barbra bush is backing mitt romney, but she toned down a recorded message on its behalf that criticized current president barack obama. >>> jobs and the economy expected to dominate the focus of the 2012 election and recent trends could be good news for president obama. economists surveyed by the associated press say the unemployment rate will solve down to around 8% by election day. industrial output jumped in january to its highest level in five years. consumer confidence is at its highest point of the year expefn the housing market is showing signs of turning around. however, only one of the 19 economists surveyed says president obama deserves a lot of credit for that turn around. >> the president held his first news conference of the year today and acknowledged all the positive economic news as of late, but called on congress to help americans in other ways. >> this congress should once and for all end tax breaks and use that money to reward companies that are creating jobs here in the united states. i put forward a proposal that does just that and there's no reason congress can sta