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Lofty new rhetoric for a familiar message.

Hello again, I'm Warren Olney, and this is To the Point.

The president who's picked so many fights with so many people told Congress

last night it's time for a change. The time for trivial fights is behind us. Even some never

Trump holdouts were impressed, but the bar was low for supporters who only hoped their president

would act presidential. The consensus is that he did, but without explaining how ambitious

plans can be paid for or how to resolve conflicts with his own party in Congress.

Has teleprompter Trump replaced Twitter Trump for the long term or just for a one-night stand?

On our talking point later, Snapchat and billions in expected investments for disappearing messages.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon-A-Lony. Back with To The Point. A platform based on disappearing messages may be worth billions of dollars.

Tomorrow, the parent company of Snapchat makes its initial public offering.

That's our talking point at the end of this program. But first, this news update. President Trump may have had a familiar message last night in his first address to a joint meeting of

Congress, but his tone and his delivery were something new. Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. Every problem

can be solved and every hurting family can find healing and hope. Our citizens deserve this

and so much more. So why not join forces and finally get the job done and get it done right?

Julie Bikowitz is a White House correspondent for the Associated Press. Thanks so much for joining us.

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