STATE OF THE UNION: ''OPEN SEATING......"

Need a 'date' for the STATE OF THE UNION?

Oldcatman
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****Got A Date? Mixed Seating At State Of Union.
(Poll Showed Public Wants Parties To Sit Together.)

WASHINGTON -- Civility or just silly, the push to mix Republicans and Democrats through the audience of President Barack Obama's televised State of the Union address spread across Capitol Hill on Monday, fueled by signals that Americans want to see more cooperation among the nation's leaders.

Hatched last week by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., the idea caught fire over the weekend after a poll showed a big majority of the public wanting lawmakers of both parties to sit together at the presidential address. A spirited round of private phone calls and e-mails among lawmakers followed, and by Monday at least five dozen House members and senators had announced they had bipartisan dates for the big dance.

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