taxes. >> but for far too long, lobbyists have rigged the tax code with loopholes that let some corporations pay nothing while others pay full freight. >> ifill: and of his plan to raise the minimum wage. >> if you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, try it. if not, vote to give millions of

night's address to congress and the nation and on the president's declaration that years of recession and war are finally over. >> it has been, and still is, a hard time for many, but tonight, we turn the page. >> ifill: and for mr. obama turning that page means pushing a newly assertive agenda despite last fall's democratic losses. the agenda includes first-time proposals, such as: