In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.
The entire selection process of the IOC chairman was shrouded in mediocrity and mystery.
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Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata.