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It's been a challenging week for President Obama with foreign policy setbacks in Japan, Vladimir Putin holding firm at the Ukraine border, and Mideast peace talks on hold. White House deputy national secuirty adviser Tony Blinken joins us live. Then, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sticking points with the Palestinians, plus Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the other wrinkles in the President's foreign policy agenda. Our political panel of Matt Bai, S.E. Cupp, and L.Z. Granderson on Boehner's 'OOOOO's' of immigration reform, Democrats running toward ObamaCare, and some conservatives backing away from the anti-government hero in Nevada. Go to CNN.com/SOTU for PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi's response to Netanyahu.

Dozens are dead are many more are wounded in the crisis that has pitted those who support the new government in Kiev and those who want to break away from Ukraine. An exclusive interview with the United States Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, live from Kiev. Plus, Candy talks to Senator Ron Johnson and Congressman Eliot Engel both have recent trips to Ukraine under their belts. April is the strongest month for job growth in two years, but fewer Americans are joining the labor force and fewer people report they're employed. Seizing on a theme for the midterm elections, Stephen Moore, Mark Zandi, and Annie Lowrey talk to Candy about how this impacts democrats this election cycle. And finally, Donna Brazile, Ana Navarro, and Gwen Ifill on race issues, the scandal offensive against the Obama administration, and mainstream Republicans fighting back in North Carolina.