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just download the pbs newshour iphone and ipad app. and we'll be here for a special report on the results of the caucuses at 11:00 p.m. eastern time, and, as the campaign moves to south carolina, again tomorrow evening. thanks for watching. good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org vo:geico, committed to providing service to its auto insurance customers for over 70 years. more information on auto insurance at geico.com or 1-800-947-auto any time of the day or night.

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 life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the nation's military will have to make do with fewer soldiers and marines and wait longer for some next-generation weapons. that was the upshot today as defense department leaders laid out their plans for major savings. >> left, right, left. >> brown: as army drill sergeants work to get their soldiers in shape. pentagon leaders are working to get the military's budget in shape-- cutting nearly $490 billion dollars over the next 10 years-- a figure mandated by congress. >> we had to achieve savings that would meet the requirement congress gave us. that is tough , real and something that will cause some pain but at same time we recognize defense has to play

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newshour online. kwame? >> holman: on most pbsstation, tonight's "need to know" focuses on the politics of gay marriage. find a link to their coverage on our homepage. we wrap up our series on the second anniversary of haiti's earthquake with a look at where all of the debris goes. that's on our world page. on our health page, we look at the story of a pediatric cancer survivor whose life might change under health care reform. and on art beat, jeff talks to ukulele virtuoso jake shimabukuro, who is leading a renaissance of sorts for the instrument. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the latest from the presidential campaign trail. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. before we go, an editor's note. in last night's story on the pardons issued by former mississipopi governor haley barbour, we inadvertently had a graphic of the state of louisiana instead of mississippi. we'll be boning up on u.s. geography over the week

major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided 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 was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: the supreme court today tossed out the texas congressional map, creating chaos for the upcoming primary election and highlighting the difficulties of redrawing boundaries in states with diverse populations. four million new residents means texas is adding four additional seats in congress, and democrats had high hopes of winning some of those seats as they attempt to reclaim the house. a three-judge panel in san antonio drew its own map, fearing the lines drawn by the texas legislature wouldn't win speedy approval from the department of justice, as required under the voting rights act. today, the supreme court unanimously fo

major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: military to make it smaller but stronger, more tech-savvy and more mobile. to that end, some parts of the here of a hard choice that you made and a risk that now is there. >> i'll give you an example that is highlighted in the document that we released today. it's an unmanned aerial vehicle, it's one we hope to have, we hope to retain. it's one of these weapons systems that has not been performing well, that's been overrunning and crossed and we decided to eliminate that, that's the kind of discipline we have to apply right along the line now the gap created by that capability will be filled by another aircraft that's almost as good. so it's not quite as good. those are the kinds of decisions we have to make throughout. >> brown: in the case of a major most expensive weapons system i understand the joint strike fighter you're delaying it, right? you're delaying... but you're not cutting, you're not ending the process. >> brown: >> it's really not the budget driving our managerial behavior. the joint strike fighter isn't ready to g

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 was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: tuesday's florida republican primary looked to be a two-man race with the latest batch of polls showing former massachusetts governor mitt romney leading former house speaker newt gingrich. judy woodruff has our report. >> woodruff: it was not even a week ago when the former speaker of the house rolled into florida, pumped up from a double-digit win in south carolina, and the media coverage that flows with having upset the presumptive frontrunner. it made newt gingrich confident enough to make big promises-- an american colony on the moon, a half-dozen space launches a day- - if he's elected. >> i was attac

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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. 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 public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the battle for the republican presidential nomination turned to south carolina today as the winner of the year's first two contests in iowa and new hampshire gathered momentum, and his opponents tried to blunt it. for mitt romney, there was much to savor: a new hampshire victory, and word that he's now got $19 million in the bank. but the campaign's undisputed republican frontrunner decided today to tamp down expectations. >> i don't know if i can win south carolina. i was fourth there last time i ran. i know it's an uphill battle, but, you know, i'll tell you the sendoff i got

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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. 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 public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: an american woman and a danish man were free today after u.s. commandos whisked them away from their pirate captors in somalia. the operation unfolded in secret, even as president obama made ready to address the nation. the first hint of action came in the president's cryptic greeting to defense secretary leon panetta, just before delivering the state of the union address last night. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> brown: the president said nothing else during his speech, but confirmation came several hours later. u.s. navy seals had raided a site near adado in centra

major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the republican presidential race took a sharp new turn today. mitt romney launched an aggressive assault on newt gingrich, the weekend winner in south carolina, and gingrich answered in kind. judy woodruff begins our coverage. >> woodruff: the new romney offensive cranked up in florida after his 12-point loss in south carolina. in tampa, he charged gingrich, a former house speaker, should not have pressed congress for a medicare drug benefit since he was not a registered lobbyist. >> that could represent not just evidence of lobbying but potentially, you know, wrongful activity of some kind. >> woodruff: under questioning, romney stopped short of saying outright

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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: this was primary eve in florida, in a republican presidential contest that's turned increasingly bitter. as the hours ticked down, the two main contestants in the state kept pounding away at each other. >> brown: it was an upbeat mitt romney at a jacksonville rally this morning but he wasn't letting up on newt gingrich. >> i think the real reason he hasn't done so well connecting with the people of florida is that people actually saw him in those debates and listened to his background and experience and they learned, for instance, that he was paid $1.6 million to be a lobbyist for freddie mac. they said that's not what we want in the white house. >> brown: gingri