Obama Showed A Deft Hand With Speech. Why Not With Congress? Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Obama Showed A Deft Hand With Speech. Why Not With Congress? ANALYSIS: The president was brisk and confident during last night's State of the Union address. He also managed to avoid a remarkable array of issues that could have proved problematic. But he hasn't been nearly as adept at the less-dramatic business of dealing with Congress and the media. Read this story Decrying Washington Stalemate, Obama Calls For 'Year Of Action' In his State of the Union address, President Obama challenged Congress to overhaul immigration laws and increase the federal minimum wage. Read this story 5 Things We Learned From The President's Speech Much of what was in President Obama's fifth State of the Union address was signaled in the days leading into the speech. Even so, there were a few revealing moments. Read this story On The Plains, The Rush For Oil Has Changed Everything Rough-and-tumble towns have popped up in areas once dominated by sleepy farming hamlets. Black gold has brought big-money jobs, but housing is expensive, crime has spiked, and water is running out. Read this story 'Rush Hour From Hell' Drags On In Icy Southern Cities In Atlanta, Birmingham and other places, people who got on the roads Tuesday afternoon still weren't home Wednesday. At many schools, students and teachers slept overnight on wrestling mats and classroom carpets. Forecasters got it wrong — the storm hit further north than they expected. Read this story more news stories

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