First Takes on Obama’s Speech

TIME: "He spoke of the whole country as a single team, evoking the patriotic spirit that has taken the nation back from the brink of collapse before."

WashPost: "Five weeks into an administration already marked by dramatic highs and lows, President Obama sounded a note of hope at a time of crisis...."

NY Times: Obama "urged the nation on Tuesday to see the economic crisis as reason to raise its ambitions...."

AP: Obama "summoned politicians and public alike... (to embrace) shared sacrifice and costly new endeavors...."

WSJ: Speech was "aimed at building realistic hope for an economic turnaround...."