. >> lehrer: and paul solman explores how the bond market views the debate over raising the debt ceiling. >> ifill: ray suarez examines what's behind those soaring gas prices and how they could affect the economic recovery. >> lehrer: we update the war in libya-- the fighting and the diplomatic sparring. >> ifill: and jeffrey kaye reports on health hazards facing employees at an apple assembly plant in china. >> workers making components for ipods in this factory outside shanghai say toxic chemicals are making them sick. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in 1968, as whaling continued worldwide, the first recordings of humpback songs were released. ( whale singing ) public reaction led to international bans. whale populations began to recover. at pacific life, the whale symbolizes what is possible if people stop and think about the future. help protect your future with pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melin

newshour economics correspondent paul solman has our story.s part of his reporting on "making sense of financial news." >> if i owned a business and somebody took a bullet for me, i can at least give that person a job in my corporation. >> reporter: edmond sheffield worked as a military policeman while in the service. he got out last march. >> i applied to maybe 100 jobs. >> reporter: erik vadalma served in baghdad,eft the air force in 2008. all he could find-- a part-time gig at ikea. >> i didn't have enough money to make ends meet. >> reporter: debra bain did a six-year hitch. >> you feel like you've lost who you are as a person, your value. >> reporter: just three of more than two million iraq and afghanistan vets. despite incentives to hire them, 11% were jobless last month; for those aged 18 to 34, 14%. paul rieckhoff founded and runs i.a.v.a., iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. >> they're coming back from serving our country, sometimes multiple tours, and their welcome home is an unemployment check. >> reporter: this week, rieckho

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