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On this week?s Slate Political Gabfest, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz discuss President Obama's State of the Union address, the lessons aging politicians might learn from Pope Benedict?s surprise retirement, and the president?s emphasis on new directions for education reform?including universal(ish) preschool.

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