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FOX News Channel Coverage:State of the Union Address

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Join FOX News Channel for the latest on the State of the Union address. What will the president say? What impact will this have on you? And what do our political experts think? Get the fair and balanced perspective.

Don't miss the special coverage:

8pm - 9pm ET -- O'Reilly Factor
Bill O'Reilly gives you a behind the scenes look at the State of the Union address

9pm - 11pm ET -- State of the Union address and the Democratic rebuttal
Brit Hume asks our political experts for their take on the speeches

11pm ET -- Hannity & Colmes
Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes give us their takes on the presidential plans

12am ET -- On the Record with Greta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren goes straight to the sources for the answers

1am - 3am ET -- State of the Union address and the Democratic rebuttal (encore presentation)
Brit Hume asks our political experts for their take on the speeches

What will the president say? We give you a preview:
President Bush intends to make four major points when he addresses Congress:
• To protect America from "terrorist groups and outlaw regimes"
• To strengthen the U.S. economy
• To improve the elderly's access to affordable health care
• To encourage compassion

Plus, the president will use the speech to brace the country for the possibility of war with Iraq. Will he make the case? We report and you decide!

And you can become a State of the Union wiz. Check out these FOX Fast Facts:
1. When was the term "State of the Union" first used?
2. Who was the first president to give his address in February?
3. What is the formal basis for the State of the Union address?
4. Why was President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address for 1986 rescheduled?
5. Who delivered the longest address?

Answers:
1. Jan. 6, 1941 (Before then, the messages/addresses were simply called "annual messages")
2. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
3. U.S. Constitution in Article II, Section 3, Clause 1
4. The Challenger disaster took place earlier that day
5. President Harry Truman, 1946, more than 25,000 words