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President Barack Oba-ma issued a sweepingchallenge to Congress andthe American peopleTuesday night to do morefor the poor and middleclass and to end the nastypartisan political fightthat has characterized hissix years in office.

The president issued abroadly optimistic reportabout the country in hisState of the Union addressto Congress, which is nowdominated by oppositionRepublicans in bothchambers. He spoke ofmillions of new jobs creat-ed, modestly rising wagesand a stock market thathas soared.

Obama pledged towork with Republicans,but he showed few signsof curtailing his own plansto meet GOP priorities.

Instead, the presidentin his hourlong addressvowed to use his veto pento strike down Republicanefforts to dismantle hissignature accomplish-ments, including hishealth-care and financial-reform laws.

“We can’t put the secu-rity of families at risk bytaking away their healthinsurance or unravelingthe new rules on WallStreet or refighting pastbattles on immigrationwhen we’ve got a systemto fix,” Obama said.

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Inside: Sinema attendsspeech with parents whobecame veterans-careadvocates after son’s suicide.A16

STATE OF THE UNION

APPresident Barack Obama’saddress touted a resurgenteconomy and floated biggoals, including new aid forcollege and child care.

Obama:Boostmiddleclass

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AZCENTRAL SPORTS

The Coyotes head into the All-Starbreak with a 6-1 loss to the ChicagoBlackhawks, their sixth straightdefeat. One bright spot: Lucas Lessioscores his first career NHL goal. C1

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Bus strike averted: Afteran all-night bargainingsession, union officials andrepresentatives of the FirstTransit company agree ona three-year contract,heading off the specter ofa work stoppage duringSuper Bowl Week. A3

Sedona-area prehistoricsite vandalized: Authori-ties release a photo ofthree people who wereseen near a prehistoricarchaeological site thatwas vandalized nearSedona last month andare seeking them forquestioning about thedamage. A15

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Valley leaders have gushed about the coming of Super BowlXLIX for years — but on Tuesday the reality hit. Streets startedclosing.

In one week, Verizon Super Bowl Central will open in downtownPhoenix, sprawling over 12 blocks and attracting about a millionpeople, if expectations are correct. That means crowds, beer gar-dens, performers and more will land at the doorsteps of hundreds ofoffices trying to conduct business as usual.

City staff members believe Phoenix is ready. And no, they say,you shouldn’t head for the hills.

TOM TINGLE/THE REPUBLICJoseph Harris, 15, photographs his mother, Willye Harris, by a Super Bowl sculpture in downtown Phoenix.Officials say they are ready for about a million people to descend on the area for Verizon Super Bowl Central.

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» In a nod to fantasyleagues, Pro Bowlerswill be split into twoteams tonight in a

“draft.” C1» A collection on loanfrom the Pro Football

Hall of Fame, includinga replica of the VinceLombardi Trophy, de-buts this week. A11

» Continuously updatedcoverage: azcentral.com/super-bowl.

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Rare cars all but flewoff the lots last week, withnearly $300 million insales at vintage-auto auc-tions in Scottsdale andaround the Valley.

The results continuedwhat has been a strongstretch for rare cars,which have benefitedfrom greater affluenceamong the rich as upscaleinvestors seek to spreadtheir wealth among dif-ferent investment areas.

Six auction firms gen-erated $292.8 million insales at events this montharound metro Phoenix, ac-cording to Hagerty, arare-vehicle insuranceand research company inTraverse City, Mich.Overall, 2,532 vehicleschanged hands at an aver-age price of $115,729.

The overall figure wasan increase of about 18percent compared with$248.6 million in sales atthe Scottsdale/Phoenixauctions a year earlier,when 2,321 vehicleschanged ownership at anaverage price of $107,096,Hagerty reported.

Among auction firms,Barrett-Jackson reportedthe largest share, $131.9million in sales, movingjust under 1,600 vehiclesat an average price of$82,518.

“This year’s Scottsdaleauction was on a scale un-like anything in our 44-year history,” said CraigJackson, chairman andCEO of Barrett-Jackson,in a statement. “Fromsales and consignments toour ratings on Discoveryand Velocity, we smashedrecords at every level.”

After Barrett-Jackson,RM Auctions generated$63.7 million from 114 ve-hicles at an average priceof $558,775, according toHagerty. Gooding & Co.also sold 114 autos, at an

Growth of Januaryauctions continues

2015: $293 million in sales, $115,729 vehicleaverage.

2014:$249 million in sales,$107,096 vehicle average.

Salesof rareautosclimbValley auctionsbring in $293MRUSS WILESTHE REPUBLIC i AZCENTRAL.COM

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