/*Job growth*/ and American competitiveness will likely dominate the speech, tempered with the need to start bringing down the country's mountain of debt. The president is also expected to vigorously defend his /*healthcare*/ overhaul, which is now under attack by /*Republicans*/.
In addition, /*President Obama*/ may further explain the troop buildup in /*Afghanistan*/ after thousands of soldiers withdrew from /*Iraq*/.
Guests include Daniel Hernandez, an intern to Representative /*Gabrielle Giffords*/ who aided the congresswoman after she was shot in the head during a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The family of 9-year-old /*Christina Taylor Green*/, who was killed during the shooting, will sit with First Lady /*Michelle Obama*/. Giffords' office also said her Arizona doctors planned to attend the annual address.
