general gus pagonis and elizabeth dwoskin, thank you both. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: still to comethe "newshour": secretary of state clinton; new training to cope with war trauma; who gets to vote and how and an egyptian elections update. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the stalemate in congress over extending the payroll tax cut continued. senate democrats made clear they will reject a house republican bill. it would extend the tax cut, but would also mandate that work begin on a canada-to-texas oil pipeline. democrats strongly opposed that provision, and senate majority leader harry reid said he wants to dispense with the bill quickly. >> let's get this vote over with. then we can begin serious negotiations on how to prevent a $1,000 tax hike on american families. the sooner we put this useless partisan charade behind us, the sooner we can negotiate a true, bipartisan solution that protects middle class workers. >> sreenivasan: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blocked a quick vote on the payroll tax cut. he insisted the to