In his first State of the Union address in 2010, President Obama broke with precedent and criticized the Supreme Court over its decision in Citizens United.

When he addressed a joint session of Congress in September 2011, Obama took Congress to task over jobs legislation. Even Democrats thought he was painting them into a corner.

As the president prepares to take the national stage once again, who is he planning to target?

National Journal Daily editor Matthew Cooper gives his prediction:

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