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Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep and NPR reporters give a "close read" of President Obama's State of the Union speech. In some cases they are checking facts. In others, they are asking what some parts of the speech really mean.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio delivered the Republican reply to the State of the Union. He needed a drink of water but the bottle was out of reach. While his speech was being broadcast, the senator ducked down, reached off screen, found the bottle, sipped it and resumed. Twitter went crazy.

As investigators work to determine whether the charred body inside a California mountain cabin is that of former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, dramatic reports are emerging about what authorities hope were the last hours of the massive manhunt for the accused killer.

The Florida senator has joined in the joking about his big stretch for a big drink as he was giving the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.

What's said and written about a State of the Union address on the morning after can determine what's most remembered. Headline writers have zeroed in on the president's talk about lifting the middle class, getting the economy moving and new gun laws.

Hear eighth blackbird play Grammy winning music by Stephen Hartke. And the hosts of Deceptive Cadence team up to examine the classical winners at the 55th Grammy Awards, from two very belated Lifetime Achievement honors to the nonsense of the "Classical Compendium" category.

Jessica Harris talks to Thomas Keller, founder of Thomas Keller Restaurant Group about how to launched his collection of restaurants. He started the Michelin star-awarded restaurants French Laundry and Per Se.Harris also speaks with Jim Barton, co-founder of Tivo.

Beneath The xx's tightly controlled image-making lays music that's raw and vulnerable; shy, worried tentativeness is wired into a sound that shimmers powerfully, but remains as fragile and delicate as a soap bubble.

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we take a break from between two slices of bread, and try a drink on Taco Bell's breakfast menu. It combines Mountain Dew, orange juice, and profound personal sacrifice.

We received dozens of great entries in our National Pet Radio contest, and now it's time to vote on the winners. Check out the finalists and vote on your favorite by Sunday, Feb. 17, at 11:59 PM (ET).