At the very beginning of his final State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama promised this speech would be shorter than previous ones.
"I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa," Obama said, to laughter and applause. "I've been there. I'll be shaking hands afterwards if you want some tips."
Obama defeated John Edwards and Hillary Clinton to win the all important first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses in 2008.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) were the only presidential candidates in Washington for the speech.
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