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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12:  President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill January 12, 2016 in Washington, D.C.  In his final State of the Union, President Obama reflected on the past seven years in office and spoke on topics including climate change, gun control, immigration and income inequality. (Photo by Evan Vucci/Pool/Getty Images)

    State of the Union fact check

    By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent
    The state of the union is strong, according to President Barack Obama. The state of some of the President's facts, however, aren't as solid. As part of a partnership with FactCheck.org, CNN's Jake Tapper looks at four of the President's claims.
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    American sailors told by Iranian captors to 'act happy'

    By Barbara Starr and Tom LoBianco, CNN
    The 10 U.S. Navy sailors held by Iran were told by their captors to "act happy" while they were being videotaped during their detention, according to a U.S. defense official with access to the latest information about the debriefing of the sailors.
    US Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a joint briefing with British Defence Minister Michael Fallon at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on December 11, 2015.

    Carter plan to bring Gitmo detainees to U.S.

    Mary Kay Mallonee
    Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday he is readying a plan for President Barack Obama that would house some remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees in a secure facility in the U.S.

    Photographer presents wounded veterans in a new light

    By Barbara Starr, CNN; Video by Gabe Ramirez, CNN
    Michael Stokes is showing the world a very different view of America's wounded veterans.
    His no-holds-barred photography has captured dozens of young wounded vets in ways the public is not used to seeing them: fit, happy and proud to show themselves.
    What is Special Ops?

    Behind the scenes with Special Ops commander

    By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
    Some days Special Operations missions in international hotspots end in success and accolades, as when SEAL Team Six took out Osama bin Laden. These are the missions that tend to be memorialized by Hollywood scriptwriters and shape the image of Special Ops forces in the minds of Americans.

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