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Stops in different places to announce a series of policy initiatives and executive actions when he gives the annual address to congress. Along them are lower mortgage premiums Free Community college and paid sick leave. The overarching theme is to focus on the middle class to make sure that the recovery touches all americans. And as part of that. We saw them roll out over the weekend a 320 billion excuse me tax increase on the wealthiest americans to pay for 175 billion tax cut for middle class ...

>> foundation gives awards for the books in the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature categories. we are now joined by the executive director of the national book foundation, harold why did the national book awards start? >> they started in 1980. i think they felt the other awards were not sufficient to get at the literary nature. in 1950, and been going ever since. giving awards to the best literature in america. >> who are members? >> well, they are not members. t...