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Certainly a big opportunity for the president but fully aware in the white house, a lot of challenges ahead as well, jenna. >> certainly not challenges for a father. nice to see the first family, ed, and how much the girls have grown up over the last four years. what we're looking at for the president tomorrow besides the hair styles and what everybody is wearing at the inauguration is what is he going to say? what will be the address to the nation tomorrow? you mentioned some policy challenges ahead. what are you hearing about tomorrow's address and how that might set the table, if you will, ...

reality in the republican race. a few things are obvious. mitt romney for example is the clear and undisputed frontrunner but a front run where giant question marks. ten states voted last night and romney won six including the big contested battle ground of ohio. the math now very much on his side. romney's 429 delegates are more than all of his three rivals combined. and they put him almost 40% of the way to the magic number required to clinch the nomination. 23 states have now weighed in on the republican race. and romney has won a come bind 3.2 million votes or 39%. rick santorum ...

"the new york times" writes "after two years in which his response to the economic crisis and his push for the health care bill defined him to many he's seeking to recast himself as a more business pragmatic progressive." dick, i don't buy it. even if he uttered the words that clinton uttered, that you fed him. i don't think he's able to pull it off. >> clinton backed up his words with policy. he balanced the budget. he reformed welfare. he toughened the sentences on crime. what is going to happen this year with obama, this is going to be the most important legislative year in recent history. ...

"the new york times" writes "after two years in which his response to the economic crisis and his push for the health care bill defined him to many he's seeking to recast himself as a more business pragmatic progressive." dick, i don't buy it. even if he uttered the words that clinton uttered, that you fed him. i don't think he's able to pull it off. >> clinton backed up his words with policy. he balanced the budget. he reformed welfare. he toughened the sentences on crime. what is going to happen this year with obama, this is going to be the most important legislative year in recent history. ...

Lend more to small businesses. >> making credit availability to sound businesses should be front and center among the current policy challenges. >> the banks say the problem is not tight money. they say there is less demand for loans and the business leaders say there is less demand for what they are selling. and they believe that's because people still aren't sure that things are headed back to normal. bret? >> bret: wendell goler, live on the north lawn. thank you. you heard the chairman ben bernanke say the fed may take steps to help the small businesses get loan and the president debt comm...