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The pageantry of the State of The Union address is carefully orchestrated ? President George W. Bush standing before a full House chamber acknowledging the applause. What the national audience doesn?t see is the mayhem unfolding just a few short feet away outside the chamber. Benjamin Shaw was in the thick of it on Capitol Hill.
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The pageantry of the State of The Union address is carefully orchestrated ? President George W. Bush standing before a full House chamber acknowledging the applause. What the national audience doesn?t see is the mayhem unfolding just a few short feet away outside the chamber. Benjamin Shaw was in the thick of it on Capitol Hill.
Security is high tonight in the capitol. Streets around the building are closed. Dogs sweep the area sniffing for explosives and men in what look like space suits from the movie 2001 huddle in a back room readying for the worst.
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Getting into the Capitol is never easy, but on the night of the State of the Union Address the building becomes a fortress.
One room inside the stronghold becomes the nerve center ? at least for the press and lawmakers trying to get their own messages out to the nation....
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Review of Backstage At The State of the Union-2007
Tales From the Crypt? Men in what look like spacesuits, a stronghold, eerie echoes, basements, black outfits, total darkness...and talking points.
Ben Shaw lets us hear the bustling "political red carpet" before, during and after the State of the Union. This is an interesting, informal look at one of the most formal political events. An enjoyable listen.