PHOTO GALLERY: Obama gives State of the Union address

By The Associated Press

February 12, 2013 | 9:52 p.m. CST

President Barack Obama urged the GOP to back his plans in the State of the Union address Tuesday during a joint session of Congress in Washington.

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President John Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, smiles as he gives his State of the Union address Tuesday night. | Charles Dharapak/The Associated Press

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in Washington. | J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press

President Barack Obama gestures toward Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio before giving his State of the Union address Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. | Charles Dharapak/The Associated Press