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and now president obama hopes that if everyone, if it really is a nato alliance strategy that nato will, they know members will say to themselves this our first out of area mission ever since the cold war. we can't afford to fail. >> woodruff: and finally, margaret, this trip to portugal is just shortly after the president made a two-week long trip to asia with mixed results. what does the white house want out of this trip? >> well, judy, they hope that this will be, it's a short trip, 20 hours here on the ground but that it will be a victory lap. as you said, in asia missed getting a south korean trade deal. got beat up at the g-20. the hope is here to demonstrate that president obama has to the been so weakened by the election results that he is weakened overseas. so today after briefing us, for example, on the missile defense agreement, one white house aidee said do you guys need if i sin nos for the word win? -- synonyms on the word win. >> i guess that tells the story. we'll talk to you over the weekend. >> brown: still to come on the newshour: a defense of u.s. monetary policy; a
and now president obama hopes that if everyone, if it really is a nato alliance strategy that nato will, they know members will say to themselves this our first out of area mission ever since the cold war. we can't afford to fail. >> woodruff: and finally, margaret, this trip to portugal is just shortly after the president made a two-week long trip to asia with mixed results. what does the white house want out of this trip? >> well, judy, they hope that this will be, it's a short...
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he's upset that nato and u.s. forces have been killing innocent civilians in the course of their operations albeit at lower numbers than it used to be. he's upset that soldiers are going into afghan homes and looking for taliban commanders and he's also, i think, in general just upset that there's so many troops in the afghan countryside on the roads, in people's houses. he's responding to the anger that he hears from afghan people. >> ifill: karzai also wants the coalition to stop so-called night raids: joint operations between coalition and afghan special operators. >> in the past eight months they've risen about six-fold. they do about 200 operations a month. generally they're going after high-value taliban or insurgent targets. they're trying to go into people's, you know, homes or find them wherever they are and capture and kill these guys and disrupt the network. >> ifill: the man in charge of that strategy is general david petraeus. the commander of nato and american forces in afghanistan. by all accounts,
he's upset that nato and u.s. forces have been killing innocent civilians in the course of their operations albeit at lower numbers than it used to be. he's upset that soldiers are going into afghan homes and looking for taliban commanders and he's also, i think, in general just upset that there's so many troops in the afghan countryside on the roads, in people's houses. he's responding to the anger that he hears from afghan people. >> ifill: karzai also wants the coalition to stop...
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. >> sreenivasan: nato forces in afghanistan sustained more casualties today. a bomb blast killed a soldier in the east and two other nato soldiers died sunday in insurgent attacks in the same region. meanwhile, the commander of nato's training mission in afghanistan warned he needs at least 900 more trainers in order for afghan security forces to take the lead in four years. 1,800 trainers are currently on the job. the first election in 20 years in myanmar forced thousands of refugees to flee the country as political violence escalated. sunday's vote was marred by widespread fraud allegations, and president obama said the government there was stealing an election. more than 15,000 refugees fled fighting between ethnic rebels and government troops along the border with thailand. myanmar has been ruled by the military almost continuously since 1962. a second journalist was attacked in russia today after writing about land development issues. today's attack followed the brutal saturday beating of journalist oleg kashin, who writes for the popular daily newspaper
. >> sreenivasan: nato forces in afghanistan sustained more casualties today. a bomb blast killed a soldier in the east and two other nato soldiers died sunday in insurgent attacks in the same region. meanwhile, the commander of nato's training mission in afghanistan warned he needs at least 900 more trainers in order for afghan security forces to take the lead in four years. 1,800 trainers are currently on the job. the first election in 20 years in myanmar forced thousands of refugees to...
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another nato member was killed in a separate attack in the east. and in the south, at least 15 suspected militants died in heavy fighting in the sangin district of helmand province. drama built in myanmar today, as supporters of the pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi awaited her release. her house arrest in the former burma officially expires saturday after seven years. we have a report narrated by paul davies of independent television news. >> reporter: the democracy movement has been crushed by the burmese military, but its followers have been gathering again around the home of the woman who still represents their hopes. aung san suu kyi has spent 15 of the last 20 years under house arrest. rumors that her release is imminent have drawn this crowd. a senior member of her party arrives and is mobbed. he confirms her latest period of detention expires at midnight, but as yet, there's no sign of her. "hopefully, tomorrow," he says. aung san suu kyi's american lawyer remains skeptical. >> historically, the regime has repeatedly said on various occ
another nato member was killed in a separate attack in the east. and in the south, at least 15 suspected militants died in heavy fighting in the sangin district of helmand province. drama built in myanmar today, as supporters of the pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi awaited her release. her house arrest in the former burma officially expires saturday after seven years. we have a report narrated by paul davies of independent television news. >> reporter: the democracy movement has been...
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russia has agreed to let nato troops take armored vehicles to afghanistan across its soil. the russian foreign minister announced the deal. the northern supply route will decrease reliance on routes through pakistan which have been volatile in recent months. it's all part of the thawing relationship between russia and nato, which includes combating the spread of drugs across central asia from afghanistan and participating in a european missile defense shield. more mexican troops and police are heading to the border zone next to texas to try and rein in drug violence. police said the goal is to reinforce government authority where there has been a split in two drug gangs, leading to a surge in violence. the new effort also aims to keep the two cartels from regrouping, after some of their key leaders were killed or captured. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: a little more than five years ago, tom delay was one of the most powerful lawmakers in washington. late yesterday, a texas jury found him guilty of laundering corporate money into
russia has agreed to let nato troops take armored vehicles to afghanistan across its soil. the russian foreign minister announced the deal. the northern supply route will decrease reliance on routes through pakistan which have been volatile in recent months. it's all part of the thawing relationship between russia and nato, which includes combating the spread of drugs across central asia from afghanistan and participating in a european missile defense shield. more mexican troops and police are...
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the nato forces have lost 612 killed so far this year. researchers have the first clear evidence that spiral c.t. scans can save heavy smokers who get lung cancer. the national cancer institute reported today on a study of 53,000 people. deaths were 20% lower among those who had the scans. the screening can spot growths that are too small to show up in a standard chest x-ray. but the cancer institute also warned the scans often give false positives. nasa got its latest close-up look at a comet today. the "deep impact" spacecraft was 13 million miles from earth and just over 400 miles from "comet hartley 2." rare, close-up pictures showed a mass of ice and rock about a mile and a half wide. the images showed jets of gas coming off the peanut-shaped body. "deep impact" fired a probe into a larger comet in 2005. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to health care reform, after tuesday's political storm. it was a heady, even historic moment last march when president obama signed his landmark heal
the nato forces have lost 612 killed so far this year. researchers have the first clear evidence that spiral c.t. scans can save heavy smokers who get lung cancer. the national cancer institute reported today on a study of 53,000 people. deaths were 20% lower among those who had the scans. the screening can spot growths that are too small to show up in a standard chest x-ray. but the cancer institute also warned the scans often give false positives. nasa got its latest close-up look at a comet...
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in afghanistan, new violence took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word onheir nationalities. meanwhile, several hundreds afghans protested in kabul over problems with september's parliamentary elections. the country's electoral commission has already thrown out nearly a quarter of the ballots over fraud concerns. final results have yet to be announced. more mail bombs exploded in athens, greece, today. two went off outside the russian and swiss embassies, and police found several more bombs around the city. there were no injuries reported. but police in germany intercepted another apparent bomb in the mailroom of chancellor angela merkel. it had a greek return address. separately, it was widely reported that u.s. officials tracked packages sent from yemen to chicago in september. they said it could have been a dry run for last friday's aborted cargo bomb attacks. an american-born radical cleric is now on trial in absentia in yemen. anwar al-awlaki has been linked to the fort hood shootings, the failed bombing of a plane over detroit las
in afghanistan, new violence took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word onheir nationalities. meanwhile, several hundreds afghans protested in kabul over problems with september's parliamentary elections. the country's electoral commission has already thrown out nearly a quarter of the ballots over fraud concerns. final results have yet to be announced. more mail bombs exploded in athens, greece, today. two went off outside the russian and swiss embassies, and police found...
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nato reported the deaths of two more service members in afghanistan. they were killed in a bombing in the south. there was no immediate word on their nationalities. at least 45 nato soldiers have died in the country so far this month. 38 of those deaths were american. one of the world's most wanted nazi suspects has died in germany before facing trial. samuel kunz was under indictment on allegations he participated in the killing of more than 400,000 jews at a concentration camp in occupied poland during world war ii. the german court overseeing the case announced today that he died last thursday at the age of 89. the case against kunz only came to light as prosecutors prepared for another case against the retired auto worker from ohio. stocks on wall street endd the day slightly lower. they managed to pare back earlier losses from worries about europe's financial crisis and the widening federal probe into insider trading. the dow jones industrial average lost 25 points to close at 11,178. the nasdaq rose nearly 14 points to close at 2532. those are so
nato reported the deaths of two more service members in afghanistan. they were killed in a bombing in the south. there was no immediate word on their nationalities. at least 45 nato soldiers have died in the country so far this month. 38 of those deaths were american. one of the world's most wanted nazi suspects has died in germany before facing trial. samuel kunz was under indictment on allegations he participated in the killing of more than 400,000 jews at a concentration camp in occupied...
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it happened during a nato training mission in the province of nangarhar, along the border with pakistan. there have been a string of incidents over the last year involving afghan police who opened fire on their trainers. in iran, one nuclear scientist was killed and another was wounded in twin bombings in tehran. iranian police said assassins on motorcycles stuck magnetic bombs to the scientists' cars as they drove to work. the bombs went off seconds later. no one claimed responsibility, but president mahmoud ahmadinejad said the attacks were foreign plots against iran's nuclear program. >> without any doubt in the assassinations which took place today western countries and the zionist regime israel were involved. i hope security officials immediately arrest them and present them to the people. >> sreenivasan: ahmadinejad insisted the nuclear program would go forward, and that iran would get retribution. egypt was swept by demonstrations and riots today after opposition parties claimed widespread fraud in sunday's elections. the opposition said most of its candidates for parliament were
it happened during a nato training mission in the province of nangarhar, along the border with pakistan. there have been a string of incidents over the last year involving afghan police who opened fire on their trainers. in iran, one nuclear scientist was killed and another was wounded in twin bombings in tehran. iranian police said assassins on motorcycles stuck magnetic bombs to the scientists' cars as they drove to work. the bombs went off seconds later. no one claimed responsibility, but...
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warner: now it appears the president will go empty-handed when he meets with medvedev again at the nato summit in portugal, this weekend. for more on all this we turn to two men who've negotiated arms deals with the russians. richard burt was the chief u.s. negotiator for the start 1 treaty with the former soviet union in 1991. he's an international consultant, and also chairman of global zero, a group seeking to rid the world of nuclear weapons. jim woolsey was the chief u.s. negotiator during the conventional armed forces in europe treaty signed in 1990. he was director of the c.i.a. during the clinton administration. welcome to you both. rick burt, begining with you, how much of a setback is what senator kyle said yesterday for the prospects of geting this treaty ratified? >> well, i think it's potentially a very serious setback. i think the danger is that the treaty is pushed into the new congress, that it will take potentially several months and maybe longer to be ratified. it could be indefinitely postponed. and i think it becomes then a hostage to events. so i think that the lame
warner: now it appears the president will go empty-handed when he meets with medvedev again at the nato summit in portugal, this weekend. for more on all this we turn to two men who've negotiated arms deals with the russians. richard burt was the chief u.s. negotiator for the start 1 treaty with the former soviet union in 1991. he's an international consultant, and also chairman of global zero, a group seeking to rid the world of nuclear weapons. jim woolsey was the chief u.s. negotiator during...
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also today, nato reported three coalition troops were killed by insurgents. hurricane tomas spared western haiti a direct hit today. but heavy rain from the storm brought new misery, and a new threat of disease, to survivors of january's earthquake. jon snow of independent television news has this report. >> the clouds, hurricane safely offshore. not another natural disaster but another day in haiti's evolving agony. so delicate is her ecological imbag-- imbalance here that even this ramps up the threat of something you cannot see. a mass life-threatening epidemic in a country that had not seen cholera in six decades. what has happened as a result of the tropical rains is the stoking of the highways by which cholera is spread. spontaneous water courses, cascading through refuse strewn waterfalls then to stand in roadways to be stirred by passing traffic. finally to swell the rivers, threatening productive farmland and worse, bearing at speed straight to the population with little other means of waste disposal. this is the construct of disease, vial polluted w
also today, nato reported three coalition troops were killed by insurgents. hurricane tomas spared western haiti a direct hit today. but heavy rain from the storm brought new misery, and a new threat of disease, to survivors of january's earthquake. jon snow of independent television news has this report. >> the clouds, hurricane safely offshore. not another natural disaster but another day in haiti's evolving agony. so delicate is her ecological imbag-- imbalance here that even this...
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plus, from lisbon margaret warner previews this weekend's nato summit. that's on "the rundown" news blog. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> opportunity is a powerful force. set it in motion, and it goes out into the world like fuel for the economy. one opportunity leading to another and another. we all have a hand in it, because opportunity can start anywhere and go everywhere. let's keep it moving. >> this was me-- best ribs in nelson county. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there, but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then, my company partnered with united healthcare. they provided on-site screenings, healthy cooking tips. that's a recip
plus, from lisbon margaret warner previews this weekend's nato summit. that's on "the rundown" news blog. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >>...
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in afghanistan, nato reported two more service members have been killed. one died in a bombing today in the south. the other was killed monday in the east. a new survey finds a strong majority of afghans favor peace talks with the taliban. the poll was conducted by the asia foundation and funded in part by the u.s. government. more than 80% backed negotiations with the taliban, but more than half also said they have no sympathy for the insurgents. current and former employees at the c.i.a. will not face criminal charges for destroying videotapes of water-boarding. the justice department announced the decision today. the c.i.a. has acknowledged having 92 videos that showed two al qaeda operatives-- abu zubaydah and abd al-nashiri-- being water-boarded. the videos were destroyed five years ago. a probe continues into whether the simulated drownings itself was outside the law. farooque ahmed, a virginia man, pleaded not guilty today to an alleged plot to bomb subway stations around washington, d.c. ahmed was arrested last month in an f.b.i sting. authorities
in afghanistan, nato reported two more service members have been killed. one died in a bombing today in the south. the other was killed monday in the east. a new survey finds a strong majority of afghans favor peace talks with the taliban. the poll was conducted by the asia foundation and funded in part by the u.s. government. more than 80% backed negotiations with the taliban, but more than half also said they have no sympathy for the insurgents. current and former employees at the c.i.a. will...
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new violence in afghanistan took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word on their nationalities. mail bombs exploded outside two embassies in athens, greece, but no one was hurt. and in germany, police disarmed a bomb sent from greece to chancellor angela merkel's office. hari sreenivasan is in our news room. >> sreenivasan: gwen, just to give you an idea of some of the momentum that people have been talking about through the results right now. let's go ahead and take a look at the indiana 9th district. this is where mr. elsworth actually i think this is the senate race here that we're looking at. that has been called already for mr. coats. over whether elsworth, the republican there has beat out... all right. and then going off to the second house district in indiana. this was a race that people were watching. walorski the tea party candidate who is endorsed by sarah palin is leading handily over joe donley the democrat there. and then the next one we've got the west virginia senate race. we have no precincts reporting yet. spolls did cl
new violence in afghanistan took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word on their nationalities. mail bombs exploded outside two embassies in athens, greece, but no one was hurt. and in germany, police disarmed a bomb sent from greece to chancellor angela merkel's office. hari sreenivasan is in our news room. >> sreenivasan: gwen, just to give you an idea of some of the momentum that people have been talking about through the results right now. let's go ahead and take a...