>> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the super committee's deficit negotiations. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. bnsf railway. intel. 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 was made possible by the corporation for pub

and to kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. kwame. >> holman: the newest mars rover, "curiosity," is scheduled to begin its 350-million-mile journey to the red planet saturday. hari sreenivasan gets a peek at "curiosity's" innovative capabilities from a mission manager. that's on our "science" page. why does healthcare in the united states cost so much, and how do the outcomes compare to other nations'? we look at a 34-nation study. that's on our "health" page. on "making sense," paul solman takes on 30-year mortgage rates and why the rate changes over time. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk to the head of the european commission as wall street and washington watch the widening financial crisis in the euro-zone. i

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>> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plans to strengthen u.s. military ties with australia, a move that would counter china's growing presence in the pacific. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intelligent computing technology is making its way into everything from cars to retail signs to hospitals; creating new enriching experiences. through intel's philosophy of investing for the future, we're helping to bring these new capabilities to market. we're investing billions of dollars in r&d around the globe to help create the technologies that we hope will be the heart of tomorrow's innovations. i believe that by investing today in technological advances here at intel, we can make a better tomorrow. >> and by bnsf railway. chevron. we may have more in common than you think. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation

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and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online.sreenivasan: our reporting from nicaragua continues. find a photo essay on the difficult health odds for children there. on this veteran's day, watch "where soldiers come from" produced by our colleagues at "pov". the documentary aired last night, but is also being streamed online. plus, find our interview with two of the soldiers profiled; that's on the "rundown" blog. plus on "art beat," jeff talks to author stephen mitchell about his new translation of homer's "iliad." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and on this veterans day, once again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are seven more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with musical icon, and life-long political and social activist harry belafonte. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington

newshour economics correspondent paul solman finds out.it's part of his regular reporting on "making sense of financial news". >> reporter: there's an idea war being waged over american economics. the left contends that greed and the market have become malign influences, which must be brought to heel. the right, which blames government for most of what ails us, has a more positive view of greed. as cornell economist bob frank puts it... >> the self-serving actions of greedy individuals will be channeled by market forces to produce the greatest good for all. >> reporter: and so the right swears by the simple invisible hand of free market competition, summed up here in simplistic graphics, perhaps, but 18th century british thinker adam smith's own timeless words. >> it is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. >> reporter: smith is widely regarded as the father of economics. but in a new book, bob frank says that honor should go instead to anoth