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>> lehrer: good evening.
i'm jim lehrer.
general motors posted a $1.3
billion profit today.
it's largest in six years.
>> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown.
on the "newshour" tonight:
economic reporter tom shepardson
of the "detroit news" and auto
analyst george magliano take us
through what's behind this
turnaround for a company that
just a year ago had nearly $13
billion in losses.
>> lehrer: public broadcasting
reporters in columbus, ohio,
albuquerque, new mexico, san
diego, california and columbia,
south carolina assess the
housing market as foreclosures
jumped 9% in july.
>> brown: spencer michels wraps
up his series on cyber security
with a spotlight on online
crime.