i'm jim lehrer. on the "newshour" this wednesday: the lead story: president obama and other world leaders address the u.n. general assembly. margaret warner is in new york. >> warner: the president said other countries should step up to the plate to help the world deal with issues like nuclear weapons, climate change and global poverty. >> lehrer: then, come the other news of the day, including a report on the orange cloud of dust enveloping parts of australia. a paul solman preview of the economic summit in pittsburgh beginning tomorrow. a gwen ifill debate on state secrets and re-authorizing the patriot act. and a jeffrey brown look at overdraft fees for debit cards. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> tiny little thing, it's just... not big. ah... okay, i found it. ( cheers and applause ) okay. >> we are intel, sponsors of tomorrow. >> 150 years of financial strength and the experience of an established investment firm have come together. wachovia securities is now we

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening, i'm jim lehrer. on the newshour this friday the lead story, today's revelations of another iranian nuclear facility. judy woodruff talks to a former weapons inspector. then, come the other news of the day. the latest on the g20 summit in pittsburgh. jeffrey brown looks at new financial agreements made there. new agreement were a nourntioned here. we'll explain. jeffrey >> lehrer: jeffrey brown looks at new financial agreements made there. mark shields and david brooks analyze the iranian and other news of the week. ray suarez, from new york, tells the story of the clinton global initiative. >> suarez: jim, luminaries from around the world are cutting billion dollar deals here. i'll have the details. >> major funding for the newshou with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ide

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>> lehrer: good evening, i'm jim lehrer. on the newshour this tuesday, the lead story, the latest battle over health care reform. betty ann bowser is at the capitol. >> reporter: jim, today's debate in the senate finance committee was about a public plan. i'll explain. >> lehrer: then, come the other news of the day. jeffrey brown assesses u.s. strategy in afghanistan with senators levin and chambliss. ray suarez has the latest on the arraignment of a terror suspect in new york. spencer michels reports on building a new san francisco oakland bay bridge. and gwen ifill samples the health care and other views of four freshman members of congress. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ah

i'm jim lehrer. on the "newshour" this thursday: our lead story: reaction to the substance and the spectacle after president obama's health care address with reports from around the country. and the views in washington of senators klobuhchar and corker, and representatives woolsey and boustany. also, the other news of the day: a look at the dangers and tensions of working in war zones and a science unit report on a new car company start-up in the midst of recession. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. the national science foundation. sup

i'm jim lehrer. on the newshour this tuesday, the lead story is the california wildfires still raging 15 miles north of downtown los angeles, and spreading in all directions. then come the other news of the day: two takes on afghanistan; a debate about whether victory is possible in the war; and a report that a private contractor is doing a poor job protecting the u.s. embassy in kabul; plus the talk in a michigan town about turning the local prison into a new home for guantanamo bay detainees; and a health care reform conversation with an architect of the public plan option. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chev

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i'm jim lehrer. on the newshour this monday: the lead story is a warning from the top military commander about the need for more troops in afghanistan-- margaret warner interviewed secretary of state clinton about that in new york. >> secretary clinton told me president obama won't make a decision on sending more troops until the disputed afghan election is resolved and that all options are on the table. >> lehrer: after the clinton interview come the other news of the day. then judy woodruff gets the latest on the arrest of three terror suspects in new york and denver; gwen ifill runs a debate on whether the government should require everyone to have health insurance; and jeffrey brown talks to author margaret atwood about her new novel, "the year of the flood." major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: ♪ ( hard rock guitar riff playing ) >> we are intel, sponsors of tomorrow. >> 150 years of financial strength and the experience of an established investment firm have come toget

i'm jim lehrer. on the "newshour" th wednesday: the lead story: powerful earthquakes shake donesia and american samoa. gwen ifill has t latest. then, after the other ne of the day: two environmental reports; jeffrey bro on new legislation ckling global warming; and tom beard on green houses built from ol tires and aluminumans. pl, ray suarez reports on textg and talking on cell phones whileriving. >> suaz: transportation cretary lahood called the prlem an epidemic and a menace society. he'll tell uwhy. >> lehrer: a margaret warner looks at a policy sht toward the isolated natioof myanmar, also known as burma. >> warner: thameans new u.s.- burma engagent after years of notalking. but end to sanctions yet. i'llave the story. >> lehrer: allhat an more on th"newshour" tonight. major funding for the newsur with jim lehreis provided by: ♪ ( hard rock guitar riff pling ) >> we a intel, sponso of tomorrow. >> 150 yrs of financial rength and the experience of an eablished investment firm have come together. w

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