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The Company Memo: Monday, February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world Monday morning when he announced that he will step down at the end of the month.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the midnight Christmas mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 25, 2012 at the Vatican. (Photo by Guido Marzilla/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the midnight Christmas mass at St. Peter's Basilica on December 25, 2012 at the Vatican.

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world Monday morning when he announced that he will step down at the end of the month. He is the first pontiff to abdicate in nearly 600 years. We'll talk with Father Anthony Figeiredo, NBC Rome Bureau Chief Claudio Lavagna, and Bishop Gregory Mansour.

Jobs, the economy, and rebuilding the middle class: Reports are beginning to surface about what themes President Obama will choose to focus on in his State of the Union Address Tuesday.

Republican strategist and former Huckabee  campaign manager Chip Saltsman and democratic strategist and pollster Margie Omero join us to talk about advances in the Senate for oversight of armed drone strikes.

Plus, Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project stops by the Jansing & Co. set to talk about his piece in the Sunday New York Times, "Relax! You'll be more productive."