and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: diplomatic ripples were felt around the world today over the contents of previously secret government documents which appeared to expose a wide range of internal conflict and debate. it was the third huge disclosure of confidential material by wikileaks, an organization devoted to revealing government secrets. this time a quarter of a million diplomatic papers and cables were released or leaked to several publications. white house and state department officials reacted strongly, warning that the disclosures put lives at risk and weakened u.s. diplomacy. >> let's be clear. this disclosure is not just an attack on america's foreign policy interests. it is an attack on the international community. the alliances and partnerships, the conversations and negotiations that safeguard global security and advance economic prosperity. now i'm aware that some may mistakenly applaud those responsible, so i want to set the record straight. there is nothing laudable about endange

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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the people of haiti faced new misery today as violence became an obstacle to the fight against cholera. the trouble came as the epidemic threatened to mushroom out of control. the number of confirmed cholera deaths in haiti climbed above 1,100 today with more than 18,000 cases reported. and as the casualties rise, public frustration is boiling over. riots broke out monday in two northern cities, cap haitian and port de paix. protesters blamed u.n. peacekeepers from nepal for bringing cholera to a country where it did not exist before. >> ( translated ): the reason we are protesting is because the u.n. is doing illegal things in the city. they bring the u.n. to give us security, but this is not security. this is devastation. >> ifill: late on tuesday, haiti's president rene preval urgently appealed for calm. he warned the riots will disrupt efforts to stop the epidemic. the violence did ease somewhat today in cap haitian, but the protests continued. the u.n. has al

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and proud to support pbs's "to the contrary" with bonnie erbe. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation the charles a. frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" fewer women in high profile political jobs and how that affects your life and the issues you care about. then, the legacy of the first female house speaker. behind the headlines, in advance of veteran's day we reveal some surprising secrets about military spouses. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: 2010 the year of women's losses? the united states will boast fewer women in congress, but more conservative women of color running states as a result of the mid-term elections. minority women made significant gains, most notably in south carolina where voters elected pro-life, mama grizzly nikki haley as the nation's first indian-american female governor and in new mexico where susana martinez becomes the nation's first hispanic woman