good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the "newshour" tonight: deputy secretary of defense ashton carter walks us through the plan to reshape the military while trimming costs. >> brown: then, we turn to florida, where judy woodruff has an update on the g.o.p. presidential primary contest. >> warner: kwame holman reports on a key component of president obama's re-election strategy highlighting the political gridlock in washington. >> president obama says this 112th congress-- as divided and partisan as it is-- should work with him on behalf of the american people. >> brown: ray suarez looks at today's jobs problem and the future role of manufacturing. >> warner: and, we have a conversation with veteran reporter tom edsall about the political landscape in a time of scarce resources. >> the fight now is a much more serious and brutal fight over basically sxhix and how do you cut up a smaller and smaller part? >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and

we begin with this report from jeffrey brown. >> brown: mitt romney wasn't talking about his taxes as he campaigned in florida today. but at last night's debate in tampa, he had offered this assessment. >> will it be a discussion? sure. will it be an article? sure. is it entirely legal and fair? absolutely. i'm proud of the fact that i pay a lot of taxes. >> brown: the romneys earned $21.7 million in 2010, nearly all of it investment income. they paid about $3 million in taxes for an effective tax rate of 14%. and gave about $' million to charity,er roughly half going to the mormon church. for 2011 romney estimates he earned nearly $21 million and will pay about 15.4% in taxes. the canned date's father former michigan governor george romney released 12 years of returns during his unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1967. but at last night's debate in tampa, the son ruled out going that far. >> going out with 12 years of returns is not something i'm going to do. i'm putting out two years which is more than anyone else on this stage. i think it will satisfy the interest of the americ

jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: they rallied in the rain today across from the white house totest the ongoing detention of foreign terror suspects at guantanamo bay, cuba. some of the more than 200 protesters wore orange jumpsuits and black hoods to mark ten years since the first 20 prisoners arrived at guantanamo. at its peak, guantanamo housed nearly 700 men. more than 500 were released or transferred to other countries during the bush administration. the facility currently holds 171 detainees, with 36 awaiting military tribunals on war crimes charges. among them is khalid sheikh mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, expected to be arraigned at guantanamo later this year. the obama administration had wanted to try him in federal criminal court in new york city, but dropped the idea in the face of strong opposition. congress has since barred moving any of the detainees to the u.s. mainland for trial. that in turn has effectively prevented any attempt to close the prison once and for all. in the meantime, there's a renewed focus on the broader question of how t

jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: florida may be known as the sunshine state, but like much of the country conditions remain poor when it comes to the housing market. a national report out today, the so-called index shows u.s. home prices fell for a third straight month in major metropolitan markets including miami and tampa. in florida, home values have dropped by 40% or more in some areas since the housing bust. nationwide prices have dropped by more than a third. and the foreclosure crisis continues with nearly 2.7 million foreclosure filings last year. several states have been particularly hard-hit including california, nevada, arizona, and indeed the site of today's primary election florida. some voters in tampa today said they wanted the candidates to offer more solutions to the problem. >> i'm not thrilled with the reactions from them talking about it. i think they've kind of just gone past it. i really don't think they want to talk about it. >> brown: a map from the newshour's "vote 2012" center helps tell the story. the tampa area is one of nearly 30 counties in the state

jeffrey brown recently sat down with the oscar-winning actress and the stars of her new film. >> brown: she's one of the most recognizable women in the world, an actress who often appears in glamorous or action roles. >> have you violated international law? >> brown: but for her latest movie angelina jolie has step behind the camera as a first- time director and writer and tackled a very serious subject indeed. in the land of blood and honey is a fictional account of events of the war in bosnia of the 1990s in which more than 100,000 people were killed with ethnic cleansing and brutal atrocities against civilians including system atic rape. why the war in bosnia? was it something that you knew about long ago as it was happening or that you learned about? >> it wasing in that i knew very little of and always felt a responsibility to learn more. >> brown: responsibility? why? >> as a human being because i was 17 when it started. i had spent the last ten years traveling the world and going to conflicts zones and post conflict zones and meeting people who had suffered through war and seein

i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff is in jacksonville with the latest on the no-holds- barred contest. >> brown: then, we examine president obama's plan to tie college financial aid programs to the institution's affordability. >> suarez: margaret warner updates the situation in syria, as fighting intensified in the city of homs today. >> brown: david brooks and e.j. dionne analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and we close with poet rae armantrout, whose new book, "money shot," deals in part with the financial crisis. >> is to write about the intersection of the public and private. or what's left of the flight our lives. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program w

i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner gets the latest on the escalating rhetoric from david sanger of the "new york times" and julian barnes of the "wall street journal." >> brown: then, we turn to politics, as republican presidential hopefuls jockeyed for position, the day before the nation's first primary. >> woodruff: gwen ifill reports on the campaign from manchester, new hampshire. >> ifill: 24 hours until the voters get their say. believe it or not some of the more independent-minded ones still haven't made up their minds. we talk to them. >> brown: and we get analysis from stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and susan page of "u.s.a. today." >> brown: plus, we examine the arguments in two supreme court cases on redistricting in texas and environmental regulations with marcia coyle of the "national law journal." >> brown: and ray suarez talks with susan dentzer about the slow-down in health care spending. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, tom bowman of npr has the details on what happened and peter pham of the atlantic council updates the situation in the war-torn horn of africa nation. >> ifill: then, kwame holman has reaction to last night's state of the union speech and we examine the rhetoric and the reality with glenn kessler of the "washington post." >> brown: plus, we debate the president's overall approach to the nation's economic woes with economists heather boushey and douglas holz-eakin. >> ifill: betty ann bowser reports on how spanish television soap operas are leading the way in health education. >> "cross roads" tackles just about every health issue affects latinos from diabetes to asthma to alcohol and drug abuse. >> brown: and margaret warner updates the latest tensions in egypt, one year after the revolution. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that

i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we'll have the latest on the g.o.p. contest, plus analysis from stuart rothenberg and susan page. >> ifill: then, we talk to marcia coyle of the "national law journal" about the supreme court's ruling in a g.p.s. tracking case. >> brown: ray suarez updates the situation in syria, after president assad rejects the arab league's plan to end the ten- month-old crisis. >> ifill: from the philippines, we look at the effort to promote family planning, as the population grows and food supplies dwindle. >> in villages we train and identify community-based distributors like this to be able to sell condoms any time. >> brown: and paul solman sits down with president obama's consumer financial watchdog, richard cordray. >> this is a valid appointment. the law is pretty clear on that. the important thing is we needed a director in order to be able to fulfill the promise to the american people that congress made. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major fund

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the campaign in the granite state from our own gwen ifill and jeremy peters of the "new york times." >> woodruff: then, we examine president obama's move to sidestep the senate and tap richard cordray to head the new financial watchdog agency. >> brown: we have the story of libyan fighters recovering from their war-wounds thousands of miles away in boston. >> many of them are gunshot wounds and there are severe hand injuries to shoulder injuries. there are, obviously, patients that also have p.t.s.d. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the escalating tensions between iran and the west. >> brown: and we close with the discovery of new species found in remote hot springs far beneath the surface of the ocean near antarctica. >> just hoards of these crabs called yetty crabs that have sort of harry chests and harry arms that they grow bacteria on. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has b

good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the impact of the images on anti-american sentiment in afghanistan and the prospects for peace talks with the taliban. >> brown: then, we look at the assassination of an iranian nuclear scientist. >> woodruff: betty ann bowser reports some good news in the fight against cancer. >> one of the great success stories in medicine over the last 40 years is pediatric cancer. we'll introduce to you two survivors and how they're coping. >> brown: margaret warner gets the latest on the decision of a mississippi judge to halt the release of 21 inmates, pardoned by outgoing governor haley barbour. >> woodruff: and ray suarez examines sweeping changes to internet names that could allow for a new world of dot anything. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive lif

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff is in on the ground in the sunshine state with the latest on the fight for conservative voters. >> woodruff: with only hours to go until the polls open here in the state of florida, the republican contest for president, instead of quieting down, has only grown louder and meaner. >> brown: and stu rothenberg and susan page look ahead at the critical contests to come. >> ifill: then, from brussels, margaret warner reports on how european leaders are attempting to tackle the continent's financial crisis. >> brown: ray suarez sits down with doctor hans rosling, whose unique take on global health and development statistics has made him an online sensation. >> can you see that? the green that the american companies are moving towards smaller families. >> ifill: and we talk to author adam johnson about a new novel that offers a rare window into life in north korea. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has

jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: cher, nicole ritchie, "saving private ryan," and the pbs documentary, "the blues." what do they all have in common? well, they've been on broadcast television, they've used or included profanity, and they're all now part of a constitutional debate over federal regulation of indecency, in a case argued before the suprreme court today. marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was there, and is back with us tonight. >> thanks, jeff. >> brown: this is one, as opposed to some we talked about, this is one that everybody understands quickly. >> absolutely. >> brown: what can be on television? what's indecency in the eyes of the f.c.c.? >> the federal communication commission defines indecency as material that describes or depicts sexual or ex-decree er to organs or activities in a patently offensive manner as judged by contemporary community standards. >> brown: sounds so easy. >> it does. in fact, the fcc brought the case to the supreme court today because a lower federal appellate court found that the definition was so vague that it violated the due proce