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Ray Meyer, Annica Trotter and Brian and Jennifer Barfield all were looking for work in 2011. Six years later, they are in different places and have different opinions on what they hope President Trump will say during Tuesday night's address. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption

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What 4 Voters Want To Hear From President Trump In His Address

Three voted for Trump, one did not. The St. Louis residents all battled to come back from job losses in the wake of the Great Recession, and that experience shaped their view of the new president.

Steve Pound, MP, pictured at the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race 2017. Pancake races are a Shrove Tuesday tradition in England dating back centuries. Oliver Dixon / Imagewise hide caption

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The British Celebrate Pancake Day With Sweet Races

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The billboard being debated sits off Business 40 Westbound outside Winston-Salem, N.C. Paul Garber/WFDD hide caption

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Billboard About Gender Roles Sparks Debate, Protest In North Carolina

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The program BAM (Becoming a Man) works with teenagers and uses cognitive behavior therapy to reduce violence in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Chicago Leaders Use Cognitive Behavorial Therapy To Combat Violent Crime

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California is looking into ways to reduce the use of gas-powered lawn and gardening equipment because they will soon surpass cars as the biggest polluters in the state. stoncelli/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption

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California Weighs Tougher Emissions Rules For Gas-Powered Garden Equipment

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Tank and the Bangas won this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Gus Bennett Jr./Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Meet Tank And The Bangas, Winner Of The 2017 Tiny Desk Contest

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Ray Meyer, Annica Trotter and Brian and Jennifer Barfield all were looking for work in 2011. Six years later, they are in different places and have different opinions on what they hope President Trump will say during Tuesday night's address. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption

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What 4 Voters Want To Hear From President Trump In His Address

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House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talk with reporters outside the White House on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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GOP Looks To Trump's Address To Rally Lawmakers Around An Obamacare Strategy

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Dr. C. David Molina reviewing medical records in the 1980s. He was a doctor first, then a health insurer. Courtesy of Molina Healthcare hide caption

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This CEO's Small Insurance Firm Mostly Turned A Profit Under Obamacare. Here's How

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U.S. lawmakers are once again weighing changes to the popular but troubled H-1B work visa. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Trump May Weigh In On H-1B Visas, But Major Reform Depends On Congress

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Randy Weston's latest album, The African Nubian Suite, continues a 60-year-commitment to bridging cultures through music. Ariane Smolderen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Even As A Musical Ambassador For The U.S., Randy Weston Has Always Played For Africa

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