• WASHINGTON: Ben Bernanke is seeking confirmation as Fed chairman before his term ends next Sunday. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us if the Senate will play politics with the nomination.
• SPORTS: After yesterday's NFL conference championships, we now know who's going to the superbowl: The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the game.
• YOUR STATE OF THE UNION: President Obama gives his first ever State of the Union speech this Wednesday. All week, we're asking listeners and guests for their own version — preferably in six words. We hear some submissions we've been getting so far.

In this corner, we have Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke lowering interest to historic lows and in this corner we have the faltering OPEC drastically cutting oil production. Meanwhile, the consumer price index hit a record decline. Not sure how this will pan out? We've got Javier Blas of the Financial Times and Kelly Evans of the Wall Street Journal to coach John and Adaora into the next round of financial right hooks.

Zip. Zilch. Nada. Goose-Egg. The result of a series of meetings the Fed is holding this week may result in Chairman Ben Bernanke lowering the interest rate to 0%. But what is a Fed Chairman to do when there are longer rates to cut? How do you keep the economy rolling and have we ever seen this before? Joining The Takeaway to discuss this brave new world is Vincent Reinhart, the former director of monetary affairs for the Federal Reserve and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.